Beaufort County, SC Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Sec. 90-96(d) sets the trigger for a reservation: "All facilities shall be rented in the event an activity of ten or more participants is taking place," and approved rentals outrank casual public use of the same space. Sec. 90-96(c) puts county-sponsored recreation activities ahead of both rental requests and athletic-field rentals, so a booked county program can bump a private reservation. Sec. 90-96(g) requires all fees and deposits 14 days before the event unless the director of parks and recreation approves otherwise, and Sec. 90-96(h) lists activities barred from any reserved facility without the director's written exception, including fireworks, weapons, golfing, remote-control devices, hot-air balloons, metal detectors, camping, and commercial or professional video use.

Sec. 90-97(a) gives the Beaufort County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board authority to set and modify the department's fee schedule and to suspend or waive late-registration fees. Sec. 90-97(b) lets the director contract with outside service providers for community programming, splitting collected fees 30 percent to the county and 70 percent to the provider, or 40 percent to the county and 60 percent to the host for tournament partnerships. Alcohol at a reserved facility needs its own special permit signed by the county administrator under Sec. 90-95, separate from the rental itself.