For show clients & drone show companies

Drone light
shows.
Start here.

Hire a drone show for your event, explore the costs, or join our network as a drone show company. DroneShowGuide connects your brief with the team that can bring it to life.

Your place in the show

Planning a show?
Producing one?

DroneShowGuide brings clients and drone show companies together. We help shape the brief and coordinate introductions; your selected provider contracts and delivers the show.

For clients & event organisers

Hire a drone light show.

Planning a festival, city celebration, brand launch or private event? Share your location, date, audience and budget. Explore suitable show options and meet the executing team before booking.

For drone show companies & operators

Join the provider network.

Do you design, organise or execute drone light shows? Apply with your operating regions, creative capabilities and project experience. Approved companies can be considered for relevant client briefs.

01 / A different kind of canvas

What is a
drone light show?

A drone light show is a coordinated display of illuminated drones flying programmed formations. Each aircraft acts as a point of light, combining with the fleet to create shapes, logos, text and animated scenes indoors or outdoors.

Learn how drone shows work
03 / From enquiry to execution

How to hire
a drone show.

Start with your event location, date, audience and budget. We review your brief and coordinate provider introductions. You agree the creative plan, venue requirements and final contract directly with your chosen show company.

Use the drone show planning checklist
01. THE BRIEF

Tell your story.

Share your location, timing and ambition. An early idea is a perfectly good place to start.

02. THE MATCH

Find your people.

We review your brief and curate a suitable provider or a small selection of proposals.

03. THE PLAN

Make it possible.

Meet your preferred team, explore the creative, and confirm the venue and local requirements.

04. THE MOMENT

Look up. Feel it.

Your chosen provider brings the plan to life. Add filming to share the moment far beyond the event.

04 / Capture the performance

A drone show.
A film to keep.

See a drone light show above Monaco, filmed from the ground and the sky. Explore filming for your own event with Drone Department.

Camera: Arjen van Eijk. Video drone: Drone Department. Edit: Ruben Hemminga.

06 / Drone show news

Drone show news
and stories.

All news & stories

Our next story is taking shape.

New drone shows, bright ideas and the people behind the lights. Follow the stories in our newsroom.

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Before you book

Drone show
questions, answered.

Practical starting points for clients, event organisers and show teams.

How much does a drone light show cost?

The cost depends on fleet size, creative work, show duration, location, crew and logistics. Request an itemised quotation for your event and compare taxes, travel, permissions and weather terms alongside the creative scope.

Understand drone show pricing ↗

How do I choose a drone show company?

Compare relevant indoor or outdoor project experience, operating regions, creative capabilities and the plan for your venue. Ask about crew, aircraft, insurance, required permissions and postponement terms. Confirm who designs and executes the show before you book.

Find a suitable show company ↗

Can a drone show fly at my venue?

Drone shows can take place indoors or outdoors. Both need a venue assessment covering flight space, launch and recovery areas, audience separation and sightlines. For indoor venues, share the room dimensions and ceiling height; for outdoor sites, the team also assesses weather and airspace. The executing operator determines feasibility and the applicable permission route before confirming the show.

Check venue requirements ↗

Can my drone show company join?

Companies that organise and execute drone light shows can apply to the provider network. Submit your business details, service regions, capabilities, portfolio and verification documents. Company review comes before approval to quote for client briefs.

Apply to the provider network ↗
07 / Your next drone show

Bring your idea
to life.

Tell us about your event and start a drone light show enquiry. Your indoor or outdoor setting, location, date and creative ambition give us a useful place to begin.

Plan your drone show