Fireworks in Portugal (2026)

Last reviewed: 30 October 2026

In short: The minimum age to buy fireworks from a shop is 14 for category F1, 16 for F2 and 18 for F3. On mainland Portugal, rockets are banned and most other fireworks need a municipal or parish licence when the rural fire danger is very high or maximum. No national sale or use period was found in the texts read.

RuleWhat applies
Consumers may buy and use category F2 fireworksConsumer fireworks (category F2)Yes [1]
Minimum age to buyConsumer fireworks (category F2)16 years [1]
Minimum age to buyConsumer fireworks (category F2)14 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)On mainland Portugal, in municipalities at "very high" or "maximum" rural fire danger, rockets and balloons with a lit wick are banned. Other pyrotechnic articles, except categories F1, P1 and P2, then need a licence from the municipality or parish (requested at least 15 days ahead), besides prior police authorisation. [2]

Notes

  • Article 7 sets the minimum age of consumers to whom fireworks may be made available on the market (sold or supplied): 14 for category F1, 16 for F2 and 18 for F3. The text read is the original 2015 publication of the decree-law; a later amendment (DL 9/2021) changes articles 35, 36 and 38, not article 7, according to the consolidated record, which was not opened.
  • The decree-law sets minimum ages for making fireworks available to consumers. Its preamble says the limits cover purchase and use, but the articles read set no separate age for use.
  • No national period or hours of use were found in the texts read. Municipal rules were not checked.
  • This is the rural fire rule for mainland Portugal (the decree-law covers the "território continental"). The danger level is set under article 43 of the same decree-law and changes with the weather; it was not checked here. The rule on the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira was not read.

Sources

  1. Diário da República (Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda): Decreto-Lei n.º 135/2015, de 28 de julho, Diário da República, 1.ª série, n.º 145 (publicação original) (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources
  2. Procuradoria-Geral Distrital de Lisboa (Ministério Público), base de dados legislativa: DL n.º 82/2021, de 13 de Outubro – Sistema de Gestão Integrada de Fogos Rurais no território continental (versão actualizada) (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources

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