2026 Ear Community Microtia and Atresia Summer Family Picnics
Ear Community hosts picnics every year around the world helping bring Microtia and Atresia families together. This year’s picnics will take place in the United States in Boston, Massachusetts/ San Diego, California/ Jeffersonville, Indiana/ San Antonio, Texas/ Broomfield, Colorado! It is very exciting for many families! Everyone enjoys attending our picnics and our Ear Community picnics always offer such a wonderful opportunity for Microtia and Atresia families to come together, share experiences with each other, and maybe even make a new friend. Medical professionals such as world renown Microtia and Atresia repair surgeons, anaplastologists, ENTs, audiologists, and therapists along with the world’s leading hearing device companies all come together to mingle with us at our picnics, helping educate us on all of our options including hearing loss.
Our events are held outdoors providing a relaxed environment and so the kids can play. Sometimes an indoor location is needed when collaborating with a surgeon conference.
A special thank you to our amazing Ear Community Sponsors!
Platinum Sponsors
Cochlear Americas
Oticon Medical
MED-EL USA
*** This year’s Ear Community events are made possible thanks to our organization’s proud Sponsors, donor organizations and our Community Contributors! Without the continued support of our sponsors, donor organizations and community contributors, we would not be able to bring our Microtia and Atresia families together at our events as we have done for the past decade. We also would not be able to work on all of the research and studies that our organization contributes to that help benefit our community in the future. Ear Community is thankful and appreciates the continued support from all of our supporters! Your support means the world to our families, our community and to our organization! ***
We look forward to seeing everyone at our Ear Community picnics this year!
Melissa Tumblin,
Founder and Executive Director
Ear Community
Microtia and Atresia Support Group on Facebook
2026 Picnics and Events
American Cleft Palate Association
83rd Annual Meeting
Boston, Massachusetts
March 25th-28th, 2026
* Ear Community will be presenting at this
conference
Massachusetts Ear Community Picnic
Boston, Massachusetts
Date: Saturday, June 6th 2026
Time: 11AM to 3PM
RSVP to Melissa at: EarCommunity@gmail.com
California Ear Community Picnic
San Diego, California
Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2026
Time: 11AM to 3PM
RSVP to Melissa at: EarCommunity@gmail.com
HLAA 2026 Convention
Louisville, Kentucky
Date: June 10th to 12th, 2026
* Ear Community will be recognized as an
Advocacy Impact Award Recipient
Indiana Ear Community Picnic
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Date: Saturday, June 27th, 2026
Time: 11AM to 3PM
RSVP to Melissa at: EarCommunity@gmail.com
Texas Ear Community Picnic
San Antonio, Texas
Date: Saturday, July 11th, 2026
Time: 11AM to 3PM
RSVP to Melissa at: EarCommunity@gmail.com
Colorado Ear Community Picnic
and collaborative surgeon conference
with Dr. Sheryl Lewin
Broomfield, Colorado
Date: Saturday, July 25th, 2026
Time: 8AM to 5PM
* In collaboration with Dr. Sheryl Lewin’s Earicles Conference!
For picnic RSVP, email Melissa at: EarCommunity@gmail.com
For conference details, please click here.
National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day
Every November 9th!
* Raise awareness with us throughout the United States and across
the world!
* See our home page links on when to order t-shirts and accessories
for our special day! (orders are usually during mid Sept. thru early Oct.)
