Special Events & Permits in South Carolina (2026)

A neighborhood block party or street closure in Charleston is a "special event" under City Code § 2-187 once it impacts…

Columbia treats a block party as a 'special event' under Sec. 22-162, so Sec. 22-166(a) bars anyone from conducting one…

Pageland requires the town council's prior written consent before anyone closes or otherwise interferes with a public…

Want to close a county-maintained street for a block party? Richland County requires a written request to the county…

A block party or other special event that closes a street or uses public right-of-way in unincorporated York County…

Dorchester County's zoning code exempts neighborhood gatherings, block parties held by and for the residents of the…

Charleston requires a reservation permit from the Department of Recreation to reserve a park, athletic field, tennis…

Sec. 15-2(a) requires anyone who wants to use a Columbia park or recreational facility for a group of 25 or more, or…

Gatherings of 5,000 or more people on private property, in county parks, or on public rights-of-way, including…

Unincorporated Greenwood County's fairgrounds and farmer's market building are rented out under Code § 8-2-12, with the…

Horry County lets groups reserve or lease its parks, recreational facilities and equipment like inflatables for a fee…

Hosting an event at Mount Pleasant's Memorial Waterfront Park outside facility rental requires a special event permit…

Pageland requires a written application to the town administrator before anyone reserves Moore's Park for an event…

Anyone wanting to reserve an Aiken County park or facility for a gathering must sign the rental agreement the county…

Beaufort County requires groups of ten or more people to rent the recreation facility or athletic field they plan to…

To reserve a Darlington County facility, such as the Lake Darpo Club House or a community center, for an event…

Any group wanting a Georgetown County park or recreation facility for a picnic or other group activity must register in…

Lancaster County parks and recreation facilities run first-come, first-served under Sec. 24-3(18), except that…

In unincorporated Oconee County, day-use picnic areas are open first-come, first-served unless already reserved. The…

Anyone who wants to hold a gathering on Rock Hill public property, including a city park, must follow the special…

Reserving a shelter for a gathering at a York County park runs through the fee schedule in County Code Section 90.02…

Events held inside a Federal, State, or County park in Dorchester County do not need the conditional use permit or…

Any parade of 50 or more people in unincorporated Berkeley County needs a Sheriff-issued permit under Chapter 40…

Columbia requires a special events permit from the chief of police before anyone can stage a parade, procession or…

Lancaster County requires a permit before anyone hosts a protest, rally, fair, festival, parade or other organized…

Anyone planning a parade or a public assembly of more than 50 people in the Town of Mount Pleasant needs a permit from…

Anyone who wants to hold a parade, procession or organized formation that travels on a county street outside normal…

Pageland requires a permit before anyone pickets, parades or marches within town limits. Organizers file a written…

Rock Hill requires a police-issued permit before any parade can march, occupy, or proceed along a city street. Only…

York County requires a zoning compliance application and event plan before any parade, festival or other special event…

Charleston treats any organized parade, on foot, by vehicle or with animals, moving along a city street without…

A parade, festival, concert or athletic event in unincorporated Georgetown County that will exceed the noise…

Anderson County exempts permitted parades, public performances and gatherings from its countywide noise ordinance, so…

Columbia requires a special event permit before anyone stages a street fair, festival or similar public gathering that…

In the Town of Mount Pleasant, a festival or carnival expecting 500 or more attendees needs a major-impact special…

Pageland forbids any carnival, street show, or similar business from setting up in town without written permission from…

A street fair or festival expected to draw 500 or more attendees in unincorporated York County needs special exception…

A festival, carnival, circus, fair, or outdoor concert in Aiken County needs a temporary use permit from the planning…

Any street fair, concert, carnival or outdoor assembly in unincorporated Beaufort County expected to draw 200 or more…

Any stationary festival, fair or carnival held on a Charleston street, sidewalk or other public place needs a special…

Any festival, fundraiser, cultural event, or outdoor concert in unincorporated Dorchester County needs a Temporary…

Lexington County's zoning noise standards step aside for local festivals. Under Sec. 24.14(h), a community-sponsored…

Berkeley County's peddler and solicitor licensing chapter does not reach vendors selling inside an officially…

Commercial filming in unincorporated Horry County needs the same special-event permit used for concerts and festivals…

York County treats a public-facing filming production as a special event, not just a film shoot, once it's open to the…

Charleston folds commercial movie, television and photography productions directly into its special events ordinance…

The Town of Mount Pleasant caps most minor-impact special event permits at eight per calendar year and 32 days per…

Columbia routes outdoor dining onto the sidewalk or right-of-way through the city manager, who is authorized under…

Charleston requires a sidewalk café permit before any restaurant can place tables on the public right-of-way, with a…

A restaurant that wants tables, chairs and other furniture placed on the public sidewalk in downtown Rock Hill needs a…