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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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  • “It’s Complicated” Support Group

    “It’s Complicated” Support Group

    Virtual Event

    A monthly peer-led Zoom group for people who had a strained relationship with someone who’s died. It can be tough to be in a group with other folks who were close with their parent, sibling, grandparent, partner, co-parent, friend, etc. As much as I like for there to be a range of experiences represented in grief groups, so that we can hear diverse perspectives, sometimes it is nice to be with people who “get it.” When addiction, mental health challenges, conflict, estrangement, abuse, etc. were a part of the picture, it can affect the grief journey in unique ways. This […]

    $5 – $20
  • SQUARE 1.10.2026 a good death

    (a)Wake Presents: A Living Funeral Ceremony

    Scribble 5541 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    ​Tickets purchased via Scribble here: https://link.dice.fm/bccde2d392f0 ​A community offering to give 2025 a good death and step into the new year with intention. Join us for a Living Funeral Ceremony at Scribble. ​A Living Funeral Ceremony is an immersive meditative experience that encourages participants to face their own mortality. Through engaging in ritual and guidance through a death visualization–contemplating your own memorial as you imagine letting go of your earthly self–participants are invited to "die before you die, to live while you’re alive." ​This ceremonial experience provides a safe and supportive space to confront fears around death and impermanence, while […]

    $22 – $55
  • January 11th For a LIVE Q & A

    A Healing Doula Academy Q & A

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    A Healing Doula Academy, founded by Grief & Death Doula and Author Sundari Malcolm, is an online training program to become a Grief & Death Doula rooted in ancient Spiritual and Holistic traditions and care. Join Sundari for this, free, 1 hr session to learn details about the program, the differences between this training and others, and to receive a special enrollment discount.

    Free
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    Decomposition Isn’t A Dirty Word – Let’s Talk About Green Burial

    Online

    Join us for a guided conversation on how burial in the United States drifted from our ancestral roots - and how green burial and conservation cemeteries can reconnect us with what’s natural, human, and quite literally in our DNA. Science doesn't lie... our bodies are designed to decompose and return to the earth, but green burial is limited in the US. Hosted by Penny Waugh of The Death Network, with panel guests Ed Bixby of The Global Green Burial Alliance and Jamie Phillips of Spirit Sanctuary Conservation Cemetery. Together, we’ll unpack how we got here and why restoring time-honored burial […]

    Free
  • Creative Death Care Zine Worshop

    Community Death Care Zine Workshop & Exchange

    Virtual Event

    A two hour workshop on creating resources for death-positive artists & EOL doulas in the form of Risograph printed zines. Is there a community death care or grief resource you really wish existed, but doesn't yet? Do you have specialized knowledge, experiences, or ideas that would help others move through loss and grief? Zines, accessible pocket-sized DIY publications, are a great way to share ideas, stories, and information; whether you're a practicing death doula, grief tender, or just starting to learn about death, grief, and loss this workshop will benefit you. There will be a brief intro to zines and […]

    $75
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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
  • Untangling the Tinsel a gathering for grievers

    Untangling The Tinsel: A Gathering for Grievers

    The holidays can leave a lot behind-feelings we didn't expect, words we couldn't find, emotions that live more in our bodies than our heads. This gathering is an invitation to gently look back at what the season stirred up and sit with whatever is tangled. We're holding space for relief, acceptance, community, and grace-no fixing, no pressure. Let's gently untangle, one strand at a time.

    $10

  • Dead Parents Club

    Virtual Event

    Losing a parent changes you. It’s weird, it’s heavy, it’s lonely. And a lot of people don’t know how to talk about it. Dead Parents Club is a grief circle for anyone navigating life after the loss of a parent (or parents). This is a space where you don’t have to sugarcoat it. No one’s going to rush you, try to fix you, or flinch when you talk about the hard stuff. We’ll begin with a short grounding to connect with your body and breath, and then we’ll open the circle. The rest of the 90 minutes are yours: to […]

    $20
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    Becky Robison in conversation with Kaira Tucker

    Carmichael's Bookstore 2720 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY, United States

    Louisville! 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 Carmichael’s on Frankfort for a discussion and book signing with everyone’s favorite local librarian, cemetery enthusiast, and certified goth, Kaira Tucker.

  • 1.12.26 When Grief Shows Up in the Body

    When Grief Shows Up in the Body

    Join Camila Crews, founder of Sorry For Your Loss (Cards), and Susan Koursaris, founder of Wholly Heart Nutrition, for a conversation on how grief shows up in the body and how movement and food can support healing. January is Self Love Month, making this a good time to talk about gentle ways to care for yourself without pressure or perfection. This conversation is not about fixing grief. It is about understanding your body and meeting yourself with compassion.

    Free
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    Intro to the Gates of Grief

    Grab your lunch or favorite tea and join us for a session with Rebecca Churt, Founder of The Grievery. ​This 50-minute introductory session offers a guided walk through a framework that expands grief far beyond death — into the realms of identity, longing, lost opportunities, and the quiet heartache we carry for a fractured world. ​We’ll take a concise tour of Francis Weller’s Gates of Grief (from The Wild Edge of Sorrow) and explore how grief — when acknowledged rather than avoided — becomes a vital life skill: helping us stay connected to ourselves and what matters most. ​This session […]

    Free
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    Death Medicine: An Open Mic Community Exploration of Death & Grief

    A monthly open mic event with a theme of death and grief is happening in both Sonoma and Marin counties of California. Occurring in San Rafael and Sebastopol, these events have been beautifully received. Bring your songs, poetry, stories, dance or any other expression your heart feels called to offer around the topics of death and grief. The event will be an open mic format where people can sing, dance, recite poetry, or speak extemporaneously about their experiences of death and grief and be witnessed and heard by a radically present and loving audience in a well-held container. There are […]

    $15

 

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