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Beaumont approves $100,000 fireworks show for 2026, drops drone program
Beaumont City Council · November 19, 2025
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Summary
Council directed staff to contract Garden State Fireworks for a $100,000 show for the 2026 Freedom Festival, remove the drone component, and include the increase in the FY26–27 budget planning; council asked staff to return with concert funding options.
The Beaumont City Council directed staff to pursue a $100,000 professional fireworks show for the 2026 Freedom Festival and to eliminate the drone show that had accompanied recent events.
Doug Story (staff) told the council the city’s RFP efforts produced a vendor, Garden State Fireworks, whose minimum show price…
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