Drone light shows in Long Beach, California
Bring a waterfront celebration, brand reveal, or personal milestone into a custom moment in the sky for your Long Beach guests.
Plan your Long Beach showPhoto: Eric Fredericks · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 2008 city photograph · resized / WebP.
Made for this moment
The downtown waterfront connects event spaces with marinas, paths, and active harbor uses. We develop your show around that real setting, matching the story with an audience view and an operational footprint that can be reviewed with the right authorities.
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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Turn your logo, product launch, or company milestone into a reveal that reaches beyond the stage.
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Names, meaningful symbols, and a personal message in light. Make your celebration feel unmistakably yours.
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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 Long Beach venues.
Rooted in Long Beach
Local inspiration. A story made for your audience.
The waterfront’s ships, lights, and changing perspectives can inspire a sequence without becoming its assumed flight area. We work from your event’s message and chosen viewing direction. Maritime activity, public access, structures, and the exact land manager influence feasibility.
Marina Green is used for major permitted events, making it a useful starting point for discussion. A show concept still needs review of the selected lawn, paths, marina operations, audience separation, and current airspace. A special-event permit does not cover every aviation requirement.
For a conference reception or company milestone, a reveal can connect the brand to an evening by the water. We review the guest route, nearby buildings, ambient light, and separate production space before choosing the scale and orientation of the formations.
A motorsports, team, or festival gathering can bring a different audience arrangement to the shoreline. We develop the creative with approved graphics and check the actual event notices. A race or sports event’s restrictions must be assessed for that specific schedule and operation.
For a wedding or family event, names and meaningful symbols can create a clear final moment. Waterfront venues need the same property-level review as inland sites: neighboring uses, guest positions, access, and flight separation. A dockside reception does not automatically provide a launch location.
Long Beach Airport is one part of the aviation environment; nearby Los Alamitos and other facilities may matter to a specific proposal. Port and land-use permissions have a separate role. We review current notices and sensitive areas before confirming an operation.
Stadiums, stages & gathering places
Explore major event settings in Long Beach 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 park & large events
Long Beach, California
Review the permitted event area, paths, marina activity, crowd separation, current notices, and a suitable operational footprint.
Official venue websiteWaterfront event grounds
Long Beach, California
Near the Queen Mary. Coordinate land-use permissions, public and maritime access, structures, guest positions, and flight separation.
Official venue websiteWaterfront civic park
Long Beach, California
A potential gathering context requiring individual park review, unobstructed public access arrangements, wildlife consideration, and a separate flight area.
Official venue websiteThe airspace is part of the plan
The right starting point is your exact venue, launch location, show height, and date.
For each proposed show, we check current FAA maps, NOTAMs, temporary flight restrictions, and the complete flight area. Nearby airports and military facilities are part of that review, alongside other local aviation activity.
Review the complete show volume, current airspace, traffic, and notices. Venue permission or distance from the runway does not establish flight authorization.
Los Alamitos, California · military installation
Official facility informationReview installation restrictions, military aviation activity, and any required military permission separately from civilian airspace authorization and ground consent.
Orange County, California · outside the city where noted
Official facility informationInclude the airport in the review for relevant Orange County sites. Current airspace maps, flight volume, and the operation determine requirements.
Where the flight area requires controlled-airspace authorization, we identify the applicable FAA process. LAANC may be available for eligible operations; airspace authorization for operations using an operational waiver follows the FAA’s designated process through FAADroneZone. An airport phone call is not a substitute for the required FAA authorization.
FAA authorization guidanceQualifying sporting events can trigger temporary flight restrictions affecting stadiums and surrounding areas. We review the applicable notices and show timing; venue permission or a routine airspace authorization alone does not remove these restrictions.
FAA stadium guidanceThe show plan also determines operational waiver requirements, including a multiple-aircraft waiver where one pilot operates multiple drones. New operational waiver applications use the FAA’s Aviation Safety Hub. Venue and landowner permission, crowd separation, and any local event permits are handled alongside the aviation review.
FAA waiver guidanceDistrict rules, park management plans, commercial activity, and land-use permissions must be checked for the specific park. A park event reservation does not establish flight permission.
Official planning guidanceLong Beach & 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.
Nearby labels identify communities around Long Beach; linked names have an available California guide. Each event site is assessed individually.
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
It addresses the event’s use of land, not every flight requirement. We separately assess controlled airspace, operational waivers, current notices, port and military restrictions where relevant, and the complete audience and flight layout.
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 can review event plans in Long Beach and surrounding communities, including Los Angeles, Anaheim, Irvine. Each property needs its own assessment of access, audience positions, airspace, and flight space.
Yes. We design formations, colors, animation, and choreography around your story. Tell us which brand elements, personal details, and music matter to the event so we can discuss the creative direction.
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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