Apply for a temporary restaurant licence
A temporary licence is required for the temporary serving of alcohol for a special occasion (anniversary celebration, Christmas market, club party).
Description
Your contact for the temporary catering permit is always the office responsible for approving the "main event".
- If the Events and Meetings Office (VVB) is handling the main event, please also contact this office for the temporary catering permit.
- In all other cases, please contact the district inspectorate responsible for the event location (city district) for the temporary catering permit.
This is a simplified form of authorisation that is limited in time to the planned event and is granted on revocation.
Application deadlines:
- District inspectorate: four weeks in advance for smaller events in licensed restaurants or commercial premises
- Event and Assembly Office: six weeks in advance for larger events
Food - food and beverages
For the treatment of food and beverages from a food law perspective, please visit our food monitoring page.
For information on the obligation to avoid and separate waste, please contact the waste management company.
Required documents
Application form for a temporary restaurant licence District inspectorates or temporary restaurant licence VVB
Questions & Answers
Yes, in this case too, a temporary catering licence (permit) must be applied for. The authorities will then check which requirements apply in your case. If it is established that a commercial interest can be ruled out and the prices are in any case significantly below the usual local or market offer, a temporary catering licence is not required.
Legal basis
§ Section 12 of the German Catering Act (GastG)