Hold an event in Royal Greenwich

You can apply to hold an event in a Royal Greenwich Park, open space, or community centre. 

Timeline and the application process

Applications for a small event with an expected attendance of up to 500 must be made with a minimum of 8 weeks' notice.

Applications for larger events with an expected attendance of over 500 people and all commercial event organisations applying to hire the Circus Field Blackheath must be made with 6 months’ notice.

We will contact you within 5 working days to confirm receipt of your application, which will then be assessed. We will check the availability and discuss your event with other relevant council departments.

We will then let you know whether we approve your event (in principle) or decline your application. 

If approved, we can then discuss your timeline and project delivery before we assess your event in full.  In order to do this, we will ask for your Event Management Plan and supporting documents.

Decision

We’ll work with you to ensure your plans are sufficient to run a safe and successful event.

You will then receive full approval from us in writing, and we’ll send you a hire agreement contract.

You will need to bring this contract and a copy your event license grant (if the event is licensable) to your event.

Cancellation

If you need to move or postpone your event we will try to move your booking to another date. The Council is not liable for any costs incurred should you cancel.