COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

Looking to attend events related to death or loss? Whether you’re jonesing for a cemetery tour, searching for a grief circle, or interested in attending an end of life planning workshop, you can find a variety of events, classes, workshops, and gatherings on all facets of death, dying, and grief here.

 

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  • A Gathering for End-of-Life Doulas

    Sparrow--A Contemporary Funeral Home 161 Driggs Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

    Come meet others in the field, ask questions, find support and make new connections. This meet-up is for trained EOL doulas, whether seasoned or at the beginning stages of apprenticeship or practice. We believe you’ll find encouragement and wisdom by being in the room together. We invite informal conversation in a beautiful space with folks who are doing the work! We meet every two months and always have a great mix of new people and regulars. Join us for a relaxed yet focused time together. Hope to see you!

  • Becky Robison in conversation with Erica Reid Gerdes

    Women & Children First 5233 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, United States

    Chicago! To celebrate the launch of my new book, My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death, join me at Women & Children First for a discussion and book signing with death doula (and absolute delight) Erica Reid Gerdes.

    Free
  • Death Cafe Malaga

    Espacio La Libélula Malaga Calle Jonás 4, Málaga, Málaga, Spain

    A Death Cafe is a sacred space where we can start feeling comfortable enough to share our thoughts, and our feelings about death... and life. My name is Noelia, I was the first person facilitating Death Cafe in Málaga (Spain), and this wonderful adventure started July 2020. If you are around this part of the world, can understand Spanish and feel like meeting an amazing bunch of people... you're welcome!

    Free
  • Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    In summer 2025, I was in Benin and went to my paternal grandmother’s grave, visiting it for the first time since she died some years ago. Her grave is not just a stone in the ground of a cemetery, but a room within her family’s house, a place where life continues to unfold with death resting beneath us. With my brother, my aunt and my grand mothers’s siblings, we settled in the room, removed the dust, sat, chatted and performed rituals and prayers for her soul to continue resting in peace and wisdom. There, in the presence of her spirit, […]

    $180
  • Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    In summer 2025, I was in Benin and went to my paternal grandmother’s grave, visiting it for the first time since she died some years ago. Her grave is not just a stone in the ground of a cemetery, but a room within her family’s house, a place where life continues to unfold with death resting beneath us. With my brother, my aunt and my grand mothers’s siblings, we settled in the room, removed the dust, sat, chatted and performed rituals and prayers for her soul to continue resting in peace and wisdom. There, in the presence of her spirit, […]

    $180
  • Virtual Death Book Club

    Online

    In this book club, we read a new book every two months, but meet once a month over Zoom. We take suggestions and decide as a group which book to do next. Email us to join and get the zoom link.

    Free
  • Death Cafe

    Death Cafe

    The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United States

    The Lotus Center Death Cafe is open to the public and typically consists of an agenda-free discussion of death . Our objective will be to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Dinner will be served. All ages welcome. This is a safe, judgement-free, no-fixing zone. Every belief is welcome.

    Donations accepted
  • Death Cafe

    Orange County Deathworkers Alliance hosts this monthly Death Cafe to provide a safe and sacred space to talk about death, grief and life. This is a peer led discussion group with the intention of fostering conversations and contemplations around death in the hopes of living each day more fully and authentically. Guests may participate at whatever level feels comfortable. Neighborhood Congregational Church - Bridge Hall 340 St Ann's Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Free parking in church lot on Glenneyre (between Cleo & St Ann's) Light refreshments provided - free to attend, no RSVP required Open to all and inclusive […]

    Free
  • Due Date: A Library Death Salon

    Nook & Nowhere 1149 S. Shelby St., Louisville, KY, United States

    It was founding father Benjamin Franklin who famously wrote “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” On March 19, join writer and death doula Becky Robison at Nook & Nowhere to discuss both certainties. What taxes do you have to pay when someone dies? And how do you make it happen?

    Free
  • Death Cafe

    Death Cafe

    The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United States

    The Lotus Center Death Cafe is open to the public and typically consists of an agenda-free discussion of death . Our objective will be to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Dinner will be served. All ages welcome. This is a safe, judgement-free, no-fixing zone. Every belief is welcome.

    Donations accepted
  • Death Cafe

    Death Cafe

    The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United States

    The Lotus Center Death Cafe is open to the public and typically consists of an agenda-free discussion of death . Our objective will be to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Dinner will be served. All ages welcome. This is a safe, judgement-free, no-fixing zone. Every belief is welcome.

    Donations accepted
  • Death Cafe

    Death Cafe

    The Lotus Center 4376 South 700 East #200, Millcreek, UT, United States

    The Lotus Center Death Cafe is open to the public and typically consists of an agenda-free discussion of death . Our objective will be to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. Dinner will be served. All ages welcome. This is a safe, judgement-free, no-fixing zone. Every belief is welcome.

    Donations accepted

 


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