January, 18th 2025: Join us for food, drinks, dancing, and author sharing — all to support our mission. Learn more here!
The Elephant in the Room is Cancer. Tea is the Relief Conversation Provides.
The Elephant in the Room is Cancer. Tea is the Relief Conversation Provides.
Elephants and Tea invites you to join us in celebration of the newest magazine release!
Our Magazine Release Events are in-person gatherings that take place across the country to celebrate the release of our magazine while meeting others in the adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community.
Our goals for these events are:
Happening twice per year, celebrate with us and connect with others in the AYA cancer community in a fun and meaningful way!
In 2026, we are introducing our new Magazine Release Event Structure. These events will now be weekend-long release experiences—and it’s all because you asked for more time to connect. More space to breathe. More time to share. More moments of being fully seen.
Over three days, we’ll gather for meaningful conversations, creative workshops, intentional rest, and powerful storytelling, honoring the many ways our bodies carry stories, resilience, grief, healing, and hope.
From cozy nights in PJs and tea, to wellness, writing, and art workshops, to a Storytelling Soirée you won’t forget… These weekends are about slowing down, building community, and reclaiming our narratives together!
March 6th-8th – Houston, TX
Schedule of Events on Friday, March 6th:
Mingle & Dine (6-8pm)
PJs, Games, and Tea Time (8:30-10pm)
Schedule of Events on Saturday, March 7th:
Breakfast (8-9am)
Wellness Activity (9:15-10:15am)
Welcome & Mindfulness Workshop (10:30am-12pm)
*Workshop led by Vanessa Hood from True North Treks
Lunch (12:15-1:30pm)
Healing Through Writing Workshop (1:30-3pm)
Art Workshop (3:15-4:15pm)
*Workshop led by Chelsey Gomez from Ohyouresotough®
Bracelet Making (4:30-5:30pm)
Storytelling Soiree (6-9pm)
Schedule of Events on Sunday, March 8th:
Breakfast & Goodbye (8-9:30am)
All portions of the event will be held at:
The Whitehall Hotel Houston
1700 Smith St.
Houston, TX 77002
Click Here to Reserve a Room Under Our Discounted Room Block
Registration Deposit
A $25 registration deposit is required at the time of sign-up.
This deposit will be reimbursed in full once you check in at the event. You will receive the reimbursement within 8-10 business days of the event.
If you do not attend, your deposit will not be reimbursed.
Any questions, please email Lisa@elephantsandtea.org
March 6th-8th – Houston, TX
September 25th-27th – Boston, MA
Elephants and Tea provides scholarships to our selected featured writers from the corresponding magazine to join us at each regional location.
Interested in donating to help provide a scholarship? Donate here.
*Be sure to leave a comment stating that your donation is for the magazine release event scholarship.
2025 Events –
Spring Magazine Event: “My Identity After Cancer”
March 1, 2025 – Orange County, CA
Powered by: I’m Not Done Yet Foundation
Regional Partner: Children’s Hospital of Orange County (part of Rady Children’s Health)
Summer Magazine Event: “Does Everything Happen for a Reason?”
June 7, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA
Powered by: Servier
Regional Partner: Young Adult Survivors United
Fall Magazine Event: “Struggles of Survivorship”
September 20, 2025 – Chicago, IL
Powered by: Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
Regional Partner: Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy
Winter Magazine Event: “The Emotions of Cancer”
January 17, 2026 – Cleveland, OH
Powered by: Syndax Pharmaceuticals
Regional Partner – The Gathering Place
2024 Events –
Spring Magazine Event: “Friendships”
March 2, 2024 – North Carolina
Regional Partners – Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest AYA Programs
Summer Magazine Event: “Dear Cancer”
June 1, 2024 – Stanford, CA
Regional Partners – Stanford Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, Stanford Health Library
Fall Magazine Event: “The Ghosts of Cancer”
September 21, 2024 – Buffalo, NY
Powered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Regional Partner – The Young Adult Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winter Magazine Event: “Expectations”
January 18, 2025 – Cleveland, OH
Regional Partner – The Gathering Place
2023 Events –
Spring Magazine Event: “The Unseen Challenges of Survivorship“
March 4th, 2023 – Houston, TX – Powered by Walgreens
Regional Partner – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Summer Magazine Release Event: “Dear Cancer“
May 20th, 2023 – Cleveland, OH
Regional Partner – The Gathering Place
Fall Magazine Release Event: “Words Matter”
September 23rd, 2023 – Boston, MA – Powered by Servier
Regional Partner – The Young Adult Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Winter Magazine Release Event: “Rediscovering Yourself After Cancer”
January 20th, 2024 – Dallas, TX
Regional Partner – Dallas Young Adult Support Program at UT Southwestern
