Fireworks across Nova Scotia
Are fireworks allowed?
6 of 49 municipalities in Nova Scotia have an adopted bylaw on fireworks on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle District municipality |
By-Law #15: Fireworks | sale or use restricted: Buy, sell, keep, set off or use squibs and other fireworks prohibited without written permission · permit available: Yes; written permission/permit from the Municipal Clerk at least 24 hours prior to event | 2026-06-05 |
| Colchester County municipality |
Fireworks By-law — Chapter 15
adopted 2023-11-30 |
sale or use restricted: Discharge restricted within the Village of Bible Hill: firecrackers prohibited; consumer fireworks only on Dec 31 and July 1 (concluded by 11pm, or 12:30am Jan 1), max 5 minutes; display fireworks require a permit · permit available: Display fireworks require a permit from the Fire Chief ($50 fee, 30 days notice, certified Fireworks Supervisor); CAO may grant exemptions from any provision | 2026-06-05 |
| Pictou Town |
Firearms and Pyrotechnics By-Law
adopted 2018-06-18 |
sale or use restricted: Prohibits firing/discharging any air rifle, firecracker, firearm, cross-bow, prohibited weapon/ammunition or explosive substance; also prohibits retail sale of such items except in compliance with federal/provincial licensing · permit available: Town staff or Town Council may issue a permit to discharge an air rifle, firecrackers or firearm on a fixed date (provided not capable of causing serious bodily harm or death) | 2026-06-05 |
| Port Hawkesbury Town |
Fireworks By-Law
adopted 2013-09-03 |
sale or use restricted: Prohibits sale of firecrackers; no sale of consumer fireworks to persons under 19; prohibits discharging firecrackers and consumer fireworks; display fireworks only with Fire Chief approval · permit available: Display fireworks require Fire Chief approval (and a valid Fireworks Supervisor Certificate); Town Council may grant exemption from any provision | 2026-06-05 |
| Stellarton Town |
Firearms and Pyrotechnics By-Law
adopted 1986-03-24 |
sale or use restricted: No retail sale/offer for sale of fire-crackers in Town; no setting fire to, discharging or exploding any fire-crackers in Town | 2026-06-05 |
| Trenton Town |
By-Law No. 2022-01: Fireworks | sale or use restricted: Discharge restricted: firecrackers banned; consumer fireworks only on New Year's Eve, Canada Day, FunFest weekend, Halloween (before 11pm); display fireworks require permit · permit available: Display fireworks permit from the Fire Chief; CAO may grant exemptions | 2026-06-05 |
Nothing on file for fireworks
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (1) — Halifax (2026-06-05).
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (42) — Amherst, Annapolis, Annapolis Royal, Antigonish, Antigonish, Barrington, Berwick, Bridgewater, Cape Breton, Chester, Clare, Clark's Harbour, Cumberland, Digby, Digby, East Hants, Guysborough, Inverness, Kentville, Kings, Lockeport, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Middleton, Mulgrave, New Glasgow, Oxford, Pictou, Queens, Richmond, Shelburne, Shelburne, St. Mary's, Stewiacke, Truro, Victoria, West Hants, Westville, Wolfville, Yarmouth, Yarmouth.