Credit: c/o Clearwater Marine Aquarium
With or without mushrooms, this family-friendly event should be fun to watch thanks to more than 150 drones that are programmed to perform aerials and also create light displays against the backdrop of Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) and Clearwater Bay.

CMA also promises a surprise ending, plus live music, food, drink and access to the aquarium’s dolphin complex and various marine habitats.

General admission tickets to the Lights by the Bay Drone Spectacular on Saturday, June 24 at Clearwater Marine Aquarium are $35-$55. VIP tickets are sold out. 

This article appears in Jun 15-21, 2023.

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