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Festivals of the Dead Death Cafe and Making space, Bradford

Festivals of the Dead Death Cafe and Making space, Bradford

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The Festivals of the Dead Death Cafe event will bring five distinct workshops to City Library Bradford in September 2026 as part of the wider project. Attendees can expect sessions focusing on death cafes and lantern making that creatively explore themes surrounding death and dying. This programme offers a thought-provoking series of activities for participants interested in these reflective subjects. The event is located within the historic venue which was built to serve the community.

A run of 5 death cafe and lantern making sessions to creatively explore themes around death and dying. Part of Festivals of the Dead project

This is a series of 5 workshops (death cafes and making spaces), please try to attend all 5 to enable creation of lanterns before the festival events. Workshop dates are: 16th Sept, 23rd Sept, 30th Sept; 14th October, 21st October, 23rd October and 6th November. All are 4.45-6.45pm

The University of Bradford, Cecil Green Arts and Bradford Death Cafes are coming together to create Festivals of the Dead. Inspired by what happens around the world and through time, this project is about making spaces to talk and listen to the experience of others around death and related themes and to respond creatively to those conversations. The talking and listening will take place in death cafe circles and the creative response will be in the form of making memorial willow lanterns.

There are 2 Festivals of the Dead events linked to the project in the form of lantern parades in Lister Park on 30th October and a memorial parade in Northcliffe on Novemebr 14th.

This is a free event but donations are welcome for materails used.

The project is funded by Arts Council England.

Cecil Green Arts is supported by Bradford Council.

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Festivals of the Dead Death Cafe and Making space, Bradford takes place on Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 16:45.

Festivals of the Dead Death Cafe and Making space, Bradford is held at City Library Bradford in Bradford (9 Aldermanbury, Bradford, BD1 1SD).

Entry to Festivals of the Dead Death Cafe and Making space, Bradford is free.

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