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 23880 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 23880 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: NJ Death Cafe

Posted by NJ Death Cafe on June 5, 2026, 6:04 a.m.



With Jodi Brooks, Amanda Faison, and Loren Talbot

June 15, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


We invite you to join us for a Death Cafe in the garden. Seating will be provided, but feel free to bring a blanket if want to sit on the ...



Death Cafe: Puyallup WA Death Cafe

Posted by sunshinesorrow on June 4, 2026, 2:46 p.m.


With Chelsie

June 10, 2026, 12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Free


Death Cafe will be held in Board Room



Death Cafe: Lumina Death Cafe Albany, OR

Posted by naomihirsch on June 4, 2026, 12:37 p.m.



With Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care

June 11, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. ((GMT-7:00) Pacific Time (US and Canada))

Accepts donations


Hosted by Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care in Corvallis, OR - All welcome! 

Takes place the 2nd Thurday of each month from 7-8:30 pm. Refreshments provided. 

Please let me know ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe

Posted by Surya108 on June 4, 2026, 10:35 a.m.


With Spiritual Life Center

June 16, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone (New York) )

Accepts donations


This Death cafe is being held to foster a conversation around death and dying. It is offered as a public service to the community. 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Oswego, NY

Posted by dmolson on June 4, 2026, 10:02 a.m.



With The Tonic Collective

June 13, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Eastern US)

Free


Thank you to The Coffee Connection for generous use of their space.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bakers Hill

Posted by DeathDoulaBakersHill on June 3, 2026, 12:07 p.m.



With Death Doula End of Life Care WA

June 11, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (AWST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe at Rochambeau Library

Posted by Jamesheath on June 2, 2026, 9:26 a.m.


With James Heath

June 16, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations


Our Death Cafe discussions are intimate, confidential, and respectful. Death, after all, is what makes life meaningful, for if we weren't going to die, we could put off every ...



Death Cafe: Bethlehem NH Death Cafe in the White Mountains

Posted by Laura Clerkin on June 1, 2026, 2:15 p.m.



With Bethlehem Public Library

June 12, 2026, 11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Free



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: 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 ...




With Kate Leotta

June 13, 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: 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 ...