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Banner Permits

How to rent space for your promotional banners

The banner poles in Downtown San Rafael are for use by the City of San Rafael and any San Rafael based non-profit organization advertising an event within San Rafael.

Horizontal Banners- $360 each

Horizontal banners hang from one side of the street to the other side and are located at the EAST END at Fourth Street and Tamalpais Avenue and at the WEST END at Fourth Street and Second Street.

Vertical Banners on Poles - $60 each

The City of San Rafael has 63 light poles from Tamalpais to Second Street that have the capacity for two banners each, which is a total of up to 126 banners. You may choose which poles you wish to use, and you may hang one or two banners on each light pole. Installation must be for at least one block.

Banner Specifications and Requests

All banners must be two-sided.  Use the City's Specifications in the Banner Guidelines, below, to assist in the manufacturing of the banner(s). The standard installation is Monday-Monday for three weeks and for Monday holidays there will be a Tuesday installation.

We accept requests on a first-come, first-served basis beginning on the first Monday of October prior to the following calendar year. For example, requests for 2024 begin October 3, 2023.

Please click on the buttons below to fill out and submit banner reservation requests.

Payment
You may call (415) 485-3333 to make a credit card payment or make checks payable to the City of San Rafael and send to:  Library & Recreation Department, 618 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901. Fees must be paid prior to banner(s) installation.

Guidelines and information

GUIDELINES

The banner poles in Downtown San Rafael are for use by the City of San Rafael and any San Rafael based non-profit organization advertising an event within San Rafael. The City may pre-empt use of the poles for a City banner at any time.

  • Reservation requests begin in October of the preceding calendar year on a first-come-first-served basis.
  • Fees must be paid prior to banner(s) installation.
  • A Certificate of Insurance for $1,000,000 liability coverage must be submitted. A Separate Endorsement naming the City of San Rafael as Additional Insured is required.
  • Before installation, the City shall review and approve banner text, materials and colors.
  • All banners must be two-sided.  Use the City's Specifications  in the Banner Guidelines to assist in the manufacturing of the banner(s).
  • The City cannot store banner(s).  City staff will contact you for drop off and pick-up dates.
  • Based on space availability, banner(s) may be hung for a maximum of three weeks at a time, unless the City approves a longer period of time.
  • The City of San Rafael will not be responsible for any damaged sustained to the banner(s) due to acts of nature.

 

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