Welcome to Death Cafe

A Death Cafe is an event where people drink tea, eat cake and discuss death.

At a Death Cafe people drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. Our aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.

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Support Death Cafe

Running Death Cafe is great fun but does take a lot of time. If you value this work please support us on Patreon.

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Talking about death

A Death Cafe is an agenda free discussion about death. So far we've held 24030 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 24030 Death Cafes. These never involve agendas, advertising or set conclusions. Interesting conversations are guaranteed!

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Host a Death Cafe

People who adopt the model set out in our guide are welcome to set up their own Death Cafes. So far we've held Death Cafes in 97 countries.

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Support Death Cafe

Running Death Cafe is great fun but does take time and resources. If you value this work please support us on Patreon.

Support us

Recent posts

Death Cafe: Death Cafe

Posted by clairethuesen@gmail.com on June 24, 2026, 9:14 p.m.



With end-of-life-doulas, and hospice nurses & volunteers

July 2, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)

Free



Death Cafe: Safe to Shore Death Cafe - Online

Posted by Tempestori on June 24, 2026, 9:07 p.m.



With Tempestori

July 17, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (CDT)

Accepts donations


One hour doesn't seem like a lot of time to spend with the heavy topics of death and dying.

It is my hope that, by holding space regularly, we ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe

Posted by Franoliva on June 23, 2026, 11:50 a.m.


With Francesca Oliva, Angeli dell'Hospice OdV

June 26, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (ROME)

Free


We have been running  Death Cafès every month in different venues of our province since 2023



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Lansing (virtual) EST

Posted by Death Cafe Lansing on June 23, 2026, 10:39 a.m.


With Megan Miller & Andi Earl

July 8, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations


Join us for virtual Death Cafe Lansing! We will be meeting via video call (Zoom) - Just click this link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2309008661

(Password: 552977)

Our ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Lansing (virtual) EST

Posted by Death Cafe Lansing on June 23, 2026, 10:37 a.m.


With Megan Miller & Andi Earl

July 4, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations


Join us for virtual Death Cafe Lansing! We will be meeting via video call (Zoom) - Just click this link to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2309008661

(Meeting password: 552977 ...



Death Cafe: Albuquerque Death Cafe

Posted by Jenn Joyce on June 22, 2026, 8:46 p.m.



With Jenn Joyce, Christi Rein

June 27, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (mountain standard)

Accepts donations


Please join us in a converstaion about death and dying

  • This event is free
  • Relaxing, safe, confidential, and open minded space
  • You are welcome to enjoy lots of tea and ...


Death Cafe: Mallorca Death Cafe

Posted by Glynis German on June 21, 2026, 9:12 a.m.



With Glynis German

June 25, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (CEST)

Accepts donations


Seguimos las recomendaciones de Jon Underwood y no habrá orden de día ni expertos solamente las ganas de compartir de nuestra perspectiva como vivimos la muerte y la vida ...



Death Cafe: Monterey Death Cafe

Posted by flygirlsc on June 20, 2026, 11:06 a.m.



With Laura Mullen

June 26, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (PST)

Free



Death Cafe: Chester Death Cafe @ Storyhouse

Posted by Sue Barsky Reid on June 20, 2026, 10:30 a.m.


With Susan Barsky Reid and Diane Carbery

July 6, 2026, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations


Buy a drink from Storyhouse Kitchen (or bring your own) and come up to the meeting room where there will be interesting conversation laughter and possibly teaars and of course ...



Death Cafe: Eugene, Oregon Death Cafe

Posted by lyndadoula2026 on June 19, 2026, 5:59 p.m.


With Conner Harrington and Lynda Sorensen

July 6, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


Come join us at the Shelton McMurphy-Johnson House for a lively discussion about death and dying! Nicknamed the "Castle on the Hill," the SMJ House is a historic landmark that ...



Death Cafe: San Diego - North County (Encinitas) Death Cafe

Posted by Moving Through LLC on June 19, 2026, 3:37 p.m.



With Seaside Center for Spiritual Living and Moving Through - Death Doula

June 27, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (PST)

Accepts donations


You might be wondering - "What on earth is a Death Cafe?"

At a Death Cafe, people, often strangers, gather to have refreshments and discuss death. Our objective is to increase ...



Death Cafe: Albuquerque Death Cafe

Posted by Gail Rubin, CT on June 19, 2026, 11:17 a.m.



With Jane Westbrook

July 4, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (Mountain)

Accepts donations


We do our conversation in one big circle, so everyone hears the same information and ideas.



Death Cafe: Bethnal Green Death Cafe

Posted by Padmalila on June 19, 2026, 7:07 a.m.



With Padmalila

Nov. 15, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations


As a society, we rarely discuss death, even though the inevitability of death is the only thing we can predict in life. A Death Cafe is a useful forum for ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Tampa

Posted by Joseph Winters on June 17, 2026, 5:27 p.m.



With Joe Winters

July 8, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


I’m running Death Café because I believe conversations about death should not only happen during a crisis. In my work with families at Rose Hill Memorial Park, I’ve ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe' Petrolia

Posted by ngagliano on June 17, 2026, 3:11 p.m.



With The Mattole Valley Resource Center

June 29, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (PCT)

Accepts donations