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Host a Special Event in Milwaukee County Parks

To host an event in any park space that is not classified as "reservable and permitted". Submit your application at least 30 days prior to your requested event date.

Types of Special Events that require a permit include:

  • Large public events, outreach, rallies, promotional events or religious events
  • Bike races, bike rides, cross-country meets, walks or 5k runs
  • Ticketed events, raffles, fundraisers, farmers markets and festivals
  • Any outdoor event with amplified sound or speaker system, such as concerts or movie nights

Submission of an application is separate from the decision to award a permit. Parks will notify you of the results of the initial review, which checks availability of your requested location and date/time. If Parks finds no conflict, your application will continue through the review process. If Parks finds a conflict, we will suggest available dates and times or nearby locations.

Apply for a Special Event Permit

Special Events Office Contact: [email protected]

  • Premium

  • General

kite festival at veterans park
Premium Lakefront

Flat Fee based on location (per day)*

  • Bradford Beach: $850
  • McKinley Beach: $850
  • Lincoln Memorial Drive, Closure: $3,200 - Lincoln Memorial Drive closure requests must be submitted by Nov. 1 of the year prior to the requested closure.

Veterans Park

Flat Fee based on location (per day)*

  • Veterans Park Shelter: $400
  • General Special Event Staged Off-Site, fewer than 500 participants: $1,200
  • Section A - Lagoon: $2,300
  • Section B - Coast Guard Shelter Area: $1,300
  • Section C - Parking Lot: $1,650
  • Section D - Meadow: $3,000
  • Section E - East: $2,600
  • Section F - O'Donnell Point: $1,250

See the Veterans Park Section Boundaries

humboldt park bandshell
Premium Parks

Milwaukee County Parks also offers some of the most popular inland event spaces. These include spaces have a flat $650 fee (per day)

  • Cathedral Square
  • Greenfield Park
  • Humboldt Park
  • Juneau Park
  • Lake Park
  • Pere Marquette Park
  • Red Arrow Park
  • Zeidler Union Square

 

Humboldt & Washington Park Bandshells

Flat Fee for first 6 hours*
Each additional hour is $110

  • Bandshell Outside Stage: $700
  • Indoor Dressing Room & Bandshell Outside Stage: $1,000

General Parks Locations

Fees are based on expected attendance (per day)*

Attendance (Expected) Fee (per day)*
< 50 $150 / $250
50 to 200 $350 / $450
201 to 400 $400 / $500
401 to 700 $550 / $650
701 to 1,000 $600 / $650
> 1,000 $650 / $700

 

Note: Boerner Botanical Gardens, Mitchell Park Domes, Wehr Nature Center and the Sports Complex use separate applications and fee structures