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Waterfront season: 470 event permits, night markets and cruise calls bolster use; concert fees fund park maintenance

3150861 · April 29, 2025
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Staff reported about 470 event permits issued citywide this season, growth of night markets at the waterfront, expanded dock/mooring activity including American Cruise Line calls, and that concert ticket fees (about $1.57 per ticket) go into the park maintenance division rather than capital accounts.

At the Oct. 10 meeting of the Parks, Recreation & Harbor Advisory Committee, Committee Chair Ryan Robbins summarized a busy waterfront season: the city has issued about 470 event permits this year, and new events such as the night market drew vendors and attendees to the waterfront.

"We've issued about 470 event permits for different places through the city," Robbins said, noting that the night market — artisans and food vendors stretching from the Harbor Master building down to the bulkhead — proved popular and organizers have asked to return next year.

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