Drone light shows in Plano, Texas
From a Legacy West reveal to a community night, give your Plano gathering a custom moment above the everyday.
Plan your Plano showPhoto: Jackilometresan · CC0 1.0 · 2021 city photograph · cropped / WebP.
Made for this moment
Plano brings corporate gatherings, downtown arts events, and large park settings into the same city. We build a show around the occasion and the people attending, with formations designed for a defined viewing area and a site plan developed around the real surroundings.
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 Plano venues.
Rooted in Plano
Local inspiration. A story made for your audience.
For a Legacy West company event, the most useful starting point is the message guests should remember. A product outline can develop into a closing brand image, with buildings, terraces, and the viewing direction assessed before design is finalized.
Downtown Plano’s Haggard Park and McCall Plaza connect public events with walkable streets and cultural spaces. A concept for this setting must account for street activity, trees, nearby buildings, and a separate launch footprint.
Red Tail Pavilion’s open-air concert setting offers inspiration for a music-led closing moment. Stage structures and the slope of the audience area influence the angle from which guests could see the formations.
Plano’s balloon festival is part of its local identity. A drone proposal around balloon activity requires deliberate separation and event coordination; a balloon event’s permission does not grant authorization for a drone performance.
A school, club, or company-team celebration can build around colors and a shared message. Keep the creative specific to your group, clear any protected marks, and review the actual event restrictions before choosing show timing.
For a wedding or family celebration, a name or symbol can carry more meaning than a skyline. Park and private-property settings require review of trees, neighborhood boundaries, public access, and a clear viewing area.
Stadiums, stages & gathering places
Explore major event settings in Plano 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.
Outdoor amphitheater
Plano, Texas
Formerly the Amphitheater at Oak Point Park. Review stage rooflines, terraced viewing angles, trees, and a flight area separated from the audience.
Official venue websitePark & special event grounds
Plano, Texas
Trails, lake edges, habitat, public use, and any concurrent balloon operations shape feasibility. Available-looking meadow is not automatically an approved launch area.
Official venue websiteDowntown civic park
Plano, Texas
A downtown festival and gathering space with a gazebo, pond, and trees. Review adjacent streets, park permissions, and guest sightlines before developing an aerial concept.
Official venue websiteOutdoor entertainment & corporate gatherings
Plano, Texas
A multi-level food hall and outdoor stage setting. Nearby buildings, balconies, guest circulation, and a separate launch property are critical to individual review.
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.
A relevant general-aviation airport for the northern Dallas area. Review the performance volume, controlled-airspace boundaries, and aircraft activity for the chosen venue.
Include this airport in the review for eastern and northern event locations. Consult current airport information and FAA notices rather than relying on an old map or airport code.
DFW metro · southwest of Frisco and Plano
Official facility informationReview regional controlled airspace at the requested altitude and coordinates. A clear-looking field does not establish an authorized flight area.
Fort Worth · wider region, outside Frisco and Plano
Official facility informationRelevant when an event plan extends west across the metro. Military installation restrictions and any applicable military airspace require their own review.
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 guidanceMilitary installation restrictions are separate from routine controlled-airspace authorization and ground permissions. Check current designated restrictions for the complete proposed flight area.
Official planning guidancePlano & 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.
Each DFW city and venue needs its own coordinates and airspace review. Balloon activity and other temporary aviation uses also need event-specific coordination.
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
Each DFW city and venue needs its own coordinates and airspace review. Balloon activity and other temporary aviation uses also need event-specific coordination. Send the event date, venue address, viewing area, and intended show height so we can begin the site review.
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 Plano and surrounding communities. Each DFW city and venue needs its own coordinates and airspace review. Balloon activity and other temporary aviation uses also need event-specific coordination. Share the full venue address so we can review the actual event location.
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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