Public Event Permits

• Applicant may only have one active application in process per event at any time
• “Back-Up” or “Rain Out’ applications will not be accepted if a current application is in process for the same event in the same calendar year
• Applicants are encouraged to list multiple parks and multiple dates (per individual request) on their application in flexible. Availability will be checked in the order listed, with the first available location/date being offered to the applicant
• Applicants seeking a permit for an event series (multiple dates for the same event at the same park – i.e., summer movie series), should submit all dates on one application. Denver Parks and Recreation reserves the right to determine an “event series”
• Denver Parks & Recreation is currently reviewing its Admission-Based Event (ABE) Policy.  As part of the policy’s study in 2025, the department is granting exceptions at Civic Center Park for permittable areas, ticket sales limits and number of permitted days to nonprofit organizations and the park’s historical events who apply for admission-based events.  With implementation of the Civic Center Next 100 project scheduled to begin later this year, Denver Parks & Recreation will re-evaluate the Admission-Based Event Policy exceptions for 2026.  For more information and to find full details about this process, contact the Parks Permit Office at park.permits@denvergov.org or 720-913-0700. 
• Due to a construction delay, Civic Center Park will be available for permitting through October 31, 2025. Applications will be accepted beginning on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Individual Applicants:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Individual applicants may have someone else submit their application, but the name of the individual applicant under which the permit will be issues must be listed and have signed the application

Entity/Organization Applications:

• Must have an identified Representative (Authorized Agent). Organizers who hire third-party event managers for their activity can designate them as the day-of contact, or Authorized Agent as noted on the application
• The Authorized Agent must be at least 18 years old and an employee, board member, or authorized with a letter on organization letterhead signed by an authorized employee or board member  
• A new Authorized Agent must provide an authorization letter at the time of application on the organization’s letterhead
• An Authorized Agent may have someone else submit the application, but the name of the organization under which the permit will be issued must be listed as the applicant and signed by the Authorized Agent
• IMPORTANT: This individual will be the ONLY person receiving communication from the Parks Permit Office until the organization provides a letter stating a change in the representative
• If the organization is a nonprofit, 501c3 verification must be submitted with the application: IRS Determination Letter or Letter of Registration/Certificate from the Colorado Secretary of State

Pavilions:

If your Public Event utilizes Central Park Pavilion or City Park Pavilion, please indicate requested dates and times, including set up and teardown, in the NOTES section of the permit application.

*Please review important permitting resources in the tab below*