ISAD 2026 events round up
Here's a list of things you can get involved with on and around International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD), 22nd October.
New events are being added, so check back for updates. Are you running an event? Tell us about it and we'll add it here. Email editor@stamma.org
The ISAD Online Conference
Throughout October
Every year throughout the month of October, the ISAD online conference brings together people who stammer, parents, therapists, researchers and friends from all over the world. It's a website where you can read articles and research papers, and link up with professionals. The theme this year is 'Shades of Stuttering: What's Yours?'
STAMMAFest online check-in & catch-up
Mon 19th Oct, 7-9pm
Did you attend STAMMAFest 2026 in August? If so, are you missing the camaraderie?
Come and join host Bob Adams on Zoom for a chance to catch up with other STAMMAFest attendees online. Check in and share how you've been getting on since our conference, get reinvigorated and recapture some of that STAMMAFest magic.
Family Fun Event, Cleethorpes
Thurs 22nd Oct, 6:30-9pm
Join the Lincolnshire Stammering Support Group as they celebrate ISAD with an evening of creative art making.
No previous experience with art is needed, materials will be provided, as will homemade cakes and refreshments.
Stammering on screen festival
London, Fri 23rd Oct, 6-8:30pm
City Lit are putting on a transformative evening showcasing films and film makers who are featuring, representing and normalising stammering through their creative work for screen.
Threads of conversation art workshop
Elstree, Sat 24th Oct, 3-5:30pm
This Arty Place is hosting a family-friendly creative art workshop inspired by the theme, 'Shades of Stuttering: What's Yours'.
You don't need to stammer to join, and no previous art experience is required. Proceeds go to STAMMA.
Empowering Voices free course
Bath, 5th-7th Nov
To mark International Stammering Awareness Day on 22 October 2026, Empowering Voices is offering its Bath course free of charge (except accommodation).
Empowering Voices is a residential course teaching the costal breathing technique. For a full list of options, see our Adult Therapy & Courses section.
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