Brooklyn Bridge Park (with the exception of Main Street Park, administered by the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation - SEE BELOW) permits must be obtained prior to undertaking regulated activities as defined in the Park Rules and Regulations.  Applications to conduct regulated activities or uses must be submitted at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the planned event, activity or use. All applicants will be charged a non-refundable $25 fee to cover processing costs. Submitting an application does not guarantee you will be granted a permit. Permit fees will be assessed based on the nature of the event.

Permits for private events will not be granted (with the exception of wedding ceremonies on the Pier 1 promenade) until January 1, 2011.

Submitting an application does not guarantee you will be granted a permit. Permit fees will be assessed based on the nature of the event.

Permits are required for:
    * A performance, meeting, assembly, contest, exhibit, ceremony, parade, athletic competition, reading, or picnic involving more than 20 people.
    * A group activity involving less than 20 people for which specific space within the Park is requested to be reserved or set up is required.
    * Professional/Commercial photography or film.
    * Wedding ceremonies (on waterfront promenade only). For wedding ceremonies, no staging, chairs, equipment, or amplified music will be allowed.

Permits must be obtained prior to undertaking regulated activities as defined in the Park Rules and Regulations. Applications to conduct regulated activities or uses must be submitted at least twenty-one (21) days in advance of the planned event, activity or use. All applicants will be charged a non-refundable $25 fee to cover processing costs.
Permit fees are applied directly to the park’s maintenance costs and horticultural upkeep. 

Visit the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation's website for more information and to download a permit application.

MAIN STREET SECTION (different permitting procedures from the rest of Brooklyn Bridge Park):

Permitting: All events in the Main Street section of Brooklyn Bridge Park require a city permit ($25 permit fee). Contact the Brooklyn City Parks Office of Special Events at: 718-965-8912 or submit a permit application online here.