The Special Events Team met to review the Sims Park Usage and Alcoholic Beverage Special Event Application for the NPR Rotaract's Craft Beer & Wine Festival at a meeting held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

This special event serves to promote local business as well as act as a fundraiser for the New Port Richey Rotaract Club.  The New Port Richey Rotaract Organization has requested to serve beer and wine to patrons at this ticketed event.

The event will be held in Sims Park on Saturday, January 20, 2024, with alcohol sales occurring from 5pm to 8pm, at which time ticketed patrons will visit vendor booths and try samples of beer and wine.

Alcohol Beverage Special Event Permits stated times on the application are limited to Monday through Saturday, noon to 11pm per City Ordinance, Chapter 3, Section 3-5.  The applicant shall be responsible for enforcing the hours of operation and shall be liable for the failure to enforce the hours of operation.

A site map denotes the vendors and locations of where beer and wine will be sold is attached.

The New Port Richey Rotaract has completed and provided the City Alcoholic Beverage Special Events Permit Application as well as the City's Special Event Permit and request to utilize Sims Park to sell alcohol at the designated locations per the Site Map which was approved by the SET team at their Tuesday, November 7th meeting.