Caption: L-R Caroline Belch, Welfare Support Executive (Central Scotland) and Natalie Bamber, Welfare Support Executive (Northwest England) at the RAF Benevolent Fund’s welfare stand, Red Arrows air display. Credit: AMD Studios
The RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, is delighted to announce a third year of partnership with South Ayrshire Council for The International Ayr Show Festival of Flight 2025.
The International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight will return to Ayr shorefront in Ayrshire, West Scotland on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 September 2025.
The festival will be held at Ayr’s Low Green with an impressive air display programme, entertainment and attractions for families. This is the third time the Council has organised the hugely popular festival that attracted record crowds in 2023 and 2024.
As charity partner, the Fund will be on site in the Festival Village across the weekend, with Fund representatives available to explain more about the support they can offer to serving and former serving RAF personnel and their families.
The Red Arrows will take to the skies above Ayr’s shorefront to perform a breathtaking aerobatic display.
South Ayrshire Council’s strategic partner, theSKYLAB, will return to the Festival Village with its STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) marquee with hands-on activities for families to get involved with. There will also be a range of fascinating military museum exhibitions to view.
Gavin Davey, Area Director for Scotland, Northeast England and Northern Ireland, at the Fund said:
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with South Ayrshire Council at The International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight in September. This outstanding event provides an invaluable platform to raise awareness of the vital support we offer to members of the RAF Family across Ayrshire, Scotland, and the wider UK.
“We look forward to this year’s event with great anticipation and are grateful for the continued warmth and enthusiasm shown by South Ayrshire Council and the local community. The Ayr Show consistently offers a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere, and we are excited to strengthen our local engagement.”
South Ayrshire Council’s Portfolio Holder for Tourism, Culture and Rural Affairs, Councillor Alec Clark, said:
“I’m thrilled to welcome back the RAF Benevolent Fund to the third International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight, in Ayr, South Ayrshire. As a Council, we are proud to have the Fund as our event charity partner. The airshow provides a fantastic opportunity for us to help promote the outstanding work of this charitable organisation and raise awareness of the support that is available to current and former RAF personnel and their families.”
The RAF Benevolent Fund provides financial, emotional, and practical assistance to serving and retired RAF personnel and their families. This includes grants to help with financial difficulty, mental health support, Airplay youth clubs, and more.
