Southampton Village, NY Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Article III of Chapter 80 of the Southampton Village Code, adopted June 20, 2006, regulates gatherings on the ocean beach. Section 80-13 defines a special event as any social activity or similar gathering involving a caterer or a group of 30 or more persons. The ocean beach is the strip from the top of the first rank of the ocean dunes to the low-water line of the Atlantic Ocean, between the easterly and westerly Village boundary lines.

Section 80-14 requires a special event permit issued by the Village Clerk. For a group of 100 or more persons the application must be filed at least 30 days before the event, the Clerk refers it to the Board of Trustees, and no permit issues unless the Board approves. For fewer than 100 persons the application is filed before the event date, and the Clerk can issue the permit or refer it to the Board. In deciding, the Board can consider all matters related to public health, safety and general welfare and can attach reasonable conditions, as can the Clerk when issuing the permit. The fee is $250 or another amount fixed by resolution, and the permit must be displayed in clear view at the event.

Under § 80-16 the application must give the date and hours, expected attendance, whether the event is catered and the caterer's name, address and telephone number, the location on the beach, access and parking, garbage and debris plans, the purpose of the event, the applicant's contact information, and a natural person responsible who will be personally in attendance and who must co-sign or submit a signed acceptance. Section 80-15 adds separate Village Fire Marshal permits for bonfires or other outdoor fires and for tents, with a $350 tent application fee, and tents are allowed only at Cooper's Neck Beach, Dune Beach or the applicant's oceanfront property. Section 80-18 says a permit does not authorize trespass and creates no Village liability for injury or damage to attendees.