Special Events & Permits in Kansas (2026)

A block party in the City of Lawrence, defined at Lawrence City Code § 6-1502 as a resident-organized outdoor gathering…

In the City of Louisburg, closing a street for a block party or neighborhood event requires City Council approval…

Closing an Olathe street for a neighborhood block party requires the same special event permit the City requires for…

Closing an Overland Park street for a block party falls under the city's parade permit law. Any procession, gathering…

Want to close a street in unincorporated Shawnee County for a block party? General Code Sec. 26-23 lets the county…

Topeka requires a special event permit for any block party that blockades a residential street, with a lower fee, a…

Wichita requires written city approval before residents block off a street for a block party, capped at five hours.

Any demonstration, exhibition, or special event on Johnson County Park and Recreation District (JCPRD) property needs…

In the City of Louisburg, any demonstration, exhibition or special event on Park & Tree Board property needs advance…

In the City of Lawrence, anyone promoting an event for profit or to attract the public in a city park must get a permit…

In the City of Lenexa, Kansas, an event open to the public in a City-owned park is a Type 1 special event under Section…

Olathe enforces a reservation system for park fields and shelters: a group without a reservation must vacate when asked…

Overland Park requires a phone reservation through the Parks and Recreation Department at least seven days before a…

Reserving a shelter house, pavilion or group gathering space at a Sedgwick County park requires a permit and deposit…

Booking a Shawnee County park shelter, the Lake Shawnee Event Center or a gazebo runs through the county parks and…

Reserving a shelter, picnic facility, athletic field, or building in a Wichita park requires a permit and rental fee…

Holding a public meeting in any Wyandotte County or Kansas City, Kansas park requires a written permit from the…

No parade or public demonstration may use a public road or right-of-way in unincorporated Johnson County without a…

A parade in the City of Lawrence, defined at Lawrence City Code § 6-1502 as a march or procession that obstructs or…

In the City of Lenexa, Kansas, no one can conduct a parade on City streets, sidewalks or other City property without a…

Overland Park requires a parade permit from the Chief of Police for any march, race, procession or similar display that…

No one may hold, join, or start a parade in the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas without a…

Parades in Olathe need the Chapter 5.05 special event permit, and organizers must carry it during the parade while…

Topeka requires a special event permit for any parade, an organized procession that may close streets, including a…

Wichita requires a parade permit before staging any procession that closes streets or reroutes traffic; organizers must…

In the City of Lenexa, Kansas, fairs, carnivals, festivals, concerts and circuses fall under Type 2 special events. The…

In the City of Louisburg, any outdoor carnival, festival or fair drawing 250 or more people on private property or in a…

A street fair, festival or concert in Overland Park is a Type 3 Special Event under § 18.380.060, requiring a Special…

Shawnee County treats festivals, fairs and carnivals over 100 attendees as regulated Special Events under Article XXXII…

Wichita requires a community event permit before any street fair, festival, carnival, or fair can operate, and that…

A street fair, trade show, exposition, or promotional event on private or leased land anywhere in Wyandotte…

Any street fair, craft show, circus, carnival or public exhibition in unincorporated Johnson County is an 'amusement…

Street fairs, music festivals, and public assemblies in Olathe streets or parks require a special event permit from the…

Sedgwick County charges special-event fees to hold a festival, carnival or Pow Wow at Sedgwick County Park or Lake…

Topeka treats street fairs and festivals as special events requiring a City Manager permit, with sponsors required to…

In the City of Lawrence's downtown district, converting on-street parking to a private parklet requires a hospitality…

A Wyandotte County business can convert one on-street parking space into a parklet for dining or sales, but only one…

In the City of Lawrence's downtown district, a business must hold a sidewalk hospitality license before using the…

Olathe restaurants and bars need a City Clerk-issued sidewalk premises permit before serving alcohol on the sidewalk or…

A Topeka restaurant permitted to run a sidewalk cafe or fence in the downtown business area must keep a contiguous…

Restaurants need a City Engineer-issued sidewalk café permit before putting tables, seating or diverters on a public…

A Wyandotte County/KCK restaurant with a current occupation tax number needs no separate permit to run an outdoor café…