Temporary use of City-owned lots

You can apply for a facilities use permit to use a City-owned lot for a private or community event.

Definition

You can hold temporary community and private events on City-owned lots, including:

We accept applications for many uses, including:

Overflow parking
Family or community events with:
- Picnic tables, booths and tents
- Food and beverages
- Entertainment
Community service events like food distribution

Each facility use permit is up to seven days.

If there a a property you want to use for your event, you can enter the address in one of these tools to find out who owns the property.

We accept applications to use property owned by City of Minneapolis CPED.

Submit the following items at least one week before your proposed event.

We process applications in the order we receive them.

We require a certificate of commercial general liability insurance with combined single limits not less that $2,000,000.
If you are serving alcohol, we also require a certificate of liquor liability insurance with combined single limits not less that $2,000,000.