Creation of show design, colours and effects with 3D visualisation – matched to music and timing for a coherent overall experience.
Vienna unites imperial splendour and a vibrant festival culture like no other city in Europe: Schönbrunn Palace, the Prater with its Giant Ferris Wheel, the Rathausplatz with its Christmas market and New Year’s Eve trail – and the Danube Island, home to Europe’s largest open-air festival. A drone show in Vienna sets a glowing exclamation mark above this backdrop: hundreds of synchronised drones paint images, lettering and logos into the night sky and make your event the talk of the whole city.
Impressive drone shows
Detailed discussion of your visions, goals and technical requirements for the drone show.
Coordination of all official permits and safety requirements – from flight clearances to data protection.
Planning and execution of all logistics – from safe drone transport to punctual on-site setup.
Safety concept with airspace monitoring, barriers and risk analysis – for a controlled and safe drone show.
Precise execution on site – from setup to show. Our team flies all drones in sync and ensures smooth technology and safety.
From intimate weddings to major events – discover the many possibilities.
And many more: State reception • Fashion show • Theatre performance • Carnival • Gaming event • Open day • Theme park • Christmas party
Vienna is the world capital of balls, congresses and cultural events – with an audience that knows and appreciates grand productions. A drone show offers organisers, cities and companies a medium that combines state-of-the-art technology with emotion: precise choreographies in the sky, optionally synchronised to music, as a quiet, emission-free alternative to fireworks – ideal for the densely built city centre and Vienna’s busy event venues.
The Danube Island, with its wide open spaces and water reflections, offers ideal conditions for shows with hundreds of thousands of spectators. The Rathausplatz stages major events all year round, from the film festival to the New Year’s Eve trail, and backdrops such as Schönbrunn or the Ringstrasse create a unique dialogue between baroque splendour and modern light art. Showmatrix analyses sight lines and local conditions and develops the tailor-made choreography for your Viennese venue.
A drone show is an event where a group of drones with synchronised lights light up the sky at night. Unlike traditional fireworks displays that use pyrotechnic effects, a drone show utilises LED lights that are precisely programmed to create impressive light patterns and choreography.
Drone shows offer an environmentally friendly and safe alternative to fireworks. They produce no smoke, cause no noise and leave no harmful residue. They also minimise the risk of accidents and fires, resulting in a safer event environment.
Drone shows in Vienna are ideal for a wide range of events – for example the Danube Island Festival, the New Year’s Eve trail, Christmas markets, corporate events, congresses and city festivals. Weddings, anniversaries and New Year’s Eve celebrations also become unforgettable moments with a light show in the night sky.
Basically, it can be said that the more drones there are, the more diverse the possibilities for visualisation become. From our expertise, we can say that beautiful lighting effects and formations are possible from a number of 100 drones and the multi-dimensional possibilities can conjure up breathtaking effects and images in the sky with 200 – 2000 drones. The size of the drone package is of course always dependent on the customer’s wishes, requirements and budget.
Drone shows are significantly safer as the drones used are equipped with advanced safety precautions such as redundancy systems and emergency protocols. Care is also taken to define safety zones for the audience and staff.
The preparation time for a drone show depends on the scope of the show. As a rule, the planning and coordination takes 2-3 weeks to ensure that everything runs smoothly. However, our team is very experienced and able to realise requests at short notice.
Yes. A drone show in Vienna requires aviation permits – the responsible body is Austro Control, the Austrian aviation authority. Depending on the venue, coordination with the municipality, public order office and other local bodies may also be required. The experienced Showmatrix team handles the entire permit process for you – from application to clearance on the day of the event.
Yes, drone shows can integrate customised patterns, lettering, logos and messages into the choreography. This enables a customised and unique performance that is specifically tailored to the client’s needs.
The cost of a drone show in Vienna depends on the number of drones, the duration of the show and the complexity of the choreography – but is generally significantly lower than a comparable fireworks display. We will be happy to prepare a customised quote for your event.
