Death Café (Café Mortel) – In English
Event Date
11 November, 2026
Event Time
17:30 - 19:30
Event Location
Cancer Support Switzerland, 14 Chemin Auguste Vilbert Grand Saconnex, Geneva, 1218, Switzerland
At last. A place to talk about death, dying and grief, as well as life, living and love.
A Death Café is a gathering space for people who want to talk and listen about the one thing that connects us all: our mortality. No agenda, no expertise. Just a loosely structured space for conversation. There is nothing to prepare, nor is there a need to participate actively. You might want to share a noodling, ask a question, be listened to, or simply sit and be present.
This is not a grief support group, nor is it counselling. Advice-giving is off the menu, which is precisely what makes the conversation feel safe: you can bring up your musings without risk of being corrected. People often leave feeling witnessed, and lighter than when they arrived. More at peace with their mortality, and perhaps even more inspired to live and love fully.
Registration opens on Eventbrite in a new tab. Places are limited so the space stays intimate.
What the evening looks like
Good to know
In English
This gathering is held in English. Death Cafés in French (Café Mortel) also take place regularly in Geneva.
Free of charge
Cancer Support Switzerland (CASS) generously covers all costs. Your presence is all you need to offer.
Everyone welcome
Whether death feels close right now or far off on the horizon, you are most welcome. Come alone or bring a friend.
What becomes possible when we stop turning away from the one thing that connects us all?
Curious? Come along.
Registration opens on Eventbrite in a new tab. Places are limited so the space stays intimate.
The Death Café was created by Swiss sociologist Bernard Crettaz and brought to the English-speaking world by Jon Underwood. Emma from Kaleidoscope Development hosts them in English, in person, in Geneva, a couple of times a year.
