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Event Application

Event Permits

Permits may be required for any events, including but not limited to the following: Fireworks, Tents, Stages, Amusement Rides and attractions, Circus, Live Music/Sound Amplification, and Special Events.

Please Note: Special Events Are Now Being Processed in a new Online Portal.

The City of Wheaton is now using a new online system to submit special event permit applications. Applications and accompanying documents will now be submitted online. All application invoice and payments will also be processed thru the online portal.

To apply for a special event permit with the City of Wheaton, please visit our online portal.

For any questions, please contact the Event Permit Coordinator at 630-260-4861.

For more details on Events, please refer to City of Wheaton Code of Ordinances - Chapter 10.

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Revised 7/16/2020

SPECIAL EVENT FEE SCHEDULE    
1. Alcoholic beverages
(Chapter 6)
a. Special Event liquor license Application fee (Wheaton-based non-profit organization, Classes A, B, or I)
$50.00
Per application
b. Liquor License:    
Class F - Event Permit
$50.00
Per day
Special Event
$200.00
Per day
2. Amusements & Entertainment    
a. Amusement which are part of a carnival, circus, or fair enterprise
$50.00 up to a maximum fee of $500
Per attraction, ride, or inflatable attraction
b. Circus
$100.00
Per day
c. Fireworks
$50.00
Per permit
d. Sound
No Fee
  
e. Tent
$100.00
 Per tent (good for 90 days only; no permit needed for 400 sq. feet or less)
f. Raffles
$25.00
Per application
3. Special Event

a. Application Fee * 90 calendar days or more: $100
* Between 60-89 calendar days: $250
* Between 30-59 calendar days: $500
* Less than 30 calendar days: Not accepted
Per application
b. City Services
Cost of city services as determined by the special events committee; applicant will be invoiced after special event has concluded.
  
4. Automatic amusement devices:
(Chapter 26)
  
a. Jukeboxes or other musical devices
$25.00
Per license/permit
b. Coin or card-operated games
$75.00
Per machine
5. Public places of amusement:
(Chapter 26)
  
a. Animal show
$25.00
Per day
b. Rodeo
$50.00
Per day
c. Amusement attractions, amusement rides, and/or inflatable attractions which are not part of any carnival, circus, or fair enterprise
$50.00
Per attraction, ride, or inflatable attraction

* Certain City services require additional fees, please refer to the City Services Fee schedule.