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 ...

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

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 traditional boom and bang of fireworks on the Fourth of July have, in recent years, modernized to include the high-pitched whir of synchronized drones in Santa Claus, Indiana. At Holiday World ...

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.

Marking the end of a longtime tradition, the Fourth of July celebration at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will not feature a fireworks show this year. Instead, there will be a drone show.

By Bay City News The city of San Jose will host a Fourth of July drone show instead of setting off fireworks, after the city's supply was destroyed when a warehouse in Yolo County exploded on Tuesday.

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 ...