Greenville council approves street closures, park use and noise waiver for Danish Festival and other summer events

The Greenville City Council on May 7 approved multiple event permits and related waivers for summer 2024. The council granted Danish Festival, Inc. permission to close several streets and use Veterans Park and other public spaces August 15–18, 2024, authorized placement of dumpsters and portable toilets in designated lots, allowed color-tape markings, and waived the noise ordinance for specified nights. Councilperson Lehman moved the measure and Councilperson Barrus seconded; it passed unanimously.

The council also approved the Greenville Rotary Club’s request to host the Rhythm on the River concert series on Thursdays from June 20 through Aug. 1 with conditions requiring the food truck to face the sidewalk, safety cones, caution signage, updated insurance, and a signed hold-harmless agreement. The council approved a street-closure request from the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce for the “Party on Lafayette” on Saturday, July 20, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The Danish Festival permissions include specific street-closure windows (e.g., Lafayette between Washington and Montcalm from Aug. 15 at 4:00 p.m. until Aug. 18 at 9:00 a.m.), vendor parking allocations, skate-park closures for festival days, and 12 designated handicap spaces in Lot #2. The approvals also authorize event staff use of ATVs/ORVs and placement of one 30-yard roll-off dumpster in Lot #6 and others at Tivoli Gardens and Veterans Park, with explicit timing noted in the council packet.

Council’s approvals were unanimous on each event item. The motions include a set of operational conditions the organizers must meet—insurance, safety signage and adherence to the city’s parking-permit process—before events proceed.