Special Events & Permits in Georgia (2026)

Cherokee County requires a special event permit before anyone can hold a block party on public property or a street…

Any gathering expected to block a Columbia County street, including a neighborhood block party, needs a public assembly…

Anyone using Johns Creek public roads or property for an event, including most block parties, needs a city permit…

Marietta treats any parade, demonstration, ceremony or similar street display, including a neighborhood block party, as…

Roswell requires a special event permit before closing a street or affecting normal use of parks, sidewalks, or…

Sandy Springs treats a block party as a special event requiring a permit whenever it uses city streets. City Code…

South Fulton's special events chapter names block parties as a type of special event, and Sec. 17-9002 makes it…

A block party that closes any Atlanta street or sidewalk needs a street or sidewalk closure permit from the Atlanta…

Closing any street, sidewalk or public way for a block party in unincorporated Clayton County needs sign-off from the…

Anyone outside the Columbus consolidated government who wants to close a public street or right-of-way for a block…

Section 86-153(4) of the Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia Code excuses a city block party that has received a block…

Neighborhood parades and block parties in Dunwoody are exempt from the city's event permit process under Code of…

Acworth Code § 58-3(a)(14) bars exclusively reserving any park area, facility or parking lot without a permit, and…

Any group of 50 or more people wanting to use an Augusta-Richmond County park, baseball or softball field, tennis…

Restricted uses in a Cherokee County park or recreation facility, including athletic field rentals, pavilion bookings…

Coweta County requires any sponsor holding a tournament or special event at a parks and recreation facility to sign an…

Any group planning to use a Fayette County park for more than five people, whether for a picnic, party, sports event…

Johns Creek requires a special event permit before any activity, fairs, festivals, races, concerts, parties…

Anyone planning to use a county park, street or other public property in unincorporated Rockdale County for a gathering…

Sandy Springs requires a permit or ticket for any activity in a city park that needs one, and the recreation and parks…

Any gathering that significantly affects the normal use of a City of South Fulton park, from festivals to concerts to…

Reserving a pavilion or other outdoor facility in an Atlanta park requires a facility reservation permit from the…

Chatham County bans camping and overnight gatherings in its county parks unless the Director of Public Works and Park…

Any group of more than 15 people wanting to use a Clayton County park for a picnic, party, sports event, or performance…

Groups wanting a DeKalb County park area or picnic shelter must apply to the parks department and pay a board-set…

Anyone holding an activity in a Dunwoody park that requires a permit or ticket, including special events, rentals or…

Restricted uses and events at Forsyth County parks and recreation facilities require a permit from the parks and…

Macon-Bibb County requires written permission from the Directors of Recreation and of Parks & Beautification before…

Roswell's Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs Department schedules all organized gatherings, programs, and…

Renting a Warner Robins public facility for a private event like a wedding, reunion, or party requires a permit under…

Anyone wanting to hold a picnic, fundraiser, special event, approved food service or facility rental in a Whitfield…

Atlanta requires an assembly permit for any parade, march, or procession on city streets, sidewalks, or parks: apply at…

Augusta-Richmond County requires a Sheriff-issued permit before any parade, march, demonstration, or public assembly of…

Carroll County's Board of Commissioners can require a permit, or ban outright, for parades, motorcades and other public…

Anyone who wants to hold a parade or public assembly in unincorporated Chatham County must get a permit from the County…

Cobb County requires a parade permit for any parade of 25 or more people or five or more vehicles on county streets…

Columbia County requires a permit for any parade or public assembly that disrupts traffic or is held on county…

Columbus, Georgia requires a permit from the chief of police before any parade, march, or procession on city streets…

Coweta County requires a right-of-way usage permit before staging any event, such as a foot race, bike ride, fun run…

Article VI of Chapter 86 in the Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia Code requires a special event permit from the director…

Anyone holding or joining a parade in unincorporated DeKalb County needs a permit first. Code § 17-221 makes it…

Anyone organizing a parade or public assembly in unincorporated Fayette County must get a permit from the sheriff…

Any private organization or group of more than three people must obtain a county permit before holding a parade…

Hall County requires a special events business license, issued at the board of commissioners' discretion, before anyone…

Henry County requires a special event license before anyone can hold a mass gathering of 10,000 or more people in the…

Johns Creek requires a written permit for any parade, march, demonstration, or procession of 10+ people or 5+ vehicles…

Marietta requires a parade permit from the office of the city manager before any parade, march, demonstration, road…

Unincorporated Rockdale County requires a permit before anyone holds a parade, festival, race, procession or other…

Roswell requires a permit before any parade, march, assembly, or demonstration that uses public streets or property for…

Sandy Springs requires a city permit before any parade, march, procession, rally, or similar public assembly can use…

Any parade, march, demonstration or procession involving five or more vehicles or ten or more people needs a written…

Anyone planning a parade, demonstration, assembly or picketing in unincorporated Walton County must apply to the board…

Warner Robins requires a permit from the police chief's office for any parade of 30 or more people or public assembly…

Acworth requires a parade permit from the city manager's office before anyone leads, joins or starts a parade, march…

A parade or march on any public street or right-of-way in unincorporated Clayton County is a 'special event' under Sec…

Anyone planning a parade, public assemblage, or special event in Dunwoody must get a city permit first under Code of…

In unincorporated Fulton County, any parade, foot race, bikeathon or fundraising walk that uses the public right-of-way…

Paulding County has no stand-alone parade-permit application; instead, § 70-3 lets the sheriff issue temporary traffic…

Acworth Code §§ 58-91 through 58-99 govern festivals on city streets, parks and other public property, requiring the…

Chatham County requires a permit from the County Manager before anyone holds a parade, festival, fair, or public…

Columbia County defines a festival as an outdoor concert, fair or similar commercial/recreational event, and requires…

Columbus, Georgia requires City Manager approval for street fairs, festivals and similar events lasting five or more…

Coweta County requires a special use permit before any festival, concert, fair, or other tourism event can be held on…

Operating a flea market, outdoor exhibition, outdoor musical festival, or other outdoor public assembly in…

Street fairs, carnivals and community fairs in Paulding County are regulated as Temporary Outdoor Activities under UDO…

Vending at a street fair or festival on public property in unincorporated Rockdale County is controlled entirely by the…

Roswell requires street fairs and festivals with vendor booths, stages, or alcohol sales to be detailed in a special…

Atlanta folds vending rights into its outdoor festival permit: a Class A commercial festival permit runs up to $15,000…

A festival or celebration in unincorporated Clayton County is a 'special event' requiring a permit, and street vendors…

Cobb County zoning treats street fairs as a temporary use limited to 30 days, requiring adequate off-street parking for…

Street fairs, carnivals and community festivals in unincorporated DeKalb County need a special administrative permit…

A carnival, festival, or "special outdoor entertainment, or event of community interest" in unincorporated Floyd County…

Festivals in unincorporated Fulton County that market beyond the local community and expect 250 or more attendees at…

Anyone setting up a street party, fair, festival, carnival, or itinerant meeting in Macon-Bibb County needs a health…

Marietta's city manager can approve temporary, city-sanctioned use of public sidewalks for arts promotions and special…

Sandy Springs lets food and merchandise vendors sell at a street fair or festival only if the event's producer…

Street fairs and festivals in South Fulton fall under the special events permit, and Sec. 17-9006 lets food and…

Atlanta exempts filming from the entertainment filming permit under Code § 46-104 when it occurs as part of an outdoor…

Atlanta requires a right-of-way dining permit from the Department of Transportation before any restaurant places tables…

An outdoor cafe on the public right-of-way in Columbus's CRD zoning district needs an encroachment permit from the…

Marietta requires a city-issued encroachment permit before any restaurant places cafe tables or chairs on the sidewalk…

Atlanta requires a right-of-way dining permit from the Department of Transportation before any restaurant sets tables…

Augusta-Richmond County requires a sidewalk cafe permit from the Planning & Development Director before restaurants can…

Outdoor seating at a restaurant or coffee shop is a limited accessory use under Columbia County Code § 90-147(i)(8)…

In the City of Decatur, Georgia, a restaurant that wants to put dining tables on the public sidewalk or a patio must…

Unincorporated DeKalb County lets restaurants and coffee shops set up outdoor seating on public or private sidewalks in…

Restaurants in unincorporated Gwinnett County may add sidewalk seating under UDO Section 230-30.17, but a sidewalk cafe…

Johns Creek requires an Administrative Permit for restaurant and cafe seating placed in front or side yards, parking…

Restaurants in Macon-Bibb County's Sidewalk Café District, the CBD-1 core of downtown, need an annual Tax Commissioner…

Roswell, Georgia restaurants must obtain a sidewalk cafe license before placing outdoor dining in the public…