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 24560 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 24560 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 100 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 @ the Weho Library

Posted by TheDameCat on Sept. 9, 2026, 1:46 p.m.



With Cat Eng/After This

Sept. 21, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (PST )

Free


Our Death cafes start with small group discussions with a full group share at the end 



Death Cafe: Isle of Man Death Cafe

Posted by Isle of Man Death Cafés on Sept. 8, 2026, 5:58 p.m.



With Isle of Man Death Café

Nov. 14, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free


Our Death Cafés are run in the quiet room downstairs of the main library in Douglas.  It is fully accessible.  

All are welcome.  Come and speak, or just listen ...



Death Cafe: Isle of Man Death Cafe

Posted by Isle of Man Death Cafés on Sept. 8, 2026, 5:56 p.m.



With Isle of Man Death Café

Oct. 22, 2026, 5.30 p.m. - 6.45 p.m. (BST)

Free


Our Death Cafés are run in the quiet room downstairs of the main library in Douglas.  It is fully accessible.  

All are welcome.  Come and speak, or just listen ...



Death Cafe: Isle of Man Death Cafe

Posted by Isle of Man Death Cafés on Sept. 8, 2026, 5:47 p.m.



With Isle of Man Death Café

Sept. 30, 2026, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (BST)

Free


Our Death Cafés are run in the quiet room downstairs of the main library in Douglas.  It is fully accessible.  

All are welcome.  Come and speak, or just listen ...



Death Cafe: Stubbington Death Cafe

Posted by FiJC on Sept. 8, 2026, 1:03 p.m.



With Fiona Cooke and Cat Hopkins

Sept. 23, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


This is a chance to discuss our concerns and thoughts about death.

It's often a taboo or awkward conversation, Let's take the awkwardness away. 



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe

Posted by ChristineComaford on Sept. 8, 2026, 11:49 a.m.



With Christine Comaford

Sept. 20, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


Local Marin County, CA End-of-Life Doula Christine Comaford is offering a Death Cafe online.

It is a gently monderated, non-denominational gathering for support in all topics around death and dying ...



Death Cafe: Open Door Death Cafe NYC

Posted by Jill Greenbaum on Sept. 8, 2026, 9:41 a.m.



With Jill Greenbaum

Oct. 18, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Welcome to The Open Door Death Café, a space where people can engage in open, meaningful conversations about life, death, and living fully every day.

Register for this event through ...



Death Cafe: Open Door Death Cafe NYC

Posted by Jill Greenbaum on Sept. 8, 2026, 9:39 a.m.



With Jill Greenbaum

Sept. 27, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Welcome to The Open Door Death Café, a space where people can engage in open, meaningful conversations about life, death, and living fully every day.

Register for this event through ...



Death Cafe: Open Door Death Cafe Suffern, NY

Posted by Jill Greenbaum on Sept. 8, 2026, 9:16 a.m.



With Jill Greenbaum

Oct. 29, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Welcome to The Open Door Death Café, a space where people can engage in open, meaningful conversations about life, death, and living fully every day.
 



Death Cafe: Open Door Death Cafe Suffern, NY

Posted by Jill Greenbaum on Sept. 8, 2026, 8:56 a.m.



With Jill Greenbaum

Sept. 29, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Welcome to The Open Door Death Café, a space where people can engage in open, meaningful conversations about life, death, and living fully every day.
 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Arcata

Posted by Death Cafe Arcata on Sept. 7, 2026, 6:44 p.m.



With Amanda and Jemma

Sept. 30, 2026, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


This event takes place at Northtown Coffee, after hours (no sales). We will eat cake and drink tea together, moving through death-related topics as a group. Some common topics for ...



Death Cafe: Mattole Valley Death Cafe

Posted by ngagliano on Sept. 7, 2026, 5:54 p.m.


With Nicole Gagliano/Mattole Vallet Resource Center

Sept. 28, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Pacific coast time )

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Rotherham Town Death Cafe

Posted by Tig on Sept. 7, 2026, 7:32 a.m.



With Tricia Williams

Sept. 19, 2026, 12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (BST)

Free


This is an opportunity to talk about death and dying in a relaxed atmosphere.

Everyone is welcome.

The Death Cafe refreshments are free,  supplied by the local Baha'i group ...



Death Cafe: Axholme Death Cafe

Posted by Dawn on Sept. 6, 2026, 2:09 p.m.



With Dawn

Sept. 25, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (UK)

Accepts donations




Death Cafe: Monthly Death Cafes @ Union Township Library

Posted by Kristin Steckbauer on Sept. 4, 2026, 12:38 p.m.



With Me, Kristin Steckbauer

Oct. 1, 2026, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Free


Death is a natural part of life—so let’s talk about it. Join us for relaxed, group-led conversations with no set agenda by Kristin Steckbauer a nurse, End of ...