Plan an Event
The City events department has two types of event permits:
- Special Event Permit
- Special Event Limited-Use Permit
These permits are required sixty (60) days in advance of an event being planned.
For assistance completing the application please contact our Events & Marketing Department
Special Events Permit
All individuals, organizations, or businesses must submit a Special Event Permit Application to the City of Crystal River for approval if:
- The use of City of Crystal River property is involved
- There will be sales of alcohol, outside of a currently held liquor license
- The event involves the closure of City of Crystal River or Citrus County roads
- Tent sales or any large outdoor sales outside of a currently held business license
- Any event charging a fee for entrance or sales of any kind
Limited-Use Special Event Permit
Individuals, organizations, or businesses may be able to submit a Limited-Use Special Event Permit Application to the City of Crystal River for approval if:
- None of the above conditions apply to the event
- The organization requesting the permit is a non-profit, educational, or government entity
- The event is only requesting partial use of a city property for less than 1 day
- The event is sponsored or organized in part by the City of Crystal River
Events That Do NOT Require Permits
- Funeral and wedding processions
- Groups of students involved in exercising as part of an organized school sports turnout
- Special events sponsored in whole by the City of Crystal River
- Gatherings of thirty (30) or fewer people in a city park, unless merchandise or services are offered for sale
- Parades involving a total of thirty (30) or fewer pedestrians marching along a parade route that is restricted to marching on sidewalks, and crossing streets only at pedestrian crosswalks in accordance with traffic regulations and controls.