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 24084 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 24084 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: Gresham Death Cafe

Posted by Gresham Death Cafe on July 2, 2026, 11:43 a.m.



With Diana Hart

July 14, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


We welcome everyone who is interested in talking &/or hearing about death in a respectful safe manner. Come share your experienes, thoughts and perspective on our end of life and ...



Death Cafe: Sausalito Death Cafe

Posted by erinkamrath on July 2, 2026, 2:07 a.m.



With Erin Kamrath

July 16, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (PCT)

Accepts donations


Erin hosts Death Cafe's because she believes in the power of a community showing up in difficult times. Looking at death, instead of looking away from it, is a ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Deep South - South Africa

Posted by DeathCafeDeepSouth on June 30, 2026, 12:42 p.m.



With Dialina and Mary

July 6, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (GMT+2)

Accepts donations


Please join us for our next meeting at Fish Hoek Library Hall. Entrance is as if you were coming to the Library. 

We will provide tea (Ceylon, Rooibos), coffee (filter ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Profesionales

Posted by Glynis German on June 30, 2026, 3:45 a.m.



With Glynis German

July 16, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (CEST)

Accepts donations


En este encuentro os invitamos de crear el espacio para la atención plena durante la hora y media que estaremos.  Seguimos las recomendaciones de Jon Underwood y no habr ...



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe South Africa

Posted by Marie-Louise on June 29, 2026, 5:36 a.m.



With Lisa Ludwig-Mackenzie & Marie-Louise Steyn

July 15, 2026, 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (South African Standard Time)

Accepts donations


Welcome! We are Lisa Ludwig-Mackenzie and Marie-Louise Steyn, qualified end-of-life doulas. We host this virtual space because we passionately believe that when we bring death out of the shadows and ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe at The Root

Posted by Death is Weird on June 26, 2026, 2:17 p.m.



With Linda Vale

July 10, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Central standard)

Free


We gather first, then split into groups to share.  After a bit we'll rejoin each other in a larger group and share thoughts and highlights from the smaller group ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Youghal

Posted by StBlech on June 26, 2026, 2:36 a.m.



With Stefanie Blech

July 16, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Ireland)

Free


 DEATH CAFÉ – YOUGHAL

 

Join us for a Thought-Provoking Death Café

 

Are you curious about exploring one of life’s most universal experiences in an open and welcoming space?

 

Join us ...



Death Cafe: Safe to Shore Death Cafe - Online

Posted by Tempestori on June 24, 2026, 9:07 p.m.



With Tempestori

July 17, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (CDT)

Accepts donations


One hour doesn't seem like a lot of time to spend with the heavy topics of death and dying.

It is my hope that, by holding space regularly, we ...



Death Cafe: Safe to Shore Death Cafe - Online

Posted by Tempestori on June 24, 2026, 9:05 p.m.



With Tempestori

July 17, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (CDT)

Accepts donations


One hour doesn't seem like a lot of time to spend with the heavy topics of death and dying.

It is my hope that, by holding space regularly, we ...



Death Cafe: July Saturday Tacoma Death Cafe

Posted by Amanda C and Debbie P on June 24, 2026, 1:24 p.m.



With Amanda and Debbie

July 11, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


When her father died, she was young and suddenly responsible for decisions no one had prepared her for. There were no written wishes, no plans, and no space to grieve ...



Death Cafe: July Wednesday Tacoma Death Cafe

Posted by Amanda C and Debbie P on June 24, 2026, 1:21 p.m.



With Amanda and Debbie

July 15, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


When her father died, she was young and suddenly responsible for decisions no one had prepared her for. There were no written wishes, no plans, and no space to grieve ...



Death Cafe: Central Bristol over 55s Death Cafe

Posted by Bristol Older People's Forum on June 23, 2026, 10:49 a.m.



With Bristol Older People's Forum

July 14, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations


Bristol Older People's Forum (BOPF) Death Cafe Join us for a cuppa, cake and a conversation about death, dying and life.

It is not a bereavement support group or ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Lansing (virtual) EST

Posted by Death Cafe Lansing on June 23, 2026, 10:39 a.m.


With Megan Miller & Andi Earl

July 8, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations


Join us for virtual Death Cafe Lansing! We will be meeting via video call (Zoom) - Just click this link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2309008661

(Password: 552977)

Our ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Lansing (virtual) EST

Posted by Death Cafe Lansing on June 23, 2026, 10:37 a.m.


With Megan Miller & Andi Earl

July 4, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations


Join us for virtual Death Cafe Lansing! We will be meeting via video call (Zoom) - Just click this link to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2309008661

(Meeting password: 552977 ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Didsbury, AB

Posted by The Prairie Empath on June 22, 2026, 2:36 p.m.



With Sarah Riedner

July 15, 2026, 9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (MST)

Accepts donations


Pour a cup of tea and nibble some tasty summer cake, while we chat about death. No theme or set agenda. Simply a comfortable space to gather to share curiosities ...