Southampton Village, NY Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

Article I of Chapter 34 controls circuses, rides and shows in the Village of Southampton. Section 34-1 bars any circus, menagerie, carousel, merry-go-round, children's or adult ride, carnival, tent show, music festival, exhibition, shooting gallery or open-air performance until the Board of Trustees issues a license. The applicant files a written application with the Village Clerk at least 14 days before the license is to take effect and pays a $25 filing fee. Under § 34-2 the application carries a map or diagram showing the location relative to streets and the proposed boundaries of the grounds.

The Village Clerk, with the Village Highway Commissioner, decides whether the application complies (§ 34-3). Section 34-4 then sets four hard conditions. No license issues if six or more dwelling houses sit within a circle of 1/2 mile radius around the center of the grounds. The activity must be sponsored by a local charitable, fraternal, civic or religious organization the Board approves, and IRS-exempt organizations are presumed to qualify. The applicant must provide free automobile parking adjacent to the premises covering at least twice the area used, plus sanitary latrines of a number and type approved by the Suffolk County Department of Health.

Finally, the applicant must show the Board that the activity will not adversely affect public health, safety or welfare. Two exemptions apply: music festivals, exhibitions or performances under Village auspices on Village property, and events run by bona fide not-for-profit tax-exempt clubs whose proceeds serve their stated purposes. The article sets no booth-by-booth vendor rules.