Fulton County, GA Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

19 is Fulton County's rule for the big outdoor events: carnivals, arts and crafts shows and music festivals that market beyond the local community and expect 250 or more attendees at one time. 3 administrative permit instead, so 250 attendees is the line that moves an event from an administrative sign-off to a use approval through the board of commissioners. Approved sites sit in AG-1, O-I, MIX or commercial and industrial districts, and the conditions are aimed squarely at the residential edge. Wherever the site adjoins a residential district or an AG-1 district used for single-family purposes, the operator must install eight-foot-high, 100 percent opaque fencing, and all activity areas, parking included, must stay at least 100 feet from those districts.

, and sound is capped at 60/75 dBA. The approval itself is time-boxed twice over: it is limited to a three-year period from the date of board of commissioners approval, and within any calendar year the festival or event cannot exceed a total of 180 consecutive days. An operator who wants to continue past the three years goes back through the approval process.