FEES

The Entertainment Commission permit application and annual license fees are as follows: 
 

July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021.

 

Are you applying for a brick-and-mortar entertainment permit? View the Department Inspection Fees for July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020.

 

 

 

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PAY ONLINE

Pay for Entertainment Commission application and license fees online. 

 

 

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REQUEST A FEE WAIVER

 

Based on certain criteria, community-based organizations and individuals declaring financial hardship may request their permit fees waived for the following permits:
 

• One Time Outdoor Event

• One Time Indoor Entertainment Event

• Sound Truck

To request a fee waiver, follow the instructions in the specific permit application listed above.  

 

 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE: 

• You can apply for a fee waiver if your event received a grant from the City and County of San Francisco.
   
• You can apply for a fee waiver if you (the organizer) get some kind of public assistance or paying the fee would not leave you enough money to live on.
   
• You can apply for a fee waiver if your event is:

- free

- open to the public

- run by a non-profit or community group

- the permit fee is more than 25% of the total budget for the event