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 22791 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 22791 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: CFD Death Cafe NY

Posted by CFD Death Cafe on Jan. 26, 2026, 10:28 a.m.



With Saugerties Public Library

Feb. 11, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Free


CFD Death Cafés are open to, and respectful of, people of all communities and belief systems. A Death Café is a group-directed conversation of death with no agenda, objectives ...



Death Cafe: Tucson Death Cafe Friendly & Fearless MST

Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on Jan. 26, 2026, 10:26 a.m.



With Isabel Amorous

Feb. 4, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (MST)

Accepts donations


Gratitude that this Death Cafe is rocking 14 years! Ready for some heart sharing in courageous community? Meaningful connection is vital. You are never alone in grief and loss. See ...



Death Cafe: Plymouth Death Cafe

Posted by devondeathcafe on Jan. 26, 2026, 5:39 a.m.



With Andrew Strachan and Gavin Howell

Feb. 7, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (UK time)

Accepts donations


An opportunity to talk about death in a supportive, non-judgmental gathering. All views respected. There is no agenda. Tea and cake provided.



Death Cafe: Ballard Death Cafe Seattle

Posted by lorien on Jan. 25, 2026, 11:24 a.m.



With Lorien Gruchalla and Nora Carria

March 1, 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 ...



Death Cafe: Ballard Death Cafe

Posted by lorien on Jan. 25, 2026, 11:23 a.m.



With Lorien Gruchalla and Nora Carria

Feb. 1, 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 ...



Death Cafe: Chester Death Cafe @Storyhouse

Posted by Sue Barsky Reid on Jan. 25, 2026, 10:39 a.m.


With Susan Barsky Reid and Diane Carbery

Feb. 2, 2026, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Give yourself time to buy a drink from the Kitchen and join us upstairs in the Meeting Room where we will provide the cake.

We will talk about any aspect ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Tallinn

Posted by LenaLaine on Jan. 25, 2026, 6:35 a.m.



With Lena Laine

Feb. 21, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Helsinki)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Columbia , MO Death Cafe

Posted by Mokorba on Jan. 24, 2026, 10:20 a.m.


With Monica Korba

Feb. 2, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Central)

Free



Death Cafe: Edinburgh Heart of Newhaven Death Cafe

Posted by LomondBob on Jan. 24, 2026, 2:25 a.m.



With Bob Parker

Feb. 7, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


A Death Cafe is a safe space to talk about all aspects of death, dying and bereavement and to help to reclaim death as part of life.

There is no ...



Death Cafe: Redcliffe Death Cafe

Posted by jolinc on Jan. 23, 2026, 6:22 p.m.



With Joanna Lincolne

Feb. 10, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (AEST)

Free


This is a safe space to discuss life, death and mortality in a relaxed setting...helping us appreciate life with more clarity and compassion.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Minneapolis

Posted by jschachter7 on Jan. 23, 2026, 5:06 p.m.



With Jake Schachter

Feb. 22, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. (CT)

Free


My purpose of holding this Death Cafe is to destigmatize conversations around death and help people make the most of their finite lives. The Death Cafe is a group directed ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Minneapolis

Posted by jschachter7 on Jan. 23, 2026, 5:04 p.m.



With Jake Schachter

Feb. 8, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. (CT)

Free


My purpose of holding this Death Cafe is to destigmatize conversations around death and help people make the most of their finite lives. The Death Cafe is a group directed ...



Death Cafe: Eccles Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline77 on Jan. 23, 2026, 12:36 p.m.


With Caroline Jones

Jan. 30, 2026, 1.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (Gmt)

Accepts donations


Enjoy cake and a drink while chatting all things death!



Death Cafe: Faversham Online Death Cafe GMT

Posted by Louise Allen (Faversham Death Cafe) on Jan. 23, 2026, 12:04 p.m.



With Louise Allen and Sophie Macklin

Jan. 28, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free


The fact that one day we are all going to die is one of the few things we can be certain of in life, and yet it's something that ...



Death Cafe: Cedar Rapids Death Cafe

Posted by Breathing Room Yoga Studio on Jan. 23, 2026, 10 a.m.



With Breathing Room Yoga Studio

Feb. 22, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Central)

Accepts donations


Attendees are split into smaller groups, depending on the size of the gathering. 

Attendees are encouraged to have natural conversations within each group, before the whole gathering is offered a ...