What is a Special Event?

A Special event can be considered any organized activity that takes place wholly or partly on public land (including parks, roads, and multimodal pathways) that the public may participate in or are invited to either free of charge or by ticketed entrance. Additionally, an event can be considered any organized activity that takes place on private land that the public may participate in or are invited to either free of charge or by ticketed entrance whose participation will likely affect public lands (as indicated above) or City services (e.g. police, fire, streets, parks).

Please visit the Park Reservation page for information regarding a park reservation for a private event such as a wedding or birthday party in a public space.

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The Festival Overlay Areas are the Community Core and Picabo Street in the Warm Springs Base Area. Please see the attachments below for the complete Special Events Ordinance and maps of the overlay areas. For further questions please call Sharon Arms at the Ketchum Parks Department at 208-726-7820 or email at

Special Events Application
City Sponsorship Request Application 2013
Festival Area Maps
Ketchum Events Policy Guidelines
Ketchum Events Commission Resolution Bylaws

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