Special Event Request

The City of Urbana encourages organizations to hold wholesome   community-oriented activities and events within the City.  To help when   possible, the City is able to grant requests to assist not-for-profit   organizations or neighborhood groups in holding or promoting their   events.

The common special requests include:

  • display of large banners at 29 & 36 East and 68 & 55.
  • Downtown events where the street is utilized.
  • Neighborhood block parties.

The Special Event Request Form should also be used to request permission to place a trash or construction dumpster on a City Street or right-of-way.

To make the request, please print the Special Event Request Form, complete and sign it, then submit it to the Administrator's Office in one of the following ways:   

  • Email to deb.aksenczuk@ci.urbana.oh.us.
  • Fax to 937-652-4306
  • Drop-off to the Administrator's Office or to the Utility Office at 205 South Main Street

Special Event Request Form

Urbana is conveniently nestled in Champaign County in the heart of west central Ohio.

  • Incorporated in 1868
  • Approximately 6.8 square miles
  • Population 11,793 as of 2010 census
  • Home to Urbana University, a liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1500 and a 128-acre campus
  • Two national residential historic districts and multiple single sites on the registry
  • According to the Ohio Historical Society, in 1840 during the VanBuren-Harrison contest, downtown Urbana was the site for a national Whig convention dinner. Hanging nearby was a banner with the words "The People is Oll Korrect." This helped to perpetuate the national trend of using "OK," not only as a show of political support, but as a common phrase used today. (more)