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Permitted
Indiana statewide rule

Consumer fireworks are broadly legal to buy and use statewide in Indiana, year-round and subject to hour limits. Certain holiday dates and times are protected from local restriction; otherwise cities and counties may limit hours by ordinance (IC 22-11-14).

§ in.gov
Verified Oct 28, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Throughout the year it is legal in Indiana to set off fireworks from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., but this may be limited further by local ordinances”

Read on Oct 28, 2026 from in.gov.

Checked once · Oct 28, 2026

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Each rule below is the full statewide entry, with the official source it rests on and the date it was last checked.

Permitted

Indiana permits consumer (1.4G) fireworks. Display (1.3G) fireworks are illegal without state and federal permits, and devices such as cherry bombs, M-80s, M-100s, silver salutes, M-250s, M-1000s and quarter sticks are illegal. Use is limited to your own property, the property of someone who has approved the use, or a location designated for consumer fireworks.

§ in.govVerified Oct 28, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Cherry bombs, M-80s, M-100s or silver salutes, M-250s, M-1000s or quarter sticks are illegal and should also be reported to law enforcement”

Read on Oct 28, 2026 from in.gov.

Checked once · Oct 28, 2026

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Conditional

In Indiana, consumer fireworks may be used year-round from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. — until midnight on certain state holidays — subject to local ordinance. Times that local rules cannot restrict include June 29 to July 3 and July 5 to July 9 (5 p.m. until two hours after sunset), July 4 (10 a.m. to midnight), and December 31 into 1 a.m. on January 1.

§ in.govVerified Oct 28, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“June 29 to July 3 : from 5 p.m. until two hours after sunset; July 4 : from 10 a.m. to midnight; July 5 to July 9”

Read on Oct 28, 2026 from in.gov.

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Info

In Indiana you must be 18 or older to buy fireworks, and minors may possess or use them only with a responsible adult present. Licensed retail stores and seasonal stands sell them.

§ in.govVerified Oct 28, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“Fireworks may only be used or possessed by individuals who are 18 or older unless an adult is present and responsible at the location of possession or use”

Read on Oct 28, 2026 from in.gov.

Checked once · Oct 28, 2026

Permitted

In Indiana you can buy the full consumer fireworks line at licensed retailers and seasonal tents if you are 18 or older.

§ in.govVerified Oct 28, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“In order to sell consumer fireworks and items referenced in Indiana Code 22-11-14-8(a) from a tent, the following conditions must be met”

Read on Oct 28, 2026 from in.gov.

Checked once · Oct 28, 2026

Permitted

In Indiana, no permit is needed to buy or set off consumer fireworks (age 18+).

§ in.govVerified Oct 28, 2026Reviewed
What the official source says
“All public fireworks displays must receive a state permit, which includes approval by the chief of the local fire department”

Read on Oct 28, 2026 from in.gov.

Checked once · Oct 28, 2026

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