Setting off fireworks

The costs depend on which environmental permits you need. If the administrative fees regulation does not apply, we will charge the quarter-hourly rate. The quarter-hourly rate is €20.65 (rate 2026).

You may set off fireworks at the turn of the year. Think about safety. If you don't follow the rules, you are liable for penalties.

Professionals need an application permit to set off fireworks. You can apply for an application permit at Ilent. You also need permission from the province every time you set off professional fireworks.

We will again put up containers at New Year's Eve where residents can dispose of fireworks debris free of charge. We will place the containers on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and collect them again during Monday, January 6.

Consumers are no longer allowed to light a number of fireworks products. Fireworks retailers may no longer stock these products. 

The ban applies to the following fireworks:

• from category F3. The category statement is on the fireworks packaging
• popping fireworks (such as firecrackers)
• popping strands (such as Chinese mats)
• single shot tubes (single shots)
• flares
• Roman candles and baby darts

Requirements for setting off fireworks include:

• You set off fireworks only between 6 p.m. on December 31 and 2 a.m. on January 1.
• You are setting off legal fireworks.
• You are at least 12 years old (for light fireworks such as starlets) or 16 years old (for fireworks such as fountains).
• You do not light fireworks in fireworks-free zones.

Information about fireworks on Rijksoverheid.nl

Information about fireworks on Police.com