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What is a Special Event?
Your event might be special to you, but a Special Event meets special criteria for a permit and is generally categorized as any organized activity taking place on public property that is outside the scope of everyday use, invites/is open to the public and involves any of the following:
- Activities that require a certificate of liability insurance
- Sales or consumption of alcohol
- Sales of food including mobile food vendors, food trucks, grilling, or reheating of food
- Use of City services such as trash cans, dumpsters, recycling bins, barricades, no parking signs, Venice Police Department officers, and Venice Fire Rescue emergency personnel
| Permitted Special Events include: | ||
| Bash/Carnival/Festival | Athletic/Sports Competition | Fireworks Display |
| Concert/Music Performance | Art/Craft Show/Festival | Holiday/Religious |
| Parade/March/Processional | Automobile Show/Meet-Up | Other |
The City Manager’s Office determines whether an activity is considered a Special Event and is the issuing authority for Special Event permits. All new Special Events require initial approval from City Council and all Special Events require the issuance of a Special Event permit for each occurrence.
Special Event Guide & Forms
City of Venice Special Event Planning Guide__Vs.20230628- Special Event Application checklist
- Special Event Application
- Special Event Application Fee Revenue Transmittal 6.23.23
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