Wyoming, MI Special Events & Permits: Street Fair Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Ch. 15, Special Events
- Application deadline
- 120 days (30 for block parties)
- Vendor listing
- Required in event agreement
- Vendor license exemption
- Sec. 14-2(c), sponsor-invited vendors
- Appeal
- To city council, Sec. 1-29
Summary
Street fairs, art fairs, festivals and similar events inside the City of Wyoming, Michigan, run on a special-events agreement under Chapter 15; sponsors must list every vendor in the event application, and outside vendors selling at the invitation of the sponsor are exempt from the city's separate vendor/solicitor license under Sec. 14-2(c).
All special events in the city require approval of the city and must be planned, organized, and conducted in accordance with a special events agreement. ... Vendor/solicitor does not include the following: ... c.A person who sells at an art fair, farmers' market, festival or similar special event at the invitation of the event's sponsor, if (i) the sponsor has obtained a vendor/solicitor license and (ii) the person provides the sponsor with the person's sales tax license number.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 15 of the Wyoming, Michigan, Code of Ordinances (Kent County) requires that 'all special events in the city require approval of the city and must be planned, organized, and conducted in accordance with a special events agreement' (Sec. 15-3). The application, filed with the city clerk at least 120 days before the event (30 days for a block party) under Sec. ' The signed special event agreement itself must, per Sec. ' Separately, the city's general vendor/solicitor license in Chapter 14 does not apply to 'a person who sells at an art fair, farmers' market, festival or similar special event at the invitation of the event's sponsor,' as long as the sponsor holds its own vendor/solicitor license and the individual vendor gives the sponsor the vendor's sales tax license number (Sec. 14-2). The city manager's special events coordinator reviews vendor plans as part of the overall event application before the city manager signs the agreement.
Violations & Fines
A vendor operating at an event without being listed in the approved special event agreement, or without satisfying the Sec. 14-2(c) exemption conditions (sponsor's vendor/solicitor license plus the vendor's sales tax number), is not authorized to sell at the event; Sec. 15-8 lets the special events coordinator revoke the entire event permit for noncompliance, and Sec. 15-9 makes a Chapter 15 violation a misdemeanor punishable under the Code.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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