The celebration starts early with a block party beginning at 5 p.m. on Stockton Avenue between Bridge and Ferry streets.

Tempe's July 4th drone show fails due to overheating, fireworks used instead; while Gilbert and Goodyear cities participate in record-setting drone events.

Drones perform a light show in the form of the Statue of Liberty before the Macy's fireworks display on July 4, 2023, in New York City. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images ...

Kent Cone from Milwaukee said the drone show was cool at first, but not as exciting as real fireworks. He said the city should return to a fireworks show because it's easy to lose interest in the ...

Over 70% of some 140 people who responded to The Times’ question: “Do you prefer fireworks or a drone show for the Fourth of July?” said they preferred drones.

The fireworks display will be replaced by the city’s first-ever drone show, according to a news release from the city. “The show must go on,” said Mayor Matt Mahan in a statement Thursday.

The fireworks show costs about $187,000, while the drone show is $87,000. There was another drone show at the Port of Redwood City a few months ago, which was Star Wars-themed and featured about ...

The drone show was put together at the minute after several cities learned their supply of fireworks were destroyed in the massive warehouse fire in Yolo County earlier this week.

Cities around the country are switching to drone shows instead of fireworks to celebrate in a gentler way. More than 200 drones put on the dazzling display for Lawrence's Summerfest 2025 on Thursday.

Hundreds of pounds of illegal fireworks were seized after an investigation into an alleged planned illegal fireworks show in ...

Programming a drone show takes about a month of work, compared to the 20 to 40 hours that go into prepping a traditional fireworks show, Souza said. However, the timeline for planning a fireworks ...