Council locks in — and slightly expands — the days fireworks are legal in Terre Haute
Who it touches: Anyone in Terre Haute who wants to legally set off fireworks — or anyone who just wants some peace and quiet — now has a defined, roughly 10-day window, as one councilmember pointed out there are about 355 other days a year you shouldn't be hearing them.
The council adopted General Ordinance 4, 2026, which spells out exactly which days fireworks can legally be set off in the city — a window of days around July 4th (5 p.m. to two hours after sunset, except 10 a.m. to midnight on the 4th itself) plus New Year's Eve into New Year's Day.
During the meeting the council amended the ordinance to add July 6th to that list, matching state law, after a councilmember noticed it had been left out.
Sources
- Legal fireworks dates read into the record0:59:45 (59 minutes 45 seconds)
- Council amends to add July 6th1:04:07 (1 hour 4 minutes 7 seconds)
- "355 days a year you shouldn't be hearing fireworks," 1:00:311:00:31 (1 hour 31 seconds)
- Ordinance adopted as amended1:05:20 (1 hour 5 minutes 20 seconds)
Outcome
General Ordinance 4, 2026 passed as amended by voice vote, adding July 6th to the legal dates
General Ordinance 4, 2026 passed as amended, with no recorded opposition, and took effect as adopted.
This summary was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor against the recording and documents linked above. Nothing publishes without a resolvable source.