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Permit for a temporary event or activity

Get permission to hold a temporary event, market or activation in the city.

Needed to host a market, pop-up or public event in the city. Once it’s approved, you can list your event on Al Munawarah.

Provided by
Balady
Expected completion time
The team reviews it and confirms — follow it in My Services
Cost
Any fee is shown before you pay
Language
Arabic and English, at every step
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How it works

  1. 1

    Choose

    Event, Dates

  2. 2

    Provide information

    Site & capacity, Documents, Your details

  3. 3

    Submit

    The team reviews it and confirms — follow it in My Services

  4. 4

    Track

    Status and next step in My Services

  5. 5

    Complete

    Get permission to hold a temporary event, market or activation in the city.

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Who it’s for
Business & Entrepreneurship · Government & Partnerships
Eligibility
Licensed establishments and approved organisers.
Expected completion time
The team reviews it and confirms — follow it in My Services
Cost
Any fee is shown before you pay
Language
Arabic and English, at every step
Accessibility
Works with screen readers, keyboard and text zoom; you can ask for help by phone.
Provided by
BaladyNational platform for municipal licences and permits
Where
Online — from anywhere

What you’ll need

  • Event plan and site layout
  • Safety measures

Required documents

  • Event plan and site layoutYou upload it as you go
  • Safety and crowd management measuresYou upload it as you go
  • Commercial registration or organiser licence

You complete this service on Al Munawarah

Your sign-in, language and accessibility settings stay the same throughout, and the status is kept in My Services.

Application

Apply for a permit

Tell us what, where and when — apply at least 10 working days before the event.

Start serviceAbout 5 minutes
With BaladySigned in? We fill in your details from My Al Munawarah.

You are continuing this service with Balady

This step is completed on Balady’s own site.

  • Balady may look different and ask you to sign in again.
  • It opens in a new tab — this page stays here, so you can come straight back.
Prefer to use Balady directly?
  1. 1

    Apply with your event details

  2. 2

    Get safety approval

  3. 3

    List your event on Al Munawarah

You are continuing this service with Balady

This step is completed on Balady’s own site.

  • Balady may look different and ask you to sign in again.
  • It opens in a new tab — this page stays here, so you can come straight back.

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