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.

Talking about death

A Death Cafe is an agenda free discussion about death. So far we've held 8048 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 8048 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 65 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.

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Recent posts

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Goiânia

Posted by JACQUELINEAMARAL on March 25, 2019, 12:49 p.m.

With Jacqueline Andrade Amaral & Wagna Teixeira Barbosa

April 15, 2019, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Brasília)

Free

Death Cafe: Lewes Death Cafe

Posted by cafe@livingwelldyingwell.net on March 25, 2019, 8:26 a.m.

With Lewes Death Cafe Hosts

March 26, 2019, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

We want to create an environment where talking about death is natural and comfortable. Meetings are confidential and people must respect one another’s disparate beliefs and avoid proselytizing. These ...

Death Cafe: Death Over Drinks - Albany Death Cafe after-hours

Posted by Albany WA Death Cafe on March 23, 2019, 7:05 a.m.

With Irene Montefiore

April 11, 2019, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (WA)

Accepts donations

An opportunity especially for people who can't make it to working-hours gatherings! If you'd like a chance to talk freely about any aspects of death, dying and bereavement ...

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Geelong

Posted by AlysonW on March 22, 2019, 5:01 p.m.

With Alyson Welch

April 3, 2019, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (AEST)

Free

Death Cafe in Highton, Geelong is sponsored by The Healing Web to create an open-hearted and informal space for sharing stories about life, death and everything in between, so that ...

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bala

Posted by Simona Laiu on March 22, 2019, 4:46 p.m.

With Simona Laiu

April 6, 2019, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (GMT)

Free

The reason why I wanted to become a part of the Death Cafe movement is because I feel happy in offering a safe and comfortable space for people to talk ...

Death Cafe: 'Death Cafe' Reutlingen

Posted by Sandra Anna Lang on March 22, 2019, 4:57 a.m.

With Sandra Anna Lang

May 3, 2019, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Germany)

Free

Ich spiele schon länger mit dem Gedanken ein Death Café zu veranstalten und jetzt ist es endlich soweit. Das macht mich wirklich happy.

Mir ist das Thema Tod sehr ...

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Cincinnati

Posted by gupton on March 21, 2019, 11:06 p.m.

With Bill Gupton

June 7, 2019, 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Eastern)

Free

PLEASE IGNORE THE Google MAP THAT APPEARS ON THIS PAGE. IT IS WRONG! FOR SOME REASON Google SEEMS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY MAP THIS ADDRESS. BUT THE YOGA NEST IS VERY ...

Death Cafe: Death Cafe Saratoga / March

Posted by Wingmother on March 21, 2019, 8:02 p.m.

With Elizabeth Conant

March 25, 2019, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations

Why is it that the subject of death often brings discomfort or embarrassment? I don't believe it has to. Our modern culture needs a place where we can begin ...

Death Cafe: March West Seattle Death Cafe

Posted by Amanda Allen on March 21, 2019, 7:28 p.m.

With AMANDA N CASTANON

March 29, 2019, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations

Death Cafe: Deep South Death Cafe Capetown

Posted by SWessels on March 21, 2019, 9:29 a.m.

With Susanna Wessels

April 1, 2019, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (South Africa standard time GMT+2)

Accepts donations

Death Cafe: Esperance Death Cafe

Posted by SueStarr on March 21, 2019, 12:44 a.m.

With Sue Starr

March 29, 2019, 9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (West Australian Standard Time)

Free

I love the conversations which arise at our Esperance Death Cafes, and how much participants are free to ask questions and offer knowledge to others. The following cuppa and cake ...