Ras Al Khaimah ushered in 2026 with a 15-minute New Yr’s Eve spectacle of drones and fireworks, setting a brand new Guinness World Data title for the biggest aerial show of a phoenix shaped by multirotor drones.
The spotlight of the New Yr present was a record-breaking phoenix, a legendary image of renewal and rebirth, created utilizing 2,300 drones.
These included 1,000 pyro drones that illuminated the phoenix’s wings, making a flame-like impact because it appeared to soar throughout the sky.
Ras Al Khaimah fireworks and drones present
The drone sequence additionally featured a second formation titled “The Welcome,” depicting a human determine rising from the ocean with open arms, symbolising Ras Al Khaimah’s spirit of hospitality and openness.
As midnight approached, the drone present transitioned right into a exactly timed fireworks countdown, culminating in a six-kilometre-long show stretching alongside the shoreline from Marjan Island to Al Hamra.
Tons of of fireworks have been launched in synchronised waves, lighting up the shoreline in a choreographed show of color and sound.
1000’s of residents and guests gathered throughout beachfront resorts and on the New Yr’s Eve Competition to look at the celebrations, which additionally included stay stage performances and leisure all through the night time.
Earlier within the night, households within the emirate loved a further fireworks show at Corniche Al Qawasim.
Phillipa Harrison, Chief Govt Officer of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Growth Authority, stated the celebration was designed to bring the community together while marking a year of progress for the emirate.
“New Yr’s Eve in Ras Al Khaimah is about bringing individuals collectively. With this 12 months’s present, we wished to create a celebration that may very well be shared by our total group and everybody visiting Ras Al Khaimah at this particular time,” she stated.
She added that the occasion was additionally a possibility to replicate on the emirate’s improvement and to welcome the 12 months forward with optimism.
