Special Events & Permits in Utah (2026)

Lehi City requires a special event permit before any block party, festival, or gathering that closes a street or…

Throwing a block party on a street in unincorporated Salt Lake County requires a special event permit under §14.56.040…

Provo treats a block party as a special event once it hits certain triggers: 150+ attendees, fireworks, water slides…

Block parties that close a city street need a special event permit, but the city waives its usual event fees for them.

Block parties are a 'gathering event' under St. George's special event code, and holding one without a permit is…

Weber County still requires a special event permit for a block party that closes a residential street, but the…

South Jordan exempts block parties from its special event permit, but the host must still get written authorization…

Small neighborhood gatherings on a cul-de-sac or within 150 feet on the same street are exempt from Eagle Mountain's…

Holding an athletic, entertainment, or political event at a Weber County park or on other county property in the…

Reserving a facility or grounds at the county-owned Western Sports Park requires a signed written agreement with Davis…

Private groups that want exclusive use of an Eagle Mountain park, trail or single-purpose facility must file a written…

Anyone who wants to run a revenue-generating event on Orem city-owned property, including parks, must first get…

Provo City Code 9.19.020 requires a reservation permit from the Parks and Recreation Department for exclusive or group…

A gathering at a Salt Lake County park or recreation center that qualifies as a special event cannot be permitted until…

Sandy City requires written permission before anyone holds a parade, celebration, or paid activity in a City park or…

South Jordan requires facility reservations for its parks under a rental policy the city manager administers, governing…

St. George requires a reservation to hold a league game, practice, or claim exclusive use of a public park, square…

Washington County requires a special recreation permit, special use permit, or cooperative agreement before anyone…

Reserving a West Jordan city park, pavilion, or recreational facility requires a reservation or permit approved by the…

West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah, requires prior permission from the City before anyone holds a celebration…

Eagle Mountain requires a license from the city before any outdoor assembly of 30 or more people, including parades and…

Provo City Code Chapter 6.20 requires anyone sponsoring a parade, defined as a march, procession or motorcade that…

Parades and other entertainment events over 50 people on unincorporated Salt Lake County streets or sidewalks need a…

South Jordan requires anyone organizing a parade or other formation on a public street to obtain a special event permit…

St. George requires a special event permit before any parade, march, or procession uses city streets, parks, or public…

Utah County requires an event permit before a parade, procession, or other organized gathering of 50 or more people…

Weber County treats parades as regulated 'entertainment events' and bars holding one on county roads or property in the…

West Valley City requires a Chief of Police permit before any parade or procession, other than a funeral procession…

Any parade or procession in Orem, except a funeral procession, needs a permit from the Chief of Police before it can…

Salt Lake City requires a special event permit before any parade, festival, or similar entertainment event can use city…

No parade or procession, other than a funeral, may use a Sandy street without a permit from the City Transportation…

A parade in unincorporated Washington County is a special event under county code: organizers of any parade drawing 75…

Any festival, fair, carnival, or other entertainment event on Salt Lake City streets or property needs a special event…

Weber County regulates fairs, carnivals and festivals in the unincorporated county as 'entertainment events' under its…

In unincorporated Davis County's agricultural zones, corn mazes, harvest festivals, and any other fee-charging public…

Layton exempts one-week charitable fairs, festivals, and bazaars from business license fees under LMC 5.04.150, but…

Lehi treats street fairs, festivals and outdoor concerts as temporary uses that need a Temporary Use Permit from the…

A Provo street fair or festival needs a special event permit that discloses the number and location of every vendor…

A festival, bazaar, or fair in Sandy needs a temporary use permit under the City's Land Development Code, capped at 15…

St. George requires a special event permit for street fairs, carnivals, and outdoor sales events, and every vendor…

Street fairs, craft fairs, and farmers' markets in unincorporated Washington County are special events, and organizers…

West Valley City reviews farmers markets, festivals, fairs, and community events in the City Center zone as a Temporary…

Salt Lake County treats movie and television filming as an 'entertainment event' under its special events ordinance, so…

St. George requires a filming event permit for commercial or educational filming beyond personal use, processed through…

Washington County folds commercial filming into its special events chapter: the SPECIAL EVENT definition lists filming…

Provo only allows sidewalk cafes where the underlying zone permits them, under a revocable City license: tables must…

St. George restaurants may not place dining tables, chairs, or stands on a public sidewalk without city council…

Salt Lake City allows outdoor restaurant dining in the public right-of-way only under a city lease agreement plus…