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How To Register An Event

Remember: an event includes parties, exchanges, date parties, alumni events, and philanthropy events!

  • Complete the Berkeley Fire Department “Indoor Entertainment Self-Inspection Checklist. “ Click here to access that form and print it out. The checklist can be found on pages 6-12.
  • Take the completed “Indoor Entertainment Self-Inspection Checklist” that you filled out, and go in person to the Berkeley Fire Department located at 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way 2nd Floor with a copy of your business license, an event notification form, and a check or money order for $87.50 made out to “City of Berkeley Fire Department.”
  • Schedule a Fire Inspection date and time with the Fire Department (normally, they will come the day of, or the day before your event is scheduled to occur.)
  • Fill out the IFC Event Registration format least ten (10) days prior to your event. Click here to access that form.
  • Notify your neighbors that you will be having an event; give them a list of contact phone numbers so they can reach you if they have any questions, concerns, or issues.
  • You will be notified if you event has been approved by the Wednesday before you event is scheduled to occur.