A spectacular drone light show in China earlier this year. (Credit: Getty)

More than 90% of people in the UK want to see alternatives to traditional firework displays.

That’s what a new survey by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) has found. Some 91% of Brits would like a partial replacement of traditional fireworks with lasers, drones or silent/quiet fireworks instead.

The UK lags behind some other countries when it comes to alternative light shows. In Japan and Hong Kong, for example, ‘illumination festivals’ are popular events that attract huge crowds and visitors.

The survey found that a quarter of British people would be open to a complete replacement of traditional fireworks.

The firework season in the UK, which includes Halloween, the Hindu festival of Diwali, Guy Fawkes Night and New Year’s Eve, is about to begin.

The SMF report was sponsored by animal charity the RSPCA. It calls for much stricter rules on traditional firework displays to protect vulnerable people and pets, as well as firework-free zones and more investment in alternative light displays.