Gatherings

Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings

Updated 5/17/2021

A social gathering is a gathering of persons from more than one household.

It includes parties, receptions, parades, festivals, fundraisers, community, recreational, leisure, and non-professional sports gatherings and events and all events held in convention and banquet facilities. If more than one household is present at a gathering, each individual present at the gathering must be counted for purposes of determining compliance.

See sports requirements and guidance.

Social gatherings must follow these precautions:

Gathering type Size limit
Indoor gathering A maximum of 250 people
Outdoor gathering No limit

These gathering limits do not apply to businesses, organizations, establishments and facilities that are permitted to operate under the Board of Health Regulation.