Delaware Fireworks

Delaware allows only the items the law excludes from "fireworks": wood-stick or wire sparklers (100 g or less), other hand-held or ground-based sparkling devices that are nonexplosive and nonaerial (75 g or less per tube, 500 g total), snakes, glow worms and smoke devices (20 g or less), and trick noisemakers such as party poppers, snappers and drop pops (16 Del. C. § 6901(c)). Everything else — firecrackers, rockets, Roman candles, aerial and exploding devices — is illegal without a display permit (§ 6901(a)).

Delaware allows only sparklers, nonexplosive nonaerial fountains and similar ground items, snakes and novelties to be sold to consumers — only to buyers 18 and older and only in the 30 days before and including each allowed day of use (16 Del. C. § 6901(c)–(d)); aerials and firecrackers may not be sold.

Delaware has no consumer fireworks permit — most fireworks are banned. Only sparklers and nonexplosive, nonaerial ground items may be sold (to buyers 18+) and used, and only on July 4, the third day of Diwali, December 31 and January 1 (16 Del. C. § 6901). Public displays need a State Fire Marshal permit applied for 30 days ahead (§ 6903).