For this year's 'A Christmas Carol Drone Light Show', please click the link here to book tickets.
Experience the sky above Bristol as it becomes the stage for the story of our evolution. Witness an epic-scale theatrical event for all ages told through a swarm of mesmerising drones flying in unison. Watch the universe unfold, from the humble beginnings of single-cell organisms, to the awe-inspiring reign of the dinosaurs, see our planet blossom over thousands of years, and spark your imagination with a story that stirs the soul.
Suitable for all ages, make a night of it and get stuck into the magic of the evening with festive food stalls, mouthwatering local street food, fairground rides, and music at Seat Unique Stadium near Gloucester Road, Bristol.
Doors open 1.5 hours before the show
Early evening show timings
Late evening show timings
Evolution Drone Light Show will be held at Seat Unique Stadium stadium near Bristol’s Gloucester Road, with doors opening 1.5 hours prior to both the late and early shows so that you can enjoy the food, attractions and music!
What to expect
Evolution drone show is a family-friendly, disability-accessible, and sustainable event.
About the show
See drones tell the story of the birth of the universe and millions of years of evolution. Expect immersive storytelling of extraordinary proportions, unlike anything that’s been seen before. A brand-new narrated show with a tale older than time and a spellbinding original soundtrack.
Please see Evolution FAQs for information on accessibility, weather-related rescheduling, and more frequently asked questions.
Age restrictions: 0+
Standard | |
---|---|
Registered carers
(ID required: registered carers must be attending the event with the individual they care for)
|
£14
|
Concession + child 3 or under
(ID required showing: over 65s, student, bluelight card)
|
£14
|
Final release Adult + child 3 or under
(one child 3 or under is allowed to sit on adult's lap)
|
£21
|
Concession
(ID required showing: over 65s, student, bluelight card)
|
£14
|
Final release Adult
(ages 18+)
|
£21
|
Final release Child
(ages 4-17)
|
£14
|
Wheelchair | |
---|---|
Adult
|
Free
|
Child
|
Free
|
Wheelchair companion | |
---|---|
Adult
|
Free
|
Child
|
Free
|
Premium | |
---|---|
Adult
|
Free
|
Child
|
Free
|
Sorry, there are currently no dates available
The good news is that we’re expecting more to be added really soon!
Want to be the first to find out when new dates are released? Register below to notify the host of your interest
This was a wonderful experience. Really enjoyed it. Was mesmerized. I bought tickets as a family ...
This was really great. Very very clever and fun to watch. A definite must see!
The Grand Children loved it. Especially the dinosaur.
Was so amazing! Our toddler was transfixed as were we! We loved the story and the length was perf...
This was a wonderful experience. Really enjoyed it. Was mesmerized. I bought tickets as a family pre Christmas gift and it was absolutely worth it. Loved every second. Would highly recommend
The Grand Children loved it. Especially the dinosaur.
This was really great. Very very clever and fun to watch. A definite must see!
Was so amazing! Our toddler was transfixed as were we! We loved the story and the length was perfect for our 3 year old.
Really good. Imaginative. The animals were popular, especially when moving.
Quite impressive with an interesting and poignant message that was a bit of a surprise!
We didn't really have any expectations and thought it was brilliant, our 3 year old loved it! Watching drones! Who would have thought!
The drones were amazing
I enjoyed the novelty of watching drones light up the night sky over Bishopston and Horfield .The drones created impressive imagery to tell the story of evolution . It was a fun and festive event for all the family .
It was an event of the year for our family. Really enjoyed it. Will be hooked to this from now on.
Wish it had lasted longer, it was so good and very creative. I'm sure everybody in the audience agreed, there was nothing but praise as we were walking out.
A very fun show, if shorter than it could have been. I would happily have watched much more of this.
Really enjoyed it and would definitely go again
It was spectacular! Would definitely recommend it to anyone.
Not sure what I was expecting but I thoroughly enjoyed the show. Very impressive.
The staff were so welcoming and we really enjoyed the show! The venue was brilliant, from the staff scanning tickets to the stewards directing us to our seats. :-)
Very organised and fun! Thank you!
A really great event; quite short, but packed with amazing artistry, and well worth the entry fee. We loved it!!
More animal and people shapes would have been great for kids
Absolutely loved it! Fantastic show
Great
The spectacle itself was amazing, although I probably didn't pay a lot of attention to the commentary. I was thinking more about the programming involved to create the display, and considering it was a tad breezy, was there something built into programming or some kind of gyroscope built into the drones. Always the engineer. Shame about the lack of parking, but considering the location of The County Ground , can't really blame the event organisers.
Still. Loved it anyway.
Excellent spectacle
Great
Amazing light show. Good location.
A great show
May I just say the attendants for the blue badge parking went above & beyond anything I have experienced in kindness in a very long time. They made it possible for my husband to see the show. He requires continual oxygen 24/7. He was unable to make it to his seat as the weather was very windy & he was unable to fight against it. The rest of my family took their seats & the attendants took us to a viewing spot. Their kindness never ended there they even brought us a hot drink. Thank you Guys.
Wonderful family entertainment. Well organised
Brilliant show! Loved the narrative that went with the drones
I wanted something different to take my son to and this certainly ticked that box. I have seen drone shows before but the big difference here is that it was close and felt more personal.
Parking for this particular venue was obviously a problem but with the help of Google that was soon solved.
We both enjoyed it very much, thank you.
Super organised parking for disabled and great viewing set up. More food stalls / activities so less queues would improve it. But fun new event :)
Really clever
Loved the dinosaur
Really intresting never seen a drone show before but was very impressed will defiantly go see it again if its put on again.
Absolutely brilliant, parking was a hassle but that's to be expected where ever you go. Would attend again if its available.
Good fun - needs 5 more minutes!!
It was amazing!
Well organised, great sound system and excellent production.
I love the story telling of a drone show, it’s so beautiful and engaging! The bonus is the fact that it doesn’t have such a negative impact to wild life in comparison to fireworks
absolutely amazing, all staff really brilliant very helpful
Could not believe it was drones, unusual, history lesson great as well. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Great show and very thought provoking not what I expected at all
Updates and communications were first class and made it very easy to get there as we were coming from outside Bristol
Very good
Amazing light show, would definitely go again!
Just great!
It was an amazing experience. Hard to believe that it was all done using drones. And the story telling was good and engaging too.
No idea there would be such a poignant message to accompany the light show, which was both educational and inspiring. It was truly something and I hope in the future it will take over from fireworks that cause distress to so many animals & humans. Definitely would recommend this show 🤩
A great event which literally dazzled.
Just amazing , this was our first live drone show and it wasn't just a show, it was a very well thought out experience happening for all the right reasons in every way. Just superb in every way, thank you
Very well done, just a bit short!
Excellent
The drone show was amazing, so creative.
Excellent
Brilliant will go again if in area
Enjoyed this show immensely !
Absolutely amazing! Would highly recommend.
Excellent and well managed by you and the Cricket Ground
Wow, if you e seen this kind of thing on tv, you need to see it live… really amazing in person.
Our family thoroughly enjoyed the show and hope to see another one again in the future
Great would go again.
A Fantastic experience for the family, something new we'd never seen before. Top Marks
Very different and fun
Great
My granddaughter (6) thought she was there for a cricket match. She joined in everything & loved it
Great fun, would do it again!
1st drone show I had been to and omg it was amazing. Would highly recommend
Really "different" experience. Very enjoyable and well organised
Didn't know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised.
Great to enjoy new technology
Would like more characters or recognisable animals or pretty coordinated patterns
A wonderful experience
This was a brilliant show! So clever!
Came up to my expectations - an amazing display that must have taken a lot of work by computer programmers.
Great experience
Very colourful
Really fun evening and amazing creativity
It was an inspiring show and all my family loved it. The staff were so welcoming and it was a lovely atmosphere.
A fantastic show, enjoyed by all the family!
Great evening.
Great show
A great evening especially the nature/connection narrative!
All the family enjoyed the show!
The time just flew by! A true visual feast for the senses!!!
Highly recommended!
Amazing family experience not to be missed.
A fantastic show
Really good and fun and even educational
Family of three and really enjoyed this. Arrived early and had some food and drink (the Indian food stall was absolutely fabulous). Great view and brilliant to see something so different and immersive. Really enjoyable, thank you 😊
Loved this! Was a big trek on public transport from bath but the young person I care for loved it! Awesome staff!
Congratulations on a superb show, absolutely mind blowing, took my great grandchildren,they loved it. Please thank everyone for a great experience.
A lovely experience, something new and can't wait to see the next one!
Enjoyed the show.
Truly amazing , we have never seen the like before.
Fantastic experience, would definitely come again
Imaginative and impressive
Couldn’t fault it.. my nephew and I loved the experience
Very good
What an experience!! One we as a family will never forget. Seeing it on TV is one thing but live in person is another! Brilliant how the show is put on. Venue was perfect (apart from the parking) but all in all 5/5
Blown away. Really enjoyed the show.
Beautiful and impressive light show.
Amazing experience. Very clever and skilled. Would have liked it to go on longer but it has certainly left me wanting more.
A brilliant show that’s was well thought out and put together. The drones were amazing!!
What an amazing experience the kids loved it just as much as us adults. Would have been good if it was a bit longer for the money you pay.
Very impressed with the sound, the curation, the visibility, the venue
It was a brilliant view of the past and future
Great loght show
It was so much fun, great to do something different.
Excellent show
Wonderful event
My kids really enjoyed it especially my drone loving boy
Really good evening shared with my partner.
Absolutely phenomenal, well organised and set up. Staff friendly and helpful, little something for everyone. Loved the narrator, who was it? He did an amazing job
Loved the vibe and music, he got the crowd involved
I will remember this always. Thank you
What a magical, thought provoking show. Far exceeded my expectations. The food and drink was also generally of a very good standard and not ridiculously priced. The view was fantastic, the sound quality excellent and all together a brilliant few hours out. Many thanks and Merry Christmas
Mesmerising experience!
Amazing evening. Thank you
Truely amazing, have to see to believe.
Although food and drink very expensive.
Very enjoyable show
Amazing!! Thoroughly enjoyed it (despite the cold!!). Glad it didn’t rain. Very clever technology
Experience was truly captivating and brilliantly done!…Host was amazing and got all 5000 visitors involved. Would highly recommend to people of all ages. We loved it 😊
Was amazing to watch and really well done, I do wish it was a little longer but it must be really hard to program for longer. Would definitely watch again.
Brilliant evening
Well orhanised
Mesmerizing
Great
A fantastic show, so good that I wished it could have been a lot longer
Amazing Drone show.
Excellent show.
A wonderful first of a kind in Bristol. Well done everyone that put it together!
Love it. Well thought out presentation. Well organised from start to end. I rather paid a bit more to have a longer show. We had to come from Wiltshire, therefore it would have been nicer if it had been longer. Still I did enjoy the show very much.
Loved every minute - would have loved it to be longer but very aware of the limitations currently. Thank you.
Very professional creative presentation. Loved it. Thank you
I thought that the show was amazing and I appreciated all the hard work that went into the preparation of it.
It was brilliant
The drones, commentary and venue were great. Would have loved the show to be longer!
Only thing that was negative was the price of food & drinks- the show it’s self and staff were lovely & kids enjoyed the show .
Will be back when you go it again
Great for adults and kids. A lovely experience and so clever!
A fantastic story of history. Made my niece want to learn more about science and space. Would have loved for the show to go on a bit longer. Also carparking was a nightmare. Travelled from Wales after work, train wasn't an option against the timings. Would highly recommend and will definitely see other shows as and when they come up.
A wonderful event!!
Great fun! Really enjoyed it. Food stalls really busy but worth the wait.
What a lovely experience, so clever.
A lovely educational evening - loved it
Good value.
Could have been a little longer
Worth the effort of getting to the location. Thoroughly enthralled by it. Thank you very much.
Fantastic evening - wish it had been longer!
Great event perfect just before Christmas. Well organised and fun for all ages!
Really enjoyed the show. Magical. Definitely come again next year.
Absolutely great evening and a fun watch! Would be great if it were a little longer but apart from that it was great!
Many thanks for informed me the provision of BSL interpreting. And also great education for everyone regarding the climate chsnge
Excellent performance very cleverly put together accurate story line
Would’ve loved to see more evolution of fungus, plants, sea life etc before dinosaurs but very impressive.
An amazing show, very original and quite mesmerising! Our children (aged 2 and 4) also loved it. A fun evening enjoyed by all.
My partner is a robotics engineer and im a scientist, and we were absolutely blown away by the standard of ther performance. Very well designed and the show was created with the most fantastic story line. Great way to get people of all ages connected with nature, and for people to embrace technology and innovation.
An absolutely unbelievable evening..my brain cant remotely work out not just how it's done but how is its all worked out..the commentary was fantastic..a little above the my granddaughters head but they sat there nevertheless with their mouths open .. a wonderful experience for all my guests
Amazing show. Everyone around us was absolutely stunned by the incredibly beautiful spectacle of hundreds of drones come to life. They really felt alive and organic the way they moved. Quite extraordinary.
We were looking forward to this show and it did not disappoint. Everyone seemed to enjoy it, including us.
Incredible, beautiful and thought provoking
Absolutely amazing! We loved every second of it, especially that it was narrated throughout, which made it even more spectacular. An absolute spectacle of lights that warmed our souls on a chilly evening!
Really unique and cool experience. Was all over so quick but still enjoyed it all.
Really impressive show! Something different to do over the Christmas period :)
We thoroughly enjoyed the show. The interpretation was bang on. It was beautiful and creative. Thanks to the Yuup team for helping us out with the seating. Two of us had walking sticks and were unable to make it to our seating area which was quite a distance away. They enabled us to be seated nearby so we didn't have to walk so far so a big thank you!
Stunning show and very well run
The experience was outstanding and we absolutely loved the moment we entered the ground. Please also ensure you tell the DJ how sensational he was as the drones were breathtaking but the DJ also made the experience so much part of the package which he bigged the show up enormously. So please say thank you
The show was stunning!
The most amazing event ive seen, was so captivating and immersive. I just wish I could do it over again.
100% recommend. Also a very interesting story told.
Didn’t know what to expect and was blown away by the show. The work that went in to it was incredible. Definitely would go again. I have shared some photos and short videos on Facebook so hopefully other people will book tickets to share the amazing show.
It is the future of fireworks!
Amazing display by the drones - really engaging narrative.
Excellent show . It was quite mesmerising
I have never seen anything quite like this! The story telling was amazing and the show was flawless. I would definitely recommend everyone going to see this show
Fantastic venue and experience. The drone show was so mesmerising to watch. I especially enjoyed the story of Evolution too. I highly recommend going to this - this new form of entertainment is going to evolve in our lifetime. Great for all ages too :)
It was such a unique experience, I’ve never seen anything like it before. I loved that the show followed a storyline (evolution) too. A really fun event for the family and kids!
A fun engaging story for all ages, worth a look!
Such a unique and memorable experience, it's artistic and educational, would recommend the experience to people of all ages.
Unique show presenting the future of entertainment. Blown away by the scale, transitions and artwork forms.
A great idea executed really well
If you haven't seen a Drone Show before, then this is your opportunity. It was mesmerising to watch and look forward to seeing this new medium 'evolve'.
An Epic Experience & such a great show for the whole family thank you
A beautiful experience that is suitable for everyone of all ages, we loved it.
Please ensure you bring your QR code ticket and arrive in plenty of time to get through the gates prior to the start time
The public entrance is located at Ashley Down Road, BS7 9LU
The entrance gate at Nevil Road will not be in operation
There is no public parking available, except for blue badge parking which needs to be booked 48 hours in advance, via email: tickets@glosccc.co.uk
We encourage use of public transport to reach the venue. See FAQs for travel information
Evolution is brought to you in Bristol by a collaboration between Celestial, Yuup and Seat Unique Stadium (Gloucestershire County Cricket Club).
About Celestial
Celestial has a reputation as one of the top drone show companies in the world and has consistently delivered super-premium shows for some of the biggest names, including Eurovision, Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings, London New Year’s Eve, Manchester City soccer club and many more.
About Yuup
Yuup, the local experiences company, helps people find and book exciting things to do in their community. Yuup has earned a reputation for curating unique experiences for everyone to enjoy, building a place where people follow their passions, create memories, and discover things that make life awesome.
About Seat Unique Stadium
The Seat Unique Stadium is the home of Gloucestershire Cricket, one of the 18 first-class County Cricket Clubs in the UK. Established in 1870, Gloucestershire’s first senior match was captained by one of the most influential cricketers and one of the club's founding members WG Grace. The Seat Unique Stadium is based in the heart of Bristol just off Gloucester Road in the Bishopston area.
Ask your question directly to Evolution Bristol.
Sorry, there are currently no dates available
The good news is that we’re expecting more to be added really soon!
Want to be the first to find out when new dates are released? Register below to notify the host of your interest
Enter your email address so we can notify you as soon as dates for this experience become available