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 22921 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 22921 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: East Lansing Death Cafe

Posted by EL Prime Time on Feb. 11, 2026, 8:29 a.m.



With Julie Dillon

Feb. 13, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Virtual EST

Posted by Nadine Lavoie | Departing2Love on Feb. 11, 2026, 4:18 a.m.



With Nadine Lavoie

March 12, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Free


Join us for an online Death Cafe, where we gather to openly discuss death, dying, and related topics in a respectful and nonjudgmental space. 

This is an opportunity to share ...



Death Cafe: Western Maine Death Cafe

Posted by Western Maine Death Cafe on Feb. 10, 2026, 7:48 p.m.


With Certified Death Doulas; Janet Willie, LMT/LPN and Lee Berry, RN and hospice volunteer, Kerry Read.

March 8, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 5.15 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Welcome to a conversation about death and dying with a view to helping us make the most of our finite lives.

Western Maine Death Cafe offers the first in a ...



Death Cafe: Champlain Valley Death Cafe

Posted by megan512 on Feb. 10, 2026, 2:54 p.m.



With Megan Mitchell

Feb. 28, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (est)

Accepts donations


I believe everyone deserves a safe space to ask hard questions without fear of judgment and to explore the thoughts and uncertainties we often carry quietly. When we avoid these ...



Death Cafe: Palmetto FL Death Cafe

Posted by Groover on Feb. 10, 2026, 12:46 p.m.



With Michael Kozlowski

March 2, 2026, 1.30 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations


We are hosting this event to take the taboo out of a subject that most people don't like to talk about, until everyone does.  We wanted to create a ...



Death Cafe: Erstes WienerDeath Cafe

Posted by JELLA JOST on Feb. 10, 2026, 5:13 a.m.



With Jella Jost

Feb. 15, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Europe)

Accepts donations


Sharing!

Being together!

Eating cheesecake!

Opening to new ideas!

Creating a community!



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Summit County, CO

Posted by sheehank on Feb. 9, 2026, 8:14 p.m.


With Kelly

Feb. 19, 2026, 4.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (MST)

Free


Come join for intriquing conversations about death, dying, and.... living (intentionally!)

Offered third Thursday of every month unless otherwise noted



Death Cafe: Solvay, NY Death Cafe

Posted by Heather H on Feb. 9, 2026, 7:07 p.m.



With Central New York Humanist Association

March 1, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (New York)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Solvang YV Death Cafe

Posted by Rachaeljs24 on Feb. 9, 2026, 4:14 p.m.



With Solvang Senior Center

March 10, 2026, 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (PST)

Free



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

Posted by JRFW on Feb. 9, 2026, 4:05 p.m.



With Jenny Watt

March 10, 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: Death Cafe (Glasgow Southside)

Posted by JRFW on Feb. 9, 2026, 4:05 p.m.



With The Southside Death Club

March 5, 2026, 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Our Death Cafés are very informal with everyone given the opportunity to speak as much or as little as they would like. We also usually have a selection of ...



Death Cafe: Orange NJ Death Cafe at One Spirit Learning Alliance

Posted by LarryJettWilson on Feb. 9, 2026, 8:39 a.m.


With Larry Jett Wilson/ Amanda Lohman Yue

Feb. 19, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (DST)

Accepts donations


One Spirit Learning Alliance was founded in 2001 by Rev. Diane Berke and Rev. Joyce Lichtenstein as an interfaith and interspiritual learning community.

For over two decades, OS has been ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Squamish

Posted by Ashling on Feb. 8, 2026, 12:08 p.m.


With Ashling Amato

March 3, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Pacific )

Accepts donations


Always free but donations welcome towards the cost of the cake! 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe, Online EST

Posted by Jessica Heintz on Feb. 8, 2026, 10:30 a.m.



With Jessica Heintz

March 1, 2026, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (ET)

Accepts donations


Join me for a lively conversation about death and dying!

What to expect:

-circle conversation group.

-no agenda, no goals and no intention to persuade. Only sharing views.

-safe space ...



Death Cafe: Chesterfield Death Cafe

Posted by JenniferJurlando on Feb. 8, 2026, 8:35 a.m.



With Jennifer Jurlando

March 12, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Free


Jennifer and Chesterfield Libraries are hosting this event in hopes of creating space for participants to talk candidly about death and dying.  This death cafe is the kick-off of a ...