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PARTY POPPERS

Can you bring party poppers on a plane?

TSA prohibits party poppers in both carry-on and checked baggage at US airports. Buy them at your destination instead of packing them for the flight.

Sources checked: 2026-10-02

Source scope: United States · TSA

Carry-on baggage

Prohibited

TSA lists party poppers as prohibited in carry-on baggage. Leave them out of your cabin bag.

Checked baggage

Prohibited

TSA also lists party poppers as prohibited in checked baggage. Checking your bag does not make them permitted.

Small party popper with a pull string and paper streamers
This page concerns the item TSA lists as Party Poppers.

Check the product you mean

This answer concerns the item called Party Poppers in TSA's list. A typical small party popper uses a pull string to release paper streamers with a pop. This listing does not establish permission for another product sold as a confetti cannon. Describe the actual product and how it works when asking TSA or your airline about a different device.

Leave party poppers out of carry-on and checked baggage. Buy them at your destination. Fireworks, sparklers and party poppers have separate TSA entries.

Party poppers cannot go in either bag

TSA lists Party Poppers as No for carry-on baggage and No for checked baggage. Checking your bag does not change that answer. This entry gives no allowance for another confetti device.

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US airport security: TSA lists party poppers as not allowed in both bags.
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Party poppers on a plane in the USA: not allowed in carry-on or checked baggage. TSA lists Party Poppers as No for both bags. Leave them out of your luggage and buy them at your destination. Another confetti device needs its own assessment.
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BEFORE LEAVING HOME

Before packing

  1. Remove party poppers from both travel bags.
  2. Buy party poppers at your destination.
  3. Describe the actual product and how it works when asking TSA or your airline about another confetti device.

Source and verification

The official TSA alphabetical list lists Party Poppers separately from fireworks. The current list was retrieved directly on October 2, 2026. The individual item page was unavailable during this review, so the current official list is the source for this answer.

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