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 17856 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 17856 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 89 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.

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Recent posts

Death Cafe: Death Cafe North Canterbury

Posted by Death Cafe North Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand on March 19, 2024, 3:32 a.m.



With Liz Adcock-White

April 21, 2024, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (NZ)

Accepts donations


Let’s be bold….let’s have a nice cuppa, eat good cake and take this unique opportunity to discuss any aspect of death and dying. 

I will create a ...



Death Cafe: Online Global Death Cafe BST

Posted by SteveClarke on March 18, 2024, 3:24 p.m.



With Knowledge Exchange

April 7, 2024, 2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (UK - BST)

Accepts donations


As soon as I heard about the Death Cafe idea I knew it was a winner and wanted to be involved. Whenever I come across someone who has been diagnosed ...



Death Cafe: Canceled Death Cafe

Posted by Zaneta on March 18, 2024, 2:06 p.m.



With Canceled

April 19, 2024, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Amstardam)

Free



Death Cafe: Greater Monadnock Region Death Cafe @ HCS

Posted by Jessica Johansson on March 18, 2024, 7:08 a.m.



With Rev. Jessica Johansson

April 9, 2024, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Eastern)

Free


A Death Cafe is an event where people get together to drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. Our aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Birkenhead NZ

Posted by AlliBM on March 17, 2024, 3:48 p.m.



With Allison Bartlett-Morley

April 7, 2024, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (GMT +13)

Free


I (Allison) am passionate about increasing death literacy and encouraging people to consider what might important to them when they are dying. Also to alleviate the reluctance to talk about ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe in Dover

Posted by Jennie Lichfield on March 16, 2024, 4:38 a.m.


With Jennie Lichfield

April 24, 2024, 6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (London)

Free


Located in central Dover, this unique space provides a supportive and welcoming environment to discuss death and dying.

Easy parking nearby, as well as free refreshments and wheelchair access.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Blount County TN

Posted by ReganCopeland on March 15, 2024, 9:27 p.m.



With Keith Page and Regan Copeland

March 28, 2024, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (USA Eastern Time Zone)

Free


Keith and Regan have a great desire to open others to the idea that discussing death is not taboo. Most cultures in the world have death as an accepted topic ...



Death Cafe: LA Death Cafe

Posted by ailene on March 15, 2024, 3:25 p.m.



With Ailene deVries

April 14, 2024, 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (PT)

Free


Join us at the Gorky for our first ever Death Cafe lead by local artist, Ailene deVries. At this event, we will gather to eat sweets and have a drink ...


Death Cafe: Camrose AB Death Cafe

Posted by camrosehospice on March 15, 2024, 12:57 p.m.



With Hospice Society of Camrose & District

April 10, 2024, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (MST)

Accepts donations


Please join us as we gather at the Fox & Fable Book & Game Cafe for a converstaion about death and dying. This is not a support group, but an opportunity to ...



Death Cafe: Tooting Death Cafe

Posted by Poppy Mardall on March 15, 2024, noon



With Poppy Mardall & Tonie Greig

April 29, 2024, 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Poppy and Tonie are glad to welcome you to Mushkil Aasaan for this Death Cafe. This will be an inclusive, informal and friendly opportunity to gather together to eat cake ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Cincinnati

Posted by Jen Blalock on March 15, 2024, 8:46 a.m.



With Jen Blalock

April 16, 2024, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Free


There is no need to RSVP. Just show up!

Call or text Jen at 513-716-2263 if you have questions. Email jen@deathdoulacincinnati.com if you want to be added to ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe (Glasgow Southside)

Posted by JRFW on March 15, 2024, 8:03 a.m.



With The Southside Death Club

June 6, 2024, 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Our Death Cafés are very informal with everyone given the opportunity to speak as much or as little as they would like. We also usually have a selection of ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe (Glasgow Southside)

Posted by JRFW on March 15, 2024, 8:02 a.m.



With The Southside Death Club

May 2, 2024, 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Our Death Cafés are very informal with everyone given the opportunity to speak as much or as little as they would like. We also usually have a selection of ...



Death Cafe: Norwich Death Cafe

Posted by Norwich Death Cafe on March 15, 2024, 7:39 a.m.



With Alex Watson, Su Squire and the Sainsbury Centre, UEA

July 11, 2024, 2.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Join a relaxed conversation and openly talk about death, dying and end of life at the Sainsbury Centre

 At a Death Cafe people gather to drink tea, eat cake and ...



Death Cafe: Norwich Death Cafe

Posted by Norwich Death Cafe on March 15, 2024, 7:37 a.m.



With Alex Watson, Su Squire and the Sainsbury Centre, UEA

May 9, 2024, 2.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Join a relaxed conversation and openly talk about death, dying and end of life at the Sainsbury Centre

 At a Death Cafe people gather to drink tea, eat cake and ...