Pueblo, CO Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- License fee
- $250
- Liability insurance
- $500,000 minimum
- Operating hours
- 8 a.m.–midnight
- Max run length
- 10 consecutive days
- Parking required
- 100 spaces minimum
Summary
Pueblo requires a City license for any circus, carnival, or outdoor exhibition: a $250 fee, an approved security plan, $500,000 liability insurance, and 100 off-street parking spaces before the gates open.
It shall be unlawful and a municipal offense for any person to set up, perform, operate or conduct any circus, carnival or outdoor exhibition unless a license therefor has first been obtained...No event may be conducted before the hour of 8:00 a.m. or after 12:00 midnight...No event may be conducted for longer than ten (10) consecutive days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 9-2-7 makes it unlawful to set up, perform, operate or conduct a circus, carnival or outdoor exhibition in Pueblo without a City License Officer permit. Applicants pay a $250 fee, submit a security plan meeting Police Chief rules, carry general liability and property damage insurance of at least $500,000 per occurrence naming the City as additional insured, describe the event site, and show state and city sales tax licenses. The License Officer checks that zoning allows the use and that at least 100 off-street parking spaces are arranged. Once licensed, events may run 8:00 a.m. to midnight for no more than ten consecutive days, and the licensee must remove all manure, trash and rubbish and restore the site afterward.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license, or violating the hours, ten-day duration cap, cleanup, or no-nuisance conditions, is a municipal offense; the License Officer can immediately close the event until the licensee corrects the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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