US EditionOlympian Eileen Gu Heads up Annual Chinese New Year Parade in Her Native San Francisco
Pixis Drones used 500 drones in an eight-minute light show featuring horses and cultural symbols after last year’s technical cancellation, enhancing the Chinese New Year parade.
- On Saturday night, Pixis Drones will stage a drone light show over the San Francisco waterfront alongside the Chinese New Year Parade using 500 small drones for an eight-minute show starting around 8 pm.
- Last year, a technical snafu forced a drone show cancellation after technicians encountered a 'blue screen of death', prompting this year's redo.
- Global examples show the scale, including Shenzhen, China’s recent show weeks ago and Liuyang Fireworks Cultural Festival — 16,000 drones in 2025, with brand-backed 5,000-drone demos.
- San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade drew thousands and featured hometown Olympic champion Eileen Gu as grand marshal amid drums, dancing, floats, and children wearing inflatable horses.
- Pixis CEO Paul Omps says the show will feature horses and 'is important for the Chinese culture', with planned imagery including a dragon and drums, but ideal viewing spots remain unspecified to ABC7.
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Olympian Eileen Gu heads up annual Chinese New Year parade in her native San Francisco
San Francisco has rung in the Year of the Fire Horse with its annual Chinese New Year parade with thousands cheering on hometown hero and Olympic champion Eileen Gu as its grand marshal.
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There will be a big drone light show over the waterfront Saturday night, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year Parade — and this seems to be a redo from last year, when a technical snafu canceled the drone show.Down on the Embarcadero Saturday night there will reportedly be a drone light show, the likes of which are becoming more common at outdoor concert venues and on holidays in cities around China.SF's show is being put on by Pixis Drones,…
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Freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu returned to San Francisco on Saturday night to a thunderous welcome as she served as grand marshal of the city’s iconic Chinese New Year parade. The Olympic champion was greeted with loud cheers from thousands of spectators lining the streets as one of the world’s most recognizable winter sports athletes helped lead the celebration. Gu’s appearance came just weeks after she made history at the Winter Olympics…
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