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
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.
Talking about death
A Death Cafe is an agenda free discussion about death. So far we've held 23720 Death Cafes.
ListingsTo date we've held 23720 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.
Our guide
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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With Bernie Folan
May 20, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (IST)
Accepts donations
Join us for a conversation on death and dying in a relaxed and friendly setting, over a tea or coffee while eating cake.
This is a chance to talk together ...
With Genevieve and Jim
May 24, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. (PDT)
Accepts donations
We have experienced the positive change of feelings about living, loss, dying and death the past eight years, due in part to participation in Death Cafe. We are grateful to ...
With SOLADA and Jo Co Older Adult Health and Wellness Coalition
May 26, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (pst)
Free
Oregon Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative collaboration
Death Cafe: Cafe con la Muerte en Casa Viva/ Death Cafe in Casa Viva
Posted by marsierra on May 14, 2026, 5:04 p.m.
With Mariangelly Sierra
May 23, 2026, 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (AST)
Accepts donations
With Sarah Elizabeth Greenberg
May 30, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (PT)
Accepts donations
There are so few spaces where we are invited to speak honestly about death, without urgency, without fixing, without turning away.We’ll begin in conversation, in the spirit of ...
With Lynda Barksby & Kay Ulivi
June 3, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (BST)
Accepts donations
With Deb Turnow and Nicole Mills
May 19, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (est)
Free
Death Cafe: Let's Talk Death Cafe Shell Lake, WI
Posted by Maureen Skuban on May 14, 2026, 8:26 a.m.
With Maureen Skuban
May 21, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (CST)
Accepts donations
With Ana María Cortés y Ana Isabel Arango
May 23, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (Bogotá)
Accepts donations
Te invitamos a ser parte de un Death Café, un espacio seguro y abierto donde podemos hablar sin tabúes sobre algo que todos compartimos: la muerte.
Aquí, no solo ...
With Elca Rubinstein and Bernardo de Gregorio
May 17, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (one hour ahead of Eastern Time)
Free
With Hosted by West Tisbury library with facilitator Heather Massey, facilitator and co-founder of Massachusetts’ first Death Café.
May 17, 2026, 2.15 p.m. - 3.45 p.m. (eastern)
Free
This gathering of Vineyard residents will provide a comfortable atmosphere in which to share a respectful, thought-provoking, and life-affirming conversation on the topics of death, dying, and bereavement. The objective ...
With Conner Harrington and Lynda Sorensen
May 18, 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! We provide a safe, comfortable, confidential space to have our meetings. We have ...
With Sarah Hymas & Floris Tomasini
May 21, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (UK)
Accepts donations
We offer a welcoming and relaxed space in which to talk about death.
We have three dates planned to guage interest, and hope to continue through the year.
On Thursdays ...
Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Hudson Valley
Posted by Hudson Valley Death Collective on May 12, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
With Hudson Valley Death Collective
May 31, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Free
With Heidi and Tina
June 2, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (cst)
Accepts donations
Sponsored by the end of life doula collaborative