Death Cafe turns 14 today!
Posted by Jools Barsky on Sept. 25, 2025, 9:46 a.m.
The 25th September has raced around and today we celebrate Death Cafe's 14th birthday. Fourteen years since Jon Underwood, who founded Death Cafe, held the first event in his basement in Hackney, London, hosted by our Mum Susan Barsky Reid. We're very excited to introduce you to our three new website moderators: Jon's niece - Isabel Underwood Jon's children - Frank and Gina Underwood Molloy In this year's celebratory video, we discuss what's changed over the last 12 months of Death Cafe, what we hope to achieve over the next 12 months, and what to expect if you've never been to a Death Cafe before. A huge thank you goes out to our friends Flexible Films and Magic Video Box for helping to put this together. Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible movement, and helping us to create conversations about death and dying to make the most of our finite lives. Jools x Death Cafe Co-founder