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Mississippi Fireworks Dates & Times (2026)
Conditional: 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).
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.
Official source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us →
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Fireworks Dates & Times in states bordering Mississippi
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 →
- 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 →
- 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 →
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