Drone light shows in Dundee, Scotland
A waterfront gathering, a community celebration or a personal milestone. Give your Dundee audience a finale in light, planned around the Tay-side setting and actual guest view.
Plan your Dundee showPhoto: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 2017 city photograph · cropped / resized / WebP.
Made for this moment
Dundee’s central waterfront, Slessor Gardens and neighbourhood parks provide different contexts for an event. We build an original entertainment sequence around your occasion and assess the exact flight area before confirming the production. Airport activity, the Tay, public access and changing terrain must fit the plan together.
Starbound Labs designs the show and brings the performance together. Our Spectra drones, in-house firmware, and Starbound OS software connect the creative work with the fleet and team on the ground.
Meet the team behind the lightsGive the city a reason to look up
Your occasion sets the direction. We shape the creative around it.
Bring people together for a city celebration, a seasonal gathering, or a festival finale with a story your community can share.
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Bring colleagues and guests together through an entertainment-led display. Proposed creative is reviewed against U.K. aerial advertising rules.
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A musical arc, colour palette and expressive shapes can make the finale personal. We review proposed content as part of U.K. show planning.
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Build anticipation, celebrate your team, or create a shared moment for the people cheering together.
Explore the possibilitiesShow imagery illustrates creative possibilities, rather than performances at specific Dundee venues.
Rooted in Dundee
Local inspiration. A story made for your audience.
The Tay gives Dundee an expansive horizon for a creative brief. That view still needs a practical audience position and a controlled operating footprint. Water activity, wind exposure, transport routes and nearby structures are part of the review.
Slessor Gardens was designed as a multifunctional waterfront space for events. A proposed aerial component needs to work around its themed gardens, public routes and surrounding development. Event capacity does not establish flight feasibility.
Slessor Gardens’ Discovery Walk and themed plots recognise contributions to science, society and local industries. An original display can use growth, connection and transformation as entertainment themes, while any communications or protected content receive separate review.
Camperdown Park offers a different landscape from the waterfront. Trees, wildlife, changing ground and everyday visitors affect possible production areas. A community or family occasion needs a defined event boundary and practical crew access.
A sporting gathering at Tannadice has rooflines, crowd routes and surrounding homes to consider. The venue operator must be involved in any aerial proposal. A hospitality room or stadium booking does not provide an independent flight footprint.
Dundee Airport lies along the waterfront, while Leuchars Aerodrome is across the Tay in Fife. We assess the actual operation against both civilian and relevant military activity. Neither the river nor a council boundary removes the need for current airspace review.
Stadiums, stages & gathering places
Explore major event settings in Dundee and the wider metro.
Use these venues as starting points for your event plan. Each listing is a potential setting for individual review, with venue participation, permissions, launch and flight space, airspace, and show timing confirmed before a performance is agreed.
Waterfront civic event space
Dundee, Scotland
Assess themed planting, public routes, neighbouring development, wind exposure and separate launch control for the actual event.
Official venue websitePark & community-event landscape
Dundee, Scotland
Review trees, wildlife interests, terrain, visitor routes and the event boundary with the council.
Official venue websiteFootball stadium
Dundee, Scotland
Confirm current operator and event arrangements. Roofs, dense surrounding streets and adjacent sports activity may constrain sightlines and flight space.
Official venue websiteThe airspace is part of the plan
The right starting point is your exact venue, launch location, show height, and date.
We review current U.K. aeronautical information, NOTAMs, restricted airspace and aerodrome Flight Restriction Zones against the full flight area, altitude and date. Civilian and military activity, temporary restrictions and ground permissions each form part of the plan.
HIAL publishes current drone safety information and notification requirements. Review the entire waterfront flight volume and airport permission process separately from CAA operational authorisation.
A military aerodrome to include where relevant to the proposed location, altitude and operation. Its restrictions and activity are distinct from Dundee Airport and ground permissions.
A swarm display needs an authorisation appropriate to the operation. We review the proposed fleet, flight volume, crowd separation and operating conditions against the applicable Specific Category requirements and current CAA swarm guidance.
CAA swarm guidanceOperational authorisation and permission to use restricted airspace are separate. We check FRZ boundaries, other restrictions and the relevant aerodrome or air traffic permission process, including NATS where applicable. A NOTAM is a notice, not a flight permission.
NATS flight application guidanceLandowner consent, council event requirements and the proposed display content need their own review. CAA guidance flags aerial advertising restrictions under section 82 of the Civil Aviation Act; operational authorisation does not settle those requirements.
CAA aerial advertising guidanceCouncil management rules govern public use of its parks and open spaces. Discuss the event and aerial production proposal with the appropriate manager.
Official planning guidanceDundee & the surrounding area
Tell us about your venue, whether it’s in the city or the wider metro. We’ll look at the proposed launch space and how your audience will experience the show.
Broughty Ferry is within Dundee; Monifieth, Newport-on-Tay and Perth are separate places. Newport-on-Tay is in Scotland and must not link to Newport in Wales.
From the first conversation to the last light
We discuss your date, venue, audience, and creative direction, then review the setting and production requirements.
Our team builds the formations, movement, lighting, and choreography. You can explore the design before the performance.
We coordinate the show setup and on-site operation, with the site and conditions reviewed before flight.
A few things you might be wondering
The full proposal needs assessment first. We review airport and military activity, the actual flight volume, shoreline access, vessels, wind and guest sightlines. A river view or event-space booking does not grant the ground control or aviation permissions needed for a display.
Start by sharing the address, event date, and any venue information you have. We review the proposed launch area, audience viewing position, access, surrounding airspace, and site conditions before confirming whether a show is feasible.
We welcome enquiries for Dundee and the surrounding area. Broughty Ferry is within Dundee; Monifieth, Newport-on-Tay and Perth are separate places. Newport-on-Tay is in Scotland and must not link to Newport in Wales. Share the venue address, date and audience layout so we can assess the specific proposal.
We can explore shapes, colour, movement and music for an entertainment-led display. The CAA highlights restrictions on aerial advertising and other communications under section 82 of the Civil Aviation Act. Logos, QR codes and written messages need particular review; an operational authorisation alone does not establish that the content is lawful.
Pricing depends on the number of drones, creative scope, event location, travel, and production requirements. Share your plans and we’ll prepare a quote for your event.
Contact us as soon as you have a date and a possible venue. Early planning gives us time to review the location, develop the show, and coordinate the event requirements. Availability depends on your date and production needs.
Weather is part of the planning and show-day review. We discuss operating conditions and contingency arrangements with you before the event; the final decision to fly depends on conditions on the day.
Your place. Your people. Your story.
Tell us about your event, your date, and the moment you want to create.
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