Macmillan Coffee Morning 2026 - County Antrim

What to Expect

Friday 25 September 2026 is the official date of Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual Coffee Morning, the charity’s single biggest fundraising day of the year and one that is marked right across the UK, including at churches, community centres, workplaces, schools and cafes throughout County Antrim. Rather than being run from one central venue, Coffee Morning works as thousands of small, independently hosted events on the same day: a host puts on tea, coffee and home baking, invites colleagues, neighbours or customers along, and asks for a donation in return, with all proceeds going to Macmillan’s cancer support services. Hosts can register their own coffee morning with Macmillan in advance, and many groups in Antrim, Ballymena, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Larne and towns across the county hold one every year, from small office gatherings to larger community hall events. The format has stayed largely unchanged since it began, relying on the simple combination of home baking and a good cause to bring people together, and its low barrier to entry is part of why it has grown into Macmillan’s single largest source of annual donations, with the charity using the funds raised to support its nurses, benefits advisors and support line for people affected by cancer across the UK and Northern Ireland.

Good to Know

• Date: Friday 25 September 2026, the official UK-wide Coffee Morning date, though some hosts move theirs to the nearest convenient day.
• Format: informally hosted coffee mornings at venues across County Antrim rather than one single event.
• Free to attend, with donations for tea, coffee and cake going directly to Macmillan Cancer Support.
• To find or register a local coffee morning, visit macmillan.org.uk/coffee-morning.
• Many parish halls, workplaces and community groups across the county take part each year.
• Contact Macmillan directly for details of a specific host near you, as individual venues are not centrally listed.

Getting There

As a county-wide fundraising day rather than a single fixed venue, getting there depends on which local coffee morning you plan to attend, with hosts spread across towns throughout County Antrim.