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Looking to attend events related to death or loss? Whether you’re jonesing for a cemetery tour, searching for a grief circle, or interested in attending an end of life planning workshop, you can find a variety of events, classes, workshops, and gatherings on all facets of death, dying, and grief here.

 

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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony
    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
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    Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    In summer 2025, I was in Benin and went to my paternal grandmother’s grave, visiting it for the first time since she died some years ago. Her grave is not just a stone in the ground of a cemetery, but a room within her family’s house, a place where life continues to unfold with death resting beneath us. With my brother, my aunt and my grand mothers’s siblings, we settled in the room, removed the dust, sat, chatted and performed rituals and prayers for her soul to continue resting in peace and wisdom. There, in the presence of her spirit, […]

    $180
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    Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    Dyeing before Dying: A Return To Indigenous Wisdom on Death

    In summer 2025, I was in Benin and went to my paternal grandmother’s grave, visiting it for the first time since she died some years ago. Her grave is not just a stone in the ground of a cemetery, but a room within her family’s house, a place where life continues to unfold with death resting beneath us. With my brother, my aunt and my grand mothers’s siblings, we settled in the room, removed the dust, sat, chatted and performed rituals and prayers for her soul to continue resting in peace and wisdom. There, in the presence of her spirit, […]

    $180
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    Teeth Become Weapons: Trans Grief and Rage

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. Our bodies, lives, and very beings are increasingly politicized. Our stories and histories are flattened, made palatable for the sake of survival. Our unique grief becomes increasingly buried and unheard, unshared. What makes it unique? What do we grieve? How does that grief affect us? What prevents us from […]

    Free
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    Tending The Hearth – Winter Grief Ritual Weekend

    Pause Meditation Studio 133 SW 2nd Ave #300, Portland, OR, United States

    A two-day communal grief ritual weekend, held in the Sóme tradition. We will be cooking the ritual through many opportunities to connect with one another as well as ample time for introspection and quietude. We are building community through tending to our shared and personal human experience of grief and loss. This is not a residential weekend it will run Saturday 10-9 and Sunday 10-6. Afternoon and evening meals will be provided.

    $300 – $500
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    Support for our Grieving Community – Guided Discussion & Educational Workshop

    South Park Yoga & Wellness 2985 Beech St., San Diego, CA, United States

    Grief isn’t only something we experience after a death. We grieve relationships, careers, dreams, and a changing sense of safety, and many of us are also grieving the state of the world itself. These everyday griefs are often unspoken, yet they shape how we navigate life and care for one another. Many of us are wondering how to stay engaged with what’s happening in the world while also caring for our own mental and emotional well-being. This 90-minute interactive, donation-based grief workshop explores grief as a life skill - one that helps us adapt to unwanted change, understand what we […]

    Free

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    Thinking About Becoming a Death Doula? Q&A with The Death Network

    Online

    💻 Death Doula Community Conversations Are you curious about becoming a death doula - or navigating the early stages of building your practice? Whether you’re just starting out or looking for guidance as you grow, this monthly gathering is for you. The Death Network Collective invites you to join us for an open, supportive conversation about the realities of death doula work: the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Each month we’ll dive into common questions like: How do I connect with my community as a new death doula? Do I need a website or social media presence? Who/what/where/why […]

    $5
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony
    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75
  • Laughing in Face of Death March 2026

    Laughing in the Face of Death

    Online

    Why so serious? From gallows humor to the joy of celebrating a life well-lived, Becky Robison—author of the new book My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death—will offer fun, silly, and passionate pathways into the inevitability of death and dying to make necessary preparations less intimidating. Register on Morbid Anatomy’s website.

    Free
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    How to Support Someone Grieving: Of Course I’m Here Right Now Book Launch Party

    Celebrate the launch of Of Course I'm Here Right Now with an interactive grief workshop + Q&A from the comfort of your home! Expect an intimate, interactive evening filled with story-sharing, practical wisdom, andcelebration. There will be opportunities throughout for you to ask questions, chat about your experiences supporting grievers, and get tips for being there for the people you care about. When: Tuesday, March 31, 2025 Where: YouTube LIVE Time: 6:00 p.m. This event is free to attend. A replay will be sent within 24 hours if you can't attend live.

    Free

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    Qingming Festival Paper Offering Crafting Workshop

    Accent Sister 89 5th Ave #702, New York, New York, NY, United States

    ​Afterlife planning starts now! Why wait until it’s too late? ​Come craft your first paper offering! ​Learn wealth management and life design for your afterlife. ​🔥Qingming Festival Paper Offering Creative Workshop 清明节纸扎工作坊 ​A hands-on creative session with a short introduction and story sharing. ​Materials and snacks provided. ​📅 April 3, 2026 (Friday) 🕕 6:00–9:00 PM (EDT) 📍 Accent Sister, 89 5th Ave #702, New York ​🎟 Tickets required

    $25
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    Monthly Wailing Ceremony

    Monthly Wailing Ceremony
    Awakenings Wellness Center 1061 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    This is a monthly offering, happening on the second Tuesday of every month. This offering is designed to support somatically moving our shared and personal grief. We begin to build our container through brief sharing and connecting and then move into movement, vocalizing, wailing, praying, and drumming. We are building community through acknowledging and exploring the shared human experience of grief and loss.

    $25 – $75

 

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