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Event and concert permit

Prepare an application for a municipal permit for a concert, festival, parade or gathering.

Responsible body: City halls of Talas, Nurzhan and Iyık Janyl; Department of Public Information

Guide to this service

Concerts, fairs, festivals, parades, sports events and other public events in a city need a municipal permit from the city council, issued through City Hall. Outside the cities, apply to the district administration. Performers from abroad and public film screenings also need a permit from the Department of Public Information.

Who can apply

  • The organiser: a person, a registered firm or a registered association.
  • A gathering of more than 500 people is also an event and needs a permit in addition to the notification of a public gathering.

What to bring

  1. Form CH-31
  2. The organiser's identity card or company registration
  3. The venue owner's written consent, or the route on a city plan
  4. The programme and the expected number of people
  5. For ticketed events: the state duty receipt
  6. For performers from abroad: the performance permit of the Department of Public Information

Fees and state duty

Permit for a ticketed eventIS 250
Event without ticketsno state duty

How long it takes

  • Apply at least 30 days before the event; at least six weeks if performers come from abroad.
  • Road closures are considered by the Talas transport committee on Wednesdays.
  • Events for more than 500 people need a police and fire-safety inspection of the venue, arranged by the city.

Where to go

  • Talas City Hall, Central Square, permits counter (room 104).
  • Nurzhan City Administration, House of Soviets, Central Square, permits office.
  • Iyık Janyl City Hall, Lower Town, permits office. Processions on Cathedral Hill are agreed with the cathedral rector.

Common reasons for refusal or return

  • Tickets were sold or advertised as on sale before the permit was issued.
  • The venue has no fire-safety approval for the number of people expected.
  • The application came in fewer than 30 days before the event.
  • Alcohol is to be sold by someone who is not a licence holder named in the permit.

Forms for this service

Print on A4 paper and complete by hand in block capitals, in black or blue ink. Forms printed from e-Irad are accepted at every counter.

Legal basis

  • Public Gatherings Directive 2008 gatherings of more than 500 people
  • Department of Public Information Regulation No. 12 tickets as printed matter
  • Fire Safety Rules FSR-01 venues
  • Tax Code of the ISEZ 2009 (№ 09-11) state duty, budget code 142151

See also

Text checked on 2 November 2026. Iradi and Russian versions of this guide are in preparation. Questions: e-Government Service Centre, +996-39-2-27-14-14, help@e-irad.org.