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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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Radical Mindfulness: Why Transforming Fear of Death is Politically Vital book club

Are you interested in how the existential fear of death shapes society? Do you wonder how we can address injustice? Join our weekly online reading group, Radical Mindfulness, to explore how mindfulness can serve as a powerful tool for political transformation. Together, we'll build a supportive community of care and reflection. Whether you’re seeking connection, inspiration, or fresh perspectives, this space offers an opportunity to learn and grow in solidarity. We meet via Zoom on Sundays. Recordings will be shared after each gathering. -Sundays 6:30 to 8pm ET beginning September 14th -Free to attend -Free PDF of the book from […]

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Grief Walks

Riverdale Park East 450 Broadview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FREE TO ATTEND Thursdays in October 2025 6PM – 7PM Riverdale Park East – meet at St. Matthew’s Clubhouse 450 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2N1 Closest transit stop: Broadview Ave at Langley Ave-Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital Join Death Doula & Soul Companion, Adrianna Prosser aka Lady Death Doula, for an hour long walk with grief *in partnership with InTO the Ravines – a Park People and City of Toronto supported event Autumn is a season when we embrace death and dying as we watch the leaves turn and the weather change, and Mother Nature shows us how to die with […]

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A Book Tour of Cemeteries

San Francisco Columbarium 1 Loraine Ct, San Francisco, CA, United States

Join authors Beth Winegarner, Loren Rhoads, and Amy Shea at the beautiful grounds of the San Francisco Columbarium, as they delve into the rich, often overlooked world of cemeteries and burial grounds, exploring how these spaces tell the stories of communities, culture, and history. From personal reflections to historical investigations, these writers shed light on the lives of the dead—and what they reveal about the living. Together, these authors offer a compelling conversation about death, memory, erasure, and the power of writing to preserve the stories found in places most people overlook. Books will be for sale by Green Apple […]

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Haunted: A Death Positive Picnic

Central Park 1340 South 4th Street, Louisville, KY, United States

Join me for a spooky season picnic featuring death discussion prompts via Coffin Cards and a brief ritual to remember lost loved ones. Bring snacks and blankets! The event is free—but if you’re coming, please send me an email so I can keep you up to date about any changes or cancellations due to weather. Hope to see you there! hello@deadparentswhatnow.com

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Why is Grief A Lonely Experience? An Exploration of the Systems That Create Isolation in Grief

Grief is often framed as a solitary emotional experience, yet its course is decisively charted by larger, systemic forces. In this compelling presentation, Dr. Elreacy Dock will examine the often-invisible social, cultural, economic, and political factors that influence how we experience and process loss. Grounding the discussion in the conceptual framework of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), this session will methodically analyze how societal structures create vastly different landscapes for grief and mourning. We will deconstruct how these systems can either validate and support grief or marginalize and complicate it.

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Storytelling Grief
Storytelling Grief

Storytelling Grief

Zoom Cornelius, NC

Nurture your inner writer, creative, and keeper of stories. Immortalize the experiences that have shaped you. A 6-week class to help you preserve the stories you can't (won't) lose to time, and cultivate a writing ritual that transforms memory into lasting legacy. Through dedicated writing practice, relevant and expansive prompts, group sharing, and genuine feedback, you'll honor your creativity, learn to trust your voice on the page, and build community around the sacred work of story-keeping. Taught by Dr. Melissa Delizia (Writer, Doctor of Social Work, & Certified Professional Coach) Mondays from October 20 - November 24 10am - 12pm […]

$333
Storytelling Grief
Storytelling Grief

Storytelling Grief

Zoom Cornelius, NC

Nurture your inner writer, creative, and keeper of stories. Immortalize the experiences that have shaped you. A 6-week class to help you preserve the stories you can't (won't) lose to time, and cultivate a writing ritual that transforms memory into lasting legacy. Through dedicated writing practice, relevant and expansive prompts, group sharing, and genuine feedback, you'll honor your creativity, learn to trust your voice on the page, and build community around the sacred work of story-keeping. Taught by Dr. Melissa Delizia (Writer, Doctor of Social Work, & Certified Professional Coach) Mondays from October 20 - November 24 10am - 12pm […]

$333
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“It’s Complicated” – Support Group

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
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Sexual Bereavement – Queer Death Salon

Zoom Cornelius, NC

Let’s gather and engage with our questions and feelings about: sex after the death of a loved one. the disenfranchised grief of polyamorous and kinky relational loss. how pleasure and erotic energy can support our mourning. changes in desire as death approaches for ourselves or a loved one. cultural expectations of how a widow should act and our internalized stories about that. anything sex/pleasure and bereavement related. No question is too taboo. Jess will invite folks to participate in embodiment exercises, freewrite and consider the ways they want to be in relationship to their sexual expression within their (anticipatory) grief. […]

Free – $30
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Due Date: A Library Death Salon

Due Date: A Library Death Salon

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

This Halloween season, beware the dead hand! “Dead hand control” is a real legal term for our ability to control our property from beyond the grave. On October 23, join writer and death doula Becky Robison for a spoooooky estate law overview. What’s the difference between wills and trusts? What happens if you don’t have a will? How can you make one? Knowledge is a great way to overcome your fear. Contact to register: kaira.tucker@lfpl.org or (502) 574-1649.

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Orlando Death Collective: Death Cafe

Orange County Library South Trail Branch 4600 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL, United States

Everyone is welcome to come together and discuss their thoughts on death and dying. Most have a lot to say on the topic, so bring a friend, come share your experiences, and learn from others!

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