Where to buy fireworks in the Milwaukee area for 2026

If you're hunting for sparklers, fountains, or the big aerial showstoppers for a backyard Fourth of July, the greater Milwaukee area has more fireworks retailers than most families realize, spread across all six counties from Cedarburg down to the Illinois state line.

This guide rounds up more than 80 specific places to buy fireworks in 2026, from Phantom Fireworks showrooms and year-round superstores to the pop-up tents that appear at Muskego farms and Kenosha gas stations every June. Before you load up the minivan, though, it helps to know the one quirk that trips up nearly every Wisconsin family: the state lets retailers sell almost everything, but it takes a separate municipal permit to legally use anything that flies, explodes, or leaves the ground.

We'll walk you through exactly what's legal in your city, where to shop, what to expect at each type of store, and how to keep little hands safe — plus a few tips on crossing into Indiana if you want the really big stuff. Grab a cold root beer and let's get planning.

Fireworks superstores in greater Milwaukee

These are the permanent, warehouse-style showrooms you can visit from May through New Year's Eve, with full 1.4G consumer-grade selections, big assortment packages, and (at most locations) some version of a buy-one-get-one-free deal during peak season.

Phantom Fireworks of Racine (Caledonia) is the heavy hitter closest to Milwaukee, at 2086 27th Street in Caledonia, just off I-94 at Seven Mile Road. The phone is 262-835-4640, peak-season hours run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week from Memorial Day through July, and the store carries Phantom's entire national catalog — 500-gram finale racks, reloadable mortars, Roman candles, sparklers, assortments, the works. Curbside pickup is available. Phantom Fireworks of Allenton, at 6711 County Road W in Allenton (phone 262-629-1947), serves Washington County and the northern metro off Highway 41; it operates seasonally from roughly Memorial Day through Labor Day and on major holidays.

Xtreme Fireworks at 2720 West 5 Mile Road in Caledonia (262-835-2227) is a 30-year family-run operation about ten minutes south of Milwaukee. It runs a standing "Buy 1 Get 1 Free on all fireworks except assortments and white-tag items" promotion, plus 3-for-1 on sale items, and it sells artillery shells, 500-gram and 200-gram cakes, mortar kits, rockets, Roman candles, firecrackers, fountains, and sparklers. Xtreme includes a $4 Town of Raymond permit at checkout — helpful if you have legal use of property in that town, though it won't cover Milwaukee County cities.

American Fireworks in Big Bend, at W228 S7080 Enterprise Drive in Waukesha County (262-662-0300), is a family-owned 30-plus-year shop that is Wisconsin's largest selection in western Waukesha County. Hours are Tuesday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the off-season, with extended daily hours through June and early July. Their sister store, American Fireworks in Genoa City at N199 Williams Road (262-295-8528), sits minutes from the Illinois border and is popular with Kenosha County shoppers.

Black Bull Fireworks Superstore at 32135 Geneva Road in Salem (414-349-2463) is a huge indoor showroom in Kenosha County with flat-screen product videos, peak hours of 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and brands including Red Rhino, Brothers Pyrotechnics, Winda, and Black Cat. Ask about "The Godfather," a 100-pound-plus assortment that's become a legend in the Salem area.

Freedom Fireworks, headquartered at 1442 E. Geneva Street in Delavan (262-457-1776), is the regional workhorse. The Delavan flagship runs Sunday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. from June 14 through July 7. It's famous for the $50 Excalibur and its Diablos. Uncle Sam's Fireworks at 7655 Commercial Lane in Allenton (262-629-1909) opens daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Labor Day weekend with the tagline "There are no tariffs at Uncle Sam's." Fireworks Nation's Lomira Super Store at 350 East Avenue in Lomira, about 54 miles north of Milwaukee off I-41 Exit 85, brands itself as "Wisconsin's largest fireworks showroom" and stays open extended hours as the Fourth approaches — 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. June 19–30 and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the first half of June.

Seasonal tents and stands that pop up around June

Every summer a constellation of tents blooms in parking lots and farm fields across the six counties. Freedom Fireworks alone runs 13 seasonal tent locations, most opening between June 13 and June 19 and running through July 6, daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Look for the Wilmot Ski Hill tent at 12301 Fox River Road in Wilmot (Kenosha County), which Freedom bills as the "largest fireworks tent in Wisconsin." Other Freedom tents to know include the Lake Geneva tent at N1981 County Trunk H (watch for the 30-foot Godzilla), the Kenosha Highway 50 tent at 5675 392nd Avenue in Burlington (30-foot T-Rex), the Muskego "Basse Farms" tent at S70 W16050 Janesville Road, the Muskego West tent at W189 S7847 Racine Avenue, the West Milwaukee tent at 2101 Miller Park Way, the Racine tent at 3817 S. Beaumont Avenue in Kansasville, the Mukwonago tent at 1020 N. Rochester Street, the Salem Lakes tent at 12026 Antioch Road in Trevor, the Erin/Hartford tent at 1717 WI Highway 83 in Hartford, the Concord General Store tent at N6485 County Road F in Oconomowoc, the Waterford tent at 2723 Beck Drive, and the Caledonia tent at the Pick 'n Save on 5111 Douglas Avenue in Racine.

Black Bull Fireworks operates seasonal tents in addition to its Salem superstore, including a Burlington location at 33703 59th Drive (at the Mobile gas station), a Lake Geneva tent at N1929 State Road 120, and a Genoa City/Pell Lake tent on N. Daisy Drive. Phantom Fireworks runs seasonal tents in Menards parking lots around the region, including a well-known tent at the Menards on Miller Park Way in West Milwaukee; call the Caledonia showroom in June for the full 2026 tent list.

TNT Fireworks — the chain most families know from grocery-store end-caps — runs Wisconsin-legal novelty stands at roughly a dozen Milwaukee-area locations. Expect 2026 TNT stands or chain-partner displays at 3701 S. Howell Avenue in Bay View (Walgreens), 1501 Miller Park Way in West Milwaukee, 2625 W. National Avenue in Milwaukee's Near South Side, 6292 S. 27th Street in Milwaukee, 3207 80th Street in Kenosha, 1810 30th Avenue in Kenosha, 1230 W. Sunset Drive in Waukesha (Dollar Tree), 1250 W. Sunset Drive in Waukesha (Target), 2401 Kossow Road in Waukesha (Target), and 600 North Springdale Road in Waukesha. These stands sell only Wisconsin-exempt items: sparklers, snakes, smoke bombs, party poppers, and similar novelties — perfect for families with little kids.

Finally, watch for smaller independent operators like Paddock Lake Fireworks near Salem. Note that Bellino Fireworks does not operate in Wisconsin, and Jake's Fireworks distributes its brands (World Class, Excalibur, Boomer) to local retailers rather than running its own Wisconsin storefronts.

Stores that carry sparklers and novelties

For families whose kids just want sparklers, snappers, and a smoke bomb or two, the quickest stop is usually the regular grocery run. These stores stock Wisconsin-exempt novelties — sparklers 36 inches or shorter, stationary cones and fountains, snakes, smoke bombs, caps, and party poppers — on seasonal end-caps from late May through July 5.

Walmart Supercenters across the six-county area reliably carry these items. Specific stores include 3355 S. 27th Street in Milwaukee, 10330 N. Cedarburg Road in Mequon, 1400 S. Moorland Road in New Berlin, 2320 W. Bluemound Road in Waukesha, W159 N9855 Highway 145 in Germantown, 1515 Paramount Drive in West Bend, 5625 75th Street in Kenosha, 7430 Green Bay Road in Kenosha, 2801 Elana Lane in Mount Pleasant, 1919 Marketplace Drive in Oak Creek, 4600 S. 76th Street in Greenfield, and 12300 W. Burleigh Street in Wauwatosa.

Menards stores not only sell sparklers and novelties but also host Phantom Fireworks tents in many parking lots during peak season. Key locations include Menards West Milwaukee at roughly 1732 Miller Park Way, Menards Oak Creek at 8101 S. Howell Avenue, Menards Wauwatosa at 11800 W. Burleigh Street, Menards Waukesha at 2101 Silvernail Road, Menards Pewaukee at N64 W24700 Main Street in Sussex, Menards West Bend at 2000 W. Washington Street, Menards Germantown at N96 W18900 County Line Road, Menards Mount Pleasant at 5141 Washington Avenue, Menards Pleasant Prairie (Kenosha) at 9778 76th Street, and Menards Grafton at 1515 Paramount Drive. Typical hours are Monday through Saturday 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Pick 'n Save stores across the metro typically stock seasonal sparkler assortments at the front of the store. Reliable options include 5110 S. 108th Street in Greenfield, 7601 W. Oklahoma Avenue in Milwaukee, 2355 N. Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, 250 W. Holt Avenue in Milwaukee, 5851 Durand Avenue in Racine, 2320 30th Avenue in Kenosha, and 1100 E. Sumner Street in Hartford. Metro Market (the upscale Kroger/Pick 'n Save banner) stocks novelty items at 1040 N. Van Buren Street downtown, 10950 N. Port Washington Road in Mequon, and 4075 N. Oakland Avenue in Shorewood. Meijer Supercenters at 880 Port Washington Road in Grafton, 6890 S. 27th Street in Oak Creek, 7701 Green Bay Road in Kenosha, and 11111 W. Burleigh Street in Wauwatosa carry TNT-branded novelty packs. Festival Foods stocks sparklers at 3207 80th Street in Kenosha and 5740 Washington Avenue in Racine. Woodman's Markets in Pleasant Prairie (7145 120th Avenue), Oak Creek (8131 S. Howell Avenue), Waukesha (2350 W. Sunset Drive), and Menomonee Falls tend to carry a broader TNT/sparkler selection than the average grocery store.

Fleet Farm stores in Wisconsin historically carry a small seasonal novelty display; check Fleet Farm Germantown at N96 W17500 County Line Road, Fleet Farm Oak Creek at 8750 S. Howell Avenue, Fleet Farm Menomonee Falls at W124 N8145 Ville Du Parc Drive, and Fleet Farm Waukesha at 2050 E. Moreland Boulevard. Home Depot does not sell fireworks in Wisconsin, and Target's involvement is limited to hosting TNT chain-partner displays at the two Waukesha stores listed above. Blain's Farm & Fleet locations in Racine, Franksville, and Kenosha historically do not carry fireworks.

The Wisconsin fireworks rules

Wisconsin's fireworks law is famously confusing because the state splits "sell" from "use." Under Wis. Stat. § 167.10, retailers can legally sell you nearly anything — Roman candles, 500-gram cakes, bottle rockets, reloadable mortars — but the moment you touch them on Wisconsin soil without a permit, you're breaking state law. The only items a Wisconsin resident can buy and use without any permit are sparklers no longer than 36 inches, stationary cones and fountains that don't leave the ground, toy snakes, smoke bombs, caps, party and confetti poppers containing less than a quarter grain of explosive, and basic noisemakers. Everything else — firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, artillery shells, aerial cakes, missile-type rockets, reloadable tubes, and anything that makes a real "boom" — requires a user's permit issued by the mayor, village president, or town chairperson of the exact municipality where you plan to light it. Permits specify the date, time, location, and quantity, and they're only valid inside the issuing community.

Enforcement is real. Wisconsin caps the forfeiture at up to $1,000 per illegal firework, which means a single sack of contraband can turn into a five-figure fine. Violating a court injunction becomes a misdemeanor carrying up to nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine. You must be 18 to purchase permit-required fireworks, and no municipality can issue a user's permit to a minor. Parents who knowingly let a child handle permit-required fireworks can be cited under the same $1,000-per-violation statute. The state has not meaningfully changed this framework for 2026, but police and fire departments across Milwaukee County have been noticeably more aggressive in recent summers as fireworks-linked home fires have climbed.

How each community handles fireworks

Local ordinances are allowed to be stricter than state law — and most around Milwaukee are. The City of Milwaukee has the toughest rule in the region: a flat ban on the sale, possession, and use of all fireworks, including sparklers and caps. The Fire Chief signs off only on professional pyrotechnic displays, never residents, and citations run from $500 up to $1,000 per offense, with up to 40 days in jail for people who fail to pay. The city's "Sparky" public-awareness campaign makes the position crystal clear: leave the fireworks to the pros.

The North Shore villages generally follow the same pattern: state-law novelty items (sparklers, snakes, smoke bombs, party poppers) are tolerated, but anything that launches or explodes requires a permit that these villages only issue for their own community displays. Whitefish Bay explicitly reserves permits for its Village-sponsored Klode Park show and similar civic events — the public cannot obtain a personal-use permit. Shorewood, Fox Point, Bayside, and Glendale function the same way, and all five villages actively enforce through their local police departments during Independence Day week. If you live in Bayside, remember the village doesn't even host its own display, so families typically caravan to Whitefish Bay's Klode Park or Glendale's Kletzsch Park.

Milwaukee County's southern and western suburbs are a patchwork. Wauwatosa follows state law but issues personal permits rarely and has leaned into drone shows at Hart Park since 2025. West Allis has publicly reminded residents that possessing and lighting fireworks at home is illegal — even sparklers in some interpretations — and directs everyone to the Nathan Hale High School professional show instead. Greenfield, Greendale, Hales Corners, Cudahy, South Milwaukee, Oak Creek, and Franklin generally permit state-exempt novelties (sparklers and fountains) and require permits for anything more, with permits typically only issued for public displays at city parks. Police in all of these suburbs respond actively to neighbor complaints, especially in the days surrounding July 3 and 4.

Waukesha County mixes strict cities with more permissive townships. The City of Waukesha is particularly tough: Ordinance 11.12 specifies that fireworks permits will not be issued to members of the general public — only to licensed pyrotechnic display operators. The Waukesha Fire Department is blunt about it on its website: if it pops, sparkles, or explodes, it's essentially illegal in the city limits. Brookfield bans sales entirely and prohibits possession or use without a permit under Ordinance 8.20.030, with permits reserved for civic and New Year's Eve events. Menomonee Falls requires a valid user's permit under Municipal Code 62-70 for anything that pops or flashes. New Berlin restricts fireworks under Section 124-12I and limits display permits to organized festivals at Malone Park. Muskego and Pewaukee follow state law with local permitting requirements, and out in unincorporated townships like Genesee, Vernon, and Mukwonago, town chairpersons do sometimes issue personal-use permits for rural properties — call the town hall in May or June to ask.

Ozaukee County is more permit-friendly than Milwaukee County, which is exactly why you'll see Ozaukee-plated cars at Allenton fireworks stores. The City of Mequon actually issues personal fireworks permits through the City Clerk's Office at 11333 N. Cedarburg Road; the permit fee is $100 and processing takes about a week, so apply well before July. The Town of Cedarburg allows user's permits issued by the Town Chairperson or a designee for residents on sufficiently large properties. Grafton and Port Washington tend to follow state law with local permitting through their respective city clerks.

Washington County also issues residential permits in its townships. The Town of West Bend updated its fireworks ordinance in 2024 (Ordinance 2024-02), and the town chairperson or a designated town official can issue user's permits; violations run $500 to $1,000 per individual firework. The City of West Bend itself is stricter — Municipal Ordinance 5.217 limits legal home use to sparklers 36 inches or shorter; questions go to the Fire Prevention Bureau at (262) 335-5055. Germantown and Hartford generally issue permits through their town/village clerks for residents on qualifying properties, and Allenton's big fireworks stores are effectively the shopping hub for the whole county.

Racine County and Kenosha County draw thousands of Illinois shoppers every summer, but use rules inside the cities are strict. The City of Racine and City of Kenosha both ban the possession and use of any fireworks that explode or self-propel — including firecrackers, Roman candles, mortars, and bottle rockets — and Kenosha raised its fine from $187 to $376 per citation in 2024. Sparklers, snakes, and confetti poppers remain legal inside both cities. Pleasant Prairie cites at around $124 per violation, while the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department can write citations reaching $767.50 in unincorporated areas. Mount Pleasant, Caledonia, and Somers follow state law with local permitting; the permissive-use pockets near the border explain why so many Wisconsin retailers cluster along Highway 31 and I-94 in southern Racine and Kenosha Counties.

The bottom-line takeaway for every family: call your own city or village clerk, or check your municipal code, before you buy anything beyond sparklers. The store selling to you has no obligation to know your hometown rules.

Crossing state lines: the Illinois myth and the Indiana reality

Here's a detail that surprises a lot of Milwaukee families: you do not drive south into Illinois for fireworks. Illinois's 1942 Pyrotechnic Use Act bans virtually every consumer firework — no firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, aerial cakes, or mortars — and only permits sparklers, snakes, smoke devices, and party poppers statewide. Chicago and many suburbs ban even those. The flow of traffic is the opposite direction: Illinois residents drive north into Kenosha and Racine Counties (which is why Phantom-Caledonia, Xtreme, Black Bull, and the American Fireworks border stores feel so busy), or east into Indiana.

Indiana is the real destination for Wisconsin families who want more variety than they can legally buy even in Wisconsin. Indiana allows any adult 18 or older to purchase and use the full 1.4G consumer catalog, and Indiana retailers freely sell to Wisconsin residents. The catch: the drive is about 90 miles from downtown Milwaukee — plan 90 minutes without traffic, longer on July 3. A cluster of huge stores sits just across the Illinois-Indiana line in Hammond, designed expressly to serve the Chicago and Milwaukee markets.

Krazy Kaplan's Fireworks operates five Northwest Indiana superstores, all advertising a standing buy-one-get-one-free deal: the Cline location at 3740 179th Street in Hammond, the Calumet North location at 7440 Calumet Avenue in Hammond, the Calumet South location at 4334 Calumet Avenue in Hammond, the Dyer location at 2071 Clark Road in Dyer, and the Whiting location at 1433 Indianapolis Boulevard in Whiting. Most run 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, extending to 10 p.m. in peak July. Phantom Fireworks in Indiana includes the Merrillville showroom at 3101 E. Lincoln Highway/Route 30, the Highland showroom at 8843 Indianapolis Boulevard, and the Burns Harbor/Chesterton showroom at 218 Verplank Road. Other major Indiana stops are Dynamite Fireworks at 4218 Calumet Avenue in Hammond (open year-round, 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. in the week before July 4), Uncle Sam's Fireworks at 14 Gostlin Street in Hammond (sister store to Dynamite), Good Times Fireworks at 626 177th Street in Hammond with its dedicated "kiddie showroom," and Big Bang Fireworks at 5124 Pine Island Court in Schererville.

One critical caveat: legally purchasing fireworks in Indiana is perfectly fine, and transporting them back to Wisconsin is legal as long as you're heading toward a location where you hold a valid user's permit. But lighting Indiana-bought aerials in your Milwaukee County driveway is still illegal under Wisconsin law and could cost you up to $1,000 per firework. Many families use Indiana fireworks at an Indiana campsite, friend's property, or rental before driving home, then save novelties and any permit-legal items for the Wisconsin backyard.

Smart tips for buying fireworks as a family

Set a budget before you walk in. Sparkler multi-packs run $2 to $10. Novelty ground items like snakes, smoke balls, and party poppers are $1 to $5. Cone and multi-tube fountains start around $5 and run to $30, with premium 500-gram fountains hitting $40 to $75. Roman candles and small rocket packs are $5 to $25 in Indiana stores. The 200-gram and 500-gram cakes — the big aerial repeaters — run $15 to $60 and $40 to $300 respectively, while reloadable mortar kits and family assortment packages climb from $50 well past $500. Almost every major retailer runs buy-one-get-one-free (or better) on consumer-grade fireworks, and Phantom, Krazy Kaplan's, and Uncle Sam's publish printable coupons in late June; sign up for their email lists in early summer. Assortments usually yield a better per-effect cost than buying individual items, and the deepest clearance hits July 5 through 10 for families stocking up for New Year's.

Inspect before you pay. Fuses should be intact, not frayed or already partly burned, and packaging should be bright, cellophane-wrapped, and in English with a "1.4G Consumer" label. Brown paper wrappers, crude construction, no manufacturer name, unusually heavy devices, or anything advertised as an M-80, M-100, quarter stick, cherry bomb, or silver salute are federally banned — walk away and report illegal items to ATF at 1-888-283-2662. Reputable chains like Phantom and Krazy Kaplan's carry AFSL-tested inventory (the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory independently tests roughly 70 percent of U.S. consumer imports).

Age rules are firm. You must be 18 to buy anything that requires a permit in Wisconsin and 18 to purchase fireworks at all in Indiana. Wisconsin has no statutory minimum age for the novelty items that fall outside its fireworks definition, but every major retailer cards for anything beyond basic sparklers, and no Wisconsin municipality can issue a user's permit to a minor. Keep unopened fireworks in a cool, dry place in original packaging, away from children, pets, heat sources, and flammables — never in a hot attic, car trunk, or unvented shed. Humidity degrades propellants fast.

Safety is where families get this right or wrong. The 2024 national data is sobering: roughly 14,741 Americans were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks injuries, a 52 percent jump over 2023, with 11 deaths tracked by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and 1,700 ER visits caused by sparklers alone. Sparklers burn at about 2,000 degrees — hot enough to melt some metals — so never hand one to a child under school age, and keep a bucket of water and a charged garden hose within arm's reach whenever you light anything. Light one device at a time, step back at least 35 feet for ground items and 150 feet for aerials, never lean over a firework, never relight a dud (soak it in water for several hours and trash it in a sealed plastic bag), never use fireworks while impaired, and store spent shells in water overnight before disposal. Keep pets inside with a radio or TV on to mask the booms; July 5 is historically the busiest day of the year at American animal shelters because frightened pets bolt. Talk to your vet in May or early June if your dog has serious noise anxiety, and double-check ID tags and microchip registrations before the holiday.

If you'd rather just watch: public fireworks in greater Milwaukee

For families who prefer sitting on a blanket with ice cream, the region has more than a dozen excellent free shows. Milwaukee County's lakefront event on July 3 at McKinley Beach returns in 2026 as an expanded pyrotechnic drone show rather than traditional fireworks, sponsored by Michael F. Hupy and coordinated through the Milwaukee Parks Foundation — note that this has not been a classic fireworks show since 2024. Milwaukee's neighborhood parks continue to host traditional displays on July 4 around 9:15 p.m., including Alcott, Enderis, Gordon, Humboldt, Jackson, Lake, Lincoln, Mitchell, Noyes, Washington, and Wilson Parks. Suburban favorites include Whitefish Bay at Klode Park (9:30 p.m.), Shorewood at Atwater Park (9 p.m.), Glendale at Kletzsch Park (9 p.m.), Greenfield at Konkel Park (9:45 p.m.), Cudahy at Sheridan Park (9:15 p.m.), Franklin at Lions Legend Park (9:30 p.m.), Oak Creek at Lake Vista Park (dusk), Greendale downtown (dusk), Hales Corners Park (9:30 p.m.), West Allis at Nathan Hale High School (9:30 p.m.), Brookfield at 19990 River Road (9:17 p.m.), Waukesha at Lowell Park on July 3 (9:30 p.m.), New Berlin (with a bonus drone show July 5), Menomonee Falls at Village Park, Cedarburg's Firemen's Park, Mequon/Thiensville's Fun Before the Fourth at Village Park on the Saturday before, West Bend's Regner Park, Port Washington's Veterans Park, Racine's Fourth Fest on the Lakefront at Festival Park, and Kenosha's Celebrate America at Pennoyer Park or the harbor front on July 4. Summerfest's opening night on July 2 traditionally closes with fireworks over the lakefront, and Festa Italiana later in the summer usually brings another round. Always verify times and dates with each community in June 2026, since sponsorship and weather can shift the schedule.

The takeaway

Greater Milwaukee has more fireworks retailers than any single family could visit in a season — from the Phantom superstore fifteen minutes south of the city to the tent with the 30-foot T-Rex just over the Kenosha County line. The real skill isn't finding fireworks; it's matching what you buy to where you can legally use it.

If you live in the City of Milwaukee, West Allis, Waukesha, Brookfield, Racine, or Kenosha, stick to sparklers, snakes, and smoke bombs from a nearby Walmart, Menards, Meijer, or TNT stand — or better yet, pack the stroller and enjoy someone else's show. If you're in Mequon, the Town of Cedarburg, the Town of West Bend, or an unincorporated township with a chairperson willing to issue a personal-use permit, you have real options, and the Phantom, Xtreme, American, Black Bull, Freedom, and Uncle Sam's showrooms will happily sell you a backyard spectacle. And if the selection bug really bites, Indiana is ninety minutes away — just keep the aerials in Indiana until you're cleared to light them at home. Either way, keep the bucket of water handy, keep the littlest hands on the long sparklers, and have a joyful, safe Fourth.