The “Light up Macao Drone Gala 2022” attracted over 100,000 onsite spectators and almost 950,000 views on social media platforms, according to a statement from the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday.

Themed “Macao For All Seasons”, the drone shows took place over the mainland’s Golden Week Labour Day Holidays, the statement noted, with around 103,000 onsite spectators recorded over the four-night drone show. There was an average of about 26,000 spectators per night.

The average daily flow of people during the four show days, according to the statement, increased by 57.1 percent, or close to 10,000 people compared to other days.

For those unable to view the shows onsite, the statement pointed out that the eight drone shows were made available with a live broadcast via MGTO’s official WeChat channel and Weibo account, MGTO’s Facebook pages “Stopover Macao” and “Experience Macao”.

The statement noted that preliminary figures showed nearly 950,000 spectators watched the shows on the social media platforms, which garnered “many positive feedbacks and likes”. Moreover, the online prize-giving game was joined by nearly 49,000 participants.

The statement underlined that the drone gala will be developed into one of the city’s annual events “to enrich the choice of night-time entertainment for residents and visitors”, aiming to further integrate the drone shows across the “tourism + events” and “tourism + technology” fields. 

This undated handout photo provided by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday shows spectators taking photos of the “Light up Macao Drone Gala 2022”.