Georgetown, TX Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

020 defines "special event" to expressly include festivals and carnivals along with parades, concerts, and races, and it applies whenever the gathering involves closing a street, blocking City property, restricting access to a City park, selling merchandise, food, or beverages on City-owned property, erecting a tent of 200 square feet or more, installing a stage or grandstand, placing portable toilets, posting temporary no-parking signs, or placing pedestrian boundary markers on City property, any one of which is common to a street fair or festival. 030 makes holding such an event without a special event permit unlawful.

050 must map the location and size of tents, awnings, canopies, and food service booths, detail all signage, show the location of loudspeakers, and describe planned food service and cooking and whether alcohol will be sold. 060, the Assistant City Manager sets special event fees, and if the event needs extra City personnel or facilities, the applicant must agree in writing to pay those additional costs within five days of being told the amount. 070 requires the application 45 to 365 days ahead of the event.

090 conditions issuance on the event not unnecessarily interrupting traffic, not diverting so many police officers that citywide protection suffers, and not overwhelming fire, police, or ambulance service near the assembly points.