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Tennessee Fireworks Dates & Times (2026)
Conditional: For 2026 only, Tennessee extended the fireworks selling season: sales run June 10–July 10, September 1–10, and December 10–January 3, with the law repealing on February 1, 2027.
For 2026 only, Tennessee extended the fireworks selling season: sales run June 10–July 10, September 1–10, and December 10–January 3, with the law repealing on February 1, 2027. The normal windows — June 20–July 5 and December 10–January 2 — return in 2027. Year-round permitted retailers also exist. Local governments may still restrict or ban use entirely; Nashville and Knoxville both prohibit it citywide.
General legal information, not legal advice — verify important decisions with a licensed attorney.
Fireworks Dates & Times in states bordering Tennessee
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- AlabamaConditional
Alabama sets no statewide limit on the dates or times when consumers may use fireworks, so use is allowed year-round. Seasonal retail sales are limited to June 20 to July 10 and December 15 to January 2. Cities and counties may impose their own restrictions.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: firemarshal.alabama.gov · Full Alabama rule →
- ArkansasConditional
Arkansas limits consumer use to the days around the holidays — for example, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 1 to 3 and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4, plus a New Year window. Sales run June 13 to July 10 (expanded in 2025 by Act 108) and December 10 to January 5. Cities and counties may further restrict.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dps.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- GeorgiaConditional
In Georgia, consumer fireworks may be used on any day between 10:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m., but a county or city noise ordinance can cut that window short (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 120-3-22-.13). On January 1, the last Saturday and Sunday in May, July 3, July 4, the first Monday in September and December 31, local noise ordinances do not apply — and on January 1 use is also allowed from midnight to 1:00 a.m. Use is unlawful indoors or within the right of way of a public road, street, highway or railroad.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: rules.sos.ga.gov · Full Georgia rule →
- KentuckyConditional
Kentucky sets no statewide window of dates or times — consumer fireworks may be used year-round under state law — but local ordinances may restrict the days and hours, so check locally.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
- MississippiConditional
Consumer fireworks may be sold in Mississippi from May 23 through July 12 and from December 5 through January 9 (Miss. Code 45-13-9, as amended by Senate Bill 2210 of 2025). Fireworks may not be sold or discharged within 600 feet of a church, hospital, school or asylum, or within 75 feet of where fireworks are stored or sold, and may not be discharged into or from a motor vehicle. Cities and counties may restrict or ban use entirely.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 · Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us · Full Mississippi rule →
- MissouriConditional
Missouri does not set discharge or use times by statute — they are governed locally, and many cities limit discharge to around July 1 to 4 with hour curfews and may ban it. The state sets only the retail sale season: June 20 to July 10 and December 20 to January 2 (RSMo 320.106).
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- North CarolinaInfo
North Carolina sets no statewide window of dates or times — legal sparkling devices and novelties may be used year-round — but counties and municipalities may impose additional restrictions or bans by local ordinance.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: ncleg.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
- VirginiaConditional
Virginia sets no statewide date window for permissible fireworks — they may be used year-round, subject to local rules — but localities set their own ordinances and several, such as Henrico and Chesterfield, prohibit even permissible fireworks. Check the specific city or county.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: law.lis.virginia.gov · Full Virginia rule →
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