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 23894 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 23894 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: Denton Death Cafe

Posted by Denton Area Partnership for End of Life Care on June 8, 2026, 11:09 a.m.



With Denton Death Cafe

June 17, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (CST)

Accepts donations


Monthly Death Cafe hosted by thr Denton Death Cafe and the Trauma Informed Restoration Group



Death Cafe: Death Cafe

Posted by neilanders on June 7, 2026, 3:04 p.m.


With Neil Anders

June 9, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (eastern)

Free



Death Cafe: NJ Death Cafe

Posted by NJ Death Cafe on June 5, 2026, 6:04 a.m.



With Jodi Brooks, Amanda Faison, and Loren Talbot

June 15, 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: Puyallup WA Death Cafe

Posted by sunshinesorrow on June 4, 2026, 2:46 p.m.


With Chelsie

June 10, 2026, 12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Free


Death Cafe will be held in Board Room



Death Cafe: Lumina Death Cafe Albany, OR

Posted by naomihirsch on June 4, 2026, 12:37 p.m.



With Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care

June 11, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. ((GMT-7:00) Pacific Time (US and Canada))

Accepts donations


Hosted by Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care in Corvallis, OR - All welcome! 

Takes place the 2nd Thurday of each month from 7-8:30 pm. Refreshments provided. 

Please let me know ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe

Posted by Surya108 on June 4, 2026, 10:35 a.m.


With Spiritual Life Center

June 16, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone (New York) )

Accepts donations


This Death cafe is being held to foster a conversation around death and dying. It is offered as a public service to the community. 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Oswego, NY

Posted by dmolson on June 4, 2026, 10:02 a.m.



With The Tonic Collective

June 13, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Eastern US)

Free


Thank you to The Coffee Connection for generous use of their space.



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Bakers Hill

Posted by DeathDoulaBakersHill on June 3, 2026, 12:07 p.m.



With Death Doula End of Life Care WA

June 11, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (AWST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe at Rochambeau Library

Posted by Jamesheath on June 2, 2026, 9:26 a.m.


With James Heath

June 16, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations


Our Death Cafe discussions are intimate, confidential, and respectful. Death, after all, is what makes life meaningful, for if we weren't going to die, we could put off every ...



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe South Africa

Posted by Marie-Louise on June 2, 2026, 5:39 a.m.



With End-of-Life Doulas Lisa Ludwig-Mackenzie & Marie-Louise Steyn

June 17, 2026, 7.30 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (South African Standard Time)

Accepts donations


What to Expect: A Space for Real Connection

If you have never attended a Death Cafe before, it is completely natural to feel a little hesitant. Many people wonder if ...



Death Cafe: Bethlehem NH Death Cafe in the White Mountains

Posted by Laura Clerkin on June 1, 2026, 2:15 p.m.



With Bethlehem Public Library

June 12, 2026, 11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe/Antigua

Posted by C. Andrew Martin, DNP, MS, RN, CHPN on June 1, 2026, 10:45 a.m.



With C. Andrew Martin

June 17, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Guatemala)

Free



Death Cafe: Death Cafe

Posted by JenniferJurlando on May 31, 2026, 8:34 p.m.



With Jennifer Jurlando

June 17, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Free


Hot tea, coffee, and water will be proveded, along with sweet and savory snacks. If you have dietary restrictions, let me know!



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Monterrey

Posted by Death Cafe Monterrey on May 27, 2026, 6:34 p.m.



With Ana Cristina, Ana Paty, Marissa y Marisol

June 9, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Center)

Accepts donations


Event will be in spanish. Death Cafe in Monterrey, México adheres to international guidelines and operates on a voluntary donation basis. Sessions will be held monthly at different locations ...



Death Cafe: Marin County, CA Death Cafe

Posted by ChristineComaford on May 27, 2026, 10:44 a.m.



With Christine Comaford

June 11, 2026, 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations


Local Marin County, CA End-of-Life Doula Christine Comaford is offering a Death Cafe each month.

It is a gently monderated, non-denominational gathering for support in all topics around death and ...