New Years Eve 2020: Ban on fireworks or firecrackers: what applies where?



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Baden-Wuerttemberg The ignition of pyrotechnics in public spaces is prohibited. Also, departure restrictions apply from 8pm to 5am, even on New Years Eve. You can only shoot weapons in your own garden or from the balcony. Bayern Also in Bavaria there is a night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am Therefore, you can only shoot on private property or from your own home. Cities and municipalities should decide for themselves how the ban on firecrackers is implemented in the Free State. Sedan Burning fireworks is generally allowed. However, there will be individual firecracker ban zones. The list released Wednesday includes 54 areas, including much of Sonnenallee and Karl-Marx-Straße, but also the old town of Spandau or Wrangelkiez. There are also large squares and sights such as Potsdamer Platz, Breitscheidplatz and the Brandenburg Gate. The city has posted a detailed list of all zones on its website. Brandenburg Departure restrictions, which normally apply from 10:00 pm to 5:00 am, will be relaxed for New Years Eve and New Years morning. There is no general ban on firecrackers. The individual cities have yet to agree. Bremen New Year’s Eve fireworks are banned in the state of Bremen this year. After the national ban on the sale of rockets and firecrackers, there is also a city-wide ban on burning fireworks in the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. People also cannot light rockets and firecrackers that they already have at home, for example, from the previous year. Violation of the regulations could result in fines of 100 euros for exhaustion and 50 euros for carrying fireworks. Small fireworks such as sparklers and peas can be used and can be purchased throughout the year. Hamburg Setting off fireworks is prohibited this year. Anyone who violates this should expect a fine. Hessen There is no general ban on fireworks in Hessen. The city of Frankfurt, the Offenbach district, and Kassel ban firecrackers in most areas. Also in the districts of Groß-Gerau, Kassel, Gießen and Main-Kinzig, shooting is not allowed. Nighttime curfews for individual circles are also applied on New Year’s Eve. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania There are no firecrackers in all public streets and squares. Fireworks for children are only allowed. Violations are punished with fines of between 50 and 1,000 euros. Lower saxony It is forbidden to set off fireworks or carry firecrackers and rockets in busy streets, roads and squares. Districts and large cities must specify the relevant areas in general decrees. The fireworks ban affects crackers and rockets sold at the turn of the year, but not crackers, sparklers, and the like available year-round. North Rhine-Westphalia There should be no blanket ban on fireworks, but numerous no-go zones are planned. Rhineland-Palatinate There is no blanket ban on fireworks, but fireworks are not allowed in public places and streets, and crowds of people are prohibited. Saar Here, too, fireworks will only be prohibited in crowded places and streets. Saxony There is no general ban on fireworks, except in Dresden and Erzgebirgskreis. Curfew is lifted for New Year’s Eve. Saxony-Anhalt Public events and public fireworks are prohibited. We highly recommend not lighting New Year’s Eve fireworks. In
Wernigerode,
Quedlinburg,
Havelberg and
Tangermünde were Issue bans to protect historic buildings. at
Harz National Park Fireworks also cannot be activated to protect animals from noise and flashes of light. Schleswig-Holstein The ban on firecrackers will only apply to busy squares and streets. Thuringia The ban on firecrackers only applies to busy squares and streets, as well as certain areas for the protection of historic buildings.
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