The largest drone show in the Baltics to be held in Lucavsala, Riga

Drone show in Riga

To celebrate Riga's 822nd birthday, on the evening of 18 August, Riga residents and guests are invited to the Riga Birthday Celebration Opening Ceremony in Lucavsala, where they will enjoy a free concert programme by popular musicians and the largest drone show in the Baltics in the night sky of Riga over the Daugava River.

One of the highlights of the 2023 Riga Summer Culture Programme is the Riga Birthday celebrations on 19 August in the Old Town. This year, Riga's birthday is conceptually dedicated to the theme of "Courage and Joy", emphasising the importance of contemporaneity, participation, civic activism and togetherness. Courage and Joy are born on Riga's birthday! Giving is a pervasive element of the birthday, which is a reciprocal process - the joy of giving and the joy of receiving.

Drone show will tell the story of Riga from past to present

500 drones will be used to tell the story of Riga from the past to the present in a 10-minute audiovisual performance, highlighting its continuous development. Riga is a city that is open and full of future possibilities, and it is up to every Riga resident to discover and create them. The key is all of us. The accompanying story will be a conversation, involving artificial intelligence as an integral part of technological development.

The show is produced by Basemotion, a Latvian company well known in the industry, which has designed and programmed drone shows for brands and events such as the Super Bowl, Grammy Awards, Pepsi, Avatar, Boeing, Porsche, F1 and many others.

The drone show on Riga's birthday will be implemented in cooperation with drone company Light A Sky (Lithuania), SPH Engineering (Latvia), as well as several partners from other European countries, taking into account the size of the drone show. With an event of this magnitude, Riga celebrates Latvia as a centre of rapid technological development.

The concept of the drone show was co-authored by Roberts Rubīns, Kaspars Eglītis and the musical design by Reinis Sējāns.

Lucavsala Stage cultural programme

During the Riga Birthday celebrations at Lucavsala, the Latvian bands "Dziļi violets", "Pirmais kurss" and the duo "Bujāns" will perform and entertain visitors on the festive stage. In between, the event host Artūrs Mednis will entertain the visitors and DJ Magnuss Eriņš will play.

The event will take place in Lucavsala from 18 August at 21.00 until 19 August at 19.00. Entrance to the event starts at 18.00.

Event programme:

18.00 DJ Magnus Eriņš, host Artūrs Mednis;

At 21.00 Group "Deep Purple";

DJ Magnuss Eriņš, host Artūrs Mednis;

22.00 Drone show "Riga Key";

22.15 Group "Pirmais kurss";

23.00 DJ Magnuss Eriņš, host Artūrs Mednis;

23.30 Drone show "Rīgas atslēga";

23.45 Duo "Bujāns".

Refreshments will be available for purchase at the venue, catering and confectionery will be provided.

Free entrance.

In case of inclement weather, the event programme may change. Follow the latest news on Riga's social media accounts and www.riga.lv.

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