00:00Vivid Sydney's free drone show has been cancelled indefinitely after a technical malfunction sent drones falling into Cockle Bay on
00:08Monday, May 25, 2026.
00:11Operators at SkyMagic explained the catastrophic error began at the 7.30pm showing after a change in radio frequency caused
00:20mic-signalling in 89 drones as they flew across the night sky.
00:24Drones were filmed crashing into the marina wharf, almost hitting workers at the show.
00:28Vivid Sydney organisers acknowledged that the drones landed within the designated exclusion zone.
00:34The 9.30pm drone show was subsequently cancelled and organisers later announced that the Tuesday and Wednesday night shows will
00:41also be cancelled.
00:42At the time of publishing, no decision had been made on the Sunday night show.
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