Folsom, CA Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Religious/commercial program
- Needs special permit (item 4)
- Sound amplifiers
- Need separate special permit (item 7)
- On-site vending
- Requires formal concession agreement
- Private fundraising
- Needs city council permission
- Fine schedule
- $50 / $100 / $250 escalating
Summary
Folsom requires a special permit before running any religious or commercial program in a city park under Municipal Code 9.68.020(4), a formal concession agreement to sell anything on-site, and city council permission for private fundraising. Sound amplifiers also need their own special permit, and violations carry an escalating fine schedule.
No person shall: ... 4. Sponsor or carry on any religious or commercial program or venture without a special permit; ... 7. Use any sound amplifiers, except by special permit; ... 15. Sell any refreshment, food, novelties, or other commodity, without formal concession agreement; ... 18. Use any park or recreation facility for private fund raising activity, except with permission of the city council... The violation of this chapter is an infraction and shall be punishable by (1) a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second violation within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each additional violation within one year.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 1369, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
010). 020 lists 24 restrictions on park conduct; the ones governing organized gatherings and events include barring anyone from sponsoring or carrying on "any religious or commercial program or venture without a special permit" (item 4), using "any sound amplifiers, except by special permit" (item 7), selling "any refreshment, food, novelties, or other commodity, without formal concession agreement" (item 15), and using "any park or recreation facility for private fund raising activity, except with permission of the city council" (item 18). The same section also requires city council permission before distributing handbills or posting notices in a park (item 19), limits fires to designated picnic areas (item 11), and lets the city council post and enforce closing hours (item 20).
These restrictions apply on top of any separate special event permit the city may require for larger organized activities. 030 sets the penalty: an infraction with an escalating fine schedule for repeat violations within a year.
Violations & Fines
Violating any restriction in Section 9.68.020, including holding an unpermitted program, running amplified sound without a permit, or vending without a concession agreement, is an infraction under Section 9.68.030: up to $50 for a first violation, up to $100 for a second violation within one year, and up to $250 for each additional violation within that year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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