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Seongnam to stage drone light shows with up to 3,000 drones
The city of Seongnam in South Korea will hold two drone light shows on October 24 and 25 during its Tech Art Festival.
On October 24, up to 3,000 drones will fly in sequence over Tancheon, with groups of 1,000 and 2,000.
On October 25, 1,500 drones will light up the sky at Seongnam Sports Complex.
The displays will form characters from Korean cartoons, including Pororo, Tayo, Bread Barbershop and Larva.
Music performances are scheduled before both shows, including an orchestra concert on October 24 and a music event with singers Lee Jae-hoon and Kim Won-jun on October 25.
The wider festival runs from October 23 to 25 at sites across the city, including Pangyo Station Plaza, Tancheon and Seongnam Arts Center.
Seongnam will hold drone light shows featuring up to 3,000 drones on October 24 and 25 during the 2026 Seongnam Tech Art Festival.
The first show will take place at Tancheon on October 24, with 1,000 and then 2,000 drones.
A show with 1,500 drones is scheduled for Seongnam Sports Complex on October 25.
The performances will depict characters from Korean animated series, including Pororo, Tayo, Bread Barbershop and Larva.
Music performances are also planned before each drone show.
- Who
- Seongnam City is staging the shows.
- What
- Drone light shows will feature up to 3,000 drones and illuminated images of popular Korean animated characters.
- When
- October 24 and 25, 2026.
- Where
- Tancheon and Seongnam Sports Complex, in Seongnam, South Korea.
- Why
- They are part of the 2026 Seongnam Tech Art Festival.
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The Seongnam Tech Art Festival is scheduled to take place across sites including Pangyo Station Plaza, Tancheon and Seongnam Arts Center.
The Seongnam City Philharmonic Orchestra is scheduled to perform classical and film music by Tancheon.
Drone groups of 1,000 and 2,000 are scheduled to perform in sequence at Tancheon.
A music festival featuring singers Lee Jae-hoon and Kim Won-jun is scheduled at the auxiliary stadium.
A drone show featuring 1,500 drones is scheduled at Seongnam Sports Complex.
- Maximum drone count
- 3,000
- Tancheon show
- October 24 at 8:30 p.m.; 1,000 and then 2,000 drones
- Seongnam Sports Complex show
- October 25 at 8:50 p.m.; 1,500 drones
- Animated characters
- Pororo, Tayo, Bread Barbershop and Larva
- Festival dates
- October 23–25, 2026