Every year, Massachusetts medical facilities treat dozens of people for fireworks-related burns and traumatic injuries. Firefighters are called out to fires that damage or destroy homes and other properties. While these numbers are significant, Massachusetts' per capita fireworks injury rate is about one-fifth the national average. This is because Massachusetts law prohibits the possession, use, and sale of fireworks and other pyrotechnics without professional licensing and certification. The law applies even if you buy them legally in another state. Leave fireworks to the professionals and see a great professional fireworks display this year.
Be a Good Sport: No Fireworks at World Cup Celebrations
Massachusetts is ready to welcome the world to this year's World Cup games, but we want everyone to celebrate safely. Fireworks, sparklers, smoke devices, and other pyrotechnics are strictly prohibited at all World Cup and Fan Fest events. State law requires police to confiscate any illegal fireworks they encounter.
If you want to catch a great fireworks show, stick around. There will be dozens of professional displays in cities and towns across Massachusetts for the Fourth of July.
Summer 2026 Permitted Fireworks Schedule (Updated 5/29/26)
| Display City | Date | Time | Display Location | Rain Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell | 5/29/2026 | 9:00 PM | Outfield @ LeLacheur Park – 450 Aiken St. | N/A |
| Worcester | 5/29/2026 | Post game | Fitton Football Stadium – Fitton Ave. | N/A |
| Worcester | 5/31/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Dalton | 6/05/2026 | 10:00 PM | 255 North St. | 6/06/2026 |
| Norfolk | 6/05/2026 | 8:45 PM | Freeman Kennedy School – 70 Broadman St. | 6/06/2026 |
| Worcester | 6/05/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Abington | 6/06/2026 | 9:00 PM | Athletic Field – 1 Ralph Hamlin Jr. Lane | 6/13/2026 |
| Dalton | 6/06/2026 | 10:00 | 255 North St. | 6/07/2026 |
| Foxborough | 6/06/2026 | 9:00 PM | Army Field – South St. | 6/07/2026 |
| Winchester | 6/06/2026 | 9:00 PM | Manchester Field – 458 Main St. | 6/07/2026 |
| Granby | 6/12/2026 | 9:30 PM | Dufresne Park Recreation Area – Taylor St. | 6/13/2026 |
| Westfield | 6/12/2026 | 9:00 PM | 33 Smith Ave. | 6/13/2026 |
| Brimfield | 6/13/2026 | 9:00 PM | Brimfield Auction Acres (rear field) – 35 Main St. | 6/14/2026 |
| Woburn | 6/13/2026 | 9:00 PM | DPW Yard Off N. Warren St – North Warren St. | 6/14/2026 |
| Westfield | 6/19/2026 | 9:00 PM | 33 Smith Ave. | N/A |
| Milton | 6/20/2026 | 10:00 PM | Governor Hutchinson’s Field – Adams St. | 6/21/2026 |
| Monson | 6/20/2026 | 9:15 PM | Quarry Hill School – 43 Margaret St. | 6/21/2026 |
| Plainville | 6/20/2026 | 9:00 PM | 80 School St. | 6/21/2026 |
| Reading | 6/20/2026 | 9:00 PM | Baseball field at the Reading Memorial High School – 62 Oakland Rd. | 9/12/2026 |
| Rockland | 6/20/2026 | 9:15 PM | Lower Reed St. | 6/21/2026 |
| Warren | 6/20/2026 | 9:00 PM | Quaboag Regional H.S. – 284 Old West Brookfield Rd. | 6/21/2026 |
| Milton | 6/21/2026 | 10:00 PM | Governor Hutchinson’s Field – Adams St. | 6/22/2026 |
| Blandford | 6/26/2026 | 9:15 PM | Blandford Fair – 10 North St. | 7/10/2026 |
| Framingham | 6/26/2026 | 9:30 PM | 2 mini barges on Farm Pond – 100 Dudley Rd. | 6/27/2026 |
| Holyoke | 6/26/2026 | 9:15 PM | Holyoke Community College – 303 Homestead Ave. | 6/27/2026 |
| Worcester | 6/26/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Chicopee | 6/27/2026 | 9:30 PM | Front St. | 6/28/2026 |
| Easthampton | 6/27/2026 | 9:15 PM | In field at Molitoris Farm – 95 Park Hill Rd. | 6/28/2026 |
| Everett | 6/27/2026 | 9:00 PM | Glendale Park – 50 Elm St. | 6/28/2026 |
| Hanover | 6/27/2026 | 9:15 PM | Ballfields behind Center School – 65 Silver St. | 6/28/2026 |
| Mashpee | 6/27/2026 | 9:00 PM | Mashpee High School – 500 Old Barnstable Rd. | 6/28/2026 |
| Middleton | 6/27/2026 | 9:20 PM | Town transfer station – Natsue Way | 6/28/2026 |
| Millis | 6/27/2026 | 9:15 PM | Baseball field behind High School – 245 Plain St. | 6/28/2026 |
| Norton | 6/27/2026 | 9:00 PM | Henri A. Yelle Elementary School – 64 West Main St. | 6/28/2026 |
| Sandwich | 6/27/2026 | 9:00 PM | Baseball Field – Morse Rd. | N/A |
| Burlington | 6/28/2026 | 9:00 PM | H.S. Practice Field – 123 Cambridge St. | 6/29/2026 |
| Canton | 6/28/2026 | 9:15 PM | Irish Cultural Center – 200 New Boston Rd. | 6/29/2026 |
| Worcester | 6/28/2026 | 9:15 PM | Golf Course – East Mountain St. | 7/12/2026 |
| Somerville | 6/30/2026 | 9:00 PM | Trum Field – Franey Rd. | 7/01/2026 |
| Billerica | 7/02/2026 | 9:00 PM | Vietnam Veterans Park – Treble Cove Rd. | 7/11/2026 |
| Lexington | 7/02/2026 | 9:30 PM | Lexington HS Baseball Field – Worthen Rd. | N/A |
| Lowell | 7/02/2026 | 9:00 PM | Outfield @ LeLacheur Park – 450 Aiken St. | N/A |
| Marion | 7/02/2026 | 9:15 PM | Golf Course – 11 Point Rd. | 8/15/2026 |
| Mashpee | 7/02/2026 | 9:00 PM | New Seabury Country Club - Golf Course – 20 Red Brook Rd. | N/A |
| North Andover | 7/02/2026 | 9:30 PM | Hayes Stadium – 495 Main St. | N/A |
| Webster | 7/02/2026 | 9:00 PM | Memorial Beach on Thompson Rd. | 7/03/2026 |
| Westfield | 7/02/2026 | 9:15 PM | South Middle School – 30 W. Silver St. | N/A |
| Andover | 7/03/2026 | 9:20 PM | Andover H.S. – 80 Shawsheen Rd. | 7/06/2026 |
| Fitchburg | 7/03/2026 | 9:30 PM | Top of Rollstone Hill – 46 Pratt Rd. | 7/05/2026 |
| Haverhill | 7/03/2026 | 9:15 PM | Riverside Park – 163 Lincoln Ave. | 7/05/2026 |
| Lynn | 7/03/2026 | 9:00 PM | Barge near Red Rock – 76 Marine Blvd. | 7/05/2026 |
| Manchester | 7/03/2026 | 9:15 PM | Barge 300 yards off Singing Beach | 7/06/2026 |
| Mattapoisett | 7/03/2026 | 9:00 PM | Golf Course Driving Range – 63 County Rd. | 7/25/2026 |
| Needham | 7/03/2026 | 9:30 PM | Needham HS Parking Lot – 609 Webster St. | N/A |
| New Bedford | 7/03/2026 | 9:00 PM | Barge in New Bedford Harbor | 7/06/2026 |
| Sharon | 7/03/2026 | 9:30 PM | Barge on Lake Massapoag – 196 Pond St. | 7/05/2026 |
| South Deerfield | 7/03/2026 | 8:45/9:00 PM | Open Field @ Tree House Brewing – 1 Community Place | 7/11/2026 |
| South Hadley | 7/03/2026 | 9:30 PM | 100 Mosier St. | 7/05/2026 |
| Walpole | 7/03/2026 | 9:30 PM | Joe Morgan Memorial Field – 220 School St. | 7/05/2026 |
| Beverly | 7/04/2026 | 9:15 PM | Barge 800’ off West Beach – 121 West St. | 7/05/2026 |
| Bridgewater | 7/04/2026 | 9:30 PM | Legion Field – 200 South St. | N/A |
| East Harwich | 7/04/2026 | 9:15 PM | 2 Barges off Wequassett Inn | 7/05/2026 |
| Edgartown | 7/04/2026 | 9:15 PM | Edgartown Harbor | 7/05/2026 |
| Lowell | 7/04/2026 | 9:00 PM | Pedestrian Walkway – Aiken St. | 7/05/2026 |
| Marblehead | 7/04/2026 | 9:15 PM | Barge in Marblehead Harbor – Commercial Street Wharf | 7/05/2026 |
| Mashpee | 7/04/2026 | 9:15 PM | On Golf Course – 130 Willowbend Dr. | 7/06/2026 |
| Nantucket | 7/04/2026 | 9:00 PM | Barge off Jetties Beach | 7/05/2026 |
| North Adams | 7/04/2026 | 9:15 PM | 400 Curran Highway | 7/05/2026 |
| Plymouth | 7/04/2026 | 9:30 PM | 3 mini barges in Plymouth Harbor – Town Wharf | N/A |
| Salisbury | 7/04/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Worcester | 7/04/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Worcester | 7/10/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| East Otis | 7/11/2026 | 9:15 PM | Sargent Rd. | 7/18/2026 |
| Salisbury | 7/11/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Uxbridge | 7/11/2026 | 9:00 PM | 62 Capron St. | 7/12/2026 |
| Salisbury | 7/18/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Worcester | 7/24/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Salisbury | 7/25/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Lowell | 7/31/2026 | 9:00 PM | Outfield @ LeLacheur Park – 450 Aiken St. | N/A |
| Salisbury | 8/01/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Lowell | 8/07/2026 | 9:00 PM | Outfield @ LeLacheur Park – 450 Aiken St. | N/A |
| Worcester | 8/07/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Salisbury | 8/8/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Worcester | 8/14/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Salisbury | 8/15/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Salisbury | 8/22/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Worcester | 8/28/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
| Salisbury | 8/29/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Salisbury | 9/05/2026 | 10:15 PM | Salisbury Beach on a barge 1000ft from shore | N/A |
| Worcester | 9/18/2026 | Post game | Polar Park Stadium – 122 Madison St. | N/A |
Sparklers Are as Dangerous as Other Fireworks
According to the US Consumer Products Safety Commission, sparklers caused an estimated 700 emergency department-treated injuries in 2023. These injuries accounted for about 12% of all fireworks-related injuries that year. About 600 involved children, making sparklers the most common type of pyrotechnic device to injure children under 15.
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
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Massachusetts Fireworks Law: MGL c. 148, s. 39
What does the law prohibit?
- It is illegal to use, possess, sell, or offer to sell fireworks in Massachusetts without the required licensure, certification, and permits issued by the State Fire Marshal and local fire department
- The law applies even to fireworks that were purchased lawfully in another state.
- The law prohibits any article designed to produce a visible or audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration, or detonation.
Is the law effective?
- Yes. The per capita rate of fireworks injuries in Massachusetts is about 1/5 the national rate.
Unlawful sale of fireworks
- Penalty: Fine or imprisonment or both, and confiscation
- Fine: $100 to $1000
- Imprisonment: Maximum of 1 year
- Seizure of fireworks: Mandatory
- Who can arrest? Any officer qualified to serve criminal process.
- Must an officer arrest? No. Statute says the officer may arrest without a warrant.
- Must an officer seize the fireworks? Yes, the statute says the officer shall seize any fireworks.
Unlawful possession or use of fireworks
- Penalty: Fine and confiscation only
- Fine: $10 to $100
- Seizure of fireworks: Mandatory
- Who can seize? Any officer qualified to serve criminal process.
- May an officer arrest? For possession, no. The statute only provides for a fine upon conviction and automatic confiscation of fireworks.
- Must an officer seize the fireworks? Yes, the statute says the officer shall seize any fireworks.
Seizure
Can people get their fireworks back? No. If convicted, the fireworks are forfeited and destroyed.
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.