Special Event Permit Permit and Inspection Process
A Special Event is an activity conducted and operated by a bona fide non-profit organization within Montgomery County, the net proceeds of which are exclusively for the benefit of the organization. Benefit Performances include carnivals, fairs, picnics, dances, bazaars, concerts and horse shows. Any bona fide non-profit organization within the county will need a Special Event Permit to conduct a benefit performance. Casino nights can only be operated if no cash prizes are being offered due to a state law prohibiting gambling.
A bona fide non-profit organization may conduct a performance event for the exclusive benefit of a volunteer fire department, or a charitable, benevolent, patriotic, fraternal, educational, religious or civic object. The net proceeds must solely benefit the non-profit organization.
A benefit performance includes an outdoor or indoor carnival, fair, picnic, dance, card party, bazaar, concert, contest, horse show, exhibition, lecture, barbecue, or dinner, to which the public is invited or admitted, with or without charge for admission.
A benefit license may require other permits such as an Electrical, Use and Occupancy, Building or a Special Event permits.)
Depending on the activities planned for your benefit performance, other licenses may be required from DPS as well as other Montgomery County departments. Some of these are listed below:
- Food and Beverage
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Bingo
- Noise Waiver