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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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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
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    Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    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
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    Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    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
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    Teeth Become Weapons: Trans Grief and Rage

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. Our bodies, lives, and very beings are increasingly politicized. Our stories and histories are flattened, made palatable for the sake of survival. Our unique grief becomes increasingly buried and unheard, unshared. What makes it unique? What do we grieve? How does that grief affect us? What prevents us from […]

    Free
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    Tending The Hearth – Winter Grief Ritual Weekend

    Pause Meditation Studio 133 SW 2nd Ave #300, Portland, OR, United States

    A two-day communal grief ritual weekend, held in the Sóme tradition. We will be cooking the ritual through many opportunities to connect with one another as well as ample time for introspection and quietude. We are building community through tending to our shared and personal human experience of grief and loss. This is not a residential weekend it will run Saturday 10-9 and Sunday 10-6. Afternoon and evening meals will be provided.

    $300 – $500
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
  • HIS RES Of Course I’m Here Right Now Book Launch Party Virtual (1)

    How to Support Someone Grieving: Of Course I’m Here Right Now Book Launch Party

    Celebrate the launch of Of Course I'm Here Right Now with an interactive grief workshop + Q&A from the comfort of your home! Expect an intimate, interactive evening filled with story-sharing, practical wisdom, andcelebration. There will be opportunities throughout for you to ask questions, chat about your experiences supporting grievers, and get tips for being there for the people you care about. When: Tuesday, March 31, 2025 Where: YouTube LIVE Time: 6:00 p.m. This event is free to attend. A replay will be sent within 24 hours if you can't attend live.

    Free
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
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    CT Death and Dying Symposium

    Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, United States

    Join the the Connecticut Death Collective, Mattatuck Museum and Riverside Cemetery for a day of reflection, remembrance, and renewal at our first-ever Death & Dying Symposium. Explore themes of legacy, mourning, and memory through interactive presentations, local vendors, and community discussions. Experience fascinating talks and demonstrations from presenters, enjoy Riverside Reflections in a special slideshow presentation, and discover unique offerings from local creators and educators. Date: April 25, 2026 Location: Riverside Cemetery & Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT Together, we honor the past, engage the present, and preserve Riverside’s historic chapel for generations to come.

    $30
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
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    Grief Beyond Graves: Queer Mourning & Collective Healing

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Less Fear | More Fierce: Queer End-of-Life Planning LGBTQ+ Centric Online Discussion Series 2nd Wednesdays | 1-2:30 pm ET | | January - June 2026 What would collective healing look like if we made space for every kind of queer loss—not just the ones with headstones? Grief isn't only about death. Queer and trans people often carry grief from non-death losses—family estrangement, identity erasure, loss of community, housing, or health. This session explores disenfranchised grief and collective mourning, offering space to name, witness, and begin to heal these often-invisible losses. We'll also touch on grief in response to social and […]

    Free
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75

 

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