Organizing hospitality festivities

A hospitality company may organize a festivity several times a year. You report the festivity to the municipality. If you also want to stay open longer, ask permission from the municipality.

This can be a sports activity or an activity with music. For example, consider live music in a bar. 

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Approach

This is how you report a festivity and apply for an exemption for opening hours:

  • Fill out the online form.

  • You may hold a fixed number of festivities (celebrations) per year. This can be a sports activity or an activity with music. Think for example of live music in a bar. An application is valid for a maximum of 24 hours.

  • If you want to notify for multiple days, please fill out a separate form for each day.

Costs

Reporting an incidental festivity is free of charge. 

Description

You can organize a festivity in your (catering) business, such as a performance by a band. This is allowed a few times a year. You may make more noise than is normally allowed.

Requirements

To organize occasional festivities, you must submit a notification. The following Requirements apply:

  • you may hold a maximum of twelve incidental festivities per establishment per calendar year 
  • you are obliged to inform the mayor of this via a form 5 working days before the start of the festivity
  • you must make every effort to avoid undue annoyance, such as by closing windows and doors
  • there is nuisance when noise exceeds 20 dB(A) above the generally applicable noise standard for the establishment in question

Note!

  • you will receive back a dated and signed form bearing a registration number
  • this should be hung in a place visible from the street side close to the entrance door.

Term

You will be notified by mail from the municipality within a week.

Objections and appeals

Do you disagree with the municipality's decision? Then you can lodge an objection. This allows you to let the municipality know why you disagree with the decision. You must do this within six weeks. The municipality will then review your application and make a new decision.

If you still disagree with the municipality's decision, you can ask the court to review whether the municipality made the right decision. This is called 'appealing'.

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