Woodbury, MN Special Events & Permits: Park Event Permits (2026)

Woodbury requires a permit for exclusive or organized use of its parks and recreation system under Article III of Chapter 16. Section 16-39(a) requires a Department permit for the exclusive use of specific areas, buildings, fields and other system facilities, for any special event that is cultural, educational, political, religious or recreational in nature, and for any specific exemption from an Article III rule. Section 16-39(b) flips the article's general prohibitions into permitted conduct: an act that would otherwise be unlawful under Article III becomes lawful if performed under, by virtue of and strictly within the provisions of a Department permit, and only to the extent authorized by it.

Applicants apply directly with the parks and recreation department under § 16-39(c), and once issued, permits must be carried at all times an activity is engaged in for which the permit has been issued. The remaining subsections set ground rules for holders: § 16-39(d) binds the permit holder to Article III and any department regulations as though written into the permit itself; § 16-39(e) makes the grantee liable for any loss, damage or injury the system or another person suffers due to the grantee's negligence; § 16-39(f) bars transferring a permit without the department's written permission; and § 16-39(g) lets the department revoke a permit for good cause.

Under § 16-38(c), anyone issued a permit who violates Article III becomes ineligible for a renewal or similar permit for a full year, on top of the misdemeanor penalty and up-to-30-day park exclusion that § 16-38(a) attaches to any Article III violation.