See Every (Legal) Fireworks Show In MA: 2024 Guide

MASSACHUSETTS — No need to import illegal fireworks from another state. There are enough fireworks shows happening in Massachusetts in 2024 that you won't need your own.

Between this weekend and the July 4 holiday on Thursday, there will be nearly 100 fireworks shows across the state — and plenty more over the post-4th weekend. Here's a guide to all the shows:

July 3

• Andover, 9:20 p.m., Andover H.S., 80 Shawsheen Road
• East Longmeadow, 9:30 p.m., 180 Maple St.
• Fitchburg, 10 p.m., 83 Hazel St.
• Freetown, 9 p.m., Assonet Burial Ground, South Main St.
• Lawrence, 9:30 p.m., field across from HS, 71 North Parish Road
• Lynn, 9 p.m., barge near Red Rock, 76 Marine Boulevard
• Manchester, 9:15 p.m., barge off Signing Sands Beach
• Mashpee, 9:15 p.m., 130 Willowbend Drive
• Needham, 9:30 p.m., Needham High School parking lot
• Randolph, 9:30 p.m., Randolph High School baseball field, 70 Memorial Parkway
• Rutland, 9:20 p.m., near 17 Pommogussett Road
• Sharon, 9:30 p.m., barge on Lake Massapoag, 196 Pond St.
• South Deerfield, 9 p.m., Tree House Brewing
• South Hadley, 9:30 p.m., 100 Mosier St.
• Webster, 9 p.m., Memorial Beach on Thompson Road
• Weymouth, 9:15 p.m., barge off Wessagussett Beach
• Worcester, 9 p.m., Institute Park, 82 Salisbury St.

July 4

• Acton, 9:30 p.m., near Nara Park, 25 Ledge Rock Way
• Agawam, 9:30 p.m., Six Flags
• Beverly, 9:15 p.m., barge off West Beach
• Boston, 10:30 p.m., Charles River
• Bridgewater, 9:30 p.m., Legion Field, 200 South St.
• Chatham, 9:15 p.m., barges off Wequassett Inn
• Edgartown, 9:15 p.m., Edgartown Harbor
• Fall River, 9:30 p.m., barge in Taunton River
• Greenfield, 9:30 p.m., 89 Wisdom Way
• Lowell, 9 p.m., pedestrian walkway, Aiken Street
• Marblehead, 9:15 p.m., barge in Marblehead Harbor 7/05/2024
• Mashpee, 9 p.m., Golf Course, 20 Red Brook Road
• Nahant, 9 p.m., Bailey’s Point Park
• Nantucket, 9 p.m., barge off Jetties Beach
• New Bedford, 9 p.m., 7 Fish Island
• Newton, 9:15 p.m., Albemarle Field, 250 Albemarle Road
• Pittsfield, 9:30 p.m., Pittsfield Cemetery, 203 Wahconah St.
• Pittsfield, 9:15 p.m., Wahconah and Campbell streets
• Plymouth, 9:30 p.m., Plymouth Harbor Town Wharf
• Provincetown, 9 p.m., MacMillian Pier
• Salem, 9 p.m., Salem Maritime National Historic Site
• Salisbury, 10:15 p.m., Salisbury Beach
• Springfield, 9:30 p.m., Memorial Bridge
• Wakefield, 9:30 p.m., end of Beacon St.
• Williamstown, 9:15 p.m., 19 Meachum St.
• Winthrop, 9 p.m., Coughlin Park, 30 Bay View Ave.
• Worcester, Post game, Polar Park Stadium

Many of these fireworks shows have rain dates, and the locations are where the fireworks will be set off from. Viewing areas may be best elsewhere. For rain dates and fireworks shows after July 4, visit the state Fire Marshal's fireworks page.

Remember, Massachusetts law prohibits the possession, use, and sale of fireworks without a permit and certification. The law applies even if you buy them legally in another state. So-called Sparklers — had-held fireworks — also remain illegal in the state.

According to the state Department of Fire Services, there have been more than 500 fires and explosions involving illegal fireworks in Massachusetts in the past five years. Seven firefighters were injured in these incidents, and damages were estimated at more than $1.5 million.

Between 2019 and 2023, Massachusetts medical facilities treated more than 200 people for burns and other injuries associated with fireworks. Two dozen people were treated for severe burn injuries that covered 5 percent or more of the victim's body, DFS has said.