Marin County, CA Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

12 licenses circuses, carnivals, sideshows, merchandise booths, games of skill or chance, exhibitions, festivals, concerts, and other entertainment events in the unincorporated area. 010 makes it unlawful to hold, manage, conduct, advertise, or sell tickets to any such event without a license from the county. 020 requires a written application filed at least forty-five days before the event with the community development director or board of supervisors, listing the applicant's identity, the event site and proof of ownership or consent, hours of operation, admission charges, an estimate of attendance, parking and traffic plans, sanitation plans for water, sewer, food service and rubbish removal, on-site policing and fire arrangements, and emergency medical provisions.

A separate public works permit is required to use county-maintained roads and right-of-ways for the event, and a separate parks department permit is required to use county parks. 030 sets a nonrefundable application fee of three hundred dollars for the first day and one hundred dollars for each additional day, plus a deposit to cover inspection and regulation costs. 040 requires the applicant to post a bond sufficient to guarantee compliance and cover possible damage. 060 gives the department director thirty days to issue the license with conditions addressing parking, fire hazards, sanitation, police protection, noise and light nuisance, and notice to neighboring property owners.

090 sends any event expected to draw more than five thousand people directly to the board of supervisors, which must decide within thirty days of application. 100 exempts school athletic events and any event with under one thousand expected daily attendance.