Coeur d'Alene, ID Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

The Parks and Recreation Director issues permits for activities and events in any City park expected to draw no more than one thousand people, counting participants and spectators. Anything expected to draw more than one thousand people moves to the large event process in § 4.30.025.

The permit is short-lived. One activity or event is allowed per weekday or weekend per venue, and the permit is valid for one day or one weekend. The Director can approve one additional day on payment of the fee established by resolution of the City Council. Between April 15 and September 30, events can last until 10:00 P.M., except on the Fourth of July, when they can run from sunrise to 11:30 P.M. At other times of year events run from sunrise to sunset. A sponsor cannot reserve a facility more than two times per season, though the City can contract for a longer series on a first come, first served basis after weighing the usual and proposed uses of the park, dates, administration, security, and public interest.

The written request goes to the Parks and Recreation Director at least thirty days before the requested date and must include a detailed schedule of events, accurate historical audience attendance for the event, all appropriate public health permits, an executed hold harmless agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney's Office, and the fee set by resolution. An event expected to draw more than two hundred people or last more than three hours needs proof of liability insurance naming the City as additional insured for $1,000,000, with at least thirty days' written notice before cancellation or modification. An event expected to draw more than seven hundred fifty people or last more than three hours also needs a $3,000 bond.

Concessions follow title 5, chapter 5.75, and a non-mobile stand or booth cannot exceed eight feet by ten feet. Sponsors reimburse the City for any damage to City property.

Large events under § 4.30.025 file with the Director no less than twenty one days and no more than one year before the event, and need a public safety plan approved by the Chief of Police, including at least one traffic control or crowd control person for each two hundred fifty persons expected. A permit can be denied to an applicant with prior misrepresentations, violated permits, unpaid damage, or other unpaid debts to the City.