There are multiple different permits that are issued by the State of Missouri, Alcohol and Tobacco Control Division, depending on your event. A few are outlined below. Please visit: http://atc.dps.mo.gov/licensing/temporary_retail.php for a complete list of state permits.
A State of Missouri Picnic License may be issued to any church, school, civic, service, fraternal, veteran, political or charitable club or organization for the sale of such intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises at a picnic, bazaar, fair, or similar gathering. The permit shall be issued only for the day or days named therein and it shall not authorize the sale of intoxicating liquor for more than seven days by any such club or organization. Picnic Licensees are required by law to notify the Director of Revenue of the holding of the event by certified mail, accepting responsibility for the collection and payment of any applicable sales tax. This permit does allow for sales in the original package for consumption off the premises. In addition the Picnic License does allow any wholesaler to provide customary storage, cooling and/or dispensing equipment for use by the license holder at such picnic, bazaar, fair or similar gathering. See Section 311.482.5 If the event will be held on a Sunday, the permit shall authorize the sale of intoxicating liquor on that day beginning at 11:00 a.m. and ending at midnight. Picnic Licensees may accept a gift from distiller, wholesaler, winemaker or brewer not to exceed a value of $1,000 per year. See Section 311.070.4(3)
A State of Missouri Temporary Caterer’s Permit is a permit allowing retailers who furnish provisions and services for use at a particular function, occasion, or event at a particular location other than the licensed premises to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises and in the original package for consumption off the premises for a specified period of time. The Caterer’s Permit can be effective for up to 168 consecutive hours or seven days. If the event lasts past midnight, the licensee must also pay for the next day.
A State of Missouri Festival Permit is a temporary permit, specifically for large musical festival type events that attract five thousand or more people and continue for a period of twelve hours or more (defined in Chapter 316, RSMo), allowing retailers who furnish provisions and services to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises and in the original package for consumption off the premises for a specified period of time.