What is a street party?
There are some differences between street parties and outdoor public events.
Street parties
- for residents/neighbours only
- advertised to residents only
- no licences normally necessary if music is incidental and no sale/supply of alcohol is involved
- formal risk assessments or insurance are not needed unless a road closure if required
- self-organised
Outdoor public events
- anyone can attend
- widely advertised
- Licence usually needed for sale/supply of alcohol, public entertainment etc, unless exempted by the Deregulation Act. For more information see the Temporary Event Notice pages
- Risk assessment and insurance needed
- Professionally organised
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