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 22738 Death Cafes.

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To date we've held 22738 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.

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Recent posts

Death Cafe: Nāves kafejnīca / Death Cafe Riga

Posted by Naves_kafejnica on Jan. 17, 2026, 11:18 a.m.



With Rihards Vālands, Agnese Poikāne

Jan. 23, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Riga)

Free


Death is not a threat, but a mirror in which we see life without masks.

Our Death Café is a space for open, gentle conversations about the boundaries that make ...



Death Cafe: Eastbourne Death Cafe

Posted by Alicia and Lou on Jan. 17, 2026, 10:26 a.m.



With Alicia and Lou

Jan. 30, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


We are Lou and Alicia, and we are hosting Death Cafes in Eastbourne because we believe talking about death can be one of the most life-giving things we do. 

 

We ...



Death Cafe: Chișinău Death Cafe

Posted by Aliona Saenco on Jan. 16, 2026, 6:56 a.m.



With Aliona Saenco

Jan. 25, 2026, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (GMT+2)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe: Death Cafe, Eugene

Posted by lyndadoula2026 on Jan. 15, 2026, 4:24 p.m.


With Lynda Sorensen and Conner Harrington

Feb. 2, 2026, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (pacific)

Free


Join us at the historic Shelton McMurphey-Johnson House overlooking downtown Eugene. 

We meet on the first and third Monday of each month unless this falls on a holiday. 

We have ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe Santiago de Compostela

Posted by Thais on Jan. 15, 2026, 12:39 p.m.



With Daman Compostela

Jan. 28, 2026, 8.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m. (Madrid)

Free


Se che apetece falar/escoitar sobre a morte, ofrecemos un espazo nutritivo e san para compartir visións, cuestionamentos e recursos. 
 

A morte, nen buscala nen temela. É unha das poucas ...



Death Cafe: York, PA Death Cafe

Posted by Deb Turnow on Jan. 15, 2026, 12:17 p.m.



With Deb Turnow and Nicole Mills

Jan. 20, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Free



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe – PST Silent Vigil & Open Conversation (Online)

Posted by Amicus_Mortis on Jan. 15, 2026, 10:37 a.m.



With Kari Ann Forbush

Jan. 28, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (CST)

Accepts donations


This Death Cafe is being held as a quiet online vigil and open conversation space. Participants are welcome to speak, listen, or simply sit in presence. There is no agenda ...



Death Cafe: North York ON Death Cafe

Posted by Brendacortes on Jan. 14, 2026, 8:55 p.m.



With Brenda Cortes

Jan. 30, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST )

Free


*SPANISH EDITION*

Hablemos de La Muerte de manera casual y en confianza, EVENTO GRATUITO Tu pagas tu Cafecito 



Death Cafe: Palmyra, PA Book Bar- Death Cafe

Posted by Virginia on Jan. 14, 2026, 8:43 p.m.



With Book Bar owner Brittany Haynes

Feb. 1, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (eastern)

Free


Join us for an open, respectful, and thought-provoking conversation about death, dying, and living fully. A Death Café is not grief counseling or a support group—it’s a relaxed ...



Death Cafe: Death Cafe at HWFC Albany, NY

Posted by HWFCdeathcafe on Jan. 14, 2026, 2:01 p.m.


With Michelle Améliore

Feb. 4, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Free


Held the first Wednesday of every month

COMMUNITY ROOM Honest Weight Food Co-op, 100 Watervliet Ave, Albany, NY 12206, USA

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No Registration Required; Just Show up!!

Hosted by member-owner ...



Death Cafe: Annan Death Cafe

Posted by susantelford on Jan. 14, 2026, 8:42 a.m.



With Susan Telford

Jan. 27, 2026, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


I’m running a Death Cafe in Annan because I believe that open, honest conversations about death and dying help us to live more fully and deeply. As an end ...



Death Cafe write up: Marie Curie Death Cafe Penarth

Posted by Rhi Axtell on Jan. 14, 2026, 6:01 a.m.


 

Facilitator: Lisa Casson

There were five of us in attendance this month, and, to quote one of the attendees, it felt like a ‘meeting of like-minded people’. Right away during introductions, a seed was planted which would shape the discussions throughout the café: How do we stay in the moment? How do we slow down and appreciate what we have? Especially with the consideration that we could die at any moment.

 

With this question to consider, we also discussed what we need to have in place – a living will, for sure, and power of attorney, but also what conversations do we need to have with our loved ones ...



Death Cafe: Esperance Death Cafe West Australia ST

Posted by SueStarr on Jan. 13, 2026, 9:16 p.m.



With Sue Starr

Jan. 31, 2026, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (West Australian standard time)

Free


Esperance Death Cafe is an open and relaxed venue to discuss all aspects of death and dying. If you're happy to talk about the inevitable, we'd love to ...



Death Cafe: Open Door Death Cafe Suffern, NY

Posted by Jill Greenbaum on Jan. 13, 2026, 6:37 p.m.



With Jill Greenbaum

Jan. 22, 2026, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Welcome to The Open Door Death Café, a space where people can engage in open, meaningful conversations about life, death, and living fully every day.
 



Death Cafe: Open Door Death Cafe NYC

Posted by Jill Greenbaum on Jan. 13, 2026, 6:31 p.m.



With Jill Greenbaum

Jan. 25, 2026, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations


Welcome to The Open Door Death Café, a space where people can engage in open, meaningful conversations about life, death, and living fully every day.

Register for this event through ...