Dementia Action Week is an awareness campaign led by Alzheimer’s Society, bringing people and organisations together to act on dementia. Find out about all the fabulous events and activities happening across Greater Manchester
This year, the Alzheimer’s Society are encouraging everyone to join the Forget Me Not Appeal. Behind each Forget Me Not badge, there are stories of lives devastated by dementia and when we all wear the badge together, it becomes a movement of hope, action and unity. A visible reminder that it will take a society to beat dementia
Share your Forget Me Not story . Their Forget Me Not is a visible reminder that it’s only together we can beat dementia – by giving vital support to those who need it, funding ground-breaking research, and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Share your Forget Me Not story | Alzheimer’s Society and they will share it to their story wall.
Download Dementia Action Week resources including posters, flyers and banners to help spread the word about making dementia diagnosis a priority.
Dementia Action Week resources | Alzheimer’s Society
Bolton
As part of Dementia Action Week 2026 (18th May –24th May), Bolton Dementia Collaborative are hosting two community events in Bolton.
- Monday 18th May 11am to 3pm. Victoria Square, Bolton. Outdoor event with partner stalls, community engagement, and the Dementia Sensory Bus. Light refreshments provided. Booking is essential to experience the Dementia Sensory Bus, and is on a first come, first served basis. All bookings must be made before Friday 8th To book your slot, please email: dementiabus@bolton.homeinstead.co.uk or call Emma on 01204 565065.
- Tuesday 19th Bolton Central Library 11am to 3pm. Indoor event with organisations offering information, support, and signposting. Light refreshments provided.
Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain session. Wednesday 20th May. 11.30am to 1pm. Music and magic for people living with dementia or anyone worried about their memory. 70s and 80s Bollywood. Emmanuel Church Centre, Vicarage Street, Bolton, BL3 5LE. To register please contact Maggie on 07703715449
Bury
Tuesday Memory Club
- When: Takes place on the first Tuesday of the month, 1.30 – 3pm. Next session is on Tuesday 5thof May.
- Where: Christ Church, Great Eaves Road, Ramsbottom, BL0 0PX.
- Info: Dementia friendly activities, reminiscing and singing.
- In May we will have the Bury Live Well Service attending for some chair based exercise.
- Entry is free and refreshments are provided.
Manchester
Together Dementia Support. Throughout the week, we’ll host a series of events that bring people together, showcase our members’ skills and creativity, and highlight the importance of accessible, community-based support. We would love your support in helping us:
- Attend and champion these events
- Share our work with your teams or networks
- Support our fundraising campaign
Alongside the week’s events, we are also aiming to raise £2,000 to continue supporting people living with dementia across Manchester. We will be launching an online fundraising campaign in the lead-up to Dementia Action Week to help make this possible.
The Fabulous Forgetful Café: Monday 18 May & Thursday 21 May, Kath Locke Centre, Hulme. A pop-up café where people living with dementia welcome, serve and chat with guests. Members have been preparing food and practising their roles to create a warm, relaxed dining experience that challenges assumptions in a simple, human way. Bookable here
Home, Heart & Connection: Exhibition Launch. Wednesday 20 May, 1–3 pm, Arcadia Library & Leisure Centre, Levenshulme. Celebrate the opening of a new art installation created by people living with dementia in collaboration with local artist Michelle Ayavoro. RSVP to: mary@togetherdementiasupport.org
Home, Heart and Connection Exhibition Launch
Cream Tea & Brass Band Celebration. Friday 22 May, 2–5 pm, Chorlton Central Church. An afternoon of live music from NOVA Brass, cream tea, and community connection. Bookable here
Cream Tea and Brass Band Celebration Flyer
Salford
Salford Dementia Partnership will be out and about across Salford, Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm with the Brain Health Roadshow.
- Monday May 18th Tesco Irlam
- Tuesday May 19th Eccles Gateway
- Wednesday 20th Broughton Hub
- Thursday 21st Asda Swinton
- Friday 22nd Salford Royal
The Roadshow will also join the Salford 100 celebration, 5pm-9pm, at Seedley Pavilion at the end of Dementia Action Week. The Roadshow will share the simple steps that we can all take to prevent or delay cognitive decline and dementia, bringing together partners from across the city. Partners will also offer signposting to a wide range of local support available for families affected by dementia.
If you can’t make the roadshow pop into one of Salford’s Libraries for more information.
Salford Dementia Partnership Brain Health Roadshow
Reminiscence Morning at the Dementia Hub (drop‑in). Join the Dementia and Ageing Hub at the University of Salford for a special Dementia Action Week event delivered in partnership with organisations across Greater Manchester and Salford. This experience brings together the House of Memories Mobile Museum and a drop‑in reminiscence morning inside the Hub.
Inside the Dementia and Ageing Hub (outside the Allerton Building), partners including Greater Manchester Police will host a relaxed, sensory reminiscence experience with visual, audio, and tactile elements. Drop‑in anytime between 10am and 1pm. No booking required. This is a friendly, open space suitable for:
- People living with dementia
- Carers and families
- Residents
- Students and professionals
- Anyone interested in dementia awareness and creative wellbeing
The Mobile Museum offers an immersive, interactive 30‑minute experience using objects, film, audio, and visual materials to spark memories and conversation. Located in the Frederick Road Car Park
30‑minute sessions throughout the morning. Booking required: Email m.j.pocsai@salford.ac.uk or visit here to reserve a time slot.
Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
Wigan
As part of Dementia Action Week 2026, we are bringing together voices from lived experience, the voluntary and community sector, and health and social care to listen to the experiences of Black and South Asian communities and their experiences of dementia care. Centring perspectives that are often marginalised or absent from policy and practice discussions, Dementia in Colour will be a creative space, inviting critical reflection on existing approaches to care and their impact on lived experience.
The event will include talks from invited speakers, and artworks created in collaboration with people who are living with dementia. Light refreshments will be provided.
Thursday 21st May 2026. 10am to 2pm. Immediate Media, Vineyard House, 33 Brook Green, W6 7BT. Register here to book your ticket
