UPCOMING EVENTS
Help your Air Ambulance save lives, brains and limbs by joining us at one of our upcoming events below:
Step Up for Air Ambulance
The Step Up for Air Ambulance NI challenge is a fantastic way to kickstart the New Year. By committing to 10,000 steps a day throughout January, participants will collectively take 310,000 steps over the month, improving their health and fitness while raising crucial funds for the Air Ambulance Northern Ireland service.
Will you step forward and help make our next mission possible?
The funds raised will ensure the helicopter can continue to provide rapid-response emergency care to those in critical need, whether due to road accidents, medical emergencies, or other serious incidents. With a doctor and paramedic on board, the Air Ambulance delivers advanced medical interventions on-site, often making the difference between life and death.
Europa Abseils
Join us on either Sunday 2nd March 2025 or Sunday 12th October 2025 at the iconic Europa Hotel in Belfast to take on the thrilling experience of abseiling an enormous 120ft for your local air ambulance.
Registration costs just £40 for those brave individuals who are looking to take on a great challenge, all the while raising vital funds to keep the Air Ambulance flying.
Firewalk, Stormont Belfast
Do you have what it takes to walk along a path of hot coals at temperatures of 500C in bare feet?!
Join us for an unforgettable evening on Friday 28th March 2025 that will push your boundaries and challenge your perceptions, while raising vital funds for your air ambulance.
Our Firewalk will be led by two-time Firewalk Guinness World Record breaker Scott Bell!!
Will you step forward and help make our next mission possible?
Registration costs £60 including your meal in the Long Gallery and a minimum sponsorship target of £150. Every penny you’re able to raise will help our medical team reach future patients and help save lives.
Moy Park Belfast City Marathon and Half Marathon
Air Ambulance NI is the dedicated charity for the Moy Park Belfast City Marathon 2023-2025. We are encouraging everyone to take part in the run, relay or 8 mile walk and raise funds for the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. Others Live When You Give!
Registrations are now open for the Moy Park Belfast City Half Marathon and the 2025 Moy Park Belfast City Marathon! We are encouraging everyone to take part in the run, relay or 8 mile walk and raise funds for the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. Others Live When You Give!
Sign up in the usual way https://belfastcitymarathon.com/ and when registering you’ll be asked if you’d like to fundraise for Air Ambulance NI. Please tick this box and it means we will receive your details to send you your fundraising pack.
Skydives
Join us on either Friday 6th June 2025 or Saturday 6th September 2025 if jumping out of an aircraft at over 15,000ft is on your bucket list then here’s your chance to test your nerve with a tandem skydive.
Celebrate a special birthday, remember a loved one on an anniversary or mark it off on your bucket list, the date is up to you.
Skydive Ireland host the highest possible skydive in the whole of Ireland allowing you to freefall downwards at 120mph.
Dragon Boats
The Air Ambulance NI Championship Dragon Boat Race is back! Join us on either Thursday 4th or Friday 5th September 2025, the charity is once again offering your workplace or family the chance to be a ‘Dragon’ and paddle up the River Lagan pacing yourself against competitors to win the coveted overall champion cup for fastest time.
The Dragon Boats hold up to 18 rowers. All skill levels and physiques can paddle, making it the ultimate team building sport or fun day out! All safety elements are covered with each Dragon boat having at the helm your qualified instructor.
Making the even more fun will be a range of prizes for Best Fancy Dress, Best Team Spirit and Fundraising Champions. After your racing you will enjoy a BBQ and soft drink with a certificate awarded to every team and DJ entertaining you and your team throughout the event!
Miles for Missions
Can you go the distance for Air Ambulance NI! Choose to walk, run, cycle or swim 30 miles, 50 miles, 75 miles or 100 miles in one month, to help raise funds for the next critical mission.
On average, the HEMS team are tasked TWICE per day. It’s not only the medical crew who save lives, but the people who support the service.
Starting your mission is simple:
- Choose your activity (Walk, Run, Cycle or Swim)
- Choose which month to complete your challenge in (May, June, July or August)
- Choose the distance you will go (30, 50, 75 or 100 miles)
- Let us know by registering today and receive your digital fundraising pack!
Taking part is completely free, we only ask each person to try and raise a minimum of £100. Each day, Air Ambulance NI needs to raise £6,850 to keep the medical team in the air. Whether you complete 1 mile or 3 miles a day, the money you raise will fund the next mission, helping to save lives, brains and limbs.
