Fireworks in Czechia (2026)
Last reviewed: 30 October 2026
In short: Czech law lets category F1 fireworks be supplied to people aged 15 or over and F2 to people aged 18 or over, and bans setting off fireworks near care homes, zoos and animal sites. Municipalities may ban fireworks by ordinance. The national Act sets no sale or use dates.
| Rule | What applies |
|---|---|
| Minimum age to buyConsumer fireworks (category F2) | 18 years [1] |
| Minimum age to buyConsumer fireworks (category F2) | 15 years [1] |
| Minimum age to possess or let offConsumer fireworks (category F2) | ⚠ Not yet verified |
| When they may be sold to the publicConsumer fireworks (category F2) | ⚠ Not yet verified |
| When they may be let offConsumer fireworks (category F2) | ⚠ Not yet verified |
| Where they may not be let offConsumer fireworks (category F2) | Setting off fireworks (not category F1) is banned within 250 m, or the greater safe distance in the instructions, of inpatient health facilities, homes for older people and for people with disabilities, day centres, animal shelters, rescue stations and zoos, and sites registered for keeping farm animals. [1] |
| Fireworks consumers may useConsumer fireworks (category F2) | Category F1 may be made available to persons aged 15 or over and F2 to persons aged 18 or over. Categories F3 and F4 may be handled only by persons with professional competence (or businesses using them). Except for F1, fireworks may not be sold in a temporary structure, portable sales unit, stall or market. [1] |
| Local restrictionsConsumer fireworks (category F2) | A municipality may ban setting off fireworks, and their use in firework displays, by ordinance across its whole territory or in other places, and may limit the ban to set times or categories. It cannot ban category F1. [1] |
| Hours when they may be let offConsumer fireworks (category F2) | ⚠ Not yet verified |
| Consumers may buy and use category F2 fireworksConsumer fireworks (category F2) | Yes [2] |
Notes
- Under § 5 the products may be made available on the market only to persons of this age; the Act sets no separate age for using them.
- The Act on pyrotechnics (version of 1 July 2026) sets no national dates or hours for selling or setting off consumer fireworks. No other rule on this point was read.
- The ban applies to setting off fireworks (not category F1) within 250 m, or the greater safe distance in the instructions, of the listed sites.
- A municipality can ban fireworks across its whole territory or in other places, and can limit the ban to set times or categories. It cannot ban category F1.
- Category F2 fireworks may be supplied to individuals who are 18 or over (§ 5(1)(b)). Municipalities can ban setting off fireworks by ordinance, and fixed no-fireworks zones apply near hospitals, care homes and animal facilities (§ 35b, 35c).
Sources
- Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky (e-Sbírka): Zákon č. 206/2015 Sb., o pyrotechnických výrobcích a zacházení s nimi a o změně některých zákonů (zákon o pyrotechnice), znění účinné od 1. 7. 2026 (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources
- e-Sbírka (Ministerstvo vnitra ČR), open data: Zákon č. 206/2015 Sb., o pyrotechnických výrobcích, znění účinné od 1. 1. 2026 (consulted 31 October 2026) · all sources
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