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 23936 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 23936 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 Raleigh NC

Posted by heather@rfhr.com on June 15, 2026, 9:59 a.m.



With Renaissance Funeral Home and Atria Oakridge

June 25, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (United States)

Accepts donations


Light refreshments will be provided.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Summit County, CO

Posted by sheehank on June 14, 2026, 10:24 p.m.



With Kelly

June 18, 2026, 4.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (MST)

Free


Come join for intriquing conversations about death, dying... and living (intentionally!)



Death Cafe: Open Air Death Cafe

Posted by ecgammon@gmail.com on June 14, 2026, 6:01 p.m.



With Elaine Gammon and Michelle Melaragno

June 20, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (EST)

Free


We're taking Death Cafe L/A on the road for a special afternoon session outside.
A Death Café is a group-directed discussion about death and dying held in a ...


Death Cafe: Global Death Cafe online EDT

Posted by Adrian Molina on June 14, 2026, 5:29 p.m.



With Adrian Molina

June 22, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (ET)

Free


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: Global Death Cafe online EDT

Posted by Adrian Molina on June 14, 2026, 4:59 p.m.



With Adrian Molina

June 16, 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 Winchester

Posted by Chelsea on June 14, 2026, 3:15 p.m.


With Ruth Chase and Chelsea Duke

June 25, 2026, 5.45 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (GMT)

Free


We have the use of a private downstairs room.

Drinks, cakes and savoury snacks are available to purchase.



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe with Morbid Anatomy

Posted by Leeschwa on June 14, 2026, 2:35 p.m.



With Lisa Cox and Morbid Anatomy

June 21, 2026, 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m. (Mountain )

Free


Death Café is an opportunity for people to come together wherever they are to talk all things death. No agenda. Be kind! Feel free to log on with a snack ...



Death Cafe: Bristol St Werburghs Death Cafe

Posted by jjgranger on June 14, 2026, 4:44 a.m.



With Alison, Josh & Maxine

June 27, 2026, 11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free


There will be coffee & tea, and light refreshments, cakes, etc. We will meet for 2 hours, where we have basic introductions from those present, and then follow a free-form approach ...



Death Cafe: Eugene, Oregon Death Cafe

Posted by lyndadoula2026 on June 12, 2026, 4:57 p.m.


With Lynda Sorensen and Conner Harrington

June 15, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


Come join us at the historic Shelton McMurphy-Johnson House for a lively discussion about death and dying! Nicknamed "The Castle on the Hill," the SMJ house provides a beautiful, intimate ...



Death Cafe: Farmington Hills Death Cafe

Posted by Sib on June 12, 2026, 7:56 a.m.



With Kelly Noyes & Sibasis Sahoo (Sib)

June 27, 2026, 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone)

Free


"Dying is the most important thing you do in your life. It's the great frontier for every one of us. And loving is the art of living as a ...



With Chian-Li Hsu

June 23, 2026, 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)

Free


-to break the taboo against death by encouraging the local Taiwanese Canadians to speak about their personal views on and their experiences about death, as well as other topics related ...



Death Cafe: Millvale Death Cafe

Posted by HelenEllis on June 11, 2026, 4:56 p.m.



With Millvale Community Library

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

Free



Death Cafe: Iola Public Library Death Cafe

Posted by DrMD on June 11, 2026, 4:28 p.m.



With Dr. Melissa Irwin and IPL

June 24, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (central)

Free


DROP IN 6:00 WED. MAY 24, and join the group at Death Cafe. This popular monthly gathering is a place to talk about death to live more fully. It ...



Death Cafe: Timmins' first ever Death Cafe

Posted by bunchberry on June 11, 2026, 10:20 a.m.



With Aimée of Bunchberry Nature Treks

June 23, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Gdańsk

Posted by Paulina Dylewska on June 11, 2026, 6:51 a.m.



With Paulina Dylewska

June 18, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (UTC+2)

Free


Join us for the next Death Cafe on June 18th. This is a safe space where people can freely share their thoughts and experiences about death, loss, and impermanence. You ...