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.

Read more

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.

Support us

Talking about death

A Death Cafe is an agenda free discussion about death. So far we've held 24776 Death Cafes.

Listings

To date we've held 24776 Death Cafes. These never involve agendas, advertising or set conclusions. Interesting conversations are guaranteed!

See listings

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 100 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.

Support us

Recent posts

Death Cafe: Nailsworth Death Cafe

Posted by JaneDiamond on Oct. 8, 2026, 9:40 a.m.



With Jane Diamond & Tracey Clements

Nov. 25, 2026, 7.30 p.m. - 9.15 p.m. (BST)

Free


Since March 2016, Nailsworth Death Cafe has been a regular bi-monthly event in the Nailsworth calendar of community events. As always, we aim to keep the evening as informal and ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe в Далате

Posted by Alekskuz on Oct. 8, 2026, 2:14 a.m.


With Aleksei Kuznetsov

Oct. 12, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (UTC +7)

Free


Почему я провожу это «Кафе смерти»: В культуре, из которой я родом, смерть — табу, о ней почти никто не говорит. Я считаю, что это стоит изменить, шаг за шагом, посредством ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Wenatchee

Posted by Death Cafe Wenatchee on Oct. 7, 2026, 5:22 p.m.



With Jill, Danna, Gillian

Nov. 4, 2026, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe EST– Candid Conversations

Posted by Martina Steiger on Oct. 7, 2026, 2:42 p.m.



With Martina Steiger

Oct. 27, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Accepts donations


More than ever there is a need to talk openly about death and dying.

For almost two decades now, Candid Conversations about death, dying and end-of-life have become important cornerstones ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe in Waterloo ON: In-Person Candid Conversations

Posted by Martina Steiger on Oct. 7, 2026, 2:41 p.m.



With Martina Steiger

Oct. 28, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Accepts donations


More than ever, there is a need to talk openly about death and dying.

For almost two decades now, Candid Conversations about death, dying and end-of-life have become important cornerstones ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe

Posted by dimitrios.bakolas on Oct. 7, 2026, 2:24 p.m.



With Dimitri Bakolas

Oct. 28, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (EST)

Free


 

Join us for light refreshments and open conversation about death and dying.

The goal of a death cafe is to increase awareness of death in order to discover a deeper ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe'

Posted by ngagliano on Oct. 7, 2026, 1:41 p.m.



With Nicole Gagliano

Oct. 26, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (PST )

Free



Death Cafe: Rotherham Town Death Cafe

Posted by Tig on Oct. 7, 2026, 12:44 p.m.



With Tricia Williams

Oct. 17, 2026, 12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (GMT)

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: WK Death Cafe

Posted by Christina Marks on Oct. 7, 2026, 12:13 p.m.



With Christina Marks

Oct. 25, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Central)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Lewes Death Cafe

Posted by Lewes Death Cafe on Oct. 7, 2026, 10:36 a.m.



With Lewes Death Cafe

Dec. 1, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (gmt)

Accepts donations


Please note that this is not being held at Lewes Friends meeting house which is a differnt venue.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Rosenheim

Posted by Stadtbibliothek Rosenheim on Oct. 7, 2026, 3:06 a.m.



With Stadtbibliothek Rosenheim

Oct. 31, 2026, 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Berlin)

Free


Wie möchte ich sterben? Wovor habe ich Angst? Welche Rituale gehören zu einem guten Abschied? Wie geht das, „Loslassen“?

Es fällt uns schwer, über die Themen Tod ...



Death Cafe: Day of the Dead Death Cafe

Posted by whit893 on Oct. 7, 2026, 2:06 a.m.



With Whitney

Oct. 24, 2026, 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Free


As Day of the Dead approaches let's gather to talk about death. There is no set agenda, and everyone is welcome to talk as much or as little as ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe en CDMX

Posted by tiriartecastillo@gmail.com on Oct. 6, 2026, 6:07 p.m.



With Tania Iriarte

Oct. 10, 2026, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 a.m. (Ciudad de Mexico)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Online

Posted by bookends on Oct. 6, 2026, 5:48 p.m.



With Maureen Spencer

June 1, 2027, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (MT)

Free


I love that Death Cafés are gentle, welcoming spaces where we can be curious, share stories, ask questions, and have honest conversations about something that affects all of us ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Online

Posted by bookends on Oct. 6, 2026, 5:48 p.m.



With Maureen Spencer

April 6, 2027, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (MT)

Free


I love that Death Cafés are gentle, welcoming spaces where we can be curious, share stories, ask questions, and have honest conversations about something that affects all of us ...