Spring Hill, TN Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)

Section 16-301 of the Spring Hill Municipal Code defines a special event to include a festival, celebration, concert, carnival, fair, exhibits and trade shows, on public or private property within the city. Events held entirely inside structures the city has approved for occupancy by 500 or more people are exempt. Section 16-305 then sets the operating duties when a permit includes a temporary street closure. The applicant provides and removes the barricades and warning devices the City Administrator deems necessary and acceptable. The applicant also pays for collecting and removing all trash, garbage and litter the event causes and for the adequate sanitary facilities the City Administrator deems necessary. A written agreement states the duties and the costs, in a form approved by the City Attorney.

Vendors are tied to the application. Section 16-303(A) requires the names, residences, business addresses and phone numbers of the persons who will be vending or soliciting at the event under the permit, and § 16-303(H) asks whether charity, gratuity or offerings will be solicited and whether sales of food, beverages, including alcohol or beer, or other merchandise will occur. Section 16-303(J) asks whether the event includes any amusement attraction or amusement ride. Where an event needs a beer permit, § 16-307 sends the total fee to Title 8, Chapter 2, and otherwise the permit review fee is $20.

Section 16-306 requires a hold harmless agreement and a certificate of insurance of no less than $250,000 per occurrence for an amusement attraction or ride, with additional coverage up to $1,000,000 per person and $3,000,000 per occurrence at the City Administrator's discretion. Section 16-309 lets the permit carry conditions on time, duration, participant numbers or noise levels, and the City Administrator can require a refundable deposit or bond for clean-up and damage. Applications are filed not less than ten, nor more than 364, days ahead.