Trade fair, market, exhibition - Public road surface

Description

The so-called market privileges include, for example, exemptions from the law on shop closures or public holidays or participation without a travelling trade licence.

You must apply for a licence in writing.

You also require an extra event licence for the use of public thoroughfares. Please refer to the information on the page "Outdoor events in public places".

Deadline:
The application should be made at least six weeks before the planned date.

Formal safety concept:
Under certain conditions, you must draw up and agree a formal safety concept for your event.

Time limit:
The event may last a maximum of four weeks.

Special responsibilities:

• For the Munich weekly markets and the Magdalenenfest, your contact is the municipal department.
• For the Auer-Dulten and the Christmas market on Marienplatz, your contact is the Department of Labour and Economic Affairs (Tourism Office).

Required documents

• Fully completed form for the registration of trade fairs, markets and exhibitions (available for download)
• fully completed form for the authorisation of an event on public thoroughfares (available for download)
• Agreement on the use of the event area
• Type and wording of the public invitation to tender used to attract exhibitors
• Provisional list of exhibitors (at least twelve participants - excluding catering stands - each with name, address and product range)
• Wording of the conditions of participation
• Proof of personal reliability of the organiser: certificate of good conduct and extract from the central trade register (for submission to the authorities)
• precise site plan of the event showing all sales stands, stages, other structures, escape and rescue routes
• Details of the front metres of the sales facilities

Legal basis

Industrial Code
Roads and Roads Act
Road Traffic Regulations