Didsbury Death Cafe - Picnic in the Park

Join us at the Didsbury Death Cafe for an open and honest conversation about death and dying. This in person event will be a special edition of the death cafe which will be held outside, to make the most of our warmer months. We will be meeting outside for a casual picnic in Fog Lane Park in Didsbury, Manchester - meeting point near the cafe. Please feel free to join and bring your own snacks and drinks.

Didsbury Death Cafe run a regular free space to talk about death, dying and grief. The Death Cafe will be run by Lexi Sears, who set up the Didsbury Death Cafe to give her local community the opportunities to be understood, listened to, and to have the space to meet others with similar experiences, worries or thoughts about death and dying. The Didsbury Death Cafe is normally held at Home Community Cafe, although this is a special outdoor edition for Father's Day and to (hopefully!) make use of the warm weather.

It is a very open group and welcome anyone to our free event. There is no agenda or no set topics of conversation, so we encourage all conversations. Please do join us for coffee & cake and a chance to meet others.

Feel free to come and go when you please - this will be very casual.

Follow our instagram page at @didsburydeathcafe or email didsburydeathcafes@outlook.com

What is a death cafe?

A Death Cafe is a space for people to drink coffee, eat cake and discuss death. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their lives. They offer a safe and friendly space for people to come together and have open conversations about death, dying and grief. The discussions are led by the people present, and they have no agenda or direction. Each death cafe is entirely unique and it is very often a room filled with diverse topics. They are light-hearted, supportive and often filled with laughter in a room full of people who are empathetic and understanding.

They are a not-for-profit initiative, and the hosting cafe are also a registered charity who do not charge for their venue hire. We encourage you to buy coffees and cakes at the venue to support the very kind organisations that support the running of the Death Cafe!