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• Parades • Runs/Walks • Festivals • Block Parties • Car Shows • Vendor Fairs • Concerts • Community awareness events • Outdoor movies • Street dances • Other similar events

City parks are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The City does not reserve parks for events. However, POMC 9.60 ‘Park Rules’ states in part that no person can solicit, or offer for sale any article or thing, or use any stand, cart or vehicle for the sale or display without authorization from the City … Continued

A special event is defined in the Port Orchard Municipal Code (POMC) as “any organized formation of an activity proposed to occur that affects the public’s ordinary use of rights-of-way or public parks, including but not limited to runs, street dances, block parties and parades”. All special events require approval by the City of Port … Continued

The application shall be filed with the city clerk’s office 90 days before the event.  A Special Event Reservation Form can be submitted by February 1st of each year to reserve your proposed special event, if the event was held on the same day as the previous year. Please note that it provides no guarantee … Continued

There is a $50 non-refundable administrative fee to process each application. Per Port Orchard Municipal Code (POMC) 5.96, if your event has two or more vendors engaged in public property vending, you are required to have a Master Vendor License (MVL). The MVL fee is $15 per day or $200 per month. Closure of parking … Continued