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 23072 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 23072 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: Death Cafe en Valparaiso de vuelta al colegio

Posted by Yo me creo la Muerte on Feb. 27, 2026, 1:05 p.m.



With Mónica Paz Vargas Reinoso

March 20, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (America/Santiago, que corresponde a UTC-3)

Accepts donations


rganizo los Cafés de la Muerte porque creo firmemente que hablar abiertamente de la muerte nos libera del miedo y nos ayuda a vivir más plenamente, viendo la ...



Death Cafe: Millerton NY Death Cafe

Posted by Christophe Armero on Feb. 27, 2026, 11:24 a.m.



With Community Conversations

March 25, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Death is a part of life. Life is a part of death.

At the Death Cafe we will gather to talk about death in a comfortable, relaxed setting with tea ...



Death Cafe: North Bristol Death Cafe

Posted by DivineCeremonyUK on Feb. 27, 2026, 10:56 a.m.



With Isabel Brough

March 12, 2026, 6.45 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Free


Our death cafe is held in The Sanctuary, a serene space in the heart of Bristol. There are warm drinks and home-made cake on arrival and the meeting starts at ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe: ENDLICH über den Tod REDEN

Posted by Andrea Schricker on Feb. 27, 2026, 9:52 a.m.


With Claudia Gack und Andrea Schricker

March 14, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Deutschland)

Free


Das Death Café wird von der Bäckerei Sehne entwertet. Sie verbringen den Kuchen! 

Die Bäckerei spendet den Kuchen



Death Cafe: Chesham Death Cafe

Posted by martine@collumbien.net on Feb. 27, 2026, 7:53 a.m.



With Martine Collumbien

March 18, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (London)

Free


Come along to connect in meaningful conversation about death and dying with a group of people who are willing to talk, share and listen… in the safe and supportive setting ...


Death Cafe: Thamesford ON Death Cafe

Posted by Chcannon on Feb. 26, 2026, 4:33 p.m.



With Westminster United Church

March 22, 2026, 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Eastern standard)

Free


We love talking about death! We believe these conversations are healthy and enjoyable and allow us a greater acceptance of our own mortality. Past Death Cafes have included laughter, sometimes ...



Death Cafe: Global Death Cafe Online

Posted by Adrian Molina on Feb. 26, 2026, 10:43 a.m.



With Adrian Molina

March 10, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (ET)

Accepts donations


I have found conversations about death to be deeply enriching to the soul. I enjoy meeting new people and building community, especially in spaces where honesty and curiosity are welcomed ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bogotá

Posted by Ivonne Tashko on Feb. 25, 2026, 4:17 p.m.



With Ivonne Tashko

March 14, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Bogotá)

Free


Hablemos de la muerte mientras nos tomamos un café.

Esta existencia nuestra es tan pasajera
como las nubes de otoño.
Observar el nacimiento y la muerte de los seres ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Southeast Kansas City

Posted by Andrea Lafferty on Feb. 25, 2026, 3:35 p.m.



With Andrea Lafferty

March 24, 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: Tampa Death Cafe - Guinn Center

Posted by Joseph Winters on Feb. 25, 2026, 11:50 a.m.



With Joseph Winters

March 11, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


What brings me to hosting a Death Café is a deep belief that avoiding conversations about death often causes more fear, confusion, and pain than the topic itself. I’ve ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Ybor

Posted by Joseph Winters on Feb. 25, 2026, 11:46 a.m.



With Joseph Winters

March 21, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


What brings me to hosting a Death Café is a deep belief that avoiding conversations about death often causes more fear, confusion, and pain than the topic itself. I’ve ...



Death Cafe: Houston Spring Branch Death Cafe - March 2026

Posted by Houston Death Cafe on Feb. 25, 2026, 11:29 a.m.



With Susan & Collin Loewen

March 14, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (CST)

Accepts donations


Talking about death won’t kill you, so come along to a Death Café!

 

All are welcome at our monthly discussion circle on death (and life).

 

We are meeting this ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Medellín

Posted by Ana Cortés Psicología on Feb. 25, 2026, 6:52 a.m.


With Ana María Cortés y Ana Isabel Arango

Feb. 28, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (Colombia )

Free



Death Cafe: East Dallas Death Cafe

Posted by LisaClemmer on Feb. 24, 2026, 2:45 p.m.



With Lisa Clemmer

March 6, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (CST)

Free


A human like everyone else that feels like we should be talking more about death. Every single one of us will go through it at some point. 



Death Cafe: Marin County, CA Death Cafe

Posted by ChristineComaford on Feb. 24, 2026, 12:20 p.m.



With Christine Comaford

March 12, 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 ...