Glynn County, GA Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Max festival length
- 30 consecutive days
- Tax up to 50 merchants
- $150.00
- Tax for 51-100 merchants
- $375.00
- Tax over 100 merchants
- $600.00
- Nonprofit festivals
- Tax-exempt if registered
- Festival threshold
- >5 participants with paid organizer
Summary
Festival organizers in unincorporated Glynn County can register once and pay a single occupation tax covering every vendor at the event, with rates from $150 to $600 depending on how many merchants take part, and events capped at 30 consecutive days.
2-6-50 - Festivals. A.General. The organizer or owner of a festival may register as one business, pay one occupation tax and secure one occupation tax certificate which will allow all vendors at such festival to operate their business for the duration of that festival. For purposes of this section, a festival is defined as an organized event at which a number of merchants and service providers engage in business operations at a single location in the unincorporated portion of Glynn County for a period of time not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days.B.Rate of Tax. The occupation tax for a festival is $150.00 for festivals with up to 50 merchants and service providers, $375.00 for festivals with from 51 to 100 merchants and service providers and $600.00 for festivals with more than 100 merchants and service providers.
Full Breakdown
Section 2-6-50 lets a festival's organizer or owner register as a single business, pay one occupation tax, and secure one certificate covering every vendor operating for the duration of the event. A festival is defined as an organized event where multiple merchants and service providers conduct business at a single unincorporated Glynn County location for no more than 30 consecutive calendar days. 00 for more than 100, with the organizer also responsible for the standard administrative and regulatory fees as if operating a single business.
Festivals organized or owned by a non-profit for a charitable purpose are exempt from the tax itself, though the event must still register as a non-profit festival, and all proceeds after festival expenses and the cost of goods sold must go to a public, charitable, educational, literary, fraternal, or religious purpose. 00 in net income from the festival activity.
Violations & Fines
A festival operating without registering and paying the occupation tax is treated the same as any unregistered business under Section 2-6-18: an ordinance violation carrying a $200.00 fine for a first offense and $400.00 for each subsequent violation, on top of liability for the unpaid occupation tax itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do individual vendors at a Glynn County street festival need their own business license?
How much does a festival occupation tax cost in Glynn County?
Are charity festivals exempt from the occupation tax in Glynn County?
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