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
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Talking about death
A Death Cafe is an agenda free discussion about death. So far we've held 23601 Death Cafes.
ListingsTo date we've held 23601 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.
Recent posts
With Jerry “Dr. Sunshine” Novack, PhD
May 3, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (MST)
Accepts donations
Death Cafe: Riverside, CA Death Cafe A Community Conversation about Death with Kristin Stolte
Posted by Samrosas2858 on April 28, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
With Kristin Stolte
May 9, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. (PST)
Free
Hosted by Death Doula Kristin Stolte.
Death Cafe: La Mesa Death Cafe Davis Family YMCA , CA
Posted by ecolovetransitions on April 28, 2026, 2:49 p.m.
With Nicole Soares
May 7, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (PST)
Accepts donations
If your life is a movie, how does it end? The truth is, most of us don’t feel like we have a lot of say in how our own ...
With Sage Funeral Home
May 7, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (CST)
Accepts donations
A safe space to discuss life, death and everything in between.
Death Cafe write up: Albany Virtual Death Cafe PST
Posted by JimKirkpatrick on April 28, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
Genevieve and Jim opened the April Death Cafe with 12 of us participating from UK, USA and Canada. Topic included feelings related to Death, feelings of peace and satisfaction when in service, when interacting and connected. Questions about accessing help, asking for help, and Near Death Experience. Speaking and listening was most of our time. And a fair amount of time being silently present.
With Lorien Gruchalla and Nora Carria
May 3, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Pacific)
Free
Ballard–Alki Odd Fellows is proud to donate space for the Ballard Death Café. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows’ mission is grounded in mutual aid, compassion, and community care ...
With Maureen Spencer
May 7, 2026, 1.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. (MST)
Free
With Skanda Vale Hospice
May 7, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (gmt)
Accepts donations
At a Death Cafe, we create space for genuine, unhurried discussion about mortality—a topic that touches all our lives yet rarely finds its way into everyday conversation.
What to ...
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe South Africa
Posted by Marie-Louise on April 24, 2026, 10:50 a.m.
End-of-life doulas Lisa Ludwig-Mackenzie & Marie-Louise Steyn co-hosted this gathering at 7:30 p.m., SAST, on April 23rd. There were 16 of us, including 2 guests from the US. The duration of our Café was 90 minutes.
After brief introductions and sharing what brought each of us to DC, we split into two breakout rooms for more intimate discussions. Our conversations travelled far and wide, from the personal realities of loss and the role of a doula to complex discussions on VSED, MAiD, and the Kubler-Ross stages of grief. We touched upon the essential nature of end-of-life planning, the reality of navigating transitions alone, the intentionality ...
With Conner Harrington and Lynda Sorensen
May 4, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Pacific)
Accepts donations
Come join us at the historic Shelton McMurphy-Johnson house for a lively discussion about death and dying! We provide a safe, confidential, non-judgemental space for our meetings. Refreshments (tea, cookies ...
Death Cafe: Chester UK Death Cafe@Storyhouse
Posted by Sue Barsky Reid on April 22, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
With Susan Barsky Reid and Linda Butler
May 4, 2026, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (BST)
Accepts donations
Pick up a drink at Storyhouse Kitchen and come upstairs to the meeting room where group led conversation will take place. Its a safe environment where you can chat or ...
Death Cafe write up: Iowa Death Cafe
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on April 22, 2026, 9:20 a.m.
The conversation was very rich, discussing what death acceptance looks like. We also pondered the meaning of this life and where death fits in. We covered religion vs. spirituality and that death does not cancel out life.
Death Cafe write up: Kirby Muxloe Death Cafe
Posted by Catrina Young on April 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
Another successful meeting at which we welcomed some regular and some new visitors. Conversation ranged from different types of grief, practical steps to take to alleviate the burden of one's death for others to what rituals we'd want at our own funerals.
With Ann Kenrick
May 6, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 a.m. (GMT)
Accepts donations
Come and join us at West Norwood Crematorium for a unique and thought-provoking event which aims to increase death literacy and encourage all communities to get talking in whatever way ...
Death Cafe: Central Bristol Death Cafe
Posted by Bristol Older People's Forum on April 21, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
With Bristol Older People's Forum
May 5, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (BST)
Accepts donations