Death Cafe (Edinburgh)

Death Cafe (Edinburgh)

Organised by Humanist Society Scotland and Typewronger Books

Wednesday 6 May, 5:30-7pm

Typewronger Books, 4a Haddington Place, Edinburgh, EH7 4AE

This event is open to the public.

Following a successful Demystifying Death Week Death Cafe collaboration in 2025, Humanist Society Scotland and Typewronger Books are hosting another Death Cafe this year.

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, non-judgmental conversation in a relaxed setting, usually over a cup of tea or coffee and cake. It’s a chance to explore everything from personal grief to existential musings to the logistics of end-of-life planning. The conversations are as varied as the people who attend. 

This session will be facilitated by Lara Celini (Community Engagement Manager and celebrant with Humanist Society Scotland) at Typewronger Books. So come along and reclaim death as part of life. We can all benefit from being more comfortable having these conversations.

Please note that a death café is not a bereavement or grief support resource and we advise that you do not attend if you have been very recently bereaved or if your grief feels very raw.

With thanks to Typewronger Books for hosting us again. Typewronger CIC (Community Interest Company) is a not for profit social enterprise committed to fostering creativity within Edinburgh and further afield.

Find out more here.

Photo credit: Humanist Society Scotland and Typewronger Books Death Cafe from Demystifying Death Week 2025