Collin County
Wedding sparklers in McKinney
McKinney runs on its historic square. The venues around it are beautiful, old, and understandably careful about open flame.
- From the shop40 minutes
- Distance33 miles
- Routenorth-west via US-380
Pickup or delivery from McKinney
Forty minutes on a good day. We hold deeper stock through spring and autumn because McKinney has the volume, but the downtown venues are also the likeliest to cap sparkler length. Ask before you pick a size.
Free pickup off I-30 in Caddo Mills, any day from 8am to midnight. Free delivery in the Dallas area on orders of $100 or more. Fort Worth delivery is $25.
What McKinney venues tend to be like
The square is the draw and the complication. Nineteenth-century brick, narrow side streets, shared walls, and in a few cases a fire lane that doubles as the only space a tunnel would fit. Expect more restrictions here than anywhere else we serve. Expect them to be reasonable.
20 and 28 inch. Where a venue in this town sets a cap, it is usually 20.
Check the Collin County burn ban before an outdoor send-off
McKinney sits in Collin County. In Texas the county commissioners court issues burn bans under Local Government Code §352.081, not the city and not your venue. During a dry spell most of the state sits under one.
Whether a ban covers hand-held sparklers comes down to the wording of that county's order, and the orders differ. We will not tell you your send-off is fine when the answer varies by jurisdiction. Two minutes of checking settles it.
- Look up Collin County on the Texas A&M Forest Service burn ban map.
- If there is an active ban, read the order or call the county. Ask about hand-held sparklers specifically, not "fireworks".
- Tell your venue what you found. A coordinator who has not checked will thank you.
Texas A&M Forest Service burn ban map
Violating a county burn ban is a Class C misdemeanour. This is general information about how the orders work, not legal advice about your event.
Ask your venue two questions
Before you pick a length, ask your McKinney coordinator whether sparklers are permitted and whether there is a maximum. Those two answers decide the order. Venues vary widely: some allow 36 inch without comment, some cap at 20, some say no.
Tell us which venue you are using and we will tell you what we have seen there. If we do not know, we will say so instead of guessing.
What McKinney couples order
Questions from McKinney
Questions
How long does it take to get sparklers from McKinney?
We are about 40 minutes from McKinney, north-west via US-380 from the shop at 5159 I-30, Caddo Mills. Most orders are ready the same day or within 24 hours, so collecting is one round trip.
Do you deliver to McKinney?
Yes. Free delivery in the Dallas area on orders of $100 or more. Fort Worth delivery is $25. Delivery orders start at $100, and pickup is free from $50. Forty minutes on a good day. We hold deeper stock through spring and autumn because McKinney has the volume, but the downtown venues are also the likeliest to cap sparkler length. Ask before you pick a size.
Will my McKinney venue allow sparklers?
Ask your coordinator before you order, and ask two things. Whether sparklers are permitted at all, and whether there is a maximum length. A venue that caps at 20 inches has chosen your product for you. If the answer is no outdoors as well as in, better to find that out now than on the day.
How many will I need?
Roughly one per guest who lines up, plus about ten per cent for the ones that will not catch. The calculator does the arithmetic.