Outagamie County, WI Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit needed
- Food stand permit
- Issued by
- County public health department
- Process
- Plan review plus pre-opening inspection
- Covers
- Festivals, carnivals, athletic tournaments
- Max penalty
- $500 forfeiture per offense
Summary
Any temporary food stand set up at an Outagamie County festival, carnival, or other special event must get its own food stand permit from the county health department before it can open.
Any temporary food stand must obtain a food stand permit. The specific criteria for temporary food stand equipment and procedures required, is available in the county public health department. This criteria, is to be used as a plan review checklist and for a pre-opening inspection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26).
Full Breakdown
Outagamie County's mass-gatherings ordinance defines a special event to include festivals, carnivals, and athletic tournaments, and it treats vendors separately from the event organizer's own permit. Any temporary food stand operating at one of these events needs a food stand permit issued by the county public health department. The department uses the permit application as a plan-review checklist and follows up with a pre-opening inspection of the stand's equipment and food-handling procedures. This vendor requirement applies whether or not the underlying event is large enough to trigger the county's separate 1,500-person mass gathering permit under section 6-21.
Violations & Fines
Running a food stand at a county special event without the permit, or skipping the pre-opening inspection, is a Code violation subject to the general penalty in section 1-10: forfeiture up to $500 per offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a food vendor at an Outagamie County festival need a special permit?
What events count as a special event under the county code?
Sources & Official References
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