Special Event Permits and Applications
Special Event Permit on a Regional Road
A special event permit is required for anyone wanting to hold a parade/procession, ceremony, street dance/party, beer garden, solicitation of donations from a motor vehicle (toll road), sidewalk/street sale, festival/carnival, race/walk-a-thon, demonstration or any similar event that requires a lane or road closure or may interfere with the normal flow of traffic on a Regional Road. A permit is not required for a wedding or funeral procession, picketing, or an activity for which the Region has granted a Filming Event Permit or a Work Permit.
If the special event will occur on a municipal road, contact the local area municipality.
View Special Event Permit By-law Review List of Regional Roads Apply for Permit
Apply for a Special Event Permit in the Originating Municipality
- Region of Waterloo, North Dumfries, Wilmot or Wellesley: Apply for permit
- Cambridge: Apply for permit or call 519-621-0740x4324
- Kitchener: Apply for permit or call 519-741-2200 x7373
- Waterloo: Apply for permit or call 519-886-2310 x30270
- Woolwich: Apply for permit or call 519-669-6041
Public Health Requirements
Special event organizers and vendors who provide food, personal services, water-based attractions or petting zoos must submit a special event notification form to Region of Waterloo Public Health.
Mobile vendors already licensed by the local municipality and inspected by Region of Waterloo Public Health are not required to submit a Special Event Vendor Form.
