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Festivals & retreats

A closing act the whole field can see, with no burn risk and no cleanup.

A drone show closes a festival without the fire risk a pyro finale brings. Between 100 and 400 aircraft fly a choreographed sequence up to 400 feet, readable from anywhere on the field and cut to your closing track. Nothing falls, so the site is clear the moment the fleet lands.

Why festivals call us

Usually one of two reasons. Either the site sits under a burn ban and pyro simply isn't permitted, or the closing act needs to be about something specific: the festival's name, its logo, the year it started. Drones do both. They're also quiet, which matters more than people expect when the campground is a few hundred yards from the field.

What we'll need from you

A launch area roughly the size of a tennis court, clear of the crowd and of anything overhead, plus your show time and the direction most of the audience will be facing. We take it from there and handle the FAA authorization and the local permits. If you already have a pyro team, we'll coordinate rather than compete. Plenty of nights run both.

Booking a festival date

Three to six months is comfortable, mostly because summer weekends go first. What it costs comes down to fleet size and how much of the show is drawn from scratch, and we'll put a real number to it once we know the site and the date. You'll see preview clips of the choreography before flight night, so the finale isn't a surprise to you.

Common questions

How much does a drone show cost?
Four things set the number: how many drones fly, how much of the show is built for you rather than adapted from our catalog, where you're flying and what it takes to get there, and how long the show runs. A short catalog show over an easy site is the low end; original choreography for a few hundred aircraft is the high end. We price each show for the night it flies, so rather than quote a range you would have to guess your way into, we'll get on a call, work out which of those four apply to you, and build a budget around it. Every quote is line-itemed before you sign.
How many drones do we need?
A hundred draws clean shapes and text. Two hundred adds depth. Four hundred paints pictures. We'll recommend a fleet for your budget and sightlines.
How long is a show?
Signature Shows run 8-12 minutes. Custom Productions run 12-18. Most carry 15-25 distinct animations.
Is there cleanup?
None. No debris, no chemicals, no shells. The drones land, we pack the cases, the venue looks untouched.
How far in advance should we book?
Two to four months is a comfortable runway. It protects your date and leaves room to design properly. We've turned a show around in a week when we had to, so ask even if your date is close.

Ready when the sky is.