Special Events & Permits in Minnesota (2026)

Minneapolis requires a block event permit from the city operations officer before any street or alley can be blockaded…

Closing a Rochester street or sidewalk for the benefit of event attendees, the classic block party, makes the gathering…

Stearns County requires a permit from the County Highway Department before closing any part of a county right-of-way…

Anoka County requires a Special Event Permit before anyone closes a traffic lane, turn lane or shoulder, directs…

A Duluth block party, defined by Duluth Legislative Code Sec. 45-47(b) as a residential gathering confined to one or…

A residential block party in Eagan hosted and attended only by the neighbors along the closed street is not treated as…

Saint Paul requires a police-issued permit before closing any public street, sidewalk, or alley for a block party or…

Dakota County requires a Special Use Permit for any exclusive or special use of park grounds, greenways, trails, or…

In the City of Eden Prairie, Section 9.04 requires a permit before more than 20 residents can use a park shelter over…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota (Hennepin County), a group of 25 people or more cannot gather in a park without a…

Rochester's park board can grant permits for the exclusive use of a picnic shelter or park area on a specified date and…

Want to hold a parade, festival, rally or other public gathering in a Saint Paul park? Section 170.10(j) requires…

Any group of 50 or more people using a Stearns County park needs a permit first. Ordinance No. 696 § 18 lets the…

Anoka County requires a permit before anyone can reserve a park building, trail, or area for exclusive use, or hold a…

Blue Earth County requires a permit for temporary, exclusive use of a reserved space in any county park under Sec…

Reserving city park space for a tournament, filming, exhibition or any event expected to draw 25 or more people…

Carver County requires a use permit for exclusive or large-group use of county park facilities, and specifically for…

In the City of Coon Rapids, any group wanting exclusive use of a park or the community center for a picnic, sporting…

Duluth requires a park permit from the director of parks and recreation for picnics of 40 or more, commercial…

In the City of Eagan, vending or running a commercial enterprise in a city park requires a vendor permit from the…

Public events in Maple Grove parks that involve alcohol, or are open to the public, require a permit from the park…

In the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, any organized group wanting to use a City park for a picnic, party, performance or…

Washington County requires a Use Permit from the Parks Division for any commercial, cultural, educational, political or…

Woodbury requires a parks and recreation department permit for exclusive use of park buildings, fields or facilities…

Lakeville City Code § 7-1-4-7 governs groups using a rented city park: if any member of the group violates a city…

Anoka County requires a Special Event Permit before anyone can close a traffic lane, direct traffic, obstruct a road…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, a temporary outdoor event permit is required for any parade, for events needing…

In the City of Blaine, Minnesota, anyone planning a parade, race, or other special event, defined to include gatherings…

Anyone planning an assembly of 1,000 or more people in unincorporated Blue Earth County, including a parade, festival…

In the City of Brooklyn Park, any parade, public assembly, or special event needs a special event permit issued by the…

Carver County requires a use permit or prior Board or Director authorization before anyone holds a parade…

Any public assembly of 50 or more people in a Dakota County park, including a parade, worship service, demonstration…

Anyone holding a parade, timed athletic event or other special event on Eagan city property or in a public right-of-way…

Maple Grove requires a city council permit before anyone holds, sponsors, or leads a parade on public streets, with…

No one may conduct, sponsor or knowingly take part in a parade on Rochester's streets or sidewalks without a permit…

Anyone staging a parade, race, or public assembly of more than 25 people in Saint Paul needs a police-issued permit…

On the Mesabi Trail Corridor, St. Louis County Ordinance No. 56 requires a written permit from a Ranger before anyone…

In the City of Coon Rapids, no parade, march, or procession on a public street or alley may start without a permit from…

Duluth defines a parade in Duluth Legislative Code Sec. 45-47(i) as any organized procession of persons or vehicles…

City Code Section 6.20 requires a Chief of Police permit before any parade, race, or public assembly of 50 or more…

In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, any parade, march, procession or outdoor entertainment event with more than 20…

Minneapolis requires a permit from the city operations officer before any parade or race, with a 30-day filing deadline…

Plymouth doesn't run a standalone parade-permit office: City Code Section 1305.01 lets the Director of Public Safety…

No one may organize or take part in a parade in Woodbury without a permit from the chief of police. Applications go in…

Street dances, fairs, farmers' markets and similar festivals on Eagan city property or public rights-of-way need a…

Minneapolis requires a block event permit from the city operations officer before closing any street or alley for a…

In the Regional Shopping District, the City of Coon Rapids allows festivals, carnivals and merchandise sales only under…

A Duluth community festival, defined by Duluth Legislative Code Sec. 45-47(c) as a public gathering for social…

Saint Paul restricts food vendors from muscling in on a permitted block party or community festival. Legislative Code §…

In the City of Duluth, commercial filming is folded into the same special events fee schedule as parades and festivals…

Minneapolis restaurants, bars, and liquor licensees need a special council permit before serving customers in a…

In the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, an accessory sidewalk cafe or outdoor eating area in the B-2 district needs a…

A Rochester restaurant or bar licensed by the county health department to sell food on-site can apply through the city…

A Saint Paul restaurant already licensed under Legislative Code Chapter 331A can apply to the Department of Safety and…

In the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, outdoor dining is an accessory use to a Class I, II, or III restaurant and…

In the City of Blaine, outdoor seating and food or beverage service in the 105th Avenue Redevelopment District is a…

Brooklyn Park allows outdoor dining only if it's shown on an approved site plan, permits temporary seating in the…

In the City of Duluth, a restaurant that wants to put tables and chairs on the public sidewalk must get a sidewalk use…

In the City of Eagan, an outdoor dining area attached to a Class I or Class II restaurant is a permitted accessory use…

In the City of Lakeville, Minnesota, restaurants in the C-CBD downtown district can place tables and chairs on the…

In the City of Plymouth, restaurants and bars in the CC, City Center District may add outdoor seating only as a…