Latest Death Cafe News
With Leona Oceania
April 7, 2026, 5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (Eastern)
The Scarborough Death Cafe is BACK!
Death is going to happen to all of us, why not talk about it?
And cake! Who doesn't want cake??
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With Ewout Van-Manen
April 1, 2026, 10.45 a.m. - 12.15 p.m. (UK)
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 ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Marrickville
Posted by mknight on Oct. 10, 2023, 3:46 a.m.
Our September Death Cafe was the first after a long hiatus, and although it fell on a holiday weekend here in Sydney with few attending, the conversation was lively, warm and inclusive.
As usual, topics included the afterlife and spirituality as well as people talking about what brought them to Death Cafe. Some were questioning the existence of God and the loss of their faith, others wanted to be in the company of like-minded souls, free to discuss death and dying in a supportive and understanding environment.
Although it has been a long time since I held a Death Cafe one thing has definitely not changed, how fast ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Rangiora
Posted by Death Cafe North Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand on Oct. 8, 2023, 6:57 p.m.
Death Café in North Canterbury recently, in Rangiora (17.09.2023)
We held our monthly Death Café North Canterbury – it was a quieter meeting, just three souls but this gave room for an in-depth discussions and insights. We explored whether there was a pattern here: when one spouse dies, the other spouse is not invited out as much? We thought this happens a lot and shared many stories of friends and family where this has occurred – and that they experienced effectively a ‘double grief’?
Stay well and keep talking, Liz :)
Video: A Soul Film tribute to Jon Underwood on our 12th anniversary
Posted by Jools Barsky on Oct. 8, 2023, 3:22 p.m.
Death Cafe write up: Westwood Death Cafe
Posted by Tea@Cake on Oct. 7, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
I AM THANKFUL THAT THE DEATH CAFE' WEBSITE HAS A LISTING WHERE FOLKS CAN SEARCH FOR DEATH CAFE' DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE SCHEDULED. THIS HAD HELPED PEOPLE FROM OUT OF MY AREA TO COME JOIN IN ON THE EVENTS BEING HELD HERE. THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON WHO ATTENDED THE CAFE' TODAY. WE HAD A DELIGHTFUL SESSION AND I PLAN TO HOST THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR. I CHOOSE TO MEET IN OCTOBER, AS THE SEASON SEEMS TO BE A GOOD TIME TO DISCUSS DEATH, AS THE WEATHER COOLS AND LEAVES ARE FALLING AND SOME LIVING THINGS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING TO HIBERNATE OR GO DORMANT. WITH HALLOWEEN ...
Death Cafe write up: City of Roses Death Cafe
Posted by nomenoyou1 on Oct. 1, 2023, 5:08 p.m.
We enjoyed tea, cake and cookies (or biscuits, if you prefer!) yesterday on a bright, beautiful Portland afternoon.
A poem by John O'Donohue launched a lively, heartfelt, and compassionate discussion of the different ways that we grieve. We discussed the use and limits of Oregon's Assisted Suicide law. We shared our different experiences with end of life care in hospitals and the lack of readily available information about what the final days and hours of life might look like. We discussed what a gift it would be to our families if we cleaned out our stuff before we die: https://www.thespruce.com/swedish-death-cleaning-4801461
Before we ...
Resource: Oct. 4th! Grief: A One Man Sh*tShow
Posted by alygeller on Oct. 1, 2023, 10:52 a.m. 1 comment
Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker, author, and playwright Colin Campbell this Wednesday, Oct. 4th, 6:30 pm EST, for a live & streaming performance of his acclaimed play, Grief: A OneMan Sh*tShow.
Colin's two children, Ruby and Hart, were killed when a drunk driver hit the family's car. This cataclysmic ...
Death Cafe write up: Brigg Death Cafe
Posted by Johnthedentist on Oct. 1, 2023, 8:01 a.m.
We continue to meet regularly since launching the meeting on June 2022. Our conversations are always spontaneous and invariably interesting.
if you would like details of our next meeting please contact John on 07850366315 or kjcmjc44@gmail.com
Death Cafe write up: Virtual Death Cafe Iowa
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on Sept. 28, 2023, 1:46 p.m.
We had a virtual death café on September 19, 2023 via Zoom. Buffy Peters from Hamilton’s Academy of Grief and Loss was our facilitator. There were a total of nine people who joined Buffy online.
One thing that we focused on discussing, is when to have conversations with loved ones about death. For some, it is so important to have conversations pertaining to our wishes, what we do and don’t want, transportation and disposition of our bodies, what is & isn’t allowed in our state, and all things death. For others, they would rather not have those discussions and let their loved ones make those decisions ...
DEATH CAFE celebrates its 12 Anniversary
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 write up: Death Cafe in Reno
Posted by slpear on Sept. 19, 2023, 9:47 a.m.
I noticed that there have been not activity on this DC.
I would like to take over the name of this Death Cafe as I live in Reno
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Jacksonville
Posted by JENNIFER BROWN on Sept. 13, 2023, 10:14 a.m.
The cafe went well. The turn out was small but the conversations went deep for 1 1/2 hours. The space in the library was very nice and it was private so we were able to talk in depth where we might not have been able to as much in a more open venue like a juice bar or restaraunt. I am glad I chose it. The participants want to do this monthly and hopefully a regular schedule will bring more peopel in to the group.
We even discussed joining the movement to bring a "Composting " option to Southern Oregon.
Death Cafe write up: St Albans Death Cafe
Posted by KRay on Sept. 11, 2023, 10:04 a.m.
An engaging and varied discussion was had between the 11 people who attended this Death Cafe in the Learning Studio of St Albans Museum + Gallery.