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 20379 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 20379 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 93 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: The HeartWay"s Online Death Cafe PDT

Posted by theheartway on March 21, 2025, 8:11 a.m.



With The HeartWay with Dr. Andrea Deerheart

March 31, 2025, 3.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


Death Café is a place with a relaxed, open, and safe atmosphere where you are invited to share with others issues surrounding life and death. The Death Café is a ...


Death Cafe: Death Cafe Medellín

Posted by Ana María Cortés on March 20, 2025, 11:21 a.m.



With Ana Isabel Arango y Ana María Cortés

March 29, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (Bogotá)

Free


Tenemos una invitación única para ti.

Te invitamos a ser parte de un Death Café, un espacio seguro y abierto donde podemos hablar sin tabúes sobre algo que ...



Death Cafe: The Online Evergreens Cemetery Death Cafe EST

Posted by EvaBee on March 19, 2025, 8:35 p.m.



With The Evergreens Cemetery

April 1, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Free


Join us at The Evergreens Cemetery Death Cafe!

 

Register for this free online event on Eventbrite 

or contact us directly to receive the Zoom link. 

 

We look forward to seeing ...



Death Cafe: Eldersburg’s First Death Cafe

Posted by MelissaKaufman on March 19, 2025, 3:55 p.m.


With Melissa Kaufman & Shannon Reinehardt

April 5, 2025, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Winchester

Posted by Chelsea on March 19, 2025, 1:29 p.m.


With Ruth Chase and Chelsea Duke

April 3, 2025, 5.45 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (GMT)

Free


We have the use of a private downstairs room.  Refreshments are available to purchase on the day, including tasty homemade cakes.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Whangarei

Posted by Jo Moselen on March 18, 2025, 7:39 p.m.



With Jo Moselen

March 22, 2025, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (NZDST)

Accepts donations


We thank The Hundertwasser Art centre in Whangarei for the opportunity to host death cafe in the activity room of the centre.

This is a new venue for Death Cafe ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bath ME

Posted by aurora linnea on March 18, 2025, 3:38 p.m.



With Patten Free Library

March 22, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (ET)

Free


Death happens. Let’s talk about it! Death Café is a space for coming together with your fellow mortals to discuss our shared fate and to enjoy some delicious cake ...



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe EST– Candid Conversations

Posted by Martina Steiger on March 18, 2025, 1:04 p.m.



With Martina Steiger

March 25, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Accepts donations


More than ever there is a need to talk openly about death and dying.

For almost two decades now, Candid Conversations about death, dying and end-of-life have become important cornerstones ...



Death Cafe: SOLADA Death Cafe Grant's Pass

Posted by Angela Franklin on March 17, 2025, 6:52 p.m.



With SOLADA

March 25, 2025, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (pst)

Free


Oregon Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative collaboration



Death Cafe: Tuolumne County Death Cafe

Posted by LastEdit on March 17, 2025, 3:34 p.m.



With Stefani Reichle

March 26, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Free


I have attended Death Cafes both in person and online and have found them rewarding. I want to share this with my local community. Please arrive a little early to ...



Death Cafe: Crows Coffee Death Cafe Kansas City

Posted by Kalistakansascity on March 17, 2025, 9:33 a.m.



With Kalista Schwartz

March 31, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (Central)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Croatia

Posted by Mudro drvo / Wisdom tree on March 17, 2025, 8:07 a.m.



With Dijana Mateša

March 26, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. ((GMT+2:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Zagreb)

Free


I have been running Death Cafes for four years now and I have learnt so much about life that I think only death can stop me. And she will be ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Belgrade

Posted by Inna Diachenko on March 17, 2025, 6:18 a.m.


With Inna Diachenko and Alla Krutikova

March 22, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (CET)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Illawarra Death Cafe

Posted by DBasurto on March 17, 2025, 5:58 a.m.



With Jackie Bailey Funeral Whisperer and Rhonda Rojas

April 4, 2025, 12.30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (Woonona, NSW, Australia)

Accepts donations


What to expect:
* A safe space to share thoughts, feelings, and experiences related to death and dying
* Participant-led discussions that can cover a wide range of topics related to death ...


Death Cafe: Ballydehob Death Cafe

Posted by TessaGibson on March 17, 2025, 5:27 a.m.



With Tessa Gibson

March 29, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Trees know how to die. They put out their best blossoms at the end.

DH Lawrence