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
Talking about death
A Death Cafe is an agenda free discussion about death. So far we've held 4781 Death Cafes.
ListingsTo date we've held 4781 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 50 countries.
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Recent posts
With Milanof-Schock Library in concert with the Pennsylvania Link to Aging and Disability Resources
July 19, 2017, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Eastern)
The Death Cafe is FREE.
It's the first Death Cafe in Mount Joy and it's going to be a place and time to have an honest conversation about death. You and the others ...
With Delana & Richard Schneider
June 25, 2017, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (PST)
No Fee
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Guernsey
Posted by Karen Leach on June 22, 2017, 5:03 a.m.
Our first Death Cafe was organised in the Concourse at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre, Guernsey. The café took place during Dying Matters week and ran from 3pm - 6pm.
Throughout the afternoon about 15 people came in and many of them stayed quite a while to chat. Most of them were from the older age group and had suffered the loss of a partner, but there were a few younger people who were wanting to find out how they could best support bereaved people in their friendship group. We had a number of leaflets, from CAB, local undertakers and Dying Matters week and people seemed quite interested in taking ...
With Lynn Holzman, Liz Bauer, and Peggy Levine
July 12, 2017, 3.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (PST)
Free
Death Cafe Santa Barbara in conjunction with The Center for Successful Aging
With London End of Life doulas
July 18, 2017, 6.45 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (BST)
The event is free but we respectfully ask that people support the venue by purchasing food or drink during / before the event, as without a the generosity of the venue, there would be no event. We can only make the event free, while people honour this arrangement
Caroline Dent and Zaidee O'Dell have both trained as End of Life Doulas (a new and emerging role, providing compassionate presence and practical support for people with life limiting ...
With Amanda Allen
June 30, 2017, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (pacific )
Free
With Brigit Peacock & Mark Hancock
July 11, 2017, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)
Donations welcome to cover costs
This will be the 6th Death Cafe in the Scarborough region. The last five have been well attended events in which people have made new friends, enjoyed coffee and cake ...
With Last Exit Book and Cafe
July 12, 2017, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (EST)
no cost, but suggest beverage purchase
The Death Café is a safe and relaxed space where people, often strangers, meet to discuss topics related to death and dying. The goal is to engage in interesting, thought-provoking ...
With Serenity Gardens
June 24, 2017, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (Greenwich Mean Time)
This event is free but please support the venue by buying some refreshments.
This Death Café will take place on the last Saturday of each month. It will provide an opportunity for individuals of any background, religion, culture or belief to meet together ...
With Ruta & Grigoris
July 8, 2017, 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (GMT +02.00)
Food & drinks can be purchased at the premises.
With Tony Carter and Kayla St.Claire
July 4, 2017, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (UK)
Donations requested towards room hire
Our next Death Cafe in Norwich will be open to all in a relaxed and informal setting. Tea / coffee and cakes will be available to help our conversations along. Please ...
With AllSEDD
Aug. 27, 2017, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (pacific)
free (donations for food costs accepted)
Facilitated conversation and refreshments--nourishing snacks, cake and tea-- will be available. Donations accepted, but not required.
Please contact <alliancesedd@gmail.com> for additional information.
With AllSEDD
July 23, 2017, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (pacific)
free (donations for food costs accepted)
Facilitated conversation and refreshments--nourishing snacks, cake and tea-- will be available. Donations accepted, but not required.
Please contact <alliancesedd@gmail.com> for additional information.
With Helen Green & Chris Taylor
Nov. 29, 2017, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (GMT)
Donations for refreshments
The Oasis School of Human Relations is kindly providing the venue for this event.
Please email to let us know you're coming. Thanks.
With Helen Green & Chris Taylor
Sept. 20, 2017, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)
Donations for refreshments
The Oasis School of Human Relations is kindly providing the venue for this event.
Please email to let us know you're coming. Thanks.