Abstract: A modular universal lightweight unmanned aerial vehicle banner display system includes a carrying case to house the components of the system and can easily accommodate additional elements. The system includes a plurality of tow scaffolds that form a fixed and rigid scaffolding configuration to be coupled to the banner. The system includes a variety of flexible rigging elements, such as nylon lines, configured to form a harness configuration to couple the tow scaffold configuration of one or a collection of assembled tow scaffolds to the unmanned aerial vehicle in single line or double line harness configurations. The system is applicable for a large variety of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones and a large variety of banners.