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 23187 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 23187 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: Esperance Death Cafe West Australia ST

Posted by SueStarr on March 12, 2026, 11:44 p.m.



With Sue Starr

March 28, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (West Australian standard time)

Free


Esperance Death Cafe is an open and relaxed venue to discuss all aspects of death and dying. If you're happy to talk about the inevitable, we'd love to ...



Death Cafe: Fredericksburg, VA Death Cafe

Posted by saracozy on March 12, 2026, 5:26 p.m.



With Dr. Rachel Butler

March 28, 2026, 11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


This Death Cafe is sponsored by Ars Moriendi Services. Drop in, share some tea and cake, and chat about death!



Death Cafe: Charlotte Death Cafe

Posted by Gaye Dimmick on March 12, 2026, 10:35 a.m.


With Gaye B Dimmick

March 18, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Free



Death Cafe: Myrtle Beach Death Cafe at Chapin Memorial Library

Posted by BLLLINK on March 12, 2026, 5:24 a.m.



With Chapin Memorial Library

March 24, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (eastern)

Free


Our meeting room is intentionally selected. We've had between 10 and 12 persons at the Death Cafes in Myrtle beach and that precisely the recommendation of the Death Cafe ...



Death Cafe: Gabriola Death Cafe

Posted by krunnalls on March 10, 2026, 5:29 p.m.



With Mary and Gary

April 4, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Dornbirn

Posted by Christa und Helmut on March 10, 2026, 4:22 p.m.



With Christa und Helmut

March 17, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. ((Central European Winter Time))

Accepts donations


Death Cafe. Das klingt gefährlich, martialisch und ein bisschen morbid. Tatsächlich ist damit ein Setting gemeint, in dem maximal 14 Menschen zwei Stunden lang bei Tee, Kaffee und ...



Death Cafe: Kansas City Crows Coffee Death Cafe

Posted by Kalistakansascity on March 10, 2026, 11:56 a.m.



With Kalista Schwartz

March 30, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (Central )

Free


Since 2023, Crows Coffee in Waldo has graciously let me hold them after hours.  I push tables together and set out special alter icons for a sacred hour together.  I ...



Death Cafe: Global Death Cafe Online

Posted by Adrian Molina on March 10, 2026, 8:33 a.m.



With Adrian Molina

March 24, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 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: Death Cafe Belgrade

Posted by Inna Diachenko on March 9, 2026, 10:18 a.m.


With Inna Diachenko

March 14, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (CET)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Hillsborough NC Death and Donuts a morning Death Cafe

Posted by Ana B on March 9, 2026, 10:09 a.m.



With Ana Brun

March 16, 2026, 9.00 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Please join us at the Snow Approach in Hillsborough for donuts, coffee, tea and fruit and especially the lively conversation in a cafes style but private meeting space.  It's ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Noire EDT

Posted by DeathLadyNoire on March 9, 2026, 9:41 a.m.


With Traci

March 14, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Eastern Time (EST) New York, US)

Accepts donations


Join us this Saturday, March 14th, for Death Café Noire, a virtual gathering created by and exclusively for the Black community.

Death Café is part of a global movement that ...



Death Cafe: Basel Death Cafe - Talking Table

Posted by Amba on March 9, 2026, 9:18 a.m.



With www.amba-coaching.ch

March 29, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (CEST)

Accepts donations


Please, register before noon of the day before.



Death Cafe: International Online Death Cafe for Russian Speakers

Posted by KempTatiana on March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m.



With Tatiana Kemp

March 13, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. ( Saint Petersburg)

Accepts donations


"Боль как и любовь нуждается в высказывании"  - Меган Девайн 

 

Когда на собственном опыте я столкнулась с тем, что мне было трудно найти людей в моем окружении, с которыми я могла ...



Death Cafe: Chișinău Death Cafe

Posted by Aliona Saenco on March 9, 2026, 7:43 a.m.



With Aliona Saenco

March 21, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (GMT+2)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Broughton-in-Furness Death Cafe

Posted by victoriadrew on March 8, 2026, 7:57 a.m.


With Victoria Drew

March 24, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations