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Leave Fireworks to the Professionals

Fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts because they are dangerous.
A picture of fireworks seized by police with the words "Leave fireworks to the professionals"

There have been 979 fires and explosions involving illegal fireworks in Massachusetts in the past 10 years. These incidents caused dozens of injuries to firefighters and civilians, along with millions of dollars in damages.

In addition to injuries caused by fires and explosions, Massachusetts medical facilities have treated more than two dozen people for severe burn injuries directly from fireworks in the last 10 years. These reports reflect burns covering 5% or more of the victim’s body.

All fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts for private residents. Massachusetts law prohibits the possession, use, and sale of fireworks by unlicensed individuals, even if you buy them legally in another state. Leave fireworks to the professionals and see a great professional fireworks display this year. 

Professional Fireworks Displays 2023 (Updated 6/9/23)

Display City

Date

Time

Display Location

Rain Date

North Andover

6/9/2023

9:30 PM

Merrimack College – O’Brien Field (Parcel 7) – 315 Turnpike St.

6/10/2023

Worcester

6/9/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Abington

6/10/2023

Dusk

Beaver Brook Elementary School – 1 Ralph G. Hamlin Jr. Lane

6/11/2023

Foxborough

6/10/2023

9:00 PM

Army Field – South St.

6/11/2023

Granby

6/10/2023

9:30 PM

Dufresne Park Recreation Area – Taylor St.

N/A

Norfolk

6/10/2023

8:00 PM

Freeman Kennedy School – 70 Broadman St.

6/11/2023

Quincy

6/10/2023

9:00 PM

Pageant field Boat Landing – Vietnam Veteran’s Dr.

6/11/2023

Reading

6/10/2023

9:00 PM

Reading H.S. baseball field – 62 Oakland Rd.

9/9/2023

Winchendon

6/10/2023

9:30 PM

Barge on Whitney Pond – Pond St.

6/11/2023

East Bridgewater

6/14/2023

9:00 PM

Baseball field behind Town Hall – 143 Plymouth St.

6/16/2023

South Deerfield

6/17/2023

Dusk

Open field at Tree House Brewing Company – 1 Community Place

6/18 or 6/19

Mashpee

6/23/2023

8:45 PM

Mashpee H.S. – 500 Old Barnstable Rd.

6/24/2023

Worcester

6/23/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Chicopee

6/24/2023

9:30 PM

Szot Park parking lot – Front St.

6/25/2023

Easthampton

6/24/2023

9:00 PM

Park Hill Orchard – 95 Park Hill Rd.

N/A

Gardner

6/24/2023

9:15 PM

Kendall Pond Road W

6/25/2023

Monson

6/24/2023

9:15 PM

Quarry Hill School – 43 Margaret St.

6/25/2023

Pittsfield

6/24/2023

9:30 PM

Pittsfield Crematory – 105 Wahcona St.

N/A

Ware

6/24/2023

9:45 PM

77 Church St.

6/25/2023

Sutton

6/26/2023

9:15 PM

268 Boston Rd.

7/10/2023

Dracut

6/29/2023

9:00 PM

Veterans Memorial Park – 80 Broadway Rd.

7/27/2023

Everett

6/30/2023

Dusk

Glendale Park – 100 Elm St.

7/7/2023

Framingham

6/30/2023

9:30 PM

2 mini barges on Farm Rd – 100 Dudley Rd.

N/A

Ipswich

6/30/2023

9:00 PM

Golf Club at Turner Hill - 251 Topsfield Rd.

7/7/2023

Agawam

7/1/2023

9:30 PM

Six Flags – Picnic Grove – 1623 Main St.

7/7/2023

Amherst

7/1/2023

9:30 PM

Behind McGuirk Stadium – Stadium Dr.

7/8/2023

Braintree

7/1/2023

10:00 PM

Braintree High School – 128 Town St.

7/5/2023

Franklin

7/1/2023

10:00 PM

High School – 218 Oak St.

N/A

Greenfield

7/1/2023

9:35 PM

Poet’s Seat Tower – Mountain Rd.

7/15/2023

Marion

7/1/2023

9:15 PM

Barge off Silver Shell Beach – Front St.

7/5/2023

Middleborough

7/1/2023

10:00 PM

Battis Field/Pierce Playground – Jackson St.

7/7/2023

Oakham

7/1/2023

9:30 PM

Barge on Lake Dean – 203 Bechan Rd.

N/A

Orleans

7/1/2023

9:00 PM

Barge off Rock Harbor Beach

7/5/2023

Pepperell

7/1/2023

9:30 PM

Athletic Field – Nissitissit Middle School – 33 Chase Ave.

N/A

Sandwich

7/1/2023

10:00 PM

Baseball Field – Morse Rd.

N/A

South Hadley

7/1/2023

9:00 PM

Field behind Michael E. Smith Middle School – 100 Mosier St.

7/2/2023

Waltham

7/1/2023

9:00 PM

Barge in Charles River – 211 Moody St.

7/5/2023

Wilmington

7/1/2023

9:00 PM

Wilmington H.S. Field – 159 Church St.

7/2/2023

Agawam

7/2/2023

9:30 PM

Six Flags – Picnic Grove – 1623 Main St.

7/14/2023

Canton

7/2/2023

9:15 PM

Irish Cultural Center – 200 New Boston Rd.

N/A

Chatham

7/2/2023

Dusk

Veterans Field – 702 Main St.

N/A

Greenfield

7/2/2023

9:00 PM

89 Wisdom Way

7/3/2023

Haverhill

7/2/2023

9:15 PM

Riverside Park – 163 Lincoln Ave.

7/5/2023

Mashpee

7/2/2023

9:00 PM

Golf Course – 20 Red Brook Rd.

7/5/2023

Milford

7/2/2023

10:00 PM

Clark Island

7/5/2023

Wilmington

7/2/2023

9:30 PM

Wilmington H.S. Field – 159 Church St.

7/3/2023

Agawam

7/3/2023

9:30 PM

Six Flags – Picnic Grove – 1623 Main St.

7/21/2023

Andover

7/3/2023

9:20 PM

Andover High School – 80 Shawsheen Rd.

7/5/2023

East Longmeadow

7/3/2023

9:30 PM

Athletic field behind H.S. – 180 Maple St.

N/A

Fitchburg

7/3/2023

10:00 PM

Quarry at Rollstone Hill - Access from Pratt Rd.

7/8/2023

Freetown

7/3/2023

9:00 PM

Assonet Burial Grounds

7/9/2023

Gloucester

7/3/2023

9:30 PM

Stage Fort Park – Fort Area – 1 Hough Ave.

7/8/2023

Lynn

7/3/2023

9:00 PM

Barge near Red Rock – 76 Marine Blvd.

7/5/2023

Rutland

7/3/2023

9:20 PM

Behind DPW garage – 17 Pommogussett Rd.

7/8/2023

Sharon

7/3/2023

9:30 PM

Barge on Lake Massapoag – 196 Pond St.

7/8/2023

Tewksbury

7/3/2023

9:30 PM

Livingston Street Park – 424 Livingston St.

N/A

Walpole

7/3/2023

9:30 PM

Joe Morgan Memorial Field – 220 School St.

7/5/2023

Weymouth

7/3/2023

9:30 PM

Barge of Wessagussett Beach – Wessagussett Rd

N/A

Agawam

7/4/2023

9:30 PM

Six Flags – Picnic Grove – 1623 Main St.

7/21/2023

Bridgewater

7/4/2023

9:30 PM

Legion Field – 200 South St.

7/5/2023

Edgartown

7/4/2023

9:00 PM

Barge off beach – North Water St.

7/5/2023

Lowell

7/4/2023

9:00 PM

Pedestrian Walkway – Aiken Street

7/7/2023

Marblehead

7/4/2023

9:15 PM

Barge in Marblehead Harbor – Commercial St. Wharf

7/5/2023

Mashpee

7/4/2023

9:15 PM

Willowbend Country Club – 130 Willowbend Dr.

7/5/2023

New Bedford

7/4/2023

9:00 PM

7 Fish Island Rd.

7/5/2023

Pittsfield

7/4/2023

9:30 PM

Pittsfield Crematory – 105 Wahcona St.

N/A

Plymouth

7/4/2023

9:30 PM

Town Wharf – 3 mini barges in Plymouth harbor

7/5/2023

Provincetown

7/4/2023

9:00 PM

MacMillian pier – 24 MacMillian Wharf

7/5/2023

Salem

7/4/2023

9:00 PM

Salem Maritime Nt’l Historic Site – 160 Derby St.

8/12/2023

Wakefield

7/4/2023

9:30 PM

End of Beacon St.

7/5/2023

Winthrop

7/4/2023

9:00 PM

Coughlin Park – 30 Bay View Ave.

7/8/2023

Worcester

7/4/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Worcester

7/7/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Nahant

7/8/2023

9:00 PM

Bailey’s Point Park – Bass Point Rd.

7/9/2023

Uxbridge

7/8/2023

9:00 PM

62 Capron St.

7/9/2023

Whitinsville

7/15/2023

9:00 PM

Lasell Field – 171 Linwood Ave.

7/16/2023

Worcester

7/28/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Pittsfield

8/5/2023

9:30 PM

Pittsfield Crematory – 105 Wahcona St.

N/A

Worcester

8/11/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Bellingham

8/12/2023

9:00 PM

60 Blackstone St.

8/13/2023

Worcester

8/18/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Taunton

8/25/2023

8:10 PM

Hopewell Park – 15 Hamilton St.

8/27/2023

Lawrence

9/1/2023

1:00 and 6:00 PM

Three Saints Feast – 20 Common St.

N/A

Worcester

9/1/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Lawrence

9/2/2023

7:00 to 8:00 PM

Three Saints Feast – 20 Common St.

N/A

Lawrence

9/3/2023

9:00 PM

Three Saints Feast – 20 Common St.

N/A

Worcester

9/15/2023

Post-game

Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St.

TBD

Billerica

9/23/2023

8:00 PM

Marshal Middle School – 15 Floyd St.

N/A

Sparklers Are No Exception

Fireworks and sparklers are not safe, especially around children. Sparklers burn at temperatures of over 1,800° Fahrenheit.  This is hotter than the melting point of glass!  Children suffer some of the most severe burn injuries caused by sparklers. 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said, “there were an estimated 1,600 emergency department-treated injuries associated with firecrackers and 900 with sparklers” in 2020. This accounted for almost 10% of all fireworks-related injuries that year.  Of those 900 injuries from sparklers, 44% were to children under the age of 5. 

In addition to causing injuries, sparklers are hot enough to cause fires -- even after they've been extinguished.  In 2022, the unsafe disposal of sparklers caused a three-alarm fire in Dracut that displaced nine people. 

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Info for Fire Departments and Industry Professionals

Fireworks use is illegal for everyone in Massachusetts except for licensed professionals. DFS has information for the fireworks industry and for fire prevention officers who enforce fireworks laws. Fire departments ensure that professional fireworks displays are safe for spectators and shooters. 

For Fire Departments Only

DFS can provide technical, compliance, and enforcement support, 24/7, especially during the July 4th week. For immediate help call:

  • 508-820-2000 (outside regular business hours)
  • 978-567-3375 (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  • These numbers are for fire departments only. For citizen complaints about the illegal sale or use of fireworks please call your local police department at 9-1-1.

Visit the Blasting, explosives, and fireworks page for more information.

Confiscated Fireworks for Police and Fire Departments Only

To notify the State Police Bomb Squad of confiscated fireworks, fire and police departments (only) should call 978-567-3310 during business hours. For 24-hour emergencies or large quantities read this flyer on activating emergency resources. All other fireworks concerns should be addressed to your local police or fire department. 

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