Death Cafe & Covid-19
Never has there been such a need to talk about death and dying.
Never has there been such a need to talk about death and dying, and we are not able to meet each other face-to-face to do this, with as yet, no specified end.
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
Talking about death
A Death Cafe is an agenda free discussion about death. So far we've held 16717 Death Cafes.
ListingsTo date we've held 16717 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 85 countries.
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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.
Recent posts
New Blog post: Death Cafe is 12!!
Posted by Jools Barsky on Sept. 25, 2023, 4:34 p.m.
What an incredible milestone we've reached! It's hard to believe how swiftly the time has flown since our 6th birthday, which marked the first Death Cafe birthday video I made following Jon's death in 2017. Before that, I vividly recall being in Jon's living room in Hackney while he and our Mum, Susan Barsky Reid, hosted the inaugural Death Cafe in his basement on 25th September 2011.
Staying aligned with Jon ...
Death Cafe: Cape Cod Death Cafe'- Massachusetts' 1st!
Posted by HeatherMassey on Sept. 18, 2023, 10:17 a.m.
With UU Falmouth, Heather Massey, SaraMaria Allenby, and the Cape Cod DC facilitation team!
Sept. 27, 2023, 6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (eastern)
Accepts donations
With Zoe Norman
Oct. 20, 2023, 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (GMT)
Free
Talking about death helps us live our best life. Join me in person for a group directed discussion about death and dying.
Thanks to Script Haven in Worcester for kindly ...
With Sue Goodrum and Trish Flynn
Oct. 7, 2023, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (GMT)
Accepts donations
We love the informal and friendly atmosphere. There's always laughter, new perspectives and stories to be heard.
We love the lightened atmosphere for all of us once death can ...
With Rebecca Lacey
Oct. 12, 2023, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (GMT)
Free
With Crossover Doula Services LLC
Sept. 30, 2023, 2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (EST)
Free
Richmond Va deserves a welcome space to discuss death and dying in a positive and informative way. Come with your stories, questions, and topics for discussion. Cake will be provided!
With Mary
Oct. 15, 2023, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (G.M.T )
Accepts donations
Come and say hello, and meet a friendly group of men and women who want to share their ideas and experiences surrounding death.
We always have lots to talk about ...
With Monica Montefiore
Nov. 4, 2023, 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (PST)
Free
Do you have questions about death but are too afraid to voice them? Let's normalize death and end-of-life conversations. After all, talking about it won't kill you!
Death ...
With Kirsty Salisbury
Dec. 3, 2023, 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (NZST)
Free
Join us for a hosted discussion about death and dying. This discussion is an open one, where no specific experience is necessary, and all are welcome to join free of ...
With Kirsty Salisbury
Nov. 5, 2023, 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (NZST)
Free
Join us for a hosted discussion about death and dying. This discussion is an open one, where no specific experience is necessary, and all are welcome to join free of ...
With Kirsty Salisbury
Oct. 8, 2023, 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (nzst)
Accepts donations
Thanks to the Aucklamd Art Gallery for sponsoring our event and providing us with the cafe space each month.
We are located in the Auckland Art Gallery Cafe. Down the ...
Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Brisbane
Posted by Grassroots Deathcare - Annie Caulfield on Sept. 17, 2023, 4:05 p.m.
With Grassroots Deathcare
Dec. 10, 2023, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (AEST)
Free
I hope to empower people to make their own choices around their end of life journey.
Talking about the 'D' word does not need to be a scary thing. In ...
Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Brisbane
Posted by Grassroots Deathcare - Annie Caulfield on Sept. 17, 2023, 4:04 p.m.
With Grassroots Deathcare
Nov. 12, 2023, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (AEST)
Free
I hope to empower people to make their own choices around their end of life journey.
Talking about the 'D' word does not need to be a scary thing. In ...
Death Cafe: Death Cafe - Brisbane
Posted by Grassroots Deathcare - Annie Caulfield on Sept. 17, 2023, 4:01 p.m.
With Grassroots Deathcare
Oct. 8, 2023, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (AEST)
Free
I hope to empower people to make their own choices around their end of life journey.
Talking about the 'D' word does not need to be a scary thing. In ...
Death Cafe: Woodberry Wetlands Wild Death Cafe
Posted by Caroline Dent on Sept. 17, 2023, 12:27 p.m.
With Caroline Dent
Oct. 7, 2023, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (BST)
Accepts donations
At a Death Cafe, we talk about anything related to death and dying, over tea and cake.
The conversation flows easily, and organically, with no prescribed themes or objectives, other ...