Organising a street party

The guide is for the sort of street parties that groups of residents get together to arrange for their neighbours. The main differences between a small street party and other public events are listed below:

Street parties:	Other public events:
For residents/neighbours only	Anyone can attend
Publicity only to residents	External publicity (such as in newspapers)
In a quiet residential road or street	In buildings, parks etc
Self-organised	Professional/skilled organisers
£1m Public Liability Insurance for road closures.	Insurance needed
No formal risk assessment needed	Risk assessment common
No licences normally necessary if music incidental and no selling of alcohol is involved	Licence usually needed

Temporary event notices (TEN)

Small, private street parties generally do not include activities that need a licence, such as selling alcohol or providing certain types of entertainment. If you want to have a pay bar or intend to provide entertainment to the wider public, you may need a temporary event notice which is a type of temporary permission which costs £21 and covers events for less than 500 people.

Please bear in mind that our Licensing Team, Environmental Health Team and the Police must receive copies of the completed temporary event notice at least 10 working days before the day of the proposed event, for a standard TEN, and environmental health or the police may object if they have concerns. More information can be found on our temporary event notices page.

Larger public events

Larger public events attracting more people will require a different process. If you would like to hold a larger public event, please contact our Licensing team for further information and advice.