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 6173 Death Cafes.
ListingsTo date we've held 6173 Death Cafes. These never involve agendas, advertising or set conclusions. Interesting conversations are guaranteed!
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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 56 countries.
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Recent posts
Death Cafe write up: Pop Up Death Cafe for CCFS Students
Posted by Johanna Gordon on April 26, 2018, 1:31 a.m.
The very first CCFS Students Death Cafe was attended by 40 people and 2 Therapy Dogs! (Buddy and Leo stole the show- but didnt manage to steal anyones CAKE )
Thank you to all attendees and our instructors Roger and Rick for the gruelling inspiration and mentorshop over the last 2 years!
Congratulations Graduates of 2018 on your dedication and hard work!
Year 1 Students - thank you for your interest and participation in our DEATH CAFE.
Remember - Share your Gifts!
With Annie Cygler
May 22, 2018, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (uk)
No charge, just if you wish buy tea coffee and cake , just if you wish buy tea coffee and cake
Tea rooms are open from 6.30 for service and in order to be able to start promptly at 7pm.
With Brigit Peacock
May 16, 2018, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (GMT)
Donations welcome to cover costs
This Scarborough Death Cafe is being held to conicide with Dying Matters Awareness Week and with the Woodlands Crematorium Open day. The Death Cafe will be followed by a tour ...
With Christine Lafazanos, Life-Cycle Celebrant
May 8, 2018, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Eastern)
Free
A Death Cafe creates space for an open and relaxed conversation about death and dying.
The Death Cafe model aims to shift the conversation around death from one of fear ...
With Café in Downtown Northampton
May 12, 2018, 9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. (Eastern Time Zone (USA))
Free
Our first Death Cafe, on March 10, 2018, was so interesting that we have decided to organize another one. We are inviting everyone who attended that first one to return ...
With Elle Shaw Ainsley and Dot Spink
May 20, 2018, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (Greenwich)
£2 suggesteddonation to cover costs of refreshments
We have both experienced the death of loved ones and acknowledge the imprtance and vakue of telling, sharing and listening to our stories. Being group led allows the group 'permission ...
With Elle Shaw Ainsley and Dot Spink
May 20, 2018, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (Greenwich)
£2 suggested donation to cover costs of refreshments
We have both experienced the death of loved ones and acknowledge the imprtance and vakue of telling, sharing and listening to our stories. Being group led allows the group 'permission ...
Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Seattle - North King County
Posted by Loren Peters on April 24, 2018, 10:38 p.m.
With Loren Peters
May 7, 2018, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (PST)
There is no fee.
All are welcome. Please come and add your voice to our ongoing conversation about dying, death and life.
With theresa hamilton
April 30, 2018, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Pacific)
Free
New Blog post: Grieving emotionally and physically
Posted by schowalk on April 24, 2018, 5:37 p.m.
When someone dies, in the aftermath, we experience something called grief.
I was 14 when my family of 6 was in a car crash and my dad died. The rest of us survived, but in the wake of the crash we found grief. While I knew I had entered into a space called grief, I had no idea what that actually meant. Sure, I’d heard about the different stages: from shock and denial to ...
With Danielle Dionne and Elsa Elliot
April 30, 2018, 6.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)
Suggested donation of $10 for food and space
You are invited to join us for an open, confidential conversation about death in the fashion of the growing movement of Death Cafes. Death Cafes are being held all over ...
With Bev Downie and Steve Thomson
May 24, 2018, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (London)
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This is an informal event being held at the fabulous new Bearded Bob's Coffee and Gelato Emporium in Chichester.
Discuss topics surrounding death and dying in a safe and ...
With McKeown
April 30, 2018, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Eastern)
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The Centre For Engaged Inclusion in partnership with Kandy McKeown enjoy facilitating activities for the student body and community. This Death Cafe is in conjunction with the classes that are ...
With Sue Holden
May 8, 2018, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (BST)
Free
This is a FREE event to encourage people to be curious about matters around death and dying.
Sue encounters death in the line of her work and its aftermath of ...
Death Cafe write up: Swindon Death Cafe
Posted by Sue Holden on April 24, 2018, 9:39 a.m.
Tonight we welcomed back some familiar faces again and some new ones.
Discussion was around 'why are people afraid to talk about death and dying?' and 'What can you do to help broach the subject when you clearly need to discuss it?. These were all questions that were brought to the meeting by new attendees who felt that they might be able to discuss it and get some answers. Let's hope they did!