Lace up for Mildmay: the World AIDS Day RED RUN 2026 is open for sign-ups
- Jun 25
- 2 min read
On 21 November 2026, hundreds of runners and walkers will gather at Victoria Park in east London for the 16th World AIDS Day RED RUN, and we want Mildmay supporters among them.
The RED RUN is one of the most distinctive events in the HIV sector calendar. It is not a race. It is a gathering - a moment each year to celebrate how far we have come in the fight against HIV, to honour those we have lost, and to raise the funds that make specialist care possible. Whether you run, jog, walk, or cheer from the sidelines, being there matters.
This year Mildmay is proudly taking part again, as it has done every year since 2009. Funds raised in our name will go directly to the work you help make possible: specialist HIV care and neurorehabilitation at our hospital in Shoreditch, and our expanding health programmes in Uganda, where we work with local partners to support people living with HIV in some of the world's most under-resourced communities.
What's involved?
Choose your distance - 5K or 10K - and sign up at redrun.org.uk.
You can create your own fundraising page under the Mildmay banner directly through our website, or use JustGiving or GoFundMe. However you do it, your supporters' donations come straight to us and make a real difference.
Why it matters
Mildmay has been at the heart of the UK's HIV response since 1988. We have lived through the epidemic, the losses, and the extraordinary advances in treatment that mean HIV is now, for most people, a manageable condition. But specialist care, rehabilitation, and support are still essential - and still underfunded.
Events like the RED RUN are part of how we keep the doors open and the beds filled with people who need us.
The event has been running for 16 years for good reason. It works. It raises money, yes - but it also builds community, and that community sustains the sector.
The graphics for this year's RED RUN for LONDON were created by Wednesday Holmes.
Wednesday Holmes is a Queer, Working class, Illustrator and Writer based in Brighton, UK. Their art practise explores multiple territories such as Queer & Trans Solidarity, Social Justice, Community Care and Mutual Aid, Radical Ecology and more. Wednesday’s more central interest is in how art is used as a tool of resistance and connection in community. Wednesday initially started creating activist illustrations to educate and inform people about their experiences as a non binary butch lesbian.
