The City of Snohomish requires a special event permit for any event which occurs upon public or private property that will affect the standard and ordinary use of public streets, rights-of-way, or sidewalks, and/or which requires extraordinary levels of City services.
City Council approval may be required for special events that impact City right-of-way AND:
- reoccur in one calendar year
- occur over more than three consecutive days
- OR are expected to draw more than 1,000 participants to within the City limits.
This includes but is not limited to fairs, festivals, carnivals, sporting events, foot runs, bike-a-thons, markets, parades, exhibitions, auctions, dances, and motion picture filming. (Snohomish Municipal Code 5.10).
No person or organization may conduct a special event without first having obtained a Special Event Permit (see form below) from the City of Snohomish.