
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.
Additional Resources for
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.