Newry · Just off Junction 20 · On the border · Free parking
Everything people ask us at the counter about buying fireworks in Newry and across Northern Ireland — licences, ages, budgets and what actually works in a back garden.
Big Boom Fireworks is a dedicated firework showroom serving Newry, just off Junction 20 on the border. We stock over 650 fireworks across five brands — Cube, Bright Star, Men Shun, Encrypted and Diamond — with free parking at the door. Reserve online, then collect and pay in store.
Yes. In Northern Ireland it is an offence to buy, possess or use most categories of firework without a licence from the Department of Justice. That covers barrages, cakes, rockets, roman candles, fountains and selection boxes. Category F1 items such as most sparklers and party poppers are normally exempt.
You apply to the Department of Justice, pay the fee, and your licence sets out what you may buy and when. Apply well before Halloween, because processing slows considerably through October. Bring the licence and photo ID when you collect — the named licence holder must be present.
Look for range, real stock and honest advice rather than a big catalogue online. Big Boom Fireworks holds over 650 products from five manufacturers on the shop floor near Newry, so you can compare cakes side by side and get straight advice on what actually performs.
Yes. Big Boom Fireworks sits just off Junction 20, right on the border, so customers from both Newry and across in Co. Louth reach us in minutes. Northern Ireland licensing rules apply to what we sell, whichever side of the border you travel from.
You must be 18 or over. We check photo ID on every sale, without exception. It is a criminal offence to sell fireworks to anyone under 18, and we would lose our licence to trade. Where a firework licence is also required, the licence holder must collect in person.
For a back garden, £100 to £200 buys a genuinely good ten-minute show with an opener, a body and a finale. Around £350 upwards gets you compound cakes and serious shot counts. Our display builder lays out a full show to whatever budget you set.
No. Fireworks are classed as explosives and are age and licence restricted, so everything is collected in person from our showroom near Newry. You can build a shot list on this site and send it over, and we will have it boxed and set aside for collection.
We trade seasonally, with our longest hours around Halloween and New Year. Outside those peak weeks it is worth ringing ahead before travelling. Full opening hours are on our Find Us page, along with directions from Junction 20.
Barrages and cakes give you the most effect per pound, because one fuse fires dozens of shots. Pair a couple of cakes with fountains at ground level and sparklers for children. Check the safety distance printed on each firework against the size of your garden.
Ring us or call in. We would far rather talk you through a licence application than sell you something you can’t legally use.
Looking for something specific? Browse all 649 fireworks, see our Newry firework showroom, or build a display to a budget.
