Street Fair Rules
Special Events & Permits
Permits and operating standards for street fairs and farmers markets, including vendor sourcing, alcohol handling, and street closure procedures.
How Street Fair Rules Rules Differ by Place
Lafayette, IN: Lafayette Street Carnivals Prohibited
Heavy RestrictionsLafayette bans for-profit itinerant street fairs and carnivals outright on public or private grounds open to the public, whether it is a carnival, fair, or gathering of shows, games or…
Elyria, OH: Elyria Street Fair and Carnival Rules
Heavy RestrictionsIn the City of Elyria, Ohio, Codified Ordinances § 713.04 forbids any City officer from issuing a permit or license for a street fair or carnival on the public streets, whether to a…
Ankeny, IA: Ankeny Craft Fair and Festival Vendor Exemption
Few RestrictionsVendors selling at a permitted or approved craft fair, vendor show, festival or similar temporary event in the City of Ankeny, Iowa are exempt from the City's peddler and solicitor…
Florissant, MO: Florissant Festival Craft Vendor License Exemption
Few RestrictionsFlorissant exempts vendors selling their wares at City-recognized craft fairs, the Valley of Flowers Festival and the Fall Festival from the general business license requirement…
Berkeley County, SC: Berkeley County Festival Vendor Exemption
Few RestrictionsBerkeley County's peddler and solicitor licensing chapter does not reach vendors selling inside an officially designated festival area under Sec. 12-29(3), so long as a charitable or…
Auburn, AL: Auburn Sidewalk Sale & Festival Vendor Rules
Some RestrictionsAuburn allows sidewalk sales and festival vendor displays only inside the entertainment district and only during city-council-approved events, like the Christmas parade, summer art…
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Other Special Events & Permits Topics
Block Party Permits
How to get a permit to close your street for a block party, including application timelines, neighbor consent requirements, and insurance needs.
Park Event Permits
Permits required for organized events in public parks, including group size thresholds, amplified sound rules, and reservation procedures.
Parade Permits
How parades and processions are permitted, including route approval, traffic-control requirements, insurance, and First Amendment carve-outs for political marches.
Commercial Filming on Public Right-of-Way
How filming permits intersect with special-event permits when productions take over streets or parks, including FilmLA coordination and resident notification.
Parklets
Curbside parklets converting parking spaces into outdoor dining or public seating, including LADOT People St guidelines, ADA, and seasonal-removal rules.
Sidewalk Dining & Cafés
Permits for tables and seating in the public right-of-way, café and al-fresco programs, clearance widths, barriers, and the operating conditions attached to a sidewalk-dining permit.
Outdoor Heater Rules
Permit and propane-storage requirements for outdoor patio heaters at restaurants and bars, including LAFC §61 propane limits and CARB emissions rules.