How to host your Coffee Morning

Whether you want to get involved to celebrate someone special or to simply share your love of food and drink with friends, there are so many great reasons to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning. Whatever yours is, you can feel good knowing you’ll also be helping Macmillan Cancer Support continue its vital work in supporting people living with cancer.

Yours for the baking

It may be called a Coffee Morning, but you don’t need to feel limited to serving coffee and cakes. Your bakes can vary from savoury delights, such as pork pies, soft pretzels or spanakopita, to sweet treats, like coconut blondies, custard doughnuts or a beautiful peach galette.

And when it comes to places to host your event, your local community hall is just the start. You can enjoy a mindful moment with macaroons at your meditation class or share almond cake around at the allotment, if you like. Or perhaps you’d rather checkmate over cheesecake with your chess club? The most important thing is that you’ll be raising money for a worthy cause – and having fun while you’re doing it!

Start planning

Once you’ve signed up online, it’s easy to get going with your free fundraising kit. Choose from the complete classic kit with bunting, balloons and a tablecloth, or a lighter kit with less paper and no plastic, which contains a collection box, event posters, recipes and a game for your event. You can find plenty of hosting tips and downloadable resources at macmillan.org.uk/coffee too.

The official date of the Macmillan Coffee Morning 2023 is 29 September, but you can throw yours whenever you like. Simply ask your guests to donate what they can, and whether you raise a little or a lot, you’ll all be helping to make a real difference.

Better together

Once again, M&S and Costa Coffee are joining Macmillan as joint Headline Partners of Macmillan Coffee Morning and supporting with fundraising fun across their stores. Since 2010, M&S has raised an astonishing £25 million for Macmillan and counting! You can find bespoke products supporting Coffee Morning at M&S food stores whilst in M&S cafes throughout September. Costa Coffee is also making it a piece of cake to support Macmillan - simply visit your local Costa Coffee store this September to take part in their in-store activities, or enjoy a delicious, sweet treat that has a donation to Macmillan baked in.

So, are you ready to bake and pour like never before? Let’s do Coffee