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 22324 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 22324 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 93 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: Gabriola Death Cafe

Posted by krunnalls on Nov. 13, 2025, 4:03 p.m.



With Mary and Gary

Dec. 6, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Roscommon

Posted by CafeRoscommon on Nov. 13, 2025, 3:53 p.m.


With Teresa OBrien

Nov. 27, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free



Death Cafe: East Dallas Death Cafe

Posted by LisaClemmer on Nov. 13, 2025, 11:23 a.m.



With Lisa Clemmer

Dec. 5, 2025, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (CST)

Free


A human like everyone else, that will one day leave this body. Having a community to talk about death takes some of the discomfort of the topic around death away. 



Death Cafe: Córdoba Noviembre Death Cafe

Posted by PilarMunoz on Nov. 13, 2025, 3:37 a.m.



With Pilar Muñoz Rascón

Nov. 21, 2025, 11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. (Spain)

Free


I believe that in the veterinary profession we work constantly with death—both that of our patients and through supporting their families. During their university studies, students experience the death ...



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe for Deathworkers PST

Posted by beyondtheveildoulas on Nov. 12, 2025, 5:59 p.m.



With Beyond The Veil Doula Collective - Magdalena DeRosa

Dec. 7, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Free


We've chosen to host this seasonal online Death Cafe because we beilieve that we are much stronger together than apart. There is a freedom and camaraderie we find in ...



Death Cafe: Kansas City Crows Coffee Death Cafe

Posted by Kalistakansascity on Nov. 12, 2025, 9:44 a.m.



With Kalista Schwartz

Nov. 17, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (Central )

Free


I set up an alter table with examples of how to have sacred space for sacred moments.  Books and literature scattered around and free fruit and cookies.  You are encouraged ...



Death Cafe: 'Death Cafe' OLDENBURG

Posted by Death Café Oldenburg on Nov. 12, 2025, 3:22 a.m.



With Stiftung Hospizdienst Oldenburg in Kooperation mit Staatstheater Oldenburg/Sparte 7

Nov. 23, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Central European Time)

Accepts donations


Relax, I'm just here for the cake!

Memento Mori – bedenke, dass Du stirbst

10 Jahre Death Café Oldenburg - ein Grund zum Feiern!

Wir Menschen sind durch unsere Sterblichkeit miteinander ...



Death Cafe: Nantwich Death Cafe

Posted by SuzzyR1 on Nov. 11, 2025, 5:36 a.m.



With EOLP

Nov. 26, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (UK)

Free


We are holding this Death Cafe as part of Grief Awareness Week



Death Cafe: Marie Curie Death Cafe Penarth

Posted by Lis on Nov. 10, 2025, 1:33 p.m.



With Lisa Casson

Dec. 8, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free


Join us for a drop in social gathering, where we have open conversations around all things relating to death, dying and how this shows up within our lives and living ...



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe EST– Candid Conversations

Posted by Martina Steiger on Nov. 10, 2025, 11:17 a.m.



With Martina Steiger

Nov. 25, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Accepts donations


More than ever there is a need to talk openly about death and dying.

For almost two decades now, Candid Conversations about death, dying and end-of-life have become important cornerstones ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Rösrath Online MEZ

Posted by berndhs on Nov. 10, 2025, 10:30 a.m.



With Bernd Sievers / Simone Grünheid

Nov. 25, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (MEZ)

Free


Wir sind übrzeugt davon und haben schon einige DCs durchgeführt....HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN!



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe Ireland/UK

Posted by StBlech on Nov. 10, 2025, 3:16 a.m.



With Stefanie and Mash

Dec. 3, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Ireland/UK)

Free


The Death Cafe is a group-directed, open discussion of loss, death and life while having a cup of tea and cake together.

 

The aim is to decrease the stigma around ...



Death Cafe: Eccles Death Cafe

Posted by Caroline77 on Nov. 9, 2025, 6:02 a.m.


With Caroline Jones

Nov. 28, 2025, 1.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (Gmt)

Free


To get Eccles taking about death. 

We laugh,  cry,  and anything in between! 



Death Cafe: Myrtle Beach Death Cafe at Chapin Memorial Library

Posted by BLLLINK on Nov. 9, 2025, 5:15 a.m.



With Chapin Memorial Library

Nov. 18, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (eastern)

Accepts donations


I host these Death Cafes because I’ve seen how much people need a place to talk honestly about death without fear, judgment, or someone trying to steer them toward ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bogotá

Posted by Ivonne Tashko on Nov. 8, 2025, 7:48 p.m.



With Ivonne Tashko

Nov. 29, 2025, 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 ...