Soon big bursts of color will fill the sky as the Fourth of July is finally here.
State law allows fireworks to be set off from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. most days of the year. On certain holidays, including July 4, fireworks can be used from 10 a.m. to midnight. Local communities can adopt different ordinances, enforcing more stringent rules.
Here’s when local communities say fireworks are permitted to go off around this time of year:
Franklin, New Whiteland
Fireworks are permitted between the hours of 5 p.m. and two hours after sunset from June 29 to July 9. On July 4, you can set off fireworks from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Greenwood
Fireworks are permitted the earlier of the last Saturday in June, or June 29-July 3 and July 5-9 from 5 p.m. to two hours after sunset each year. On July 4, this changes to allow fireworks between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight.
Whiteland
Fireworks are permitted between the hours of 10 a.m. to two hours after sunset on June 29 through July 9. On July 4, they are permitted from 10 a.m. to midnight. Any other day, they are allowed 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., but cannot be set off on the same property too frequently. Fireworks are limited to no more than three hours per day, and no more than three calendar days within seven days on the same property.
Edinburgh
Fireworks are permitted from June 29 to July 9, 5 p.m. to two hours after sunset. On July 4, they are allowed from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Other communities
If a community is not listed, it follows state statute.