Municipality Kampen: Applying for an event licence

Large events must be notified 16 weeks in advance. Smaller events must be notified 8 to 14 weeks in advance.

You need a permit if:

• the event is a gathering, such as a festival, celebration, show or jumble sale;
• it may be attended by people;
• the event takes place in the open air, in a tent of in a building which is not meant to be used for events;
• the event may take place in several places at the same time;
• you provide alcoholic beverages during the event outside a catering business;
• the event is on or next to a public road;
• the event makes it necessary to close a road;
• the event may disrupt the emergency services, such as the police or ambulances, for example due to a road closure;
• you expect noise nuisance;
• you are installing large objects such as tents, bouncy castles, bars or toilets.

Contact the municipality to receive an application form. The phone number is 0031383392999. The municipality will tell you what to submit with the application.

The amount that you have to pay depends on the type of event that you are organising:

• large event: EUR 1.831,65
• medium event: EUR 392,55
• small event: EUR 91,50.

You also have to pay tax for the use of municipal land (precario).

For more information, contact the municipality. The phone number is 0031 38 339 2999.

You will be notified within 8 to 10 weeks. The municipality may extend this notice period once.