How to apply
Check your eligibility
To host a street party, you must:
- be at least 18 years old
- live in a residential property
- live on the street where the party will be held.
Understand the guidelines
- There are some things you can't do at a street party, like setting off fireworks, staging a concert, or advertising the street party to non-residents.
- Jumping castles, children's rides, animal rides and zoos are not allowed on council land.
- You can’t sell food or drink.
- Alcohol consumption must comply with relevant laws. You cannot sell alcohol to people under 18 years.
- Any approved street closures will not exceed 200 metres.
- You cannot hold street parties on public holidays unless you organise your own traffic management (costs apply).
- If a street party is cancelled due to inclement weather, or any other unforeseen event, it cannot be rescheduled.
- In the event of cancellation, for any reason, the application fee is non-refundable.
Please refer to the Street Party Checklist(PDF, 316KB) for more details.
You must accept the full terms and conditions when you submit your application.
Prepare your documents
In the application, you must provide a sketch of the segment of the road that will be closed.
Submit your application
Applications for 2025 street parties are now open. You must apply for your Street Party Permit before 31 October 2025.
To apply for a Street Party Permit, email a completed Street Party Application Form to council@stonnington.vic.gov.au
We assess applications in the order we receive them and sometimes there is high demand.
We can service a maximum of 6 street parties on any day.
Apply for a Street Party Permit(DOCX, 310KB)
Confirm your street party date
After reviewing your application, we will contact you to confirm your street party date and time based on your preferences and availability.
Once your date is confirmed, we will contact you for payment.
You or Council prepares a Traffic Management Plan
Council will assess the impact of the proposed road closure and prepare a Traffic Management Plan for your street party.
If you can't reserve your preferred date, or you want to hold your street party on a public holiday, you'll need to provide your own traffic management through an accredited traffic management company.
Council will organise safety measures for your party
To prepare for your street party, Council will:
- prepare a Traffic Management Plan and assess the impact of the proposed road closure
- place a public notice of street closure on the Stonnington website
- notify emergency services including Police, Fire and Ambulance
- notify affected neighbours of the road closure two weeks before the event
- email the Street Party Permit 5 days before your event
- organise installation and removal of barriers for your street party.
Receive your Street Party Permit
We'll email the permit to you 7 days before the event.