Los Angeles Councilmember Monica Rodriguez hosted her annual Independence Day festival on Sunday, June 28, at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace.
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A lifeguard watches from the pool as a drone light display depicting a human figure illuminates the night sky during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
People in the swim lagoon watch a drone light display spelling out the words “We The People” during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
A young visitor is captured just before entering the water after jumping from an inflatable diving platform at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center before Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
People in the swim lagoon watch a drone light display spelling out the words “JUSTICE FOR ALL” during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
Families gather along the beach at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center ahead of Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
A drone light display depicts a figure paddling a canoe during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
People in the swim lagoon watch a drone light display spelling out the words “We The People” during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
A young visitor shoots out of a tubular waterslide at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center before Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
People in the swim lagoon watch a drone light display depicting two hands cradling the Earth during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
People in the swim lagoon watch a drone light display depicting five people holding hands during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
A drone light display depicting hang gliders illuminates the night sky above the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center as visitors watch from the pool during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer) -
Visitors enjoy a summer evening at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center before Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party in Lake View Terrace, California. The waterslides and a full moon provide the backdrop to the busy swim lagoon, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)
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A lifeguard watches from the pool as a drone light display depicting a human figure illuminates the night sky during Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s 5th Annual Independence Day Drone Show & Beach Party at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center in Lake View Terrace, California, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Photo by Mark Savage, Contributing Photographer)
Topping the bill was an aerial light display featuring more than 1,000 drones, presented by Sky Elements, which many residents chose to enjoy from a perch in the Aquatic Center pool.
The annual Beach Party, this year marking the nation’s 250th birthday, also featured water play, food trucks, a kid zone play area, music and more.