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Arkansas Fireworks Dates & Times (2026)
Conditional: 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.
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.
Official source: dps.arkansas.gov →
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Fireworks Dates & Times in states bordering Arkansas
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- LouisianaConditional
In Louisiana, retail sale is limited to set seasons (about June 15 to July 5 and December 15 to January 1), and local parishes and cities may further restrict the dates and hours of use, so check locally.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: lasfm.org · Full Louisiana 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 →
- OklahomaInfo
In Oklahoma, the dates and times when fireworks may be used are set by local ordinance, which may further restrict or ban discharge. Licensed retailers may sell consumer fireworks year-round; the former seasonal sale windows (June 15 to July 6 and December 15 to January 2) were repealed by Senate Bill 1948 (the Rocket's Red Glare Act), effective May 20, 2026.
Verified Jun 8, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
- TennesseeConditional
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.
Verified Jul 28, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
- TexasConditional
In Texas, retail sale is allowed from June 24 to 11:59 p.m. on July 5 and from December 20 to January 1, and counties may add windows for Texas Independence Day, San Jacinto Day, and Memorial Day, for Cinco de Mayo near the border, and for Lunar New Year and Diwali. Use is restricted within many city limits, and county burn bans can halt use.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tdi.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →
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