How much space do we need for the show?

The amount of space required depends on the number of drones, the way the show is designed, and safety considerations. Clear airspace and a safe distance between the drones and the audience are essential. Consult with Sky Elements to determine the optimal location for your event.

Drone light shows in Burbank, California

Professional drone shows across Burbank.

Sky Elements is the nation's largest professional drone show provider. We turn stories, logos, and celebrations into custom flights across Burbank and the San Fernando Valley, from Warner Bros. Studios to the Hollywood Hills.

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FAA-approved · fully insured

Guinness World Record title holders

America's Got Talent finalists

California drone show providers

Give Burbank a reason to look up.

The night sky gives Burbank events room to think bigger. Our team designs and flies professional drone light shows in Burbank, California for occasions across Burbank and the San Fernando Valley, from studio events and premieres and brand launches to city and park celebrations.

Each production is turnkey and FAA-compliant. Our team develops the story, builds the animation, plans the operation, and flies the show around the realities of your venue, audience, and event schedule.

Working with Sky Elements

Your show, start to finish.

A drone light show is a live aviation production. Experience matters when conditions change, approvals take time, or a site requires a different plan.

Your story, told in the sky
Our in-house animation team designs every formation for your show. Your logo, your mascot, your moment, drawn in light above Burbank.
Permits and FAA, handled
We file the waivers, coordinate with the nearest tower, and clear local ordinances. You don't lift a finger.
See your show before we fly
You review a full simulated flyover set to your music and sign off on it before a single drone leaves the ground.
Turn-key on show night
Our production team brings the fleet, the launch site setup, and the pilots. Minimal footprint, minimal setup, nothing for your crew to run.

Drone shows in your industry

From halftime to the holidays.

From Warner Bros. Studios to the Hollywood Hills, every location has its own constraints. We can review a studio backlot, a hillside venue, or a private estate in the Valley for airspace, weather exposure, launch logistics, and audience sightlines.

Sports

Drone formations over Burbank stadiums and arenas. Pre-game intros, halftime moments, championship celebrations.

Brand activations

Product launches, grand openings, sponsor moments. Your campaign and your logo over California.

Luxury and private events

A one-of-a-kind reveal above the Burbank skyline. Weddings, proposals, milestone celebrations, private estates.

Civic and community holidays

Fourth of July, NYE countdowns, tree lightings, parades. Built for the city's biggest crowds.

Venues for drone shows

Burbank landmarks.

Warner Bros. Studios

Studio · Burbank

The Walt Disney Studios

Studio · Burbank

Universal Studios Hollywood

Entertainment · Universal City

Starlight Bowl

Amphitheater · Burbank Hills

Johnny Carson Park

Park · Burbank

Burbank Town Center

District · Downtown Burbank

Los Angeles Equestrian Center

Sports · Griffith Park

Griffith Park

Park · Los Angeles

Rose Bowl Stadium

Sports · Pasadena

Hollywood Bowl

Amphitheater · Hollywood

Los Angeles Zoo

Attraction · Griffith Park

Glendale Civic Auditorium

Civic · Glendale

The best venue is the one that works for your event and the flight operation. We can help determine whether a location has the right airspace, ground space, and views.

Planning guide

Where drone shows fit into major Burbank moments

For organizers in Burbank, California, drone light shows offer a clear way to make the entire audience part of one visual moment. Our team custom-animates the sequence and flies it with FAA-licensed crews.

Make the crowd look up at Burbank events

Film, television, music, sports, theme-park, and civic events can use title treatments, character forms, logos, sponsor creative, and cinematic reveals. The audience view drives the design, whether the show is planned for stadium seats, a festival field, a waterfront, or a campus gathering space.

Holiday and civic drone shows in Burbank

Burbank and neighboring communities use drone shows for Independence Day, holiday events, and entertainment-industry celebrations, a spark-free format that fits Southern California fire conditions. Because every formation is programmed, the show can balance civic imagery, sponsor needs, and a clear final reveal without losing the local story.

Personal drone shows for Burbank celebrations

From a studio lot to a private hillside estate, a private show can reveal names, dates, monograms, favorite places, and personal symbols. The show can build from a simple opening image to a proposal, name reveal, anniversary message, or final monogram created for the occasion.

Brand launch drone shows in Burbank

For entertainment, media, technology, tourism, automotive, and consumer brands, the sky becomes a large-format storytelling surface. Product silhouettes, animated logos, QR-code moments, mascots, and campaign creative can be integrated with music, lighting, and the wider event run of show.

Finding the right sky and ground space in Burbank

Strong sites across Burbank and the San Fernando Valley may include a studio backlot, a hillside venue, or a private estate in the Valley. Whether the event is near Warner Bros. Studios, the Hollywood Hills, or a private site elsewhere in Burbank and the San Fernando Valley, our team can connect venue feasibility with the creative and flight plan.

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Safety and compliance

Safety first, always.

Innovation enhances safety

Safety Is The #1 Priority For All Sky Elements Drone Shows

Our pilots are FAA-certified, our fleet is inspected before every flight, and every production carries full commercial insurance. We file the waivers, brief local authorities, and run a redundant ground-station setup so the show stays under control from takeoff to landing.

FAA-approved · fully insured

Sky Elements crew preparing drones before a show in Burbank

Proactive site planning

Every launch site is scouted and mapped before show day. We confirm the launch field, the audience sightlines, and the flight path, and brief local authorities well in advance.

FAA-compliant operations

Every show flies under an FAA waiver filed by our team. Our pilots are licensed, the fleet is inspected before every flight, and every production carries full commercial insurance.

Controlled flight zone

A geofenced flight box keeps the fleet inside its planned airspace, with a 200 ft buffer to the audience, backup ground stations, and automated return-to-home on loss of signal.

Burbank common questions

Frequently asked.

Planning a show in Burbank? These are the questions we get most often from event leads, marketing teams, and city officials. Don't see yours? Give us a call.

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Every show is quoted individually. Pricing depends on drone count, runtime, how much custom animation the story calls for, the launch site, and permitting. We walk through all of it on a discovery call and follow up with a written quote.

Drone show pricing

Permits and airspace authorization entirely depend on location and time of your event. Our team directly coordinates to obtain the required waivers so you don't have to.

The number of drones required for a show depends on the desired visual impact, complexity, and audience size. Smaller events may need as few as 100 drones, while larger shows could require hundreds or even thousands of drones. The average drone show is about 300 drones.

We monitor wind, lightning, and precipitation continuously, and rain-date clauses are built into every contract.

The amount of space required for a drone light show depends on the number of drones, the way the show is designed, and safety considerations. It is crucial to have clear airspace and a safe distance between the drones and the audience. Event organizers should consult with Sky Elements to determine the optimal location and space requirements for their specific event.

Yes. Sky Elements is the first U.S. company with FAA approval to attach pyrotechnics directly to drones, and we routinely produce hybrid drone-and-fireworks shows. Especially popular for civic and sporting events.

Yes, only where the site and authorization path are workable. Burbank has active airport, helicopter, studio-security, and hillside fire-safety considerations, so we start planning early.

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Take your Burbank story to the sky.

Whether you're hosting an event, promoting a launch, or building brand awareness, our U.S.-based team is here to make it happen.

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