16 5 2020
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Midnight Madness is the most ambitious immersive challenge ever created. Think the Crystal Maze meets immersive theatre with London as your stage. It gives you the chance to have the experience of a lifetime whilst helping those that need it the most.
Saturday 16 May 2020
19:00
Starting at a secret location in London
Returning to London on the 16th May 2020, Midnight Madness is a series of cleverly camouflaged, incredibly ingenious and devilishly difficult puzzles – the answers to which indicate the location of the next puzzle, and so on, until the finish line. Teams will compete all night, hunting for, solving, and executing puzzles embedded in the urban landscape of London. The winning team will be the first to cross the finish line.
The Event is based upon its highly successful namesake that took place in New York in 2015 and raised $3.1m for charity. Both creators of the New York version, Mat Laibowitz and Elisha Wiesel are fully on board with the London 2020 version. We thank them for their advice and guidance.
Testimonials
“Intellectual marathon! Crazy experience which I could never have envisaged beforehand and will never forget.”
“Desperate to play again!”
“Only bad bit was coming back to the real world.”
“A truly epic night.”
“The best night of my year.”
“You’re not just behind a desk; You’re not running some marathon course that everybody else is running; You’re not just sitting at a high society dinner; You’re out in the world being an intellectual athlete.”
Elisha Wiesel Chief Information Officer Goldman Sachs
“Easily the best fun I have had in London in the witching hour. Cycling madly across Hyde park to make the final line as the sun was coming up was an exhilarating experience. But opening a nondescript door to find myself immersed in strange sounds and sights, surrounded by odd characters beckoning me into otherworldly vistas, was something that will stay with me forever”
Tim Dinsdale, MM18 Team Captain
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Putting on an event like Midnight Madness is a massive task. It wouldn’t be possible without these guys:
There is an injustice in the charity sector: it is not a meritocracy. The top 1.2% of charities in terms of turnover receive 72% of the money donated in the UK*. You might assume that money would flow to those most in need. Yet there are hundreds of exceptional small charities that struggle for funding simply because they don’t have the resources to reach a wide number of people.
Raise Your Hands has found twelve exceptional small charities working with children across the UK. We conduct due diligence, monitor them and provide predictable, unrestricted income.
RYH charities are specialists in their areas, helping children with HIV, children that have been bullied and children that have lost parents, amongst others. In 2018, over 88,000 young people across the UK accessed the services of the RYH supported charities.
By participating in Midnight Madness, you will support some of the most innovative and necessary work in the UK, enabling incredible organisations to focus on what they do best: improving the lives of disadvantaged children.
Visit the Raise Your Hands website to find out more about what we do.
Team Enquiry
We have a maximum of 25 teams of up to 10 people available for Midnight Madness 2020. If you would like to find out more about entering a team, please fill out the form and we will get in touch. You can also email us at info@raiseyourhands.org.uk
There is a small fee to take part and teams also make a charitable donation to Raise Your Hands. The average charitable donation last year was £15,000 per team and our target this year is £20,000.
Volunteer Form
Midnight Madness 2020 is not going to be possible without a massive cohort of volunteers! There are going to be a number of jobs on the night, and your assistance would be hugely appreciated. If you’re interested in offering your skills, please fill out the form on the right and we’ll be in touch with further details.
