The Department of Parks and Recreation coordinates and facilitates Special Event and Film Permits for the City of Napa through the City of Napa's Special Event Committee. Committee members include department representatives from Police, Fire, Public Works, Recycling and Solid Waste and partners from Napa Count and the California Highway Patrol.
Types of Event Permits
Permits events can be characterized into three categories:
General Events: organized activities that have a stationary footprint requiring the closure of roads or public squares or plazas, often involving amplified noise, food, beverage, merchandise, or other forms of entertainment. Examples include festivals, markets, and ceremonies.
Parades, Races, and Walks: organized activities following a set course that involve full or partial closure of City streets, sidewalks, or pathways.
Film and Photography: any film or photography produced on City property for commercial purposes.
Special Event Permit Requirements
Any event utilizing public parks, streets and/or facilities with one or more of the following items requires a special event permit:
Total event attendance with more than 250 people
Use or closures of any public street, sidewalks or public right away
Amplified sound
Selling food, alcohol or merchandise
Selling tickets
Advertising an event open to the public on public property
Requiring stages, tents, barricades, fences or other items