The City of Fort Lauderdale spent $144,500 on its Fourth of July firework display, which is 22 minutes long and launched from a barge in the ocean, in 2025. Holding a drone show in its place would not ...

Fort Lauderdale commissioners on Tuesday voted to reject a proposal to replace fireworks during Fourth of July with a drone ...

Some cities have traded fireworks shows for drone light shows. Fort Lauderdale won’t be one of them. Not this year, anyway.

Many cities across the U.S. have already replaced fireworks shows with drone light shows. And Fort Lauderdale could be next.

After the success of its first Fourth of July drone show this year at Dos Pueblos High School’s Scott O’Leary Stadium, the City of Goleta is planning an even bigger event for 2026. Credit: Daniel ...