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Check your entertainment permit fees
View the application and license fees for our entertainment permits. Fees are updated each year.
What to know
Fee schedule
Application fees are for July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Annual license fees are for April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025.
Inspection fees
Your business may need to pay inspection fees from City departments.
What to do
Entertainment permit fees
Application fees are for July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Annual license fees are for April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025. All fees go up every year by 2 to 3%.
- Billiard Parlor Permit
Application Fee: $858.00. Annual License Fee: $268.00 + $22.00 per billiard table
- Dance Hall Keeper Permit – Amendment
Application Fee: $1,243.00
- Extended Hours Premises Permit
Application Fee: $2,579.00. Annual License Fee: $896.00
- Extended Hours Premises Permit - Amendment
Application Fee: $1,243.00
- Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit
Application Fee: $821.00. Annual License Fee: $345.00
- Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit – Amendment
Application Fee: $279.00
- Itinerant Show Permit/Circus Permit
Application fee: $1,281.00
- Limited Live Performance Permit
Application Fee: $583.00. Annual License Fee: $265.00
- Limited Live Performance Permit - Amendment
Application Fee: $195.00
- Mechanical Amusement Device Permit
Application Fee: $1,070.00. Annual License Fee: $508.00
- Minor Amendment/Amendment to unspecified permit
Application Fee: $383.00
- One Time Indoor Entertainment Event Permit
Application Fee: $558.00
- One Time Outdoor Entertainment Event Permit
Application Fee: $558.00
- One Time Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit (with no performer)
Application Fee: $540.00 for up to 4 hours. $93.00 for each additional hour.
- Place of Entertainment Permit
Application Fee: $2,579.00. Annual License Fee: $863.00
- Place of Entertainment Permit – Major Amendment
Application Fee: $1,243.00
- Sound Monitoring Fee
$73.00 per hour
- Sound Truck Permit
Application Fee: $540.00 per 12-hour day
Supporting information
Special cases
Inspection fees
When you apply for an entertainment permit for a business, you must have your business establishment inspected by different city departments, depending on the type of permit. See details about inspection fees.
Get help
Entertainment Commission
entertainment.commission@sfgov.orgPartner agencies
What to know
Fee schedule
Application fees are for July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Annual license fees are for April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025.
Inspection fees
Your business may need to pay inspection fees from City departments.
What to do
Entertainment permit fees
Application fees are for July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Annual license fees are for April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025. All fees go up every year by 2 to 3%.
- Billiard Parlor Permit
Application Fee: $858.00. Annual License Fee: $268.00 + $22.00 per billiard table
- Dance Hall Keeper Permit – Amendment
Application Fee: $1,243.00
- Extended Hours Premises Permit
Application Fee: $2,579.00. Annual License Fee: $896.00
- Extended Hours Premises Permit - Amendment
Application Fee: $1,243.00
- Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit
Application Fee: $821.00. Annual License Fee: $345.00
- Fixed Place Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit – Amendment
Application Fee: $279.00
- Itinerant Show Permit/Circus Permit
Application fee: $1,281.00
- Limited Live Performance Permit
Application Fee: $583.00. Annual License Fee: $265.00
- Limited Live Performance Permit - Amendment
Application Fee: $195.00
- Mechanical Amusement Device Permit
Application Fee: $1,070.00. Annual License Fee: $508.00
- Minor Amendment/Amendment to unspecified permit
Application Fee: $383.00
- One Time Indoor Entertainment Event Permit
Application Fee: $558.00
- One Time Outdoor Entertainment Event Permit
Application Fee: $558.00
- One Time Outdoor Amplified Sound Permit (with no performer)
Application Fee: $540.00 for up to 4 hours. $93.00 for each additional hour.
- Place of Entertainment Permit
Application Fee: $2,579.00. Annual License Fee: $863.00
- Place of Entertainment Permit – Major Amendment
Application Fee: $1,243.00
- Sound Monitoring Fee
$73.00 per hour
- Sound Truck Permit
Application Fee: $540.00 per 12-hour day
Supporting information
Special cases
Inspection fees
When you apply for an entertainment permit for a business, you must have your business establishment inspected by different city departments, depending on the type of permit. See details about inspection fees.
Get help
Entertainment Commission
entertainment.commission@sfgov.org