Municipality Vlieland: Applying for an event licence

Large events with more than 2 000 visitors must be notified 16 weeks in advance. Smaller events must be notified 8 to 14 weeks in advance.

You do not need a permit in the following situations:

• It is a one-day event.
• There is an organizer.
• The number of attendees does not exceed 100 people.
• The activities take place between 06:00 and 23:00.
• No music will be played before 07:00 or after 22:00.
• The activities do not take place on the roadway, (moped) cycle path or parking lot or otherwise do not form an obstacle to traffic and the emergency services.
• Only small objects are placed with a surface area of ​​less than 10 square meters per object.
• At least 30 working days prior to the event, the organizer must report the small event.

When a permit is required:

• the event is a large gathering, such as a festival, celebration, show or jumble sale.
• it may be attended by more than 250 people.
• the event may take place in several places at the same time.
• 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.
• there will be music after 22.00 on a Sunday to Thursday, or after 23.00 on a Friday or Saturday.
• you are installing large objects such as tents, bouncy castles, bars or toilets.

Permit check

Carry out the permit check (in Dutch).

Notifying the event

Contact the municipality to notify your event: info@vlieland.nl.

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality: info@vlieland.nl.

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