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 23352 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 23352 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: Providencia Chile Death Cafe SCL

Posted by FerSoul on April 2, 2026, 8:04 a.m.



With Fernanda Ramírez

April 22, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Zona horaria de Santiago (GMT-3))

Accepts donations


Organizo un Café de la Muerte porque creo profundamente que hablar de la muerte es, en realidad, una forma de aprender a vivir. Organizo este encuentro para recordar juntos que ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Stubbington

Posted by FiJC on April 2, 2026, 8:01 a.m.



With Fiona Cooke and Cat Hopkins

April 22, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Come along for a relaxed, open chat about death and dying. 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Málaga.

Posted by María Silvina González Astobiza on April 1, 2026, 1:53 p.m.



With María Silvina González Astobiza

April 21, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Spain)

Accepts donations


Organizo encuentros Death Cafe porque estoy convencida en la necesidad de abrir espacios donde podamos hablar de la muerte sin miedo, sin tabúes y sin juicios.

Conversar sobre la ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Málaga.

Posted by María Silvina González Astobiza on April 1, 2026, 1:51 p.m.



With María Silvina González Astobiza

April 14, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Spain)

Accepts donations


Organizo encuentros Death Cafe porque estoy convencida en la necesidad de abrir espacios donde podamos hablar de la muerte sin miedo, sin tabúes y sin juicios.

Conversar sobre la ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Málaga.

Posted by María Silvina González Astobiza on April 1, 2026, 1:27 p.m.



With María Silvina González Astobiza

April 10, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Spain)

Accepts donations


Organizo encuentros Death Cafe porque estoy convencida en la necesidad de abrir espacios donde podamos hablar de la muerte sin miedo, sin tabúes y sin juicios.

Conversar sobre la ...



Death Cafe: Portland, ME Death Cafe

Posted by shelbygoldsmith on April 1, 2026, 11:07 a.m.



With Shelby Goldsmith

April 19, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (EST)

Free


This Death Cafe is being hosted intentionally during UNE Art Gallery's current exhibition, "Gone From My Sight."



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Kenton

Posted by PrairieCafe on March 31, 2026, 12:36 p.m.



With Cathy Coulter & Christine Cross

April 22, 2026, 1.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (Central Daylight Savings)

Accepts donations


The support of Woodworth Senior Services. Kenton, MB. has made this Death Cafe possible. Discussing death, dying and the concept of our mortality, may help us live out finite life ...



Death Cafe: Dargaville Death Cafe - Let's Talk!

Posted by josiescott on March 30, 2026, 8:58 p.m.


With Hospice Kaipara, Josie Scott.

April 22, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (NZST)

Free


Kaipara Hospice are proud to support this Death Cafe and along with Josie feel strongly that everyone who would like to, should have the opportunity to discuss Death and Dying ...



Death Cafe: Curious Mortals Online Death Cafe BST (Glasgow Based)

Posted by JRFW on March 30, 2026, 4:29 p.m.



With Jenny Watt

April 14, 2026, 7.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free


We try and create an informal and relaxed space, even if we are all on screen. To do this we ask participants for a few things - please have access to ...



Death Cafe: Myrtle Beach Death Cafe at Chapin Memorial Library

Posted by BLLLINK on March 30, 2026, 11:47 a.m.



With Chapin Memorial Library

April 11, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (eastern)

Free


Our meeting room is intentionally selected. We've had between 10 and 12 persons at the Death Cafes in Myrtle beach and that precisely the recommendation of the Death Cafe ...



Death Cafe: East Dallas Death Cafe

Posted by LisaClemmer on March 30, 2026, 10:43 a.m.



With Lisa Clemmer

April 3, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (CST)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe of Addison County

Posted by Palliative Support Services on March 30, 2026, 9:13 a.m.



With Palliative Support Services at PMC

April 11, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (EST)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Belgrade

Posted by Inna Diachenko on March 30, 2026, 7:32 a.m.


With Inna Diachenko

April 4, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (CEST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Plymouth VT Death Cafe

Posted by devondeathcafe on March 30, 2026, 5:53 a.m.



With Andrew Strachan and Gavin Howell

April 11, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (UK time)

Free



Press: Everyday action creating lasting change

Posted by Jools Barsky on March 29, 2026, 6:18 a.m.


Article featuring Death Cafe, written by Emily Longhurst. Whilst Death Cafe conversations are always based on the topics brought by attendees and not pre-set by the host, they can sometimes be shaped by the communities that attend, in this instance, natural burial and similar topics are prevalant. 

See more at: New England Times