The City of West Palm Beach is preparing to organize the Special Events Calendar for 2012. Please review the information before filling out the application, as some things have changed. If you have any questions feel free to call us at (561) 822-1515 and we will be happy to assist you.

When filling out the application it is especially important that you fill out the application completely, and please don't forget to include a site map and the $50.00 application fee, otherwise your application will not be reviewed.

Applications for 2012 events are due by June 27, 2011. City of West Palm Beach Community Events staff will review the received applications and develop the 2012 events calendar. All organizers will be notified via mail by the end of July of event status and dates. Applications received after June 27, 2011 will be approved and scheduled on a first come first serve basis.

What is a Special Event?
Any parade, fair, show, festival, carnival, rally, party, motorcade, run, street dance, bike-a-thon, race, walks, athletic event or other attended entertainment or celebration that is to be held in whole or in part upon publicly owned property and or public right-of-way, or if held wholly upon private property, but will nevertheless affect or impact the ordinary and normal use by the general public of public property or public rights-of-way within the vicinity of the event and /or will involve noise levels prohibited by Sec. 14-126 and Sec. 14-129 of the Code. Special Event shall also mean any activity to be held in whole or in part upon publicly owned or controlled property and/or public right-of-ways where merchandise or services are offered for sale, whether by for profit or non-profit organizations. Special Events do not include events held in facilities described in Category No. 162 of the Master Use List, Appendix A of the City's Zoning Code, i.e. " Theaters, Indoor Motion Picture and Live Performance" and events held in the Palm Beach County Convention Center.