Memory Cafes in North Carolina

Find North Carolina 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!

 

Asheville

First Baptist Church of Asheville

5 Oak Street  |  Asheville, NC 28801  |  828.252.4781
1:00 – 3:00 PM, 3rd Thursday of each month

Cary

Memory Cafe of Cary  |  Cary Senior Center

120 Maury Odell Place  |  Cary, NC 27513
4:30 – 6:00 PM, 2nd Tuesday of each month

The Memory Cafe of Cary is a fun, safe, and welcoming place for residents of the Cary area with Alzheimer’s and other dementia and their primary caregiver. We offer fellowship, dinner, a program, music, and dancing. Guests and their caregivers will have the opportunity to socialize and enjoy dinner and music together. For more information, please contact Jim Lovejoy at 919.608.0063 or jimlovejoy6452@gmail.com. Reservations can also be made on our website.
Last updated: March 2024

Charlotte

RECONNECT Meet You There  |  The Grounds Bookstore & Cafe

8335 Browne Rd.  |  Charlotte, NC 28269
1:30 – 3:30 PM, 3rd Wednesday of each Month

Let’s sip and chat while engaging in social activities that will stimulate and activate areas of memory retrieval. Invite your family and friends for an afternoon of community memory engagement and stimulation! This is a non judgment safe space for your loved ones to enjoy and fellowship. For more information, please contact Tiffany Hollingsworth of RECONNECT Meet You There at 704.301.6762 or tiffan_h@icloud.com.
Last updated: August 2024 

China Grove

Trinity at Home’s Neighborhood Memory Cafe  |  Gary’s BBQ

620 Highway 29 N  |  China Grove, NC 28023
10:30 – 11:30 AM, 4th Tuesday of each month
For more information, please call 704.603.2779
Last updated: November 2017

Concord

Brickhouse Grill

455 Corban Ave. SE  |  Concord, NC 28025
10:30 AM – Noon, 3rd Friday of each month
For more information, please call Arin Jackling at 704.933.6337 x3010 or 704.886.0840 or
Email: arin.jackling@cannonpharmacies.com
Sponsored by Cannon Pharmacy, Brickhouse Grill, and Coltrane L.I.F.E. Center, Inc.
Last updated: March 2019

Durham

North Regional Library

221 Milton Rd.  |  Durham, NC 27712
10:00 – 11:00 AM, 2nd Friday of each month

Come join us for a monthly activity for people with dementia and their caregivers. Memory Cafes host activities designed to engage in the present, without the expectations of using short-term memory or forward thinking. For more information, please contact Desiree Peterson at 919.560.0238 or dpeterson@dconc.gov.
Last updated: September 2024 

The Levin Jewish Community Center

1937 West Cornwallis Road  |  Durham, NC 27705  |  919.354.4923
10:00 AM – Noon, 1st Thursday of each month

Fletcher

Calvary Episcopal Church

2940 Hendersonville Road  |  Fletcher, NC 28732  |  828.684.6266
2:00 – 4:00 PM, 3rd Saturday of each month

Gastonia

Trinity Memories Cafe  |  Myers United Methodist Church

301 S. New Hope Rd.  |  Gastonia, NC 28054
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, 2nd Tuesday of each month

The Trinity Memories Cafe is a social gathering for individuals living with dementia and their care partners. It is a safe and welcoming place for guests whose dementia is due to any underlying condition, and at any stage of the disease progression. Care partners can include spouses, children, friends, and professional caregivers. The Trinity Memories Cafe will provide a lunch and other activities such as music, other creative arts, stories, and entertainment. It is a place where people can be themselves without stigma or worrying about what others are thinking. For more information, please contact Mark Hanna at 704.842.0510 or markeddeck@gmail.com or visit online.
Last updated: March 2023 

Greensboro

Senior Resources of Guilford

1401 Benjamin Pkwy.  |  Greensboro, NC 27408
10:00 AM – Noon, 2nd Thursday of each month
Please RSVP with Mikayla Tate, Family Caregiver Support Coordinator
336.373.4816 or caregiver2@senior-resources-guilford.org
Last updated: May 2018

High Point

Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church

1225 Chestnut Dr.  |  High Point, NC 27262
10:00 AM – Noon, 1st Thursday of each month
Please RSVP with Mikayla Tate, Family Caregiver Support Coordinator
336.373.4816 or caregiver2@senior-resources-guilford.org
For more information, please visit Senior Resources of Guilford
Last updated: May 2018

Hillsborough

OC Cares Memory Cafe  |  Cup-A-Joe

103 King St.  |  Hillsborough, NC 27278
2:30 – 3:30 PM, 1st Tuesday of each month
For more information, please contact Kim Lamon-Loperfido:
– Phone: 919.245.4253 or Email: kloperfido@orangecountync.gov
Last updated: July 2019

Huntersville

Huntersville CAREs Memory Cafe
Waterbean Coffee  |  Northcross Shopping Center

9705 Sam Furr Road, Suite A | Huntersville, NC 28078
10:30 – 11:30 AM, 1st Tuesday of each month
For more information, please call 704.930.8441
Last updated: December 2016

Jamestown

A Moment in Time Memory Cafe @ JUMC

403 E. Main Street  |  Jamestown, NC 27282
1:30 – 3:30 PM, 3rd Tuesday of each month

For more information or to register, please contact Laura Gulledge at 336.906.0430 or lauragulledge@gmail.com or visit their Facebook page.
Last updated: February 2023

Kill Devil Hills

Harmony Cafe  |  Thomas A. Baum Senior Center

300 Mustian St.  |  Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
2:00 – 4:00 PM, 2nd Friday of each month

The Harmony Cafe is Spanish and French friendly! We provide live music, crafts, pet therapy, chair exercise, and refreshments We partner with Dare Arts, Cooperative Extension, NC Aquarium, Baum Senior Center, Virginia Tillett Community Center, Jockeys Ridge State Park, local churches, musicians, and pet therapists. For more information, please contact Gail Sonnesso at 252.480.3354 or gsonnnesso@gmail.com or visit online.
Last updated: March 2023

Kitty Hawk

Harmony Cafe  |  Kitty Hawk United Methodist Church

803 W. Kitty Hawk Rd.  |  Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 1st Saturday of each month

The Harmony Cafe is Spanish and french friendly! We provide live music, crafts, pet therapy, chair exercise, and refreshments We partner with Dare Arts, Cooperative Extension, NC Aquarium, Baum Senior Center, Virginia Tillett Community Center, Jockeys Ridge State Park, local churches, musicians, and pet therapists. For more information, please contact Gail Sonnesso at 252.480.3354 or gsonnnesso@gmail.com or visit online.
Last updated: March 2023

Manteo

Harmony Cafe  |  Virginia Tillett Community Center

950 Marshall C. Collins Dr.  |  Manteo, NC 27954
2:00 – 4:00 PM, 4th Friday of each month

The Harmony Cafe is Spanish and French friendly! We provide live music, crafts, pet therapy, chair exercise, and refreshments We partner with Dare Arts, Cooperative Extension, NC Aquarium, Baum Senior Center, Virginia Tillett Community Center, Jockeys Ridge State Park, local churches, musicians, and pet therapists. For more information, please contact Gail Sonnesso at 252.480.3354 or gsonnnesso@gmail.com or visit online.
Last updated: March 2023

New Bern

Craven County Senior Services

811 George Street  |  New Bern, NC 28560
4:00 – 6:30 PM, 1st Monday of each month
Reservations are required; deadline for each session is the previous Friday at Noon

This is a unique Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group experience for caregivers and their loved ones. Session begins in a Cafe style setting with dinner provided at 4:00 PM. “Break Away” session begins shortly after dinner. Caregivers attend the support group while trained staff members provide care to loved ones as they interact with their peer group during games and activities. Togetherness time at the end of the session will provide activities the participant and the caregiver may work together to complete in a comfortable social setting.

For more information, please call Kim Grissom at 252.638.1790
Last updated: October 2019

Raleigh

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

7000 Creedmoor Rd.  |  Raleigh, NC

This Memory Cafe meets approximately every other month. Please contact Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 919.848.1573 for specific dates and times.
Last updated: September 2024 

Southport

Saint Peter Lutheran Church

4843 Southport-Supply Road  |  Southport, NC 28461
1:00 – 3:00 PM, 1st Wednesday of each month

Our Memory Cafe is open to the community and there is no cost to attend. For more information, please contact Wendy McKernan at 910.457.6039 or splcmemorycafe@stpeterlutheran-nc.org or visit online.
Last updated: September 2023 

Stanley

Friendly’s of Stanley

119 North Main St.  |  Stanley, NC  |  704.931.4997
1st Thursday of each month
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