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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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

Queer Death Salon – End of Life and Disability

Virtual Event

We will be joined by Carrie Batt, founder of SEOL CARE for a presentation and discussion about disability at end of life. Carrie trains people with disabilities, their loves ones, and service providers on how to develop a disability informed approach to end of life and grief support. She also offers disability competent end of life care and bereavement support services to the disability community. This 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. Attendees are welcome to […]

Free – $30

End of Life and Disability

Virtual Event

We will be joined by Carrie Batt, founder of SEOL CARE for a presentation and discussion about disability at end of life. Carrie trains people with disabilities, their loves ones, and service providers on how to develop a disability informed approach to end of life and grief support. She also offers disability competent end of life care and bereavement support services to the disability community.

Free – $30

Grief & Solidarity

A community gathering to grieve, to connect, and to root in collective care ❤️‍🔥 "Unresolved grief inside a person is tragic. Unresolved grief inside a nation is catastrophic." -Valarie Kaur This Grief & Solidarity event is not just about grieving. It’s about weaving our collective sorrows into sustained action. It’s about being true allies for each other—not just in moments of crisis, but in the long, tender work of liberation. Together, we will move through gentle grounding, collective reflection, and community connection, with the intention of using grief as fuel for solidarity and justice. 🫀 All grief is welcome: personal, collective, systemic, […]

$6 – $29

Death Book Club (virtual)

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 June book, we will be reading and discussing With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix on Sunday, June 22nd at 11 am PST / 2 pm EST / 7pm GMT. Meeting runs for an hour via Google Meet. For more info and to sign up, please contact Erin at ambiant.truth@gmail.com.

Free

Virtual Silent Book Club of Death

Virtual Event

Death Project Manager, Silent Book Club of Death, Silent Book Club of Death NYC, Silent Book Club of Death MTL, and TalkDeath’s Book Club are thrilled to invite you to a Virtual Silent Book Club of Death meeting! This virtual gathering will be on Monday, June 23rd at 5pm ET/ 4pm CT/ 3pm MT/ 2pm PT. Silent Book Club of Death meetings are structured like any Silent Book Club gathering: you meet up with friendly, like-minded readers, and then politely ignore them while reading a book of your own choosing. Members are encouraged to bring books related to the theme […]

Free
Event Series 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

2025 FCA Biennial Conference – The Cost of Goodbye: Confronting Funeral Poverty in Our Communities

Embassy Suites by Hilton – Raleigh Durham Research Triangle 201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary, NC, United States

The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) invites you to join us for our 2025 Biennial Conference: “The Cost of Goodbye: Confronting Funeral Poverty in Our Communities,” a gathering that addresses the urgent challenges of funeral poverty and indigent burial. Taking place from June 26–29, 2025, this event brings together experts, advocates, and community leaders committed to ensuring equitable access to end-of-life care and services. Keynote & Featured Speakers We are honored to welcome Pamela Prickett, co-author of The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels, as our keynote speaker. Her work delves into the lives of those left behind […]

Due Date: A Library Death Salon

Louisville Free Public Library 301 York St., Louisville, KY, United States

On June 26, writer and death doula Becky Robison will guide you through making a living will, a.k.a. medical power of attorney. Facing your own mortality is scary, and filling out forms is dull; both are easier when you're in a group of like-minded people. Bring a pen!

Free

Death Midwife Training Iowa City, Iowa

A 3-day intensive certification covering the function of Death Midwives, death planning, grief, death with dignity, ceremony & sacred space, home funerals, body disposition, and self care. Training since 2011. We are authorized to issue 23 CEU’s for nurses, clergy and massage therapists.

Reading About Death Won’t Kill You – Virtual Book Club

If talking about death won't kill you, why not read about it too. Join me online for lively discussions on books that explore the theme of death in unique and thought-provoking ways. Whether you're a bookworm or just curious, this club is open to everyone. Share your thoughts, connect with fellow readers, and discover new perspectives on mortality through literature. Let's dive in together, improve our death literacy, level up our end of life preparedness game, get lost in a story and grow connection at the same time. I look forward to meeting you, Kelly @thedeparturecoach @death_coffee_community June's book is […]

$15.00

 


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