LightShowTimes.com organizes schedule information for light shows, musical fountains, bridge illuminations, projection displays, drone shows, fireworks, and other scheduled night attractions. The main purpose of the methodology is to separate current operating information from general background details and to make it clear when schedule data was last reviewed.
Schedule data can change
Show times are not treated as permanent facts. Seasons, weather, maintenance, holidays, special events, local regulations, and venue decisions can all affect a published program. Time-sensitive information is therefore reviewed separately from stable details about the attraction itself.
Source Priority
Schedule research starts with the source closest to the attraction. Preference is given to official venue operators, municipal or regional authorities, public agencies, official tourism organizations, and dedicated attraction websites.
Reliable secondary sources may be used when they provide useful context or when an official source is unavailable in a usable form. Secondary information is not preferred over a clear and current first-party schedule simply because it is easier to read.
First choice
Official venue or operator
Public sources
Municipal, regional, or tourism authorities
Secondary use
Reliable supporting sources when needed
What Is Verified
The exact fields available vary by attraction. A typical review may include operating days, show times, seasonal dates, duration, admission information, weather restrictions, temporary suspension notices, and whether a separate program follows a different timetable.
Location, venue name, city, country, and local time zone are also checked because schedule information is only useful when it is connected to the correct attraction. Similar names, multiple venues in one city, and separate shows at the same site can otherwise create misleading results.
Schedule Types
Not every attraction follows a simple list of fixed times. The site’s schedule system is designed to represent several common operating patterns without rewriting them into a format that changes their meaning.
Common schedule patterns
- Fixed times: one or more listed performance times on specific days.
- Seasonal schedules: operating periods that change by month, season, or date range.
- Interval schedules: shows repeated every set number of minutes.
- Sunset-based schedules: programs that begin at or after local sunset rather than at one fixed clock time.
- Special schedules: holiday, festival, weekend, or event-specific programs that differ from the normal timetable.
When a venue publishes different schedules for weekdays, weekends, holidays, or parts of the year, those differences are kept separate rather than being merged into one simplified timetable.
Local Time and Date Handling
Show times are stored and displayed according to the attraction’s local time zone. The next-show calculation is based on venue time, not the time zone of the person viewing the page.
Date ranges are also treated as local operating dates. This matters when a visitor checks a show from another country or when a schedule changes around midnight.
Last Checked and Last Verified
Light Show Times distinguishes between checking a source and confirming that the published information remains supported by that source.
Last checked
The most recent review of the source or schedule
Last verified
The most recent point at which the information was confirmed
A new check does not automatically mean that the schedule changed. If the source still supports the same operating information, the check date may advance while the underlying schedule remains unchanged.
Handling Changes and Conflicts
When a current source shows a changed schedule, the structured operating data is updated while stable editorial information can remain unchanged. This allows time-sensitive details to be corrected without rewriting the entire page.
If two reliable sources disagree, the newer date alone is not always enough to decide which one is correct. The source’s authority, the attraction it refers to, the applicable season, and whether one page describes a special program are considered before a schedule is treated as current.
When a conflict cannot be resolved with enough confidence, the site should avoid presenting an uncertain time as confirmed. A note about temporary uncertainty is preferable to a precise schedule that is not adequately supported.
Temporary Closures and Weather
Outdoor shows are often affected by wind, rain, water conditions, maintenance, public events, or other operational decisions. A normal published timetable does not guarantee that a specific performance will take place.
Temporary changes
Short-notice cancellations or suspensions may not appear in a long-term schedule. When a current official notice is available, it takes priority over the normal recurring timetable.
Maps and Street View
Maps are used to help identify the correct location of an attraction. Street View is shown only when suitable embedded imagery is available. A map or Street View image is not treated as evidence of the current show schedule.
If a suitable Street View panorama is unavailable or points to the wrong location, it may be omitted. Location media is intended to support orientation, not to replace official venue information.
Editorial Separation
Current schedule fields and editorial descriptions serve different purposes. Exact operating times, status, season, duration, price, and verification dates belong in structured data where they can be updated independently. Editorial text is used for stable context, such as how a show works, what the venue is like, or how separate programs differ from one another.
This separation reduces the risk of an old time remaining inside a paragraph after the structured schedule has been updated.
Corrections
Schedule pages may be revised when new official information becomes available, when an earlier source has changed, or when an error is identified. Corrections should favor the most reliable current evidence rather than preserving an earlier value simply because it was already published.
The methodology is intended to keep show-time information useful, traceable, and easy to update while recognizing that live attraction schedules can change with little notice.