Host an Event
Planning a public event?
We are here to help you on your journey!
Event organizers host over 100 festivals, events, walks and runs in our community every year.
If you are interested in hosting an event in our beautiful City, our City of Oshawa Event Permit is the place to start!
City approvals are required for events that have:
- Over 1,000 people expected in attendance
and/or, any one or combination of the below items
- Provide food - or sale or for free
- Selling merchandise
- Sidewalk/road use or closures - City owned roads, trails, sidewalks
- Filming
- A tent larger than 20 x 30
- Street/Block parties
- Inflatables/carnival items/live animals/Special Occasion Permit - Alcohol
- Use of City owned property: To check availability visit the Facility Booking webpage: Facility Booking.
While there is no fee for the event permit, there are fees for the booking of your location if on City of Oshawa owned property, road/sidewalk use and closure, tent permits, fire inspections and licensing.
All Events in the City of Oshawa must have the required permits regardless of whether the event is booked on City property or private property. This ensures the safety your guests and the community.
We are here to help you through the process. To start you on your way, browse through the categories helpful links below and then fill out an Event Application form by clicking on the button below:
Community Grants
Your event may qualify for our grant program. This program opens for applications in December and closes in January each year. For more details about Oshawa's Community Grant program visit our webpage by clicking on the button below:
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Helpful Links and Information:
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Outdoor spaces for rent
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Having fireworks, fire or pyrotechnics
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Tents larger than 20 x 30ft. (225 sq. m.)
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Street or block party
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Alcohol (Municipal Policy, found under Special Occasion Permit), Animals, Food, Inflatables, Lottery, Vendors

Road, Sidewalk , Trail Use or Road Closure
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Filming in Oshawa
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Gatherings of 20 or more people
Additional Information:

Event Coordinators/Organizers who provide food either for sale or for free are required to submit a Durham Health Special Event Application form, this is in addition to City of Oshawa licensing requirements.

If you are requesting a road closure of a Durham Region owned road, a permit will be required from Durham Region as well as the City of Oshawa. To see if your road use or closure is a Region owned road visit: Traffic Counts