Block party rentals delivered and set up on your street in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island: bounce houses and obstacle courses held down with sandbags, pop-up canopies, popcorn, cotton candy and snow cone machines, sound for music and announcements, and a stage for the talent show. Packages from $1,695 for 6 hours.
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Celebration Entertainment is a Brooklyn party rental company, and block parties are one of the jobs we do most every summer. One truck brings the bounce house, the canopies, the tables and chairs, the popcorn machine and the sound. One crew sets it all up on the street, and the same crew takes it all away before the street reopens.
We also help with the part most block associations dread: the paperwork. We send the inspection and insurance papers the city asks for with inflatables, and the NYC block party permit guide below walks you through the rest.
Set up on the street
Inflatables on asphalt are held down with heavy sandbags, never stakes, and every canopy leg gets a weight.
Papers for the permit
Inspection and insurance certificates for our inflatables, ready for your CECM application and for the day of the party.
Sized to your block
Tell us how many kids and neighbors you expect and we match the inflatables, canopies and tables to it.
Priced as a job, not a box
Packages from $1,695 for 6 hours, with delivery, setup and pickup inside. Minimum order $595 in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.
Most block parties need the same four things: something for the kids to jump on, shade, a snack and music. Each package is priced as one job, with delivery, setup on the street, sandbags and weights, the papers for the inflatables and pickup at the end of the day. Add anything from the equipment list below.
For a block of about 50 kids and neighbors
Delivery and setup included in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
For a busy block of 100 to 200 people
Delivery and setup included in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
For big blocks, churches and school streets
Delivery and setup included in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
How the time and servings work. Every package is 6 hours: 30 minutes for our crew to set up, 5 hours of play and 30 minutes to break down. Servings are counted, not unlimited. If the crowd is bigger than the servings in the package, extra popcorn is $2.75 per serve, extra cotton candy is $2 per serve and extra snow cones are $2.50 per serve, and each extra attendant hour is $75.
Hot dogs. Add a hot dog station to any package: $375 with an attendant for 2 hours, then $3.50 per hot dog with the bun, ketchup, mustard and napkins included, and $75 for each extra attendant hour. The attendant stays with the grill the whole time. Our commercial roller grill cooks 30 hot dogs at once and keeps the buns warm in its drawer, so it serves about 100 hot dogs an hour. It draws about 2,000 watts, so it needs its own 20 amp outlet or a generator.
Ice for snow cones. Please have 2 to 3 bags of ice ready in a cooler or another container that keeps it cold. We cannot travel with ice, so the customer provides it.
Power. You provide electricity on site: a standard outlet on the block for each blower and machine. If there is no outlet close enough, or the neighbors would rather not share their power, add a generator for $275 to $375 with gas included.
Stage size. The stage in the Full Street Party is 12×8 ft with steps. We can build any size stage, bigger or smaller; a bigger stage is at additional cost, quoted by size.
Bigger street or more than one day? Multi-block and multi-day street events need a different permit, and we quote them with the stage, sound and generator on one truck. Add face painters, balloon artists or a DJ to any package.
Foam cannon with an operator for 3 hours, for crowds up to about 100 kids. $1,295.
Glowing foam under blacklights after sunset. $1,495 for 2 hours.
A garden hose or water hookup, an outlet or a generator, and a closed street.
What to rent depends on the block. A closed street is asphalt, so everything is weighted, not staked, and anything that plugs in needs an outlet from a house on the block or a generator. Here is what block associations rent from us most, and what each one costs.
Shade for the food table, the music and the grandparents. A 10x10 pop-up canopy is $150 and a 10x20 is $250, and every leg gets a weight because a city street cannot be staked.
Music, announcements and the raffle winners. The PA package is $695 with two speakers, a mixer and a wireless microphone. A small stage starts at $850 for the talent show, the pastor or the local band. Amplified sound on the street needs the $45 NYPD sound permit.
Tables for the food, chairs for the neighbors and power for everything that plugs in. Tables and chairs ride on the same truck, and when no house on the block can lend an outlet we bring a generator.
Inflatables on the street. The city asks for an inspection certificate and insurance for every bounce house or ride at a permitted block party. We provide both for our inflatables and can name your block association on the insurance certificate, so the application and the day of the party go smoothly.
A block party permit in New York City comes from the Citywide Event Coordination and Management office, known as CECM (it used to be called SAPO). The rules below are the citywide ones. Your community board may add its own deadline or date limits, so check with them early.
| Permit or paper | What it takes | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Block party permit (CECM) | Apply online at least 60 days ahead; block association member with the neighbors on board | About $25 |
| Sound device permit (NYPD) | From your local precinct, at least 5 days before, for any music or microphone | $45 |
| Bounce houses and rides | DOB inspection certificate and insurance | From your rental company |
| Generators | FDNY certificate for the event | Plan it with us early |
Based on NYC CECM rules and community board guidance, checked September 2026. Rules and fees can change, so confirm with CECM and your community board when you apply.
Setup and takedown are included on every block party. We arrive in the morning before the street fills up, set up the inflatables, canopies, tables and sound where you want them, and check everything before the first kid goes in. At the end of the day we take it all down and clear the street before it reopens to traffic.
The prices on this page include delivery, setup and pickup in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. The Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, Westchester, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania are quoted with a travel fee by distance from Brooklyn 11230, and you get that number before you book. Minimum order is $595 in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, and $995 everywhere else.
Block party dates cluster on summer Saturdays and we only have so many trucks, so book as soon as your permit date is set. We are open 8am to 8pm seven days a week and answer text messages until midnight.
Pick Your Date
Get your permit date, then call (718) 787-4477 or text us or send the quote form with the street, the date and how many people you expect.
Get One Price
One number covering the inflatables, canopies, sound, delivery and setup, plus the papers you need for the permit.
We Set Up on the Street
Our crew arrives before the party, sandbags and weights everything and checks it before anyone plays.
We Clear the Block
At the end of the day we take everything down so the street reopens on time.
Block associations
The classic summer block party: a bounce house, canopies, popcorn and music on one closed block, set up by morning and gone before the street reopens.
Schools and PTAs
School street closures, field days and back-to-school parties. We are a New York City Department of Education approved vendor under the name Party Services Inc, and purchase orders are fine.
Churches and houses of worship
Summer festivals, church block parties and community days, with a stage and a microphone for the pastor or the choir.
Tenant and co-op associations
Courtyard and parking lot parties for a building, with inflatables on asphalt held down by sandbags.
Community groups and nonprofits
National Night Out, back-to-school giveaways and community days. A permitted block party cannot sell or fundraise, so everything is free.
Street fairs and festivals
Multi-block events with a stage, sound, generators and rows of canopies, quoted as one job.
Block Party Rentals Brooklyn
Our home borough. Bay Ridge to Bushwick, Flatbush to Williamsburg: delivery and setup are in the price.
Block Party Rentals Queens
Astoria, Jackson Heights, Flushing, Jamaica and the Rockaways, with delivery and setup included.
Manhattan and the Bronx
Harlem, Washington Heights and the Upper West Side, and every Bronx neighborhood, quoted by distance.
Staten Island
St. George to Tottenville. Staten Island block parties are quoted by distance, setup included.
Long Island
Nassau and Suffolk block parties and community days, quoted by distance from Brooklyn.
Westchester and Hudson Valley
Estate lawns and backyards north of the city, quoted by distance from our Brooklyn base.
New Jersey
Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and across the northern half of the state.
Connecticut and Pennsylvania
Stamford, Greenwich and southwestern Connecticut, and eastern Pennsylvania including the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos.
A few block party setups: a bounce house and obstacle course on a closed street, a snack table under a canopy, a row of pop-up canopies down a Brooklyn block and our stage and sound at a real Bushwick block party. The first pictures illustrate each setup; the stage photos are from our own jobs.
We were so impressed with the stage rental for our Bonfire event! The setup was seamless, the quality was excellent, and the team was incredibly professional and efficient. It elevated the entire experience and created the perfect focal point for the night.
Absolutely a pleasure to work with! The team was friendly and responsive, with reasonable pricing. Both delivery and pickup were super easy, and even when they had trouble reaching us, they stayed calm and professional throughout! Highly recommend!
They were very professional and came on time even at the last minute and our party was successful.
Inflatables are priced by the hours you keep them, with a 2 hour minimum and up to 6 hours: bounce houses start at $395, combos at $475, obstacle courses at $775 and slides at $795. Pop-up canopies are $150 and the PA package is $695. Popcorn, cotton candy and snow cone machines are $250 each with an attendant for the first hour; servings are counted at $2.75 per serve for popcorn, $2 per serve for cotton candy and $2.50 per serve for snow cones, and an extra attendant hour is $75. The hot dog station is $375 with an attendant for 2 hours, plus $3.50 per hot dog with the bun and toppings. A generator, if you need one, is $275 to $375 with gas. Our 6 hour packages are the Kids Corner at $1,695, the Block Party Classic at $4,495 and the Full Street Party at $7,795. Prices include delivery, setup and pickup in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens; the minimum order is $595 there and $995 everywhere else.
Servings are counted, not unlimited. Each package lists the servings it includes, and each machine comes with an attendant for the first hour. Tell us how many kids and adults you expect; if the crowd needs more, extra popcorn is $2.75 per serve, extra cotton candy is $2 per serve and extra snow cones are $2.50 per serve, with cones, straws and syrups in many flavors included, and each extra attendant hour is $75. Hot dogs are counted the same way: $3.50 per hot dog, with the bun, ketchup, mustard and napkins included. For snow cones, please have 2 to 3 bags of ice ready in a cooler; we cannot travel with ice.
The CECM block party application fee is small, about $25, paid by card when you apply online. If you want music or a microphone, the NYPD sound device permit is $45 from your local precinct. Your rental company covers the inspection and insurance papers for inflatables.
Apply online through the Citywide Event Coordination and Management office (CECM) at least 60 days before the date. The applicant must belong to a block association and have the neighbors on board, and many community boards ask for a petition. Block parties are one block, one day, up to 9 hours, with no rain date. Get the NYPD sound permit at least 5 days before.
Most blocks rent one or two inflatables for the kids, two to four pop-up canopies for shade, tables and chairs, a popcorn or cotton candy machine and a small sound system for music and announcements. Bigger blocks add a stage and a generator. Tell us your block and your headcount and we suggest the mix.
Yes. On asphalt we never stake. Every anchor point on the inflatable gets a heavy sandbag, and the blower runs from an outlet on the block or our generator. Our crew checks the setup before anyone plays.
Yes. The city asks for a DOB inspection certificate and insurance for bounce houses and rides at a permitted block party. We send both for our inflatables when you book, and we can name your block association on the insurance certificate.
No. A permitted NYC block party has to be free and open to everyone on the block: no fees, no fundraising, no vendors, no alcohol and no sponsors. You can hand out popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones for free.
Block party permits do not allow a rain date, so watch the forecast. Inflatables cannot be used in rain or high wind. If the forecast turns, call or text us and we will talk through the options before the truck leaves.
Every block party rental is 6 hours: 30 minutes for our crew to set up, 5 hours of play, and 30 minutes to break down. We agree the times when you book. Most block parties are set up in the morning, before the street fills, and picked up before the permit window ends so the street reopens on time. Extra hours are quoted when you book.
Yes, the customer provides electricity on site. Each bounce house blower and each concession machine plugs into a standard outlet (the hot dog grill draws about 2,000 watts and needs its own 20 amp outlet), and most blocks run a cord from a house. If there is no outlet close enough, or the neighbors would rather not share their power, add a generator: $275 to $375 with gas included, and the city asks for an FDNY certificate for a generator at a permitted event, so tell us early and we plan it with you. The Full Street Party package already includes one.
As soon as you have your permit date. Summer Saturdays book up first, and the permit itself has to be filed at least 60 days ahead.
Yes. We do block parties and street events on Long Island and in Westchester, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Outside Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens the job is quoted with a travel fee by distance, and the minimum order is $995.
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