Music and Drone Show

Tickets

Our music and drone show at Palisades Charter High School will, once again, be at the Football stadium in 2026. (Stadium gates will open at 6 PM). Lee Dyson of Hey Mister DJ will kick off the event at 6:00 PM, followed by music from Vinyl Jam (who appeared at the Palisades event at Paul Revere Middle School in 2025) and a drone show by Magical Light Shows starting at around 9 PM.

Is this an “all ages” event?

Absolutely! Tickets are required for all attendees, including children 4 and under, because QR codes (on your phone or printout) will be scanned at the entrance for each attendee, including kids. Cellular service can be spotty, so paper print-outs of your tickets (or screenshots of your tickets on your phone) can help avoid check-in issues. A parent or legal guardian will need to sign a waiver in order for their child to participate in the kids’ activities area.

Tickets will only be available for pre-purchase online up until 8:40 PM, cellular service permitting. THERE WILL BE NO CASH SALES AT THE DOOR. If you purchased, but can't find, your tickets, please check your email's spam folder and look for an email from Ticketleap.

What time does the event begin and end?

Stadium gates open at 6 PM. Gates close at 8:50 PM. The drone show will start at approximately 9PM. The event will be over by 10 PM.

Is parking available?

Parking

A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES (including for vehicles with handicapped placards) WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-PURCHASE ONLY, on a first come, first served basis. Please do NOT go to the main campus parking lot entrance unless you have purchased one of the limited number of parking spots that were available for sale

We encourage car pooling and walking if possible. Limited parking is available on neighboring streets to the east, west, and southwest of the school. Please do not block private property driveways or park in restricted parking areas.

Due to ongoing construction and existing street and sidewalk damage in the area around Pali High over which the event organizers have no control, patrons should be careful as they navigate and walk to the event and in the surrounding areas.

Are pets allowed?

NO. Pets are NOT allowed on Pali High grounds, consistent with the site's rules. Trained service dogs under the control of their owner/user who has a disability (where the service dog is working or performing tasks directly related to the individual's disability) are welcome, however. Emotional support and/or comfort animals are NOT permitted. Please note: If you plan to attend the parade with your dog, please be aware that they cannot be brought onto the Pali High campus after the parade, so please plan accordingly. Guests arriving with pets will need to take them home before being allowed entry into the Pali High.

Is there seating available?

Stadium and bleacher seating is available. Patrons are encouraged to only bring blankets or cushions to sit on the football field, No chairs with stick legs will be permitted in order to protect the field. Guests arriving with any such chairs will need to leave them outside, so please leave them in your vehicles or at home.

Where do I watch the drone show? Do I have to negotiate steps from the entrance?

The drone show will be viewed from the Pali High Football Field. You need to navigate stairs or a ramp to go to the field from the Bowdoin Street sidewalk entrance of Pali High. Accommodations will be made for disabled guests. Please ask a volunteer or security person for assistance.

Do I need earplugs?

The speakers are placed at intervals along the field. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. If you sit near a speaker, it will be loud. If you are sensitive to sound, please select your seat carefully and consider bringing earplugs. Earplugs will not be for sale.

Is smoking permitted?

NO. The smoking or vaping of tobacco or other products is prohibited in the Stadium or anywhere on the grounds of Palisades Charter High School.

May I bring my own food and drinks to the drone show?

NO. No picnicking will be allowed on the Pali High football field. Guests will NOT be allowed to bring in any coolers, food or drinks into the stadium. Guests arriving with any such items will need to leave them outside or will not be allowed entry. Water in clear water bottles will be allowed.

Will food or beverages be available for sale at the drone show?

YES. There will be food trucks in the football stadium parking lot; however, all refreshments will need to be consumed at the tables and chairs near the food trucks or in the concrete bleachers area. (No alcohol will be allowed, per our facility rental agreement with the school.) Refreshments will NOT be allowed on the football field or track inside the stadium. Access to the food truck area is available to ticket holders only.

Will there be any street closures around Pali High?

YES. No parking on either side of Bowdoin from noon to 11 p.m. Westbound Bowdoin Street, in front of Pali High, will be closed at noon (or before, depending on the safety marshal's requirements) until 10 pm, and the ocean-field side will be closed from 4 pm until 10 pm (after the drone show). North and southbound Temescal Canyon Road will close shortly before 9 pm to Palisades-bound traffic (no turns off PCH). Bowdoin Street will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists arriving from Erskine/Northfield 15 minutes before the drone show starts at around 9 pm until the area has been cleared by the safety Marshal.

Stadium entry gates at Bowdoin/Temescal Canyon will open at 6:00 PM and close at 8:50 PM, for safety reasons. No pedestrian passage to or from the pre-paid parking lot at Pali High to the stadium entrance will be allowed after 8:50 pm until the area has been cleared by the safety Marshal after the drone show

Information and Restrictions

• Present your printed ticket or phone e-ticket for scanning at entry. You won't receive a ticket in the mail. Cell service can be spotty, so paper print-outs and screenshots of the tickets on your phone may avoid check-in issues.
• PLEASE NOTE: One person per ticket. If forwarded to another person and used/scanned at entrance,the ticket will not be usable by the purchaser.
• NO CHAIRS WITH STICK LEGS, NO LARGE BAGS/COOLERS, NO FOOD, NO BEVERAGES, NO SILLY-STRING OR POPPERS, NO SMOKING OR VAPING, NO DANGEROUS ITEMS, NO BICYCLES OR SKATEBOARDS, NO PETS. Water in clear water bottles will be allowed.
• All persons and property subject to search.
• Music will begin around 6 PM; the drone show at around 9 PM. Stadium entry gates will open at 6 PM and close at 8:50 PM, for safety reasons.
• No passage to or from the parking lot will be allowed after 8:50 PM. Bowdoin will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists from Erskine/Northfield 15 minutes before the drone show until the area is cleared by the safety Marshal
• By using their event tickets, attendees and/or their parents/guardians forever release Organizer, site operator, landlord and their contractors, employees and volunteers from any and all liability associated with the event.
• Purchasers will be deemed to have made a donation to the PAPA non-profit if they are unable to use their tickets, including due to delayed arrival precluding entry, such as trying to bring in pets or prohibited items. NO REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED.

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