{"id":350286,"date":"2026-06-25T18:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350286\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:44:15","slug":"north-texas-hosts-one-of-the-best-firework-shows-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/350286\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas hosts one of the best firework shows in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fireworks<\/p>\n

Fireworks light the night sky during the beginning moments of the Fourth of July fireworks display in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, July 04, 2022. A few minutes in, the show was canceled due to several local grass fires.<\/p>\n

Bob Booth<\/p>\n

Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Though fireworks are only allowed in the Lone Star state for a total of 25 days per year, North Texas hosts one of the nation\u2019s best Fourth of July firework shows<\/a>, according to a new ranking from USA TODAY.<\/p>\n

Half a million visitors show up for an air show every July 3 at Addison Kaboom Town!<\/a>. USA TODAY\u2019s 10BEST readers\u2019 choice awards has voted this as one of the country\u2019s best firework shows for four years in a row<\/a>. Additionally, it was ranked as one of the best Fourth of July festivals in 2016.<\/p>\n

Addison is approximately a 45-minute drive from Fort Worth, so if you cannot make the trek, there are other local shows or options to buy your own fireworks.<\/p>\n

\"Addison, Addison, Texas hosts an annual Fourth of July \u201cAddison Kaboom Town!\u201d event that has made USA Today\u2019s list of top five firework shows in the country. Courtesy photo by Town of Addison. https:\/\/addisonkaboomtown.com\/ What to know about Addison Kaboom Town!<\/p>\n

North Texas\u2019 biggest fireworks show returns for America\u2019s 250th birthday. Around 500,000 people visit Addison annually for the city\u2019s Airport Airshow, followed by Kaboom Town!, the city\u2019s huge fireworks display.<\/p>\n

This year, the festivities go from 5-11 p.m. on Friday, July 3 at Addison Circle Park, with the fireworks launch happening around 9:30 p.m. Free parking is available at multiple parking garages around town. Tickets are $5<\/a> for kids and $11.50 for ages 10 and up.<\/p>\n

\"Some Some selection at Burleson Fireworks Farm on June 24, 2025. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com What to know about buying and using your own fireworksTexas allows the sale of consumer-grade \u201cFireworks 1.4G\u201d like fountains, firecrackers and sparklers, but bans bottle rockets with sticks shorter than 15 inches, pop rockets under 26 inches total length and any fireworks not approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, according to the Texas Occupations Code<\/a>.The Fourth of July sales period runs from June 24 until midnight July 4, per state law<\/a>.Though fireworks can be sold in Fort Worth, no fireworks \u2013 including sparklers and pop snaps \u2013 can be set off within Fort Worth city limits (except for shows inspected by the Tarrant County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office and approved by the city), according to Fort Worth city code<\/a>.Violations for improperly using fireworks are a Class C Misdemeanor with fines up to $200, escalating to a Class B Misdemeanor with fines up to $2,000 or 180 days in jail if property damage tops $200 or someone is injured, per the Tarrant County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office<\/a>. \"Fireworks Fireworks light the night sky during the beginning moments of the Fourth of July fireworks display in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, July 4, 2022. A few minutes in, the show was canceled due to grass fires. Bob Booth Special to the Star-Telegram Where to watch fireworks near Fort WorthFort Worth\u2019s Fourth<\/a> returns for its 19th year at Panther Island Pavilion on July 4 with free admission, live music and fireworks at 9:30 p.m.Lone Stars & Stripes Fireworks Festival<\/a> in Grand Prairie features live horse racing, a petting zoo, pony rides, and fireworks after the last race. It takes place on July 3 from 3 to 11 p.m. with the first race beginning at 5 p.m. General admission is $10.Grapevine is hosting their 4th of July America 250 Golden Jubilee Fireworks Show<\/a> on July 4 at 9:30 p.m. (show is 18-minutes long). Viewing is free, you just have to secure a good spot!North Tarrant Chamber of Commerce\u2019s Family Fireworks<\/a> is hosting a free show on July 1 starting at 5 p.m. until the firework show at 9:30 p.m. Bouncehouse, food trucks and other entertainment will be in BISD Plaza, 6351 Boulevard 26, North Richland Hills. But you can also view the show from Wiley G. Thomas Coliseum, 6108 Broadway Avenue, Haltom City.Light Up Arlington<\/a> will take place on July 5 at 9:30 with a free fireworks and drone show. The event can be seen anywhere in the Arlington Entertainment District. \"Fireworks Fireworks Supermarket is open in Burleson from June 24 until July 4. Ella Gonzales egonzales@star-telegram.com Where to buy fireworks in Fort Worth<\/p>\n

FM 1187 between I-35 and I-287 in Burleson is packed with stands offering fireworks priced from $2 to $1,500, with options including sparklers, Roman candles, artillery shells and fountains. See our article about the Burleson stretch<\/a> of firework stands with both small mom-and-pop shops and the big corporations.<\/p>\n

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/p>\n

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Ella Gonzales<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n

Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fireworks light the night sky during the beginning moments of the Fourth of July fireworks display in Fort…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-350286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}