{"id":34770,"date":"2025-09-08T16:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=34770"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:15:50","slug":"free-drone-show-lights-up-darling-harbor-in-new-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/free-drone-show-lights-up-darling-harbor-in-new-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Free drone show lights up Darling Harbor in new trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A free dazzling drone show on Saturday night saw around 20,000 people gather on Darling Harbor forecourts for a vibrant spring-themed display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drones will be lighting up the night in Darling Harbour every Saturday in September as part of a new entertainment trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a whimsical white snowfall to a stunning burst of blossoms, the drone show is a visual masterpiece set against the iconic backdrop of Cockle Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather permitting the 10-minute spectacular will be on every Saturday in September at 8:30pm so people can choose a date that&#8217;s most convenient for them to come along and check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free display is currently running as a trial in place of the Saturday night fireworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People can watch the spectacle for free from anywhere along the harbour&#8217;s edge. So, whether you\u2019re at one of the waterfront restaurants or bars or simply enjoying a stroll along the water you can enjoy the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been delivered by Aura Drone Shows in Partnership with the NSW Government and precinct partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tell us what you think by visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.darlingharbour.com\/whats-on\/events\/drone-show\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.darlingharbour.com\/whats-on\/events\/drone-show<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t miss the chance to see Darling Harbour\u2019s new free dazzling drone show on every Saturday night this September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe free spring themed display is the perfect excuse for a budget friendly family night out ending with a burst of light.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A free dazzling drone show on Saturday night saw around 20,000 people gather on Darling Harbor forecourts for a vibrant spring-themed display. The drones will be lighting up the night in Darling Harbour every Saturday in September as part of a new entertainment trial. From a whimsical white snowfall to a stunning burst of blossoms, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/09\/08\/free-drone-show-lights-up-darling-harbor-in-new-trial\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Free drone show lights up Darling Harbor in new trial&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34771,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34770\/revisions\/34771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}