Demystifying Death Week 2025
Taking place across Scotland from 5-11 May, Demystifying Death Week is about shining a light on death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. We are encouraging people to get involved by holding in-person and online events that bring death, dying and bereavement into the limelight.
Below is a list of events registered so far - these pages will be updated over the coming weeks. If you are organising an event that you’d like us to feature, please get in touch.
Powers, Puzzles and Prescience: A GLGDGG Escape Room!
Organised by various organisations across Scotland in collaboration with Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
Launching during Demystifying Death Week 2025
Undertaken by teams of 3-5 people, participants are challenged to unravel a super-hero themed mystery by finding clues and solving puzzles.
Along the way, teams will encounter family dynamics, future care planning, caring responsibilities and aging in the 21st century.
Find out more, including how to order an escape room pack of your own, here.
PDP Older Men’s Group
Organised by Pilmeny Development Project
Wednesday 21st May at 2pm
PDP Resource Centre, 15 Buchanan Street
This session is for a closed group.
PDP Older Men’s Group meets weekly on Wednesdays, with many of the men living alone, experiencing bereavement, or facing low-income challenges. Over time, the group has fostered strong connections and friendships, creating a supportive environment. The workshop offers a safe space for older men to openly discuss topics related to death, dying, and bereavement. PDP will also provide practical advice re future planning, and each participant will receive a resource packs with information on Funerals, Wills, Power of Attorney, and Advance Care Directives (GLGDGG and Age Scotland leaflets/guides).
Death Café (Online)
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Organised by Curious Mortals.
Tuesday 13th May 2025, 7.30pm-8.30pm.
Taking place online (MS Teams).
This event is open to the public. Booking in advance is required.
Let’s break the taboo, and talk about Death! This event is an informal space to talk with others about something which affects us all…so boil the kettle, raid the biscuit tin and come and join the conversation!
Please note that this is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
More information: https://curiousmortals.co.uk/past-and-future-events
Register: Click here to register
Photo credit: Chris Montgomery on Unsplash
Evening Death Café (Edinburgh)
Organised by Humanist Society Scotland
Monday 12th May, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Typewronger Books on Haddington Place, Edinburgh.
This event is open to the public. Please book in advance.
A Death Café is a warm, open space where people come together to talk about one of life’s most universal, yet often avoided, topics: death. But it’s not a morbid affair! Instead, it’s an opportunity for honest conversation in a relaxed setting, over tea/coffee and cake. The idea is to break down the taboos and fears around death, allowing people to share thoughts, feelings, and personal experiences about mortality. This is hosted by Humanist Society Scotland. All are welcome and free to participate.
For more information and to book: https://www.humanism.scot/events/death-cafe-edinburgh/
This activity is supported by a Demystifying Death Week Small Grant.
The Circle of Life
Organised by Art and Spirituality CIC
11 May, 3-5pm.
Art and Spirituality, 6-8 Alexander Drive, Edinburgh EH11 2RH
This activity is open to the public. Advance booking is required.
Join us for a 2-hour interactive workshop for international women, where we’ll reflect on what we want to leave behind at the end of our lives. Through creative activities, we’ll explore what matters most to us, and how we want to be remembered. Imagine revisiting your life’s journey from the perspective of the end; what do you want to see when you look back at what you’ve left behind?
Using vision boards, symbols, and words, we’ll explore death, legacy, and life’s meaning in a supportive, healing environment.
Art and Spirituality CIC is a social enterprise based in Gorgie-Dalry, Edinburgh.
This activity is supported by a Demystifying Death Week small grant.
Book your place by emailing info@artandspirituality.co.uk, Find out more here.
Image credit: Art and Spirituality CIC
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