Forthcoming Death Cafes


Today: Burke Death Cafe

With Hannah Risley

United States: 9000 Burke Lake Road , Burke, VA , 22015

June 14, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Free

 

Death Café

Death Cafés are an opportunity to demystify the death experience. We offer an open, safe environment for discussing thoughts and feelings about all manner of death and dying. At a Death Café people drink tea and discuss death. Our aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. This Death Café will be hosted ...



Today: Death Cafe Wien - Mut auf´s Leben

With Alexandra Masetti

Austria: 1230 Wien , Details folgen bei der Anmeldung , 1230 Wien

June 14, 2025, 3.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. (Central European Time)

Accepts donations

Das Death Cafe Wien - Mut aufs Leben, findet in regelmäßigen Abständen statt. Der Veranstaltungsort befindet sich im 23. Wiener Gemeindebezirk, in den wunderschönen Räumlichkeiten des "salve! Psychosoziales Zentrum". Barbara Nepp ist ...



Today: North Denver Death Cafe

With Marti Steger & Beth Leyba

United States: Smiley Branch Library , 4501 W 46th Ave , Denver, CO 80212 , 80212

June 14, 2025, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (mountain)

Accepts donations

The North Denver Death Café is an open forum. We intend to create space for and support positive conversations about end-of-life. When we talk about death, we help to lessen the taboos associated with it ...



Today: Online Death Cafe Los Angeles PST

With Merrily Weiss

United States: , Los Angeles , CA , 91403

June 14, 2025, 3.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (pst)

Free

Come join us for a conversation on all things death and living! We've been meeting as a group for 3+ years and we welcome newcomers to join us for one or every session!



Today: Illawarra Death Cafe

With Dorina Basurto and Carolyn Vaughan

Australia: 479 Princes Hwy , Woonona , NSW 2517

June 14, 2025, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (Woonona, NSW, Australia)

Accepts donations

What to expect:
* A safe space to share thoughts, feelings and experiences related to death and dying
* Conversations that can cover a wide range of topics related to death, dying, and grief
* Tea, coffee and ...



Today: Wellington Death Cafe at Newtown Community Centre

With Rachel Margaret

New Zealand: Corner of Colombo & Rintoul Streets , Newtown , Wellington , 6021

June 14, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Wellington, New Zealand)

Free

The Newtown Community Centre has been running a Death Cafe for a few years, & needed a new facilitator. It started up again on Saturday 12 April 2025, & will be held monthly, the second Saturday of ...



Today: Death Cafe Medellín

With Ana María Cortés y Ana Isabel Arango

Colombia: Café Apasionado. Carrera 43a, Cl 38A Sur #07 Segundo piso, Envigado , 055422

June 14, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (Bogotá)

Free

Tenemos una invitación única para ti.

Te invitamos a ser parte de un Death Café, un espacio seguro y abierto donde podemos hablar sin tabúes sobre algo que todos compartimos: la muerte.

Aqu ...



Today: Death Cafe at Chapin Memorial Library Myrtle Beach

With Chapin Memorial Library

United States

June 14, 2025, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (eastern)

Accepts donations

The first two Death Cafes at Chapin Memorial Library were meaningful gatherings that brought interesting and stimulating conversations about this one human event all of us eventually will experience.

Monthly get-togethers, hopefully, will build on ...


Today: UWGB Death Cafe Green Bay, WI

With Madison Desotel

United States: 730 Bodart St , Green Bay, WI 54301 , WI , 54301

June 14, 2025, 11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. (Central time)

Free

I would like to create a safe place where people can discuss death with no expectations. 



Today: The Wicked Wolf Death Cafe -Long Beach, CA

With Lisa Stuhley

United States: The Wicked Wolf Cocktail Bar & Tea/Coffee House , 2332 Pacific Ave , Long Beach, CA , (meeting upstairs in Wolf Den) , 90806

June 14, 2025, 10.15 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (PST)

Free

About this Death Cafe

  • It is my #1 goal to normalize conversations around death & dying because it is something that we all have in common as humans. We each have so much to offer in ...



Today: Ballydehob Death Cafe

With Patricia O'Sullivan

Ireland: Kilcoe Cillini , Turn off N71 for "Kilcoe" , 1st Crossroads, turn left , Ballydehob , Cork , none available for this location

June 14, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

…if only I could convince myself these things must die…


Today: Dulwich Hill Sydney Death Cafe

With Liz Newell & Wendy Notley

Australia: 245 Wardell Rd , Dulwich Hill , sydney , 2203

June 14, 2025, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (AEST)

Free

Our society is leaving us out of our own deaths! Death is so often too hidden, too alone and too ill considered. By creating a safe, friendly space to share our knowledge, our worries and our hopes about death, we experience a sense of connection.   

We need to explore death conversationally with sincerity, but also with humour and cake! Liz and Wendy believe that this ...


Today: Death Cafe Noire Durham, NC

With Traci H

United States: , 27713

June 14, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (Eastern Time (EST) New York, US)

Free

Come join us the second Saturday of every month for Durham’s first local Death Café for the Black community! Death Café is part of a global movement to increase awareness and encourage open and thoughtful discussion of death related topics. This safe space allows members to share and inquire about related topics without a set agenda, objectives, or themes. While this is NOT a ...



Today: Death Cafe Noire Durham NC

With Traci Hathaway

United States: 4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham NC , 27713

June 14, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (Eastern Time (EST) New York, US)

Free

Come join us the second Saturday of every month for Durham’s first local Death Café for the Black community!

Death Café is part of a global movement to increase awareness and encourage open and ...



Death Cafe Newcastle Australia

With Ruth Boydell

Australia:

June 15, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (GMT+10:00)

Free

Ruth hosts these online Death Cafes herself, through her doula work as LifeTimes end of life support. 

We are based in Newcastle, but being online means we can be joined by others from distant places ...



Death Cafe MKE Meet Up

With SHANTELL RILEY

United States: The Table , 5305 W Capitol Drive , Milwaukee, Wisconsin , 53216

June 15, 2025, 1.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (Central)

Accepts donations

 With so many differences in the world and separation is a way of life. There is one thing we have in common...we are all going to leave this world. I am a  Death Cafe ...



Wheat Ridge Death Cafe

With Colleen Taylor & Karen Keeran

United States: Be A Tree Event Center , 3720 Pierce St , Wheat Ridge, CO , 80033

June 15, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (MT)

Free

Please join us at the Wheat Ridge Death Café for open conversations on death and dying, and together we will create a safe and supportive environment to explore and ask questions with no set agenda ...



Rotherham Town Death Cafe

With Tricia

United Kingdom: Central Library , Riverside House , Main St , S60 1AE

June 15, 2025, 12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (BST)

Free

An opportunity to talk about death and dying in a relaxed astmosphere.

All welcome.

Drinks and snacks provided.



Whitehall PA Death Cafe at The Library

With Carole Silvoy

United States: Whitehall Public Library , 3700 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA , 18052

June 16, 2025, 6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EDT )

Accepts donations

This group will meet on the third Monday of the month at 6:30.



Wetaskiwin Death Cafe

With Jessica Johnson

Canada: 5302 50 Avenue , Wetaskiwin , Alberta , T9A 0T1

June 16, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (MST)

Free



Online Death Cafe State College PA EST

With Jackie Naginey Hook

United States: , 16801

June 16, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone)

Free

This is a virtual gathering.

Please join us in the comfort of your own home for our monthly 
Death Café. You can sip on coffee and tea, eat your favorite dessert and discuss death ...



Great Torrington Death Cafe

With Ruth Chambers and Nixie James-Scott

United Kingdom: Methodist Church Hall , Top of Mill Street , Great Torrington , EX38 8AL

June 16, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations


Lowcountry Death Cafe Charleston NC

With The Unitarian Church in Charleston

United States: Gage Hall , 4 Archdale St , Charleston , SC , 29401

June 16, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard)

Free



Wellness House of Annapolis Death Cafe

With Carey Palmquist, EOL Doula

United States: The Wellness House of Annapolis , 2625 Mas Que Farm Rd , Annapolis, Maryland , 21401

June 16, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Eastern Standard )

Accepts donations

The Death Cafe at The Wellness House of Annapolis is offered on a monthly basis and is open to members of The Wellness House of Annapolis. Please note that you must be a member of ...


Sheffield Death Cafe

With Penny Merrett

United Kingdom: Carpenter room, Sheffield Central Library , Surrey Street , Sheffield , South Yorkshire , S1 1XZ

June 16, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (GMT)

Free



Brighton Death Cafe Online

With Louisa Parsons and Nicolette Thornton

United Kingdom:

June 17, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (BST)

Free

In these uncertain times, amidst a global pandemic and social isolation, we offer you time and space to come together and talk about your thoughts and feelings around death and dying.

Death Cafe's aim ...



Death Cafe Iowa

With Hamilton's Academy of Grief and Loss

United States:

June 17, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Central)

Free

Death Cafe Iowa has been a monthly gathering since October 2015. This Death Cafe went virtual with the pandemic and has stayed so that people from anywhere can join us for this lively conversation.



Virtual Death Cafe EDT Cambridge, MA Public Library

With Cambridge, MA Public Library

United States: , Cambridge, MA , 02138

June 17, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.15 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Free

Join us for a virtual Death Cafe - an evening of open, lively, and insightful discussion about death for adults aged 18 and older.

While not a support group nor a venue for bereavement, a Death ...



South Liverpool Death Cafe

With Hannah Todd

United Kingdom: 52 Rose Lane Bistro , 52 Rose Lane , Liverpool , L18 5ED , L18 5ED

June 17, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations

I am a big believer that we do not talk about death adequately or often enough, which can have huge ramifications on how we process grief.

Death Cafe for me is a very informal look ...



Death Cafe - Downtown Toronto

With Nadine Lavoie

Canada: Toronto Palmerston Library , Downstairs Program Room , 560 Palmerston Ave. , Toronto, ON , M6G 2P7

June 17, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Free

Join us at the Toronto Palmerston Library on Palmerston - North of Bloor for snacks, coffee, tea, and open conversations about death and dying.

Prepare for an interactive evening! We will be sitting in small groups ...



Greater Milwaukee Death Cafe

With Martha Badger & Gil-Marie Janssen

United States: St. Francis Library , 4230 S Nicholson Ave , St Francis , WI , 53235

June 17, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Central Daylight Time (CDT))

Free



Far North Dallas Death Cafe

With Lisa Kanarek

United States: Spin Coffee and Vinyl , 17290 Preston Road , Dallas, TX 75253 , 75253

June 17, 2025, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (CST)

Accepts donations

Our goal is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their lives. This is an open forum to talk about death, a topic not everyone is comfortable discussing. All are ...



Open Death Cafe Online EST

With Sandra Spicer

Canada: Ontario

June 17, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

Free

At Open Death Cafés people - often strangers - gather together to discuss death. This event doesn’t have any particular objectives or themes aside from increasing everyone’s awareness of death and exploring our relationships ...



CFD Death Cafe Kingston NY

With Circle of Friends for the Dying

United States: !00 Wurts Street , Kingston NY , 12401

June 17, 2025, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Free

As always, CFD Death Cafés are offered with no donation requested. CFD Death Cafés are gatherings of people, often strangers, where we eat treats, drink tea or coffee, and confidentially have a conversation ...



Bayfield Death Cafe

With Lola Montano

United States: Pine River Library , 395 Bayfield Center Dr , BAYFIELD , Colorado , Community Room , 81122

June 17, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (MT)

Accepts donations

A Death Cafe is a time and place where people come to share food, drink tea or coffee, and discuss death openly and honestly. The aim is to increase awareness about death in order to ...



Bristol RI Library Death Cafe - Tea, Cake, and Conversation

With Bonnie Evans, RN, MS, GNP-BC

United States: Rogers Free Library , 525 Hope Street , Bristol , RI , RI , 02809

June 17, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (EST)

Free

The Bristol RI Library is offering their space and support in order to host a Death Cafe.  This is the fourth program at this site.



Online Death CafeTijuana/SanDiego PST

With Eva Navarrete

United States

June 17, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (PT)

Accepts donations

Después de registrarse, recibirá un correo electrónico de confirmación con información sobre cómo unirse a la reunión. .

Tenga en cuenta: Se requiere asistencia puntual para ser admitido en la ...



Portland Maine Death Cafe

With Leona Oceania

United States: Portland Public Library , 5 Monument Square , Portland, ME 04101 , 04101

June 18, 2025, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (Eastern)

Accepts donations

The Portland Death Cafe is BACK! We will resume our monthly meetings (after a long Covid initiated hiatus) on the third Wednesday of each month at the Portland Public Library from 5:00 pm - 6 ...



Naperville Death Cafe- In Person

With Sandra Coyner

United States: 300 E 5th Avenue, Ste 105 , Naperville, IL , 60563

June 18, 2025, 4.45 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (CST)

Free

Looking forward to an organic conversation about death wherever that may lead:) Space is limited. Sign up to reserve your free spot. Please go to www.growwellyoga.com and then click on schedule/book class ...



The Shalom Online Death Cafe PDT

With Zoë Francesca Goldblatt and Friends

United States:

June 18, 2025, 3.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)

Accepts donations

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83163719848?pwd=bYLVSMpadM391QKg8K5a6FUmjkvFyo.1

Zoë is hosting this Death Cafe as a welcoming and safe space to openly talk about death and dying in relation to any ...



Comox Valley Death Cafe

With Comox Valley Hospice Society

Canada: Evergreen Lounge , Florence Filberg Centre , 411 Anderton Avenue , Courtenay, BC , V9N 6C6

June 18, 2025, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe/Antigua

With C Andrew Martin

Guatemala:

June 18, 2025, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Guatemala)

Accepts donations



Orange County Death Cafe

With Endswell Funeral Home

United States: 407 Meadowlands Drive , Hillsborough, NC , 27278

June 18, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Free

Join us at Endswell Funeral Home on Jun 18, 2025 from 6-8PM for a potluck and open discussion with the community about death and dying.


Death Cafe Davenport, IA

With Davenport Public Library

United States: 6000 Eastern Avenue , Davenport, IA , 52807

June 18, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (central)

Free

Join us the third Wednesday of the month, June 18th, July 16th, and August 20th from 5:30-7:30p at the Davenport Eastern Avenue Branch for a Death Cafe. At a Death Cafe, people, often strangers, gather to eat treats, drink coffee, and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite ...



San Diego Death Cafe

With Penny Waugh

United States: Bravo Family Mortuary , 4427 Rainier Ave , San Diego CA 92120 , Mission Valley , CA , 92120

June 18, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (pst)

Accepts donations

We’re creating a warm, welcoming space where you can engage in meaningful conversations about a subject that, while often considered taboo, connects us all. Whether you’ve faced death personally or are simply curious ...



Fairfax CA Conversations for Mortals Death Cafe

With Bennett House

United States: Bennett House , 53 Taylor Drive , Fairfax CA , 94930

June 18, 2025, 6.30 p.m. - 7.45 p.m. (PST)

Free

We want to offer a safe space to explore conversations about living fully, our shared mortality and your thoughts about death. Everyone is welcome to attend, this Death Cafe is open to the public.



Death Cafe Sofia

With Iva M.

Bulgaria: South Park - The Doggie Garden , #75 Emil Berzinski Str. , Sofia , 1408

June 18, 2025, 6.45 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. (EEST (UTC +3) )

Free

The event will take place outside, in the so called Doggie Garden that is part of the South (Yuzhen) Park.

Being June and hot, please make sure to bring water and/or whatever beverages you ...



Death Cafe Croatia

With Dijana Mateša

Croatia: Pivnica Kraluš , Koprivnica , Croatia , 48000

June 18, 2025, 9.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. ((GMT+2:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Zagreb)

Free

This Death Cafe is open to anybody who is curious and courageous enough to let the topic of death and dying enter their life for a moment. We are meeting in a beautiful restaurant in ...


Inaugural Death Cafe Lexington NC

With Amy Everhart

United States: Bridgette's Kitchen , 206 W Center St #A , Lexington , North Carolina , 27292 , 27292

June 18, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Free



Manhattan KS Death Cafe

With Joslyn Roadstrom

United States: Manhattan Public Library , Groesbeck Room , 629 Poyntz Ave , 66502

June 18, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (CST)

Accepts donations

Come as you are! This is a judgement free zone and not weird and creepy. 



Time Waits For No One - Junction Death Cafe

With Janeane Rose Sanborn

United States: Copeka Coffee , 1012 N 5th St. , Grand Junction , CO , 81501

June 18, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Mountain)

Free



Fairfax CA Death Cafe Conversation for Mortals

With Willow T. & Ann H.

United States: Bennett House Community room , 53 Taylor Drive , Fairfax CA , 93930

June 18, 2025, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (pacific standard)

Free

Join us for a conversation about life and death and everything in between. This is a safe and supportive space, and everyone is welcome.



Desert Reflections Death Cafe Palm Springs CA

With Anubis, Inc. & Desert Doula Lauren

United States: 340 W. San Rafael Drive , Palm Springs, Ca. , CA , 92262

June 18, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations

Together, Anubis, Inc. and Desert Doula Lauren aim to provide a safe space for conversation around the taboo topic of death. While we understand that western culture has a strong aversion to talking about death ...



Death Cafe in Porto 31

With Compassio

Portugal: Rua Gil Vicente , 138 , Porto , 4000-255

June 18, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Lisbon)

Free



Death Cafe online Portugal Compassivo

With Portugal Compassivo

Portugal:

June 18, 2025, 9.00 p.m. - 10.30 p.m. (Lisbon)

Accepts donations


Goshen Death Cafe

With Cindy Hartzler-Miller and Jeannette Slater

United States: Greencroft Community Center , 1820 Greencroft Blvd. , Goshen, In 46526 , Indiana , Indiana , 46526

June 19, 2025, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (Eastern (U.S.))

Free

A group of 8-18 have been meeting monthly since October 2022, discussing everything from letting go to death cleaning to how long it takes for a body to decompose naturally.  Our meeting space allows us to share videos and music.  There's a snack shop next door so everyone can bring their own coffee and cake.  All are welcome!

Meetings are usually held from 10-11 ...



Anacortes Death Cafe

With Richard Wagner, Ph.D.

United States: Cottage Hobby House , 1220 12th St , -- Corner of 12th St. & M Ave , Anacortes, WA , 98221

June 19, 2025, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Pacific)

Free

PLEASE NOTICE OUR NEW LOCATION AND NEW MEETING TIME AS OF 01/01/23

The Anacortes chapter is now very well attended.  We invite you to join us on the cutting edge of the Conscious ...



Virtual Death Cafe PST

With Rita4Life

United States

June 19, 2025, 11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe Roma

With FederCelebranti

Italy: MR ZACU CAFETTERIA , C.NE TRIONFALE 57 , ROMA , 00195

June 19, 2025, 6.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Italy)

Accepts donations

Il nostro Death Café è uno spazio aperto, rispettoso e confidenziale dove le persone possono esprimere le loro opinioni in modo sicuro.

Non ci sono gerarchie e la discussione è guidata dai pattecipanti con l'aiuto ...



ATX Death Cafe - Third Thursdays

With ATX Death Cafe Meetup

United States: 2920 E 12th St, Austin TX 78702 , TX , 78702

June 19, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (CST)

Free

Space and cake is limited, so please RSVP:

clozure.vip/deathcafe



Prestwich UK Death Cafe

With Joanna Gresty

United Kingdom: Church Lane Community Centre , 38 Church Lane , Prestwich , Manchester , M25 1AJ

June 19, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations

Join us for an open and welcoming discussion about death. Whether you're seeking meaning, understanding, or simply a space to listen or be heard, you're invited to join us.
 
Attendance is completely free ...



Lumina Death Cafe Corvallis, PST

With Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care

United States: 720 SW 4th Street , Lumina Hospice , Corvallis , OR , OR , 97333

June 19, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 5.30 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 3nd Thurday of each month from 4-5:30 pm. Refreshments provided. 

Please let me know if you would like to ...



Death Cafe Summit County, CO

With Kelly

United States: Summit County Community and Senior Center , 83 Nancy's Place , Frisco, CO , 80443

June 19, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (MST)

Free

Come join in fascinating conversations about death, dying... and living!
Each session is so unique and very intriguing to see what transpires in any given session.


St. Louis Virtual Death Cafe

With Stephanie Deirdre

United States: St. Louis , Missouri , 63118

June 19, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (Central)

Free

We are the St. Louis area Death Cafe for virtual meetings for those that cannot attend the in-person meetings thrown by our friends at St. Louis Death Cafe.

 

Meetings will be once a month on the 3rd Thursday at 7pm over Zoom. 

 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83660242002?pwd=HwbucT91ykKf4VdxpBFwfM3Nsbt6ld.1



Bennington VT Death Cafe: "Death Dying & Danishes"

With Ed Keating

United States: Bennington Community Market , 239 Main St , Bennington VT 05201 , VT , 05201

June 20, 2025, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (EDT)

Accepts donations

The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR) offers a discussion group designed to address a topic many have difficulty talking about: death and dying.
Death, Dying, & Danishes will be held in a community room ...



Chippewa Falls Death Cafe

With Dawn Briskey

United States: Chippewa Falls Public Library , 105 W. Central Street , Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin , 54729

June 20, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (Central)

Free

During this informal event we will gather together for an open and straightforward discussion about death. Attendees decide what they want to talk about. The only requirement for attendance is that you are mortal.

  • Note ...



Milwaukee Death Cafe at Horizon Home Care & Hospice

With Martha Badger & Gil-Marie Janssen

United States: Horizon Home Care & Hospice , 11002 W Park Place , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA , 53224

June 20, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (Central Daylight Time (CDT))

Accepts donations



Pagan Death Cafe

With Marjorie Coffey

United States:

June 20, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (PT)

Free

All faiths and lack thereof are welcome! No prosletyzing on behalf of any faiths.



6th Ave. Tacoma Death Cafe

With Chelsie

United States: Crescent Moon Gifts , 6901 6th Ave. , Tacoma, WA , 98406

June 20, 2025, 12.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Free

Death Cafe held in Crescent Moon Gifts' Starlight Tea Lounge



Summer Solstice Death Cafe Newcastle upon Tyne

With Karen Parry

United Kingdom: Alphabetti Theatre , St James Boulevard , Newcastle upon Tyne , NE1 4HP

June 20, 2025, 11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. (GMT)

Accepts donations

On summer solstice, the longest day of the year, come and have a life-affirming converstaion about death.

 

Many thanks to Alphabetti Theatre for giving the use of their space for free.



Death Cafe Foster Victoria

With Cheryl Opie

Australia: Manna Gum Community House , 33 Station Rd , Foster 3960 , Victoria , Australia , 3960

June 20, 2025, 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. (AEST)

Accepts donations

Running this Death Cafe is for anyone in the community who would like to talk about death and dying, which includes me. I have been teaching skills about how to live your best life without ...



Ann Arbor Death Cafe

With Ann Arbor Death Cafe team

United States: Crazy Wisdom Bookstore , 114 S Main St , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, USA , 48104

June 21, 2025, 11.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (Eastern US)

Accepts donations

The Ann Arbor (Michigan, USA) Death Cafe was founded in November 2012 by Merilynne Rush and has been meeting monthly since then. In Sept 2024 we moved the online meetings to 1st Saturdays at 11am ...



Ithaca Death Cafe

With Angela Mennitto

United States: Third Street Quaker Meetinghouse , 120 Third Street , Ithaca, NY , 14850

June 21, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (E.S.T. in the U.S.)

Accepts donations

Please join us in a relaxed setting to discuss death, drink tea, and eat cake. Death Cafes are gatherings to share thought provoking, engaging and respectful conversations on death. They are not intended as a ...



Raven Death Cafe Chicagoland

With Judy Ranniger-Meza and Carol Williams

United States: 4619 N Ravenswood Ave , Suite 202 , Chicago , Illinois , 60640

June 21, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Central)

Accepts donations

Francis Weller, grief counselor, speaker, author, and thought leader in grief and end of life issues says that, "Our refusal to acknowledge grief and death has twisted us into a culture riddled with death." Judy ...


Tamworth NSW Death Cafe

With Nancy Sayer

Australia: 466 Peel Street , Tamworth , TAMWORTH , NSW , NSW , 2340

June 21, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (AEST)

Free



VanPort Death Cafe

With Courtney Ponsford

United States: The Way Home Studio , 8435 SE Stark Street , Portland, Oregon 97216 , 97216

June 21, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (Pacific)

Accepts donations

Death has always been an interestingly comfortable concept to me for as long as I can remember.  My intention within the Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA community is to provide a safe and nonjudgemental space ...



Ypsilanti Death Cafe

With Bloodroot Herb Shop & Hanna Hasselschwert

United States: Bloodroot Herb Shop , 208 West Michigan Ave , Ypsilanti , MI , 48197

June 21, 2025, 11.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe - Mid Town - Toronto

With Nadine Lavoie

Canada: The Company We Keep (Coffee Shop) , 634 St-Clair West / Bathurst , Toronto, ON , M6C 1A9

June 21, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Free

Welcome to the Death Cafe! 
Join us for a free and intimate, open conversation about death and dying in a safe and supportive space.

 

Whether you're curious, reflective, or simply want to explore thoughts ...



Death Cafe - Harrison TN

With Angela Guthrie

United States: Harrison Community Center , 5637 TN-58 , Harrison, TN , 37341

June 22, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m. (Eastern )

Free



Bethnal Green Death Cafe

With Padmalila

United Kingdom: The Mandala Cafe , 241-241 Globe Road , Bethnal Green , London , London , E2 0JD

June 22, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (BST)

Accepts donations

As a society, we rarely discuss death, even though the inevitability of death is the only thing we can predict in life. A Death Cafe is a useful forum for people coming to terms with ...


June Death Cafe Foster Victoria

With Katherine Pence

United States: Window Coffee Bar , 903 West Camelback Rd , Phoenix Az , 85013

June 22, 2025, 4.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. (mountain time zone)

Accepts donations

I am running this Death Cafe to help destigmatize the topic of death. I believe death in our society is very "hush hush" and that does none of us any favors. 

 


Southwest Durham NC Death Cafe

With Teresa Blemings

United States: Southwest Regional Library , 3605 Shannon Road , Durham , North Carolina , 27707 , 27707

June 23, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EDT)

Free

Future Meeting Dates:

June 23, 2025 (day after Memorial Day)

Fourth Monday of each month unless otherwise stated.

 



Denver Death Cafe at Park Hill Branch Library

With Cierra McNamara

United States: 4705 Montview Blvd , Denver, CO , 80207

June 23, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (MST)

Free



Coburg Library Death Cafe

With Merri-bek libraries in partnership with Dina Smirnova

Australia: Coburg Library , Corner Victoria and Louisa Street , Coburg, Victoria , 3058

June 24, 2025, 6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. (EST)

Free

The “D” word has been a taboo topic yet talking about Death can be one of the most eye-opening conversations you’ll ever have.

A Death Cafe is an opportunity for people from all walks ...


Chatham Death Cafe

With Center for the Spiritual Journey

United States: 880 Main Street, Munson Meeting Way , Chatham, MA , W YARMOUTH , MA , MA , 02633

June 25, 2025, 10.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (EDT)

Accepts donations

At a Death Cafe, people gather to share snacks & coffee/tea and to discuss various aspects of death. The objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.' * It is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. It’s a discussion group rather than a grief support, counseling session or ...


Sacred Threshold Death Cafe Portland OR

With Pamela Rathbun

United States: 1987 NW Kearney St , Portland , Oregon , 97209

June 25, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (PST)

Free

I am running a Death Café to create a sacred space for open, honest conversations about death—helping others embrace mortality, release fear, and live more fully

 

Coffee and Tea provided. Indivdual ordering from restraunt if desired. 

RSVP Appreciated (through contact form below), though not necessary.



Hastings Death Cafe

With Pauline de la Fuente and Lou Requena

United Kingdom: Bullet Coffee House , 38 Robertson Street , Hastings , East Sussex , TN34 1HT

June 25, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. (UK)

Accepts donations

Our Death Cafe is free to attend, any refreshments are payable to Bullet but purchasing them is optional.  We gather to have far ranging discussions about death and dying and everyone is welcome to ask ...



Open Door Death Cafe Suffern, NY

With Jill Greenbaum

United States: Suffern Library, Suffern Room , 210 Lafayette Street , Suffern, NY , 10901

June 26, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EST)

Free

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.
 



Medford Monthly Death Cafe

With Rebecca Colby

United States: 45 S Main St, Medford, NJ , 08055

June 28, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations

Death is so taboo in our society that many of us refuse to even think about it, much less talk about it. Let’s change that – let’s talk about death! And what better way ...



Kingston-upon-Thames Death Cafe

With Charlotte Haigh

United Kingdom: Kingston Hive , Ground floor, the Cycle Hub , 47-49 Wood Street , Kingston upon Thames , Kt1 1UJ

June 28, 2025, 3.00 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (gmt)

Accepts donations

PLEASE NOTE: the date for this death cafe has been changed - huge apologies but it's for unavoidable life reasons. I hope you'll be able to attend next time - please rsvp and I'll ...



Raleigh NC Death Cafe

With City of Raleigh

United States: 2000 Noble Road , Raleigh , North Carolina , 27608

July 1, 2025, 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (Eastern)

Free

Five Points Center for Active Adults is a City of Raleigh 50+ community center that is excited to host a death cafe. We want to invite the community to openly disscuss death and dying, and ...



Death Cafe All Hawa'i'-Virtual HST

With Danielle Pacific

United States: , HI , 96720

July 2, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.15 p.m. (HST)

Free

Please, only those living on Hawaiian Land. We desire to support each other in our island communities at this time. If you wish to join from the continent, please request and explain your reasons. Mahalo.



Suffolk Transitions Death Cafe

With Ewout Van-Manen

United Kingdom: The Bell Hotel , 31 High Street , Saxmundham , Suffolk , IP17 1AF

July 2, 2025, 10.45 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. (UK)

Free

Ewout facilitates Death Cafes in order to help people feel free to talk about death - without taboo - and to share insights, concerns and experiences in the context of a group. 

 

We will have a Death ...



Death Cafe on Capitol Hill

With Historic Congressional Cemetery

United States: Congressional Cemetery , 1801 E Street SE , 20003

July 3, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Accepts donations

Our historic chapel on the grounds of the cemetery is a welcoming space for conversation and sharing. The cemetery provides sweets and coffee and welcomes guests to bring sweets to share.



Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR

With Ellen Simmons

United States: Multnomah Friends Meeting , 4312 SE Stark , Portland, OR , 97215

July 13, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations

A Death Cafe is an open and respectful conversation about the topic of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. We will introduce ourselves, including what brought each of us to the Cafe, and then ...



Virtual Death Cafe PDT

With Rachel Greene

Canada:

July 30, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (PDT)

Free



Death Cafe on Capitol Hill

With Historic Congressional Cemetery

United States: Congressional Cemetery , 1801 E Street SE , 20003

Aug. 7, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Accepts donations

Our historic chapel on the grounds of the cemetery is a welcoming space for conversation and sharing. The cemetery provides sweets and coffee and welcomes guests to bring sweets to share.



Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR

With Ellen Simmons

United States: Multnomah Friends Meeting , 4312 SE Stark , Portland, OR , 97215

Aug. 10, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations

A Death Cafe is an open and respectful conversation about the topic of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. We will introduce ourselves, including what brought each of us to the Cafe, and then ...


Lowcountry Death Cafe Charleston

With Unitarian Church in Charleston

United States: Gage Hall , 4 Archdale St , Charleston , SC , 29401

Aug. 18, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe on Capitol Hill

With Historic Congressional Cemetery

United States: Congressional Cemetery , 1801 E Street SE , 20003

Sept. 4, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Accepts donations

Our historic chapel on the grounds of the cemetery is a welcoming space for conversation and sharing. The cemetery provides sweets and coffee and welcomes guests to bring sweets to share.



Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR

With Ellen Simmons

United States: Multnomah Friends Meeting , 4312 SE Stark , Portland, OR , 97215

Sept. 14, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations

A Death Cafe is an open and respectful conversation about the topic of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. We will introduce ourselves, including what brought each of us to the Cafe, and then ...


Whitecourt Death Cafe

With Kim/Angela

Canada: Whitecourt & District Public Library , 5201 49 Street , Whitecourt Alberta , T7S 1N3

Sept. 15, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Mountain)

Free


Lowcountry Death Cafe Charleston

With Unitarian Church in Charleston

United States: Gage Hall , 4 Archdale St , Charleston , SC , 29401

Sept. 15, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe on Capitol Hill

With Historic Congressional Cemetery

United States: Congressional Cemetery , 1801 E Street SE , 20003

Oct. 2, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Accepts donations

Our historic chapel on the grounds of the cemetery is a welcoming space for conversation and sharing. The cemetery provides sweets and coffee and welcomes guests to bring sweets to share.



Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR

With Ellen Simmons

United States: Multnomah Friends Meeting , 4312 SE Stark , Portland, OR , 97215

Oct. 12, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations

A Death Cafe is an open and respectful conversation about the topic of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. We will introduce ourselves, including what brought each of us to the Cafe, and then ...


Lowcountry Death Cafe Charleston

With Unitarian Church in Charleston

United States: Gage Hall , 4 Archdale St , Charleston , sc , 29401

Oct. 20, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe on Capitol Hill

With Historic Congressional Cemetery

United States: Congressional Cemetery , 1801 E Street SE , 20003

Nov. 6, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Accepts donations

Our historic chapel on the grounds of the cemetery is a welcoming space for conversation and sharing. The cemetery provides sweets and coffee and welcomes guests to bring sweets to share.



Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR

With Ellen Simmons

United States: Multnomah Friends Meeting , 4312 SE Stark , Portland, OR , 97215

Nov. 9, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations

A Death Cafe is an open and respectful conversation about the topic of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. We will introduce ourselves, including what brought each of us to the Cafe, and then ...


Lowcountry Death Cafe Charleston

With Unitarian Church in Charleston

United States: Gage Hall , 4 Archdale St , Charleston , SC , 29401

Nov. 17, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Death Cafe on Capitol Hill

With Historic Congressional Cemetery

United States: Congressional Cemetery , 1801 E Street SE , 20003

Dec. 4, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Accepts donations

Our historic chapel on the grounds of the cemetery is a welcoming space for conversation and sharing. The cemetery provides sweets and coffee and welcomes guests to bring sweets to share.



Second Sunday Death Cafe Portland, OR

With Ellen Simmons

United States: Multnomah Friends Meeting , 4312 SE Stark , Portland, OR , 97215

Dec. 14, 2025, 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (PST)

Accepts donations

A Death Cafe is an open and respectful conversation about the topic of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. We will introduce ourselves, including what brought each of us to the Cafe, and then ...


Lowcountry Death Cafe Charleston

With Unitarian Church in Charleston

United States: Gage Hall , 4 Archdale St , Charleston , SC , 29401

Dec. 15, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (EST)

Accepts donations



Virtual Death Cafe PDT

With Rachel Greene

Canada:

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

Free



Death Cafe Bedford

With Sarah and Diane

United Kingdom: The Place Bedford , Bradford Gate Road , Bedford , MK403DE

June 26, 2026, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (greenwich mean time )

Free

Group led by whatever fears, hopes, dreams, ideas, and humour we bring to the table!