Special Events

The City of Gladstone requires a Special Events Permit if you are planning an event that will occur on public property and affect the ordinary use of public streets, rights-of-way, sidewalks, traffic, parks that reasonably expected to have more than fifty (50) people gathering in the public place.

The Special Event Application can be completed and turned into City Hall at 18505 Portland Avenue, Gladstone OR 97027 with the $100.00 application fee along with a Certificate of Liability Insurance form naming the City of Gladstone as an additional insured. 

Exemptions to the Special Events Permit include: Special Events that are sponsored or conducted by the City of Gladstone or Gladstone School District, Funeral Procession by a licensed mortuary, garage, estate or yard sales, lemonade stands and car washes, block parties (which must be applied for through a separate city process), and Senior Center space rental which must be applied for through a separate city process.

To conduct or be part of a special event you must view ordinance 1442 and fill out the Special Events Permit Application for review by City Departments.