Wedding Permits for Ibiza Villas in 2026: Hours, Music, Guest Limits

Hosting a wedding in an Ibiza villa is regulated tighter than most clients realise. The island has been rolling out stricter event permits since 2022, in response to complaints from year-round residents about late-night music and gate-overflow parking. Here is what is permitted, what is not, and how the office files for the right permissions.

The three permit categories

Category 1 — Residential use, no special permit

Any villa, family use, up to the legal occupancy of the property. No event permit required. Music until 22:00 at residential decibel levels.

Category 2 — Private celebration, day permit

File 30 days ahead with the local Ayuntamiento. Allows up to the property's guest limit for a single-day celebration, music until 23:00, alcohol service to invited guests only. Roughly half of our larger villas can secure this on demand.

Category 3 — Registered events licence

A small number of villas carry standing event licences — built for the purpose, with parking, sound-attenuating structures, separate kitchens, and the right neighbour relationships. These allow 60 – 100+ guests with music until 01:00. Limited inventory; we book them 6 – 9 months ahead.

Hours by zone

• Cap Martinet, Roca Llisa: 23:00 music cut-off, 80 dB limit. Residential associations enforce.
• San Josep, Es Cubells: 22:00 standard; 23:00 with permit.
• Santa Eulària inland: More flexible — 00:00 standard with permit, 01:00 with a registered events licence.
• San Joan, San Lorenzo: Strictest. 22:00 standard; licensed venues only beyond.

Guest counts

Property occupancy (sleeping) is a different number from event guest limit (daytime gathering). A 13-bedroom villa might sleep 26 but be permitted for 80 daytime guests on the right licence. The two numbers come separately on the property file; ask for both.

What the office files

• The event permit application (Category 2) or licence confirmation (Category 3) with the Ayuntamiento
• The neighbour notification — required for any gathering over 30 guests in residential zones
• The traffic plan (parking, transfers, the shuttle bus from the closest village)
• The sound-engineer plan: decibel ceilings, speaker direction, the cut-off time

What slips through unchecked

Drone photography. Spanish law requires registration for any commercial drone work — including a wedding videographer's flyovers. The video crew brings their own paperwork; check it. Fireworks: prohibited in residential zones island-wide. Floating lanterns: prohibited by environmental law.