Memory Cafes in Florida

Find Florida Memory Cafes near you and enjoy a “dementia-friendly” outing with your loved one. Some are sponsored by national organizations, while many more are offered by local groups. If your favorite Memory Cafe isn’t shown, please let us know and we’ll add it. It’s free!

 

Amelia Island

The Memory Cafe at NCCOA  |  Nassau County Council on Aging

1901 Island Walk Way  |  Amelia Island, FL 32034
2:00 – 3:00 PM, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month

Are you living with cognitive impairment or memory loss? Join our Memory Cafe and learn how to adjust to life changes, combat stigma and isolation, develop a safe social peer group, and live your best life! The Memory Cafe promotes social support, connection, health and well-being for persons diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and/or mild cognitive impairment in a welcoming environment. The Cafe is a safe space to share experiences, focus on strengths and learn how to live well with disease. There is no cost to attend. For more information, please contact Emily Kunzelmann at 904.775.5472 or ekunzelmann@nassaucountycoa.org or visit online.
Last updated: March 2024 

Cape Coral

Cape Coral Hospital  |  Classroom A

636 Del Prado  |   Cape Coral, FL 33990
10:00 AM – Noon, 2nd Friday of each month
For more information or to RSVP, please call 239.495.4475
Last updated: August 2018

Clearwater

Better Together Memory Cafe  |  Elder-Well Adult Day Program

300 S. Saturn Ave.  |  Clearwater, FL 33755
Get in touch for upcoming event details

Better Together Memory Cafe is a welcoming place for people experiencing memory loss and their care partners. Join us for a featured presentation or failure-free activity along with care partner support, resources, and community connections. There is no cost to attend, but donations are accepted. An RSVP is required. For more information, to RSVP, or to confirm upcoming dates, please contact Amie Parcinski at 619.955.0255 or amie@elderwelladultday.com, or visit online.
Last updated: June 2024 

Crestview

Carington Manor

3215 E James Lee Blvd.  |  Crestview, FL 32539
10:30 AM, 2nd Monday of each month
RSVP is suggested
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Maryann at Hope Matters:
• Phone: 850.582.3496 or visit on the web: www.HopeMatters.co
Last updated: December 2019

Safe & Secure Respite Care

3091 Skyline Dr.  |  Crestview, FL 32539
10:30 AM, 2nd Wednesday of each month
RSVP is suggested
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Maryann at Hope Matters:
• Phone: 850.582.3496 or visit on the web: www.HopeMatters.co
Last updated: December 2019

Estero

Healthy Life Center at Coconut Point

23190 Fashion Drive  |  Estero, FL 33928
10:00 AM – Noon, 3rd Saturday of each month
For more information or to RSVP, please call 239.495.4475
Last updated: August 2018

Fort Myers

The Dubin Center Memory Cafe

12685 New Brittany Blvd.  |  Fort Myers, FL 33907
10:00 – 11:00 AM, 4th Thursday of each month

An RSVP is required. For more information or to RSVP, please call 239.437.3007.
Last updated: April 2023

Fort Walton Beach

Grow Your Gift Conservatory of Music

939 Beal Parkway NW |  Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
3:00 PM, 2nd Friday of each month
RSVP is requested; refreshments are served
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Maryann at Hope Matters:
• Phone: 850.582.3496 or visit on the web: www.HopeMatters.co
Last updated: December 2019

Lakeland

First United Methodist Church

72 Lake Morton Drive  |  Lakeland, FL 33801
10:00 – 11:30 AM, every Monday of each month

A facilitated social gathering for people living with dementia and their care partner. The Memory Cafe is a safe gathering where participants enjoy group discussions, opportunities to reminisce and use expressive arts to encourage creativity and connections. For more information, please contact Vicky Pitner, CDP, CMDCP at 863.398.1590 or vpitner@firstumc.org or visit online.
Last updated: February 2022 

Morris Memory Enhancement Program (MMEP) Memory Cafe
Lakeland Activity Center for Seniors

1510 Commercial Park Drive  |  Lakeland, FL 33801
1:00 – 2:30 PM, every Monday each month (except holidays)
MMEP Certified Practitioners lead group activities (caregivers and persons living with dementia)
Goal is to regain and improve short term memory, becoming new long term memory
For more information, please call Dr. Fran at 863.828.2433
Last updated: June 2019

Ocala

Nancy Renyhart Center for Dementia Education Memory Cafe
Hospice of Marion County

3231 SW 34th Ave  |  Ocala, FL 34474
1:00 – 3:00 PM, 2nd Friday of each month
Starts January 12, 2024!

Activities include art, music, games, pet therapy as well as social hour for the caregiver and their loved one living with dementia. For more information, please contact Lanie Shirey at 352.291.5138 or lshirey@hospiceofmarion.com or visit online.

Last updated: September 2023

Tallahassee

The Connection Cafe  |  The Bagel Market and Bistro

6267 Old Water Oak Drive, Suite 105  |  Tallahassee, Florida 32312  |  850.408.9984
2:00 – 4:00 PM, 1st Thursday of each month

The Villages

Our Moment Memory Cafe  |  Bacall Pool & Recreation Center

2041 Canal St.  |  The Villages, FL 32162
1:00 – 3:00 PM, 4th Thursday of each month

Our Moment Cafes provide monthly in-person socialization and fun programs for caregivers and their loved ones with recenlty diagnosed or early stage Alzheimer’s or dementia. During this pandemic time, we have established guidelines for masks and social distancing to ensure the safety of the participants and volunteers. Open to The Villages residents only. For more information, please contact Dick Boyden at 352.775.9715 or via email at dboyden@ourmomentcafe.org or visit online.
Last updated: March 2023 

Our Moment Memory Cafe  |  Chula Vista Recreation Center

1011 Rio Grande Ave.  |  The Villages, FL 32162
2:00 – 4:00 PM, 3rd Tuesday of each month

Our Moment Cafes provide monthly in-person socialization and fun programs for caregivers and their loved ones with recenlty diagnosed or early stage Alzheimer’s or dementia. During this pandemic time, we have established guidelines for masks and social distancing to ensure the safety of the participants and volunteers. Open to The Villages residents only. For more information, please contact Dick Boyden at 352.775.9715 or via email at dboyden@ourmomentcafe.org or visit online.
Last updated: March 2023

Venice

Tuscan Gardens of Venetia Bay

841 Venetia Bay Blvd.  |  Venice, FL 34285
2:00 – 4:00 PM, 3rd Thursday of each month
For more information, please call 941.244.4288
Last updated: October 2018

Florida Memory Cafe Resources

Dementia resources for both common (Alzheimer’s Disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, etc.) and not-so-common (Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, etc.) types, including Support Groups.

Mobile Memory Cafes

Hope Matters in Ft. Walton Beach offers monthly mobile memory cafes inside care homes. For more information, please calll Maryann at 850.582.3496.
Last updated: June 2018



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