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Special Event Liquor Permits
Special Event Liquor Permits are available only to qualifying organizations:
- Incorporated under the State of Colorado as a nonprofit organization; or
- A regularly chartered nonprofit branch, lodge, or chapter of a national organization or society; or
- A municipality, special district, or county.
A Special Event Liquor Permit application must include:
- A possession document (lease or deed)
- Premise drawing
- Alcohol Storage Letter
- A Certificate of Good Standing through the Secretary of State (within the last two years)
- State of Colorado Approved Responsible Alcohol Vendor Training Certificate for the event manager (within the previous two years)
- Liability Insurance (for public property)
- Street closure documents (if applicable)
Rules for Special Event Liquor Permits
The Liquor Licensing Authority Hearing Officer has adopted the following rules for Special Event Liquor Permit applications:
- Authority meetings will occur on the third Thursday of each month at 3:00 pm unless rescheduled for a good cause or canceled due to a lack of applications or other matters on the agenda.
- Only complete Special Event Permit applications will be accepted by the Clerk's Department.
- All Special Event Permit applications must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon, fourteen (14) days before the regularly scheduled Authority meeting, and no less than thirty (30) days before the proposed special event.
- Public notice of the proposed permit and the procedure for protesting its issuance shall be conspicuously posted at the proposed location for at least ten days before the local licensing authority approves it.
Special Liquor Licensing Authority meetings will not be scheduled.
All applications must be submitted by the required deadlines, so please plan accordingly.
For more information, download a copy of the Telluride Special Event FAQs.
Rules for Financial Follow-Up
- Town of Telluride Ordinance 6-2-180 requires 100% of the applicable net proceeds of liquor from a Special Event on Town Property to be passed through to a local nonprofit.
- If the SEP Permit Holder is a qualified local nonprofit, it may retain the applicable net proceeds.
- It is the Permit Holder’s responsibility to understand the Financial Follow Up requirements.
- Financial Follow Up is due 120 days after the event and consists of an online Financial Follow Up form and supporting documentation.
- It’s the Permit holder's responsibility to keep the events financial records for submission to the Liquor Licensing Authority.
- The revenue generated from liquor sales can be either direct sales from a POS or an estimated value if alcohol is included in the ticket price.
- If alcohol is included in the ticket price a portion of the ticket price must be allocated as a value of liquor.
- A portion of the event set up costs (i.e. tents, tables, chairs, staff, equipment) may be allocated to the cost of liquor to determine applicable net proceeds.
- Alcohol receipts must be received from the source. Donated alcohol should have a receipt that indicates the value of the alcohol with a zero-balance due.
- The total event cost and expenses must be tracked.
- The alcohol cost and expenses must be tracked.
- Supporting documentation required will include but is not limited to, event profit and loss, receipts from alcohol and event expenses proportioned to alcohol.
- All alcohol must be received from a Colorado Licensed Distributor, or a Retail Liquor Store.
- All unused alcohol must be returned to the Distributor or retail establishment. It may not be given away to staff or ticket holders.