This Independence Day, Chapel Hill is celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary with its first-ever drone show! Everyone’s invited to Chapel Hill High School on Saturday, July 4, to watch a collection of 300 drones painting designs across the sky, beginning at 9:20 p.m.

Only ADA-accessible parking will be available on site. Everyone else should park at the Rosemary deck or UNC’s RR lot (near the old Horace Williams airport); shuttles will be available starting at 6 p.m. Get more details online at ChapelHillArts.org.

Aaron chats with co-organizers Darien Cropper and Xavier Vallejo.

Conversation presented by Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture.

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