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 24216 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 24216 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: Shepton Mallet Death Cafe

Posted by LydiaG on July 21, 2026, 2:26 a.m.



With Jen, Trisha, Lydia

July 25, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Gmt)

Free



Death Cafe: U3A Death Cafe, Tamworth

Posted by n.sayer on July 20, 2026, 10:53 p.m.


With Nancy Sayer

July 22, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (AEST)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Raleigh NC

Posted by heather@rfhr.com on July 20, 2026, 3:44 p.m.



With Renaissance Funeral Home and Atria Oakridge

July 30, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (United States)

Accepts donations


Light refreshments will be provided.



Death Cafe: Mindful End of LIfe BST - Death Cafe online

Posted by Mindful End of Life on July 20, 2026, 12:50 p.m.



With Bob Chiang & Choshin Blackburn

July 30, 2026, 9.30 p.m. - 10.30 p.m. (UK)

Accepts donations


The Mindful End of Life Death Café takes place on the last Thursday of each month 9:30pm UK & 4:30pm EST.

It offers a warm, welcoming space for open ...



Death Cafe: Chico CA Death Cafe

Posted by mkthemystic on July 20, 2026, 10:27 a.m.



With MK & Michele

Aug. 12, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (PST)

Free


The purpose of a Death Cafe is to increase awareness, normalize conversations around death and dying, and help demystify these topics—ultimately supporting people in making the most of their ...



Death Cafe: Grove Park Death Cafe

Posted by Jane McGee on July 20, 2026, 5:26 a.m.



With Jane McGee

July 30, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (GMT (UK))

Accepts donations


Many of us are uncomfortable talking about death. But we’ll all experience it; first when others die and finally for ourselves.

 

Death Cafes aim to provide a space to ...



Death Cafe: Tuolumne County Death Cafe

Posted by LastEdit on July 19, 2026, 9:03 p.m.



With Stefani Reichle

July 22, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Free


I have attended Death Cafes online and in person, in the US and in Mexico, and always find something of value in them. I am happy to bring them to ...



Death Cafe: East West Virtual Death Cafe PDT

Posted by eastwestdc on July 19, 2026, 8:25 p.m.



With Gina and Chrystelle

July 26, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Free



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe

Posted by Ldav1996 on July 18, 2026, 5:29 p.m.



With Lauren Davenport

July 22, 2026, 12.30 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. (Central)

Accepts donations


I am hosting this Death Café because I believe conversations about death can help us live more fully. Death is a universal experience, yet it is often one of the ...



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe EDT Cambridge, MA Public Library

Posted by Richard Davis on July 18, 2026, 11:48 a.m.



With Cambridge, MA Public Library

July 28, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Free


Join us for a virtual Death Cafe - an evening of open, lively, and insightful discussion about death for adults aged 18 and older.

While not a support group nor a ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Mankato, Saturday

Posted by tinamarie222 on July 18, 2026, 10:32 a.m.



With Karyn and Lynn

Aug. 8, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. (cst)

Accepts donations


Sponsored by the End of Life Doula Collaborative



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Mankato

Posted by tinamarie222 on July 18, 2026, 10:29 a.m.



With Heidi and Tina

Aug. 4, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (cst)

Free


Sponsored by the end of Life Doula Collaborative



Death Cafe: Brisbane Death Cafe in the Park (in person)

Posted by Kate Leotta on July 18, 2026, 3:55 a.m.



With Kate Leotta

July 31, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (AEST)

Free


I love facilitating and hosting Death Cafe's; meeting all sorts of people in this space, constantly learning from others, having frank, casual conversations about Living, Dying and Death, in ...



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe EST Let's Talk About Death, Baby!

Posted by Chelsea Wittlich on July 17, 2026, 2:46 p.m.



With Chelsea Wittlich

July 26, 2026, 9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


This is a warm, reflective space to explore mortality, dying, and what it means to truly live. through curiosity and conversation, we normalize the one thing we all share— and ...



Death Cafe: Chișinău Death Cafe

Posted by Aliona Saenco on July 17, 2026, 5:35 a.m.



With Aliona Saenco

July 26, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (GMT+2)

Accepts donations