Kennewick, WA Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Chapter 6.47 permit, KMC 18.12.250(7)
- Annual limit
- Two non-consecutive ten-day runs per year
- Residential buffer
- 300 feet from residential district
- Crowd control trigger
- Required over 200 expected attendees
- Quiet hours
- No outdoor music midnight to 9 a.m.
Summary
Kennewick requires a Chapter 6.47 permit for street fairs, festivals, carnivals, and bazaars, limiting each site to two ten-day runs per year and barring events within 300 feet of a residential district.
(7)Trade shows, circuses, carnivals, outdoor concerts, bazaars, festivals, or similar temporary uses including religious meetings, rallies, and revival tents must obtain a permit in accord with Chapter 6.47. The use must comply with the following:(a)The use will be allowed for no more than two non-consecutive ten-day periods annually;(b)No structure or activity shall be within 300 feet of a residential district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
KMC 18.12.250(7) requires a Chapter 6.47 permit for trade shows, circuses, carnivals, outdoor concerts, bazaars, festivals, and similar temporary uses including religious meetings, rallies, and revival tents. Each site is limited to two non-consecutive ten-day runs a year, and no structure or activity can sit within 300 feet of a residential district. Organizers must provide one off-street parking space per four expected attendees, shield neighboring residences from noise, and control dust and litter. Traffic and crowd control officers are required once attendance is expected to exceed 200 people, at the permittee's expense, and quiet hours bar outdoor music between midnight and 9:00 a.m., with circuses and carnivals cutting off at 2:00 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Operating a festival, carnival, or bazaar without the required Chapter 6.47 permit, or exceeding the two-run annual cap or 300-foot residential buffer, exposes organizers to permit denial, event shutdown, and license revocation.
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