Salish Skies - Drone Light Shows, Vancouver Island. Launching 2027. Memories that outlast the light.

Memories that outlast the light

Vancouver Island

Planning something for 2027? Start a conversation

What we make

Anyone can fill a sky with light.
We build the moment you carry home.

Across Vancouver Island

Salish Skies is of this coast.

From one end of Vancouver Island to the other, and everywhere in between. We bring shows to the places people gather: the waterfront on a summer night, the fairground at the close of the season, the park where a community gathers to look up.

A company from the Island, building for the Island.

Why local matters

The advantage of
flying from home.

Island-based

Being based on Vancouver Island can reduce the travel, freight, and coordination costs that come with bringing a show from off-Island. You are working with a company that is already here.

Planned in person

Site visits and show planning can happen in person throughout the process. We're close enough to be on site when it matters.

How we think

The moment you don't
see coming is the
one you keep.

A show isn't the brightest sky. It's the one you're still thinking about on the drive home. Every Salish Skies show is built to leave one of those behind, made for this coast and for the night it's flown.

One sky

Every show holds a moment
found nowhere else.

How we fly

Safety leads
every call we make.

Every Salish Skies show will be fully insured and operated in accordance with applicable Transport Canada requirements. No explosions, pyrotechnic fallout, or burning debris.

What the sky can do

Entertainment

The show is the experience: a festival headline, a destination attraction, or a night built entirely around the sky.

Activation

A sponsor, launch, campaign, or story becomes part of the experience itself, built into what the audience sees and remembers.

Who it's for

Municipalities

Canada Day, winter festivals, and signature civic moments. A fireworks alternative where noise, safety, and clean-up matter.

Venues and tourism

Signature night programming designed to draw visitors, extend the season, and give a place something distinctly its own.

Festivals and cultural organizations

Seasonal programming, celebrations, and community storytelling, shaped around the meaning of the night.

Sponsors and brands

A brand can become part of the experience through a visual, reveal, or story beat designed for the event.

For organizers and sponsors

Planning a 2027 event?
Here's what's worth knowing.

How far ahead should we talk?

Now. We're beginning to shape the 2027 calendar, including event dates and founding sponsor opportunities.

Can a show carry our brand or story?

Yes. The creative can incorporate a brand or story while still feeling like part of the event, the place, and the night itself.

What does a site need?

Open space, a clear view of the sky, and a safe distance for the audience. We guide the process from site assessment and show design through regulatory coordination and the flight itself.

What determines the cost?

Show scale, creative complexity, location, and site requirements. We shape the concept and budget around the event.

How big can it be?

Show scale depends on the site, audience, viewing distance, creative ambition, and budget. We can design for an intimate community gathering or a marquee Island event.

The first season

Help us write
the first season.

Salish Skies' first season begins on Vancouver Island in 2027. We're now shaping that calendar with the events, places, and partners that will be part of it. If you're planning something for 2027, tell us what you're working on.

Name and email are all we need to reply. The rest just helps us prepare.

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