Drone Light Shows for Pioneer Day in Utah

Pioneer Day is the biggest celebration on Utah’s calendar. Every July 24, communities across the state mark the Days of ’47 with parades, gatherings, and a centerpiece moment after dark. More and more of those celebrations are turning to a drone light show for that moment, including Salt Lake City’s own Pioneer Day show. As a Utah company, Illuminate Drones builds these shows for events across the state.

A modern centerpiece for July 24

A drone light show flies a fleet of small, lit drones through the air and forms custom shapes, the year, state and pioneer imagery, and color, set to music and timed to the peak of the night. It gives a Pioneer Day celebration a single moment the whole crowd stops to watch, whether the event is a city gathering in a park or a company celebration inside a venue.

Why Utah communities are choosing it

A drone show draws a crowd and gives a celebration something people have not seen before. For an outdoor community event it needs no open flame and can fly even when a dry Utah July puts fireworks off the table. It carries the community name or a sponsor brand in the air, and it photographs across the whole crowd, so the celebration keeps living online long after the night ends.

A Utah team you can plan around

Illuminate Drones is based in Springville and has flown shows safely in front of large live crowds, including a full arena tour with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. That experience delivering a clean show on a schedule, in front of a packed audience, is what lets a city or a company build its Pioneer Day around a drone show.

Bring it to your Pioneer Day

If your Pioneer Day celebration needs a centerpiece the whole crowd will remember, a drone show is built for it. See our indoor drone light shows or outdoor drone light shows, or request a quote for your event. Drone light shows start around $15,000 to $20,000.