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 17200 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 17200 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 87 countries.

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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.

Support us

Recent posts

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Pretoria

Posted by Gen on Nov. 29, 2023, 9:13 a.m.


With Genevieve Matthews

Jan. 26, 2024, 6.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (South Africa )

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Obraztsova

Posted by ElenaMaharinskaya on Nov. 29, 2023, 2:40 a.m.



With Мария Андреичева, Елена Махаринская

Dec. 5, 2023, 7.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (Moscow)

Accepts donations


Будем рады всем, кто готов говорить и слушать друг друга на темы, связанные со смертью. 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe San Miguel de Allende MX

Posted by Wilka Roig on Nov. 28, 2023, 8:50 p.m.



With Wilka Roig, MTP, MFA, PLC

Jan. 17, 2024, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (CT México City)

Accepts donations


This is an in-person event every 3rd Wednesday of each month. 

We want to help transform our relationship to aging, mortality, dying and death, so we may transform also the ...



Death Cafe: Oak Park Death Cafe

Posted by End of Life Chicago on Nov. 27, 2023, 8:47 p.m.



With End of Life Chicago

Dec. 10, 2023, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (Central)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bendigo

Posted by Bridget on Nov. 27, 2023, 5:15 p.m.


With Bridget Allan

Dec. 17, 2023, 11.15 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (AEDT)

Free


Bridget is passionate about facilitating conversations around Death & Dying in a safe, non-judgemental space that allows people to share their ideas, experiences and knowledge around Death & Dying.

 

The Great Stupa ...



Death Cafe: In person Death Cafe

Posted by colleenmarie on Nov. 27, 2023, 2:14 p.m.



With Adirondack Death Care Community

Dec. 5, 2023, 6.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (eastern standard time )

Accepts donations


These monthly Death Cafes will take place via zoom every first Tuesday of the month!

Please email me with any questions and/or your RSVP for directions of location.

I ...



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe EDT

Posted by colleenmarie on Nov. 27, 2023, 2:10 p.m.



With Adirondack Death Care Community

Dec. 18, 2023, 6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (eastern standard time )

Accepts donations


These monthly Death Cafes will take place via zoom every third Monday of the month! 

Please email me with any questions and/or the link each month for attending. 

I ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Northern California

Posted by galindo32lucia on Nov. 27, 2023, 11:41 a.m.



With Lucia Galindo

Dec. 8, 2023, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations


Join a relaxed conversation about death and dying over a cup of tea/coffee. Death of a relationship, loved one, pet, job, recent empty nester, etc.



Death Cafe: Bridgehampton NY Death Cafe

Posted by Susan Stout on Nov. 27, 2023, 11:29 a.m.



With Susan Stout and the UUCSF

Dec. 14, 2023, 4.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (eastern standard time)

Free


Talking about death won't actually kill you. Let's take some of the "ick" out of this topic and talk freely about it in a safe space. This is ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Hamburg – online

Posted by Death Cafe Hamburg on Nov. 27, 2023, 8:38 a.m.



With Netzwerk Trauerkultur

Dec. 11, 2023, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (CET)

Accepts donations


Wir laden Sie herzlich ein: zum Death Café #35.

Dieses Mal treffen wir uns online im Zoom-Konferenzraum.

Anmeldung:
Sie schreiben uns bis zum 9. Dezember eine Mail an: info@netzwerk-trauerkultur ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Malmö

Posted by videlamc@gmail.com on Nov. 26, 2023, 1:51 p.m.



With Maria-Clara Videla & Anna Nilsblad

Dec. 6, 2023, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (CET)

Free


Du är varmt välkommen när vi träffas och fikar tillsammans och har ett öppet och fördomsfritt samtal om döendet och döden. Vi tror att ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe St Andrews

Posted by Wendy Bellars on Nov. 25, 2023, 11:33 a.m.



With Wendy Bellars

Feb. 28, 2024, 5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (UK - GMT)

Free


There are no right or wrong things to say, ask or respond with at our Death Cafe.

Saying nothing, just listening, is fine too.

We're not taking bookings any ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe St Andrews

Posted by Wendy Bellars on Nov. 25, 2023, 11:32 a.m.



With Wendy Bellars

Jan. 31, 2024, 5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (UK - GMT)

Free


There are no right or wrong things to say, ask or respond with at our Death Cafe.

Saying nothing, just listening, is fine too.

We're not taking bookings any ...



Death Cafe: Santa Cruz Death Cafe

Posted by Carol Morgan on Nov. 25, 2023, 12:02 a.m.



With Carol Morgan

Jan. 7, 2024, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Accepts donations


This Death Cafe is being offered as that safe place.  You are not morbid or creepy because you are curious about what will inevitably happen to all of us!  In ...



Death Cafe: Ypsilanti Death Cafe

Posted by AcaciaEndOfLife on Nov. 24, 2023, 12:05 p.m.



With The Gallery at Stone and Spoon / Hanna of Acacia End of Life Services

Dec. 19, 2023, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Eastern)

Free