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 24133 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 24133 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 July 12, 2026, 9 a.m.



With Jodi Brooks, Amanda Faison, and Loren Talbot

July 20, 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: Edinburgh Heart of Newhaven Death Cafe

Posted by LomondBob on July 12, 2026, 6:42 a.m.



With Bob Parker

Aug. 1, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


A Death Cafe is a safe space to talk about all aspects of death, dying and bereavement and to help to reclaim death as part of life.

There is no ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Online

Posted by CafeConSilviaTatiana on July 9, 2026, 2:34 p.m.



With Silvia García y Tatiana Pineda

July 16, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Ciudad de México)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Olmos Park Death Cafe

Posted by Deathhorn on July 9, 2026, 2:07 p.m.



With Ashlyn

July 26, 2026, 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (CST)

Accepts donations


Please RSVP at the link provided or at deathhorn.guide/events

This is a free event and open to the public.



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe on the Hudson EST

Posted by Sallyann on July 9, 2026, 11:09 a.m.



With Sallyann

July 15, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (EDT)

Free


 Please join me for an open and honest discussion about death, dying and loss. Individuals with a desire to talk about any aspect of these topics are most welcome.  This ...



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe

Posted by Ldav1996 on July 8, 2026, 5:23 p.m.


With Lauren

July 15, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (Central Standard)

Accepts donations


I am hosting this Death Café because I believe conversations about death can help us live more fully. Death is a universal experience, yet it is often one of the ...



Death Cafe: Springfield Death Cafe

Posted by crobertson on July 8, 2026, 9:58 a.m.



With Cecily Robertson & Alex Alatorre

July 25, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (Central )

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Wheat Ridge

Posted by Astorey126 on July 7, 2026, 7:49 p.m.



With Lily Zehner & Amy Holtgreive Storey

July 14, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (MDT)

Free


We want to build a community that is more in touch with its mortality. One conversation at a time. And we're doing so with a balance of compassion and ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Davis Family YMCA La Mesa, CA

Posted by ecolovetransitions on July 7, 2026, 1:51 p.m.


With Nicole Soares

July 23, 2026, 11.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations


If your life is a movie, how does it end? The truth is, most of us don’t feel like we have a lot of say in how our own ...



Death Cafe: Elderhood Death Cafe

Posted by GrailQuest on July 6, 2026, 1:45 p.m.



With Glenn Harper

July 23, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe in Porto 36

Posted by COMPASSIO Association on July 6, 2026, 5:30 a.m.



With Compassio

July 20, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Lisbon)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Curious Mortals Online Death Cafe BST (Glasgow Based)

Posted by JRFW on July 6, 2026, 3:06 a.m.



With Jenny Watt

July 14, 2026, 7.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free


We try and create an informal and relaxed space, even if we are all on screen. To do this we ask participants for a few things - please have access to ...



Death Cafe: SATX Death Cafe

Posted by alyleija on July 5, 2026, 11:01 a.m.



With Aly Leija

July 24, 2026, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (cst)

Free


We are proud to be hosting this death cafe at Hash Vegan Eatery on San Antonio's South Side! The mission at Hash - Heal And Spread Healing, is to provide ...



Death Cafe: Global Death Cafe online EDT

Posted by Tig on July 5, 2026, 7:34 a.m.



With Tricia Williams

July 13, 2026, 12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (BST)

Free


This is an opportunity to talk about death and dying in a relaxed atmosphere.

Everyone is welcome.

The Death Cafe refreshments are free,  supplied by the local Baha'i group.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Whangarei

Posted by Jo Moselen on July 3, 2026, 8:25 p.m.


With Jo Moselen & Jo Samuel

July 18, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (NZST)

Free


We thank The Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Maori Art Gallery in Whangarei for the opportunity to host death cafe's in the activity room of the centre. This is ...