Block Party Permits Guide
Block Party Application Process

1.     Obtain the application

In the mail:
Please contact (between 8:00AM and 5:30PM)
Streets Department
Customer Affairs Unit
(215) 686-5560.

In person:
Please visit (between 8:00AM and 5:30PM)
Block Party Drop Box
Concourse Level
1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Online:
Download from the Streets Department's internet site
click here
 

2.      Fill out the application and obtain all of the necessary petition signatures. Photocopies of the signatures are not accepted. Incomplete forms will be returned to the applicant, unprocessed.

3.      Mail or drop off the application and petition along with a check or money order (NO CASH) for $10.00 per block, per day.

4.      The Streets Department must receive an application at least 21 calendar days before the event.

You should receive your permit seven (7) days prior to the event. If the permit is not received by this time, please call (215) 686-5500 to inquire.