Hamilton, NJ Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Section 340-4, Permits for group use, requires anyone seeking group use of "parks and park facilities, including but not limited to pavilions and athletic fields" to apply to the Department of Health, Recreation, Senior and Veterans Services. The application must be filed "at least 14 days in advance, when practical," and must state the applicant's name and address, the sponsor if any, the day and hours wanted, the park or portion sought, an attendance estimate, the type of activity, and whether the applicant is a Township resident; a permit is required once the group reaches "15 or more in number," a threshold last amended in 2015 (Ord.

No. 15-026). " The Department must find the activity will not unreasonably interfere with public enjoyment of the park, will not involve violence or disorderly conduct, and will not impose extraordinary police costs before it issues a permit. Subsection B(6) sets a strict priority ladder for competing requests: Township affairs come first, then resident applicants, then nonresident applicants, then commercial applicants last, all based on availability, with earlier-received applications winning ties between similarly classified applicants. "