Huge number of drones will appear in Nha Trang

There will be 8,000 drones performing a light show, using unmanned aerial vehicles from the following countries: South Korea, France, China, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Eighty thousand drones will participate in the Nha Trang International Bay of Lights Festival 2024. Photo: Phuong Linh

On July 11th, the Organizing Committee of the Nha Trang International Bay of Lights Festival 2024   It has been announced that preparations for the first-ever drone light show competition in Vietnam are now largely complete. The festival will feature a massive 8,000 drones and the participation of four leading drone light show teams from South Korea, France, China, and the UAE.

Drone demonstrations made their debut at the Nha Trang Sea Festival. Photo: Phuong Linh

Each participating team will use a minimum of 1,000 drones to perform for 15 to 20 minutes, combined with modern, vibrant music on stage to create a lively, captivating, and emotional overall picture. The organizers also revealed the themes for the four teams. Accordingly, the team from South Korea will open their performance on the opening night, July 13th, at April 2nd Square, Nha Trang City, with the theme "Nha Trang - A Beautiful Bay in the World". Following them will be the performance by the Chinese team with the theme "The City of the Future".

For the first time, an international drone demonstration competition was held in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa . Photo: Phuong Linh

On the evening of July 20th, at Vinpearl Harbour (Hon Tre Island, Nha Trang City), the UAE team will compete with the theme "Magical Vietnam" and the French team with the theme "World Heritage Wonders". According to the organizers, no other light festival in the world has ever featured a light show competition using drones. With the theme "Brilliant Galaxy," this international-scale light show competition organized by Khanh Hoa province promises to offer tourists and locals alike a unique experience.

According to the organizers, many countries around the world currently hold light festivals such as: the Vivid Sydney light festival in Sydney, Australia, held in June 2024 with 3 performances featuring a total of 2,100 drones in the sky over Circular Quay; and the Fête des Lumières festival in Lyon, France, held annually on December 8th and lasting for four consecutive days. Fête des Lumières attracts millions of visitors from all over the world to see the visual creations of artists using light. In Vietnam, on the nights of July 13th and 20th, 2024, in the coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, the world's first-ever unique light show competition using thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) will be held, under the name Nha Trang International Bay of Lights 2024. With the theme "Brilliant Galaxy," this event is attracting the attention and participation of numerous tourists, domestic and international residents, along with more than 100 journalists and media outlets from both Vietnam and abroad. Source: https://laodong.vn/van-hoa/so-luong-khong-lo-drone-se-xuat-hien-o-nha-trang-1364678.ldo