Vanderburgh County, IN Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Indiana's Fireworks Safety Act is codified at IC 22-11-14. Consumer fireworks meeting the federal 1.4G classification are legal for purchase and use by persons 18 or older. Discharge times are governed by IC 22-11-14-6: a person may use, ignite, or discharge consumer fireworks only between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. (Until midnight on holidays defined in IC 1-1-9-1(a) - including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas - and on December 31). The statute also requires that fireworks be discharged on the user's property, on property of someone who has consented, or on a designated discharge site. In unincorporated Vanderburgh County, the IC 22-11-14-6 hours apply. Within the corporate limits of the City of Evansville, the city has imposed stricter local discharge windows under its municipal authority preserved by IC 22-11-14-12 (which allows units to restrict times of use): consumer fireworks may be discharged only from June 29 through July 9, between 5:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., except on July 4 when the hours run 10:00 a.m. to midnight. Evansville also prohibits any discharge on public streets, in public parks, or on another person's property without consent. Vanderburgh County Code 12.24.010(u) prohibits possession or discharge of fireworks within any county-maintained park. Display fireworks (1.3G) require a permit from the Indiana State Fire Marshal under IC 22-11-14-4. Vanderburgh County is also subject to any seasonal burn bans issued by the County Commissioners or the State Fire Marshal under IC 36-2-2-23 and IC 22-11-14-12 during high fire-danger periods.