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 24489 Death Cafes.
ListingsTo date we've held 24489 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 99 countries.
Our guide
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
Death Cafe: Gathering in the Quiet Death Cafe - Conversations on Life, Loss, and Letting Go
Posted by drcatherineseo on Aug. 31, 2026, 2:22 p.m.
With Catherine Seo, PhD
Sept. 5, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Accepts donations
A Gentle Space for Difficult Conversations
Death, loss, and letting go can be difficult to talk about.
And yet, you can't talk about death without talking about living.
Gathering ...
With Glynis German
Sept. 14, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (CEST)
Accepts donations
THIS EVENT IS IN SPANISH
En este encuentro os invitamos de crear el espacio para la atención plena durante la hora y media que estaremos. Seguimos las recomendaciones de ...
With Sophie Bold and Wendy Frazer
Sept. 20, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (GMT)
Free
It is our belief, formed both from our own experiences and from our therapy practices, that finding a place in our lives to contemplate death and dying has the potential ...
With Dave
Sept. 3, 2026, 5.15 p.m. - 6.15 p.m. (Pacific)
Free
Death Cafe in Salem Oregon is a group-directed discussion group. We currently meet once a month virtually online (Google Meet). We would like to also have an in-person meeting monthly ...
With Lisa Clemmer
Sept. 4, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (CST)
Free
With Susan Barsky Reid and Diane Carbery
Sept. 6, 2026, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (BST)
Accepts donations
Pick up a drink at Storyhouse Kitchen, it can get busy, then head upstairs to the Meeting Room where you are guaranteed interesting and stimulating conversations in a supportive environment ...
Death Cafe: Myrtle Beach Tuesday Death Cafe at Chapin Memorial Library
Posted by BLLLINK on Aug. 29, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
With Chapin Memorial Library
Sept. 22, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (eastern)
Accepts donations
We want to expand the "Death Cafe as the "social franchise" envisioned by its founder, Jon Underwood. We attempt to follow the tenets listed at the Death Cafe Website: www ...
With Jane Diamond & Tracey Clements
Sept. 30, 2026, 7.30 p.m. - 9.15 p.m. (BST)
Free
Since March 2016, Nailsworth Death Cafe has been a regular bi-monthly event in the Nailsworth calendar of community events. As always, we aim to keep the evening as informal and ...
With James Heath
Sept. 15, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern)
Accepts donations
Our Death Cafe is open to all. Any topic relating to our mortality is welcome. The participants set the agenda. Our discussions are intimate and confidential. Arrive early for a ...
With Ashley Wolfe
Oct. 25, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (HST)
Free
With Ashley Wolfe
Sept. 27, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (HST)
Free
With Mark Miron
Dec. 1, 2026, 3.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (EST)
Free
The students in my course love this activity every year.
With Pulaski Library
Oct. 21, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (ET)
Free
Everyone is welcome!
With Warm Hearth Village
Oct. 6, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (ET)
Free
Everyone is welcome!
With Leila Simpson
Sept. 2, 2026, 4.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (WET)
Free
This will be in English. After our first gathering, we are opening the conversation once again. A judgement-free space to talk openly about death, dying and the realities of life ...