Events in the public street space

Events for which roads are used more than is customary require a permit. This applies in particular to

• Motor sport events with motor vehicles
• Cycling races, triathlon events, public cycling with more than 100 participants, foot marches, relay races, public hikes with more than 500 participants or on classified roads (district roads and higher)
• Removals
• Street festivals, traditional events, markets

Assemblies and processions within the meaning of Section 14 of the Assembly Act as well as customary local processions and other customary local church events and smaller local traditional events do not require a permit.


Requirements:

A permit may only be issued for events that are organized and carried out responsibly by an organizer. The organizer must guarantee that the event will be carried out in accordance with the conditions and requirements of the licensing authority.

The road traffic authority of the town or municipality in whose district the event is taking place is responsible for issuing the permit, with the exception of towns and municipalities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants. There, the district administrator is responsible as the road traffic authority.

A permit or exemption is issued following a written application. The road traffic authority examines the application and the documents submitted and consults the authorities to be involved (police and road construction authorities, forestry and nature conservation authorities).

The permit or exemption can be linked to conditions and requirements and to orders for traffic-regulating and traffic-restricting measures. These measures must be agreed in advance with the organizer.

The application must be submitted in good time, at least two weeks before the start of the event, or earlier in the case of very large events.