Yes, Karen, fireworks are legal, I am sorry to say.

Donna, this goes on year after year.
We have what is called Bonfire night on Nov 5th, (all to do with a man called Guy Fawkes who was foiled in his his attempt to blow up parliment) as the name implies bonfires are lit and fireworks let off. Years and years ago that's all it was, just that one night and ir was great fun for all. Now of course there are fireworks set off at Halloween time and New Year too, which seems to make the 'season' last from early October onward.
People, kids, get fireworks from somewhere and find it great fun to go around setting them off willynilly. And yes, that is illegal, but it is so hard to catch the boogers.