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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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Mortem: Death School for Artists

The Biophilium The, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Mortem is an intensive online research residency for artists to pursue our curiosity of death, mortality and mourning practices over ten days in November. While on residency with the Biophilium artists interact with a range of death experts. Mortem offers a forum to learn about human and non-human death practices directly from international end of life and death care professionals, historians, funeral industry workers, biologists, green burial advocates and artists on a range of death related topics and several short one on one meetings with artists who make work about death around the world. This research fellowship supports artists while […]

$600

Death Café – Ybor

Spookeasy Lounge 1909 N. 15th Street, Tampa, FL, United States

A Death Café is a warm, welcoming gathering where people—often strangers—come together to talk openly about death, dying, and the meaning of life. There’s no agenda, no selling, and no judgment—just real conversations over tea, coffee, and usually a bit of cake. It’s not a grief support group or a therapy session, but a space for curiosity, reflection, and connection. By talking about death, we often discover how we want to live more fully. At its heart, a Death Café is about breaking the silence and creating a community where life’s hardest topic becomes a source of shared understanding and […]

Free

Heart Tending Grief & Yoga Workshop

Bohemian Studios 4801 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle, Washington

We carry grief in our bodies. Lean into your grief with breathwork, meditation, and yoga. Using art, writing, and story sharing, the organizers will lead a small group through various movement that help move heavy feelings through the body and discussion and writing prompts that aid in processing the many different types of grief we all carry. Mat, props, & snacks provided. Bring a mug for tea, and your own mat if you’d like. All kinds of grief are welcome. The death of a loved one always brings grief, but we also feel grief over any big change, including divorce […]

$75 – $105

Death Book Club

Interested in talking about death, but not sure where to begin? Join this inclusive, friendly book club as we discuss books on death and dying. For the inaugural book in May 2025, we will be reading and discussing: From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (2017) The first meeting will be on Sunday, May 18th at 11 am PST / 2 PM EST / 7 PM GMT. Meetings will run for an hour on Google Meet. Future book club meetings will run the 3rd Sunday of every month (except August and December). […]

Free

Childfree By Choice & Grieving

Virtual Event

It’s not a given that everyone who is childfree by choice is 100%, unabashedly content with the decision. While we may be set in our choice, there can still be grief there. I know there is for me. It’s a both-and/two truths situation. Many of us make this choice for a lot of unfortunate, depressing, and/or systemic reasons, and I created this space where we can be with our truths, and hurts, around it all. Our monthly peer-led Zoom group is intended to be a space for people who have chosen not to have children. It is not intended to […]

$5 – $20

Monthly Cup Of Tea For The Soul

Virtual Event

Join us for this monthly event, on the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm. After a suicide loss , many survivors feel isolated. Finding sameness and belonging are key ingredients needed to help their journey through grief. Feeling supported and with the possibility to create new connections is essential. In this 1.5 hour session, you will find a safe place to meet other suicide loss survivors to share challenges, resources, feelings and ideas. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1036231254577?aff=oddtdtcreator This session will cover: Facilitated grief circle for a particular loss type relationship: parents, partner, child, sibling, friends, coworkers. Loss types may be […]

Free

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 your 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 consistently have a great mix of new people and regulars. Join us for a relaxed yet focused time together. Hope to see you!

Destigmatizing Death: Redefining Our Relationship with Mortality

Virtual Event

What if talking about death could enrich our lives? Death is inevitable, but silence around it doesn't have to be. Together, we'll tackle socio cultural narratives that shape our perspectives about death, dying and bereavement.

Free

Good Mourning

West Edge Factory 1040 Vernon St., Huntington, WV, United States

OPPORTUNITY FOR QUEER & TRANS PEOPLE TO PROCESS STRESS & GRIEVE AS A COMMUNITY.

Free

Tour Almudena Cemetery (East Cemetery of Madrid)

Almudena Cemetery of Madrid Avenida Daroca nº90º, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

From @entretumbas (IG), in collaboration with Experimenta Madrid, we organize these guided tours of the Almudena Cemetery, whose real name is the Necropolis of the East of Madrid. It is the largest cemetery in Western Europe (120 hectares, 120 times the size of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium!) During our tours, we learn about the history of the cemetery, so closely linked to that of our city. We visit the tombs of historical figures and other anonymous but highly interesting graves. We also learn funerary symbolism to understand the language of the cemetery. All with a gender perspective, positive death, and […]

$15

Death Cafe

A gathering where folks can talk about death. No agenda, group led.

Free

Queer Death Network Workshop & Community Chat

Bravo Family Mortuary 4427 Rainier Ave., San Diego, CA, United States

Ready to design your end-of-life journey as authentically as you’ve lived your life? Join us for our upcoming Queer Death Network Workshop & Community Chat, a space created specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community to navigate end-of-life planning through a queer-affirming lens. This workshop is led by LGBTQIA+ community members and queer-affirming death care professionals who are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive space. Each month, we’ll explore a new end-of-life topic relevant to the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us regularly, and over time, you’ll create a comprehensive guide for your loved ones—ensuring your wishes, identity, and values are honored when […]

Free

 

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