Please see the list below to determine which department to contact for your event.

Events larger than 200 people on public property (including the Metlox Center) - please complete a Special Event Application. Search "Special Event" when you reach the CSS portal. Please contact Linda Robb at lrobb@manhattanbeach.gov for questions. 

Birthdays, weddings, events with fewer than 200 people - please contact Reservation Desk at 310-802-5448.

Events on private property - please contact the Community Development Planning Department at planning@manhattanbeach.gov.

Block Party - please contact the Police Department at 310-802-5160 or apply online. Click here for more information.

Beach Events - Events on the beach are permitted through LA County Beaches and Harbors. If you are planning an event on the sand, please contact the County first.

Environmental Guidelines for events:

• Special Event Best Practices and Resources
• Plastic Free MB Guide
• Waste Stream Signage