Special Event Permitting
The special event permitting process has changed. Please carefully review the application materials and supplemental information below before submission. Contact the City Clerk's Office with any questions.
INITIAL CONTACT: City Clerk, 318 City Hall, 411 W. 1st St., Duluth MN 55802.
TELEPHONE NUMBER: (218) 730-5500.
APPLICATION FORMS:
Commercial Film Production Application
Nonprofit-Sponsored Special Event Application
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Special Event Terms and Conditions
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
| Number of Participants/Spectators | Application Deadline |
| 500 or more | 90 days in advance |
| 50 to 500 | 30 days in advance |
| Fewer than 50 | 14 days in advance |
NOTE: applications received after the above deadlines are subject to increased costs (as detailed in the application forms) and may not be approved.
FEES:
| Block Party (Fewer than 50 Participants) - Application Submitted 30 or More Days in Advance | $25.00 | Nonprofit-Sponsored Community Festivals, Public Assemblies, Parades, and Races - Application submitted 30 or more days in Advance | $100.00 |
| Block Party (Fewer than 50 Participants) - Application Submitted 14-29 Days in Advance | $50.00 | Nonprofit-Sponsored Community Festivals, Public Assemblies, Parades, and Races - Application Submitted fewer than 30 days in Advance | $200.00 |
| Block Party (Fewer than 50 Participants) - Application Submitted fewer than 14 Days in Advance | $200.00 |
Commercial Film Permit - Low Impact Commercial Film Permit - High Impact |
$100.00
$200.00 |
| All Other Events (use Special Event Application) | $200.00 | ||
ISSUED TO: Any person or organization seeking to hold an event on a public street, sidewalk, walkway, alley, right-of-way, or any other publicly owned property, which interferes with the normal vehicular or pedestrian traffic and may require the use of city services. This includes, but is not limited to, community festivals, commercial film productions, block parties, parades, races, and public assemblies.
PROCEDURE: Completed applications, including proof of insurance coverage and submission of application fees, must be filed with the City Clerk’s Office. Applications that will require the closure of public streets must include a traffic control plan, subject to review and approval by City staff. Applications are approved by the city’s Special Events Committee and should be submitted well in advance of any proposed event date(s). Note that late applications may not be able to be approved.