Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

This is a FREE event - No ticket is required. Attendees may watch the spectacle along the beachfront in Ballycastle. Large screens will be positioned in several locations to ensure good visibility at all times.

The public viewing areas will all be standing only.

Absolutely. This is a free family event and children can attend accompanied by an adult

The event will take place in Ballycastle Harbour on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th of July.

The event will start at 4.00 pm on Friday and Saturday and finish at approximately 7.00 pm.

Yes. There will be designated paid car parking facilities available in the surrounds of Ballycastle for the duration of the event.

We will have a viewing area for those with access issues for both days of the event. Space will be limited and must be requested in advance. An event phone number will be released on this page on Thursday, 18th July that persons with access issues may contact.

There is designated parking for blue badge holders in Ballycastle Harbour. Space will be limited and must be requested in advance. Please email redbullcliffdivingni2024@gmail.com. An event phone number will be released on this page on Thursday, 18th July which persons with access issues may contact with any questions.

A mobile accessible changing unit will be positioned in the Blue Badge / Accessible car park

Flying of drones will NOT be permitted between 17th and 20th July

No alcohol, laser pointers, airhorns, glass bottles, or fireworks permitted at the event.

As with an event of this scale, there will be traffic restrictions, road closures and delays throughout the weekend. The organisers are working with local authorities to minimise disruption for residents and ensure that spectators may enjoy this spectacular event from the viewpoint on Ballycastle Beach with parking in designated carparks only.

North Street, Bayview Road, Strandview Road (lower section) and Carrickmore Road will be closed on Friday, 19th and Saturday 20th July from 07:00-21:00. Local access to residents will be allowed during these times. However, if deemed necessary by the event organisers and local authorities, these roads might be closed completely.

There will be parking restrictions in place on Friday 19th & Saturday 20th July from 07:00-20:30 on North Street, Strandview Road, Rathlin Road, Atlantic Avenue, Quay Road, Mary Street, the Market Street & Moyle Road junction and the Ramoan Road & Whitepark Road junction. Parking will not be permitted in the Marina Car Park and Harbour Car Park (opposite Visitor Information Centre) from 14:00 on Thursday, 18th July until 00:00 on Sunday morning, 21st July.

Yes. All of the 2024 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series stops will be broadcast live on Red Bull TV and TG4

Yes. A number of food units from the Ballycastle Harbour market will be in operation from midday each day. In addition, there are numerous cafés, bars and restaurants throughout Ballycastle town, that we recommend visiting before or after the event.

Yes. We will have Red Bull Cliff Diving merchandise available to purchase. Card payments are preferred.

Visit RedBullClffDivingWorldSeries.com for information, news and updates.

Translink will be running special services on Friday 19 July and Saturday 20 July from Belfast Laganside via Antrim and Foyle Street Londonderry via Limavady. Book your ticket online now with Translink to avoid missing out.

Traffic in Ballycastle is always busy during the summer months and this event will attract even heavier volumes of traffic to the town. Therefore, we ask that persons attending the event are patient and take heed of the advice given by our event staff and the PSNI. Red Bull are working closely with the Local Authority and the PSNI to ensure the best possible outcomes.

A footbridge has been installed across the Margy River - linking the town and Ballycastle Beach. Please use this footbridge to access the spectator area on Ballycastle Beach and do not attempt to wade across the river.

Please comply with the instructions of our event security at all time. They are present to ensure the safety of spectators attending the event.

Do not attempt to climb over crowd safety barriers.

Blank paper wristbands will be supplied for parents to write their contact details on - which their children can wear during the event. In the event, your child get separated in the crowd, they should approach a marshal, who will then be able to contact you. Wristbands can be collected from the Accreditation Office, which is accessed under the arch (to the right) of The Marine Hotel entrance.

The best cliff divers in the world participate in this competition and the whole set up challenge the divers not only physically but also mentally. The impact of hitting the water after up to 27 metres of free fall is nine times harder than jumping from a 10 m tower. If you are not perfectly trained and experienced, you risk your life.

The sport of cliff diving needs proper preparation and training. Hitting the water after up to 27 m (90 ft) and at a speed around 85 km/h (53 mph) the impact is nine times harder than jumping from a 10-metres tower. Professional divers prepare themselves for many years before diving from these heights. For example, the sports director Orlando Duque from Colombia, has been in the sport for 30 years.

The safety of the athletes is always the main priority. Regulations for safety are a maximum height, a minimum water depth, a stable platform as well as a water spray at the entry area. Three safety divers are in the water right at the landing point, paramedics are on standby next to the diving point as well as an ambulance.

Cliff diving is an elite extreme sport and the ultimate display of focus and skill. In the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, 12 men and 12 women compete at every event to earn maximum championship points.

Launching from a platform height of 27m for male divers and 21m for female competitors, each diver is judged by a panel on their technique, acrobatics and artistic moves during the dive. At the end of every season a champion is crowned in the women's and men's categories and awarded the coveted King Kahekili trophy, as well as a winner's prize fund.

Cliff diving from a launch of point of an average height of 27m high (for male divers) is all about power and balance. It's a calculated risk that requires a lot of practise, especially when conditions vary between each event location.

Height, speed and g-force, as well as aerial awareness, timing and physical strength all play a huge role in executing the perfect dive.

It’s all about the entry when you’re hitting the water at close to ten times the force of gravity and at speeds of up to 85kph.

Divers must coordinate and tense muscles before impact to protect themselves from injury. Immediately after impact with the water, the diver actively dives away to avoid squeezing or twisting their body.

12 divers compete in each of the men’s and women’s competitions: eight permanent divers and up to four wildcards in each category. The competition generally takes place over three days, with the diving order in the first round determined by a draw ahead of each competition.

Each diver performs in front of an international panel of five judges, bringing together optimal physical skill, mental discipline and focus to execute dives judged on creativity, acrobatic prowess and athletic ability.

Each diver must perform at least one dive during competition to be included in the final result. The dives are scored on take-off, position in the air and entry in the water. The highest and lowest scores are then discarded, with the remaining three intermediate scores multiplied by the Degree of Difficulty for each dive.

There's no capped 'Degree of Difficulty' for the dives in the last two rounds, and every element of the dive counts. For the optional dives in rounds three and four the order of divers is a reverse starting order based on the previous round's cumulative score.

After all four dives, a female and male winner is declared from the highest points after four dives. Based on their final result, each diver is then awarded points that are tallied and go towards their overall Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series ranking. The dive with the highest score from the judges in both categories received an extra point for the overall ranking.

Ultimately, big points mean big prizes. Every event stop and every dive counts in the fight for the King Kahekili trophies.

Five international judges assess each dive on take-off, position in the air and entry in the water.

Each judge then awards the dive a score from 0 to 10 in half-point increments, with the highest and lowest scores discarded. The winner of any individual stop is the diver with the highest points total after four dives.

The points from each competition are then tallied to produce the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series rankings. All individual competition results count for the World Series overall ranking.

Five judges are selected per stop from a pool of 13 members. Judges for each stop will be chosen based on geographical location of the event and availability.

The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series began in 2009, bringing together the world's top divers to many breathtaking locations across the globe.

Cliff diving as a sport originated in the 1700s in Hawaii, when a Hawaiian chief, King Kahekili, first leapt from the holy cliffs of Kaunolo. The old Hawaiian principles of "mana" and "pono" - power and balance - are still upheld today.

There are five dive directions, each of which can also incorporate an axial twisting movement:

The main dive positions include, but are not limited to:

These are the extra elements that help to compose a dive: