Almost 900 drones to entertain the public today in Budapest

Every year, the highlight of the 20 August/St Stephen’s Day programme is the fireworks and drone show in Budapest. This year will be no different: however, the show will be greater than ever before. Nearly 900 drones will be seen dancing in the sky during the Fire and Lights show (Tűz és fények játéka).

St Stephen’s Day in Budapest will again feature an impressive series of events this year. The highlight of the evening today, on 20 August, will be the dazzling Fire and Lights show. It will feature 34,000 pyrotechnic effects, a grand light show, building painting, a floating carpet of fire flowers, a laser show and the clockwork flight of hundreds of drones, turizmus.com reports.

Drones to create symbols of Hungarian history

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According to the portal, the special feature of the 20 August drone show is that a total of 896 drones will take to the skies in two locations during the evening, forming beautiful shapes from the symbols of Hungarian history.

The drones will fly in two stages per location as part of the Fire and Lights show. The first stage will consist of 152 drones and the second of 296 drones. The flight duration will be 2 hours 50 minutes and 1 hour 35 minutes. The drones will take a variety of impressive shapes in the skies above the Danube. They will fly up to 285 metres. The shapes created will vary in width from 106 to 264 metres, descending to 77 metres at their lowest point.

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Where will the drone show happen in Budapest?

The drone show will take place in two locations: above the Parliament and the Petőfi Bridge. Thus, visitors will be able to watch the show from many different locations in Budapest. The safety of the audience is guaranteed by a 130-metre long drone net at Petőfi Bridge.

The programmes of St Stephen’s Day, as well as detailed information about the performers and programmes, are available on the event’s official website and mobile app, with more information as it becomes available. The English version of the website is available HERE.

An English-language video of St Stephen’s Day 2023:

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