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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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 23817 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 23817 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.

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Recent posts

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Monterrey

Posted by Death Cafe Monterrey on May 27, 2026, 6:34 p.m.



With Ana Cristina, Ana Paty, Marissa y Marisol

June 9, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Center)

Accepts donations


Event will be in spanish. Death Cafe in Monterrey, México adheres to international guidelines and operates on a voluntary donation basis. Sessions will be held monthly at different locations ...



Death Cafe: Step by Step to OKAY - Death Cafe

Posted by twomindfulbees on May 27, 2026, 5:20 p.m.


With Thanh Uong

June 2, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (UK time)

Free


This Death Cafe takes place following our optional Step by Step to OKAY mindful community walk.

Participants are welcome to join either the Death Cafe only or both parts of ...



Death Cafe: South San Jose Death Cafe

Posted by Helen Lavelle on May 27, 2026, 1:52 p.m.



With A Healing Place & Helen Lavelle

June 3, 2026, 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (PST)

Free


For those aged 18+ to share & discuss the thoughts feeling & logistics around end of life that those around us may be afraid to engage with. A safe space to listen ...



Death Cafe: Marin County, CA Death Cafe

Posted by ChristineComaford on May 27, 2026, 10:44 a.m.



With Christine Comaford

June 11, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


Local Marin County, CA End-of-Life Doula Christine Comaford is offering a Death Cafe each month.

It is a gently monderated, non-denominational gathering for support in all topics around death and ...



Death Cafe: Brisbane Death Cafe in the Park

Posted by Kate Leotta on May 27, 2026, 4:50 a.m.



With Kate Leotta

June 11, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (AEST)

Free


I love facilitating and hosting Death Cafe's; meeting all sorts of people in this space, constantly learning from others, having frank, casual conversations about Living, Dying and Death, in ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Southeast Kansas City

Posted by Andrea Lafferty on May 26, 2026, 5:26 p.m.



With Andrea Lafferty

June 23, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Central)

Accepts donations


The Southeast Library's Death Cafe is held every 4th Tuesday of the month!  For those who would like to attend, we ask that you please register at kclibrary.org



Death Cafe: LGBTQIA+ Death Cafe Springfield MO

Posted by crobertson on May 26, 2026, 9:58 a.m.



With Cecily Robertson and Alex Alatorre

June 27, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (Central )

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Spanish edition

Posted by Brendacortes on May 25, 2026, 11:06 p.m.



With Brenda Cortes

June 17, 2026, 8.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Easter time )

Accepts donations


Meeting once a month online Google meet message me to get your access 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Belgrade

Posted by Inna Diachenko on May 25, 2026, 1:29 p.m.


With Inna Diachenko and Alla Krutikova

May 30, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (CEST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Elderhood Death Cafe

Posted by GrailQuest on May 24, 2026, 2:28 p.m.



With Glenn Harper

May 28, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (PST)

Free



Death Cafe: Chester Death Cafe@Storyhouse

Posted by Sue Barsky Reid on May 24, 2026, 11:57 a.m.


With Susan Barsky Reid and Linda Butler

June 1, 2026, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (BST)

Free


Buy yourself  a drink from Storyhouse Kitchen and make your way upstairs to the Meeting Room.

We will have an hour and a half of interesting atimulating conversation about anything ...



Death Cafe: Kirby Muxloe Death Cafe

Posted by Catrina Young on May 23, 2026, 9:39 a.m.



With Catrina Young & Alex Buttery

June 8, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (UK)

Free


Alex and I were colleagues for a number of years and are now firm friends.  We share an interest in people and the significance of life events.

 

When I told ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe online CST

Posted by CafeConSilviaTatiana on May 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.



With Silvia García y Tatiana Pineda

May 28, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Ciudad de México)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Children's Bereavement Center-Death Cafe

Posted by vanessalstraub on May 22, 2026, 11 a.m.



With Vanessa Straub

June 9, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 1.00 p.m. (Central )

Free



Death Cafe: Clinton Death Cafe New Hartford

Posted by MarkH1951 on May 20, 2026, 7:56 a.m.



With Mark Hemendinger; Pat Salzer; Kristin Burkle

June 1, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Come join us for coffee, cake, and compelling conversation!

 

A Death Cafe is a group-directed discussion with no agenda or objectives.

The aim is to shift the conversation about the ...