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Special Event Permits

Event Permits

A Special Event Permit is required for more than three participants who wish to use public property or public roads for the purposes of holding a race, parade, assembly, or other similar activity.

If you are interested in obtaining a Special Event Permit, please complete the application and provide a traffic control plan, course map, and the release and waiver form. Return these documents to the Office of the County Manager at 110 East Main Street, Suite 210, Cumming, GA 30040 or via email: specialeventspermitting@forsythco.com. For road race events, applications must be received six months prior to your event or they will not be accepted. For all other special event permit requests, applications must be received 30 days in advance.  If your event involves the use of a Parks and Recreation facility, please review the Special Event Permit information for Parks & Recreation.

For your convenience, also included is a current schedule of events that have been permitted by the county. This list provides the date, start time and start location of the permitted event.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathy McWilliams at 678.513.5953 or specialeventspermitting@forsythco.com.

Current Special Event Permits

EventDateSorted By Date In Ascending OrderTimeLocation
Fast Pace Race 5k/10k 10/30/20218:00 a.m.235 Castleberry Road
Dogs on the Run11/6/20218:00 a.m.North Forsyth Middle School
Cumming Marathon/Half Marathon/5k11/7/20217:00 a.m. Cumming Fairgrounds/Castleberry Rd/Big Creek
Lambert Longhorn 5k11/14/20218:00 a.m. Rosati's - 415 Peachtree Pkwy.
Get Basted Turkey Trot 11/21/20218:00 a.m.North Forsyth Middle School
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot11/25/20216:30 a.m.3838 Johns Creek Pkwy
Tryptophan Half Marathon, 5k, 10k11/25/20217:00 a.m.405 Peachtree Parkway
Gobble Wobble 5k/10k 11/25/20217:15 a.m.Halcyon - 6345 Halcyon Way
New Years Day 5k1/1/20228:30 a.m.North Forsyth Middle School
Five Start 5k/10k Championship1/2/20228:30 a.m.North Forsyth Middle School
CASA Superhero 5k2/26/20228:30 a.m.The Collections

Special Event Permits

GDOT Release and Waiver


Release and Waiver


Special Event Permit Application-Revised


Special Event Permit Guidelines-Revised-2020