Events held in public areas, squares, and streets within the city limits of Mainz must always be registered with the Events Office at the Registry, Legal, and Public Order Office.

In accordance with the legal provisions of Section 26 of the Police and Public Order Act, you must observe the following points:

For fewer than 5,000 people attending at the same time:

• Notification requirement at least 6 weeks before the start of the event
• At the request of the authorities, you must submit a security concept before the start of the event.
• At the request of the authorities, you must use a commercial security service (in accordance with Section 34a of the Trade Regulation Act).

If more than 5,000 people are present at the same time:

• Notification requirement at least 3 months before the start of the event
• At the request of the authorities, you must submit a security concept before the start of the event.
• At the request of the authorities, you must engage a commercial security service (in accordance with §34a of the Trade Regulation Act).

If more than 15,000 people are present at the same time or more than 30,000 people are present daily (large event):

• Notification requirement at least 6 months before the start of the event
• You must submit a security concept 3 months before the start of the event.
• You must use a commercial security service (in accordance with §34a of the Trade Regulation Act).

When using commercial security services, you must send the event office a list of the security personnel on site 5 weeks before the start of the event. This list is required to enable the police to carry out a reliability check on the employees (in accordance with §68 of the Police and Public Order Act). The persons concerned may only be employed as security personnel after passing the check.