Special Events & Permits in Colorado (2026)

Boulder residents who want to close a street for a block party need a temporary street closure permit from the city…

Fort Collins defines a block party as a residential-street gathering of neighbors, barbecues and games included, and…

Greeley requires an event permit for any block party occupying public streets or right-of-way, apply to the city…

Block parties on Longmont streets count as special events, so organizers need a city permit before setting up…

A Manitou Springs block party, a festive gathering on a residential street that closes the street to traffic for…

Arvada requires a Temporary Use Special Event Permit for any gathering, including a residential block party, that…

Block parties on single-family lots in Centennial need the consent of every property owner whose lot is included, and…

Lakewood's open-container ban doesn't apply to a public street, alley or sidewalk covered by a block party permit…

Littleton requires a special event permit before anyone closes a residential street for a block party. Applications go…

A Loveland block party (a festive residential-street gathering with barbecues, picnics, music or games requiring a…

Neighbors who want to close a street for a block party need an operational permit from the Westminster Fire Department…

Any group of 25 or more people gathering at an Adams County park, trail, or open-space area must obtain a special use…

Any recreational, athletic, or social event expected to draw 50 or more people in a Boulder park, parkway, recreation…

Groups of 25 or more need a Special Use Permit before gathering on Boulder County Parks & Open Space land under Rule 20…

Any gathering of 100 or more people at a Colorado Springs public park needs a special event permit from the Mayor…

Gathering 100 or more people, or holding any activity that separately qualifies as a Chapter 23.5 special event, inside…

Any event, gathering, festival, block party, concert and similar, held in Greeley, including on city property such as…

Guaranteed park reservations, alcohol, fishing, boating and special events in Littleton's parks all require a permit…

Weld County requires its own permission before any commercial or organized-group use of a county park: Section…

Westminster requires a use permit for exclusive use of any community building or recreation facility, filed with the…

City Code § 66-61 requires a $15.00 permit before any group may consume 3.2 fermented malt beverages at one of Arvada's…

Aurora parks close from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., but the Parks and Open Space Department issues permits letting groups…

Centennial requires a City permit for facility rentals and larger group gatherings in city parks, prioritizes resident…

Denver requires a permit from the manager of parks and recreation before holding any scheduled event in a city park…

Reserving a Fountain, Colorado city park for a public gathering, tournament, exhibition, or other event that excludes…

Reserving a specific area of a Lakewood, Colorado park, or gathering 25 or more people for any group activity, requires…

Longmont park shelters run first-come, first-served, but Longmont Municipal Code § 13.20.070 requires a reservation…

Reserving a Manitou Springs park for a gathering runs through the city's facilities use policy, not a standalone permit…

Pueblo requires a Parks and Recreation Director permit for any park gathering, procession, tournament or exhibition…

Outdoor festivals, concerts, and assembly events on unincorporated Arapahoe County land need a Temporary Use Permit and…

Any Arvada public event, including a parade, that might violate the noise chapter needs a permit from the city manager…

Any parade, procession or organized assembly of 100 or more people that travels on a Colorado Springs street outside…

Parades and special events on Denver streets require a permit from the manager of safety, with applications due 30 to…

Fort Collins requires a special event permit before staging a parade, race, festival or similar event that affects a…

Fountain treats a parade as a 'special event' under its zoning code. Fountain Municipal Code § 17.13.030 lets the…

Lakewood requires a Director-issued permit for any outdoor rally, meeting or gathering of more than 25 people held for…

Anyone parading, marching or holding a similar performance on a Longmont street, highway or public place needs a…

Anyone who wants to hold a parade in Loveland must get an event permit from the Coordinator under Municipal Code §…

Any parade in Manitou Springs is a "special event" under Municipal Code Chapter 12.24 and needs a permit from the city…

Organizing a parade anywhere in Pueblo requires a permit from the Chief of Police, filed at least 30 days ahead with a…

Westminster requires a special event permit for any public event on city parks, trails or open space that is open to…

In Aurora, Colorado, holding an outdoor rally, expressive-activity meeting, or parade on public property requires a…

Boulder requires a city manager permit before any parade, funeral procession, or amplified sound truck can use city…

Centennial requires a temporary use permit for public interest and special events, such as block parties, carnivals…

Anyone leading a parade or procession on a Greeley street needs a permit from the police chief first, who can only…

Littleton requires an event permit before any parade or public assembly that uses a street, sidewalk or crosswalk…

Denver requires a right-of-way permit before any vendor can sell goods at a street fair, festival, or similar event…

Fountain regulates carnivals, circuses, bazaars, fairs and festivals as temporary land uses. Fountain Municipal Code §…

Anyone organizing a festival, celebration, or organized walking or running event in a Lakewood park or public area…

Selling goods at a Longmont street fair, sidewalk sale or festival requires a special-event permit, and sidewalk sales…

Street fairs, carnivals, and other 'local events' in Loveland need an event permit under Municipal Code Chapter 12.26…

Any street fair, festival, or ticketed gathering of more than 30 people on private property in unincorporated Weld…

A fair or carnival on unincorporated Arapahoe County land can't run more than 30 days in one calendar year. LDC §…

Large festivals in Boulder, those expected to draw more than 15,000 attendees over multiple days and using streets…

Centennial regulates multi-vendor markets, festivals, and vendor sales under LDC Section 12-2-501, requiring 10-foot…

Douglas County requires an entertainment event permit for festivals, carnivals and fairs on unincorporated land. Minor…

A street fair in Fort Collins is a "special event" under Municipal Code § 23.5-2, so the organizer must get a special…

Vendors selling at a Greeley street fair or festival skip individual outdoor-vendor licenses once the event itself has…

Littleton treats a street fair as a special event under Section 3-3-2, requiring a permit from the city's Coordinator…

Pueblo requires a City license for any circus, carnival, or outdoor exhibition: a $250 fee, an approved security plan…

Vendors and entertainers at an authorized Arvada street fair or festival do not need the standalone transient merchant…

Commercial film production is legally one of Fort Collins's listed types of 'special event,' but Sec. 23.5-3(b)(5)…

A restaurant or bar that wants to convert an adjacent parking space into outdoor seating gets a Parklet obstruction…

Littleton allows parklets in the DMS, DTA and DMU downtown districts as permanent or temporary sidewalk extensions in…

Restaurants, brewpubs, taverns, breweries, distilleries, and wineries need a revocable permit to place outdoor seating…

Pueblo requires a revocable, City Council-approved permit before selling food or drink from a sidewalk cafe, with a…

Arvada allows sidewalk cafes only in Olde Town, where outdoor dining can spill onto the public sidewalk or plaza under…

Aurora, Colorado limits restaurant patio seating to approved uses, keeps it 100 feet from R-R/R-1 zoning, and requires…

Restaurants placing tables in the public right-of-way in Colorado Springs need a Revocable Permit under UDC Subsection…

Denver requires a mall-use permit to operate a sidewalk cafe extending an existing licensed restaurant onto the 16th…

Restaurants that want to serve food or drinks on a Fort Collins sidewalk, plaza or parking space need an encroachment…

Greeley allows sidewalk seating and dining as an accessory use, capped at 50 percent of interior service area, with a…

Littleton eating and drinking establishments may add outdoor seating, including sidewalk cafes and rooftop seating…

Longmont restaurants and cafes that want to put tables, chairs or other customer seating on the public sidewalk need a…

In Loveland's Downtown (DT) Zone, restaurants may operate outdoor eating areas on public sidewalks under UDC §…

A Manitou Springs business may put one outdoor seating area or one 15-square-foot display on the public sidewalk under…

Westminster lets restaurants add outdoor seating equal to any indoor capacity reduction under a temporary use permit…