Samhain Chiarraí: Death Cafe
23 to 30 October 2026Free entry
A Death Cafe creates room for an informal conversation about mortality over refreshments.
MyMap visitor guide · Sources checked 22 September 2026
- When
- 23 to 30 October 2026
- Days
- 2 scheduled dates
- Where
- 2 venues in Killarney and Tralee
- Entry
- Free entry
- Kind
- Community
The experience
Participants can discuss remembrance, ancestry and the questions raised by a finite life. The gathering is conversational and participant-led, with no expectation that strangers arrive holding the same beliefs or experiences.
Sources: Fáilte Ireland Open Data · Samhain Chiarraí / Discover Kerry
Choose your visit
Choose the Anam Centre in Killarney on 23 October or the Wetlands Cafe in Tralee on 30 October. Both sessions run from 17:00 to 18:30. Register through the festival programme and check the host’s participation guidance.
Sources: Fáilte Ireland Open Data · Samhain Chiarraí / Discover Kerry
Programme
- Friday, 23 October 202617:00 to 18:30
Samhain Chiarraí: Death Cafe
ANAM Arts & Cultural Centre - Friday, 30 October 202617:00 to 18:30
Samhain Chiarraí: Death Cafe
Wetlands Cafe, Tralee Bay Wetlands
Tickets and entry
Free entry.
Fáilte Ireland Open Data, imported 22 September 2026
Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: samhainchiarrai.com. This site does not sell tickets and holds no information about whether any are left.
Venues
Match your chosen session to its venue before planning the journey.
- ANAM Arts & Cultural Centre
- Wetlands Cafe, Tralee Bay WetlandsBallyard, Tralee, V92 HH57
Getting there and getting home
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
ANAM Arts & Cultural Centre is in Killarney, County Kerry. Routes here end at ANAM Arts & Cultural Centre, using the venue position in this listing.
The nearest scheduled stop is East Avenue (13360), 20 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- East Avenue 20 m
bus KY03Scheduled departures from this stop
- Killarney Stn 210 m
bus KY03Scheduled departures from this stop
- Killarney Bus Stn 260 m
buses 279, 270, 40, 257 and 14 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Killarney Mission 370 m
buses 722 and 300Scheduled departures from this stop
- Killarney 420 m
train railScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Killarney covers the journeys into the town itself.
Also on nearby
- Samhain Chiarraí: What’s the Scéil & Céilí 25 to 28 October 2026, ANAM Arts & Cultural Centre
- Kerry International Film Festival 2026 15 to 18 October 2026, Killarney
- Samhain Chiarraí - Cailleach Chiarraí Fire Spectacle 25 October to 1 November 2026, The Green beside Killarney Outlet Centre
- Idir Dhá Shaol - Street Promenade Parade 24 to 31 October 2026, Killarney
- Christmas in Killarney 2026 19 November to 31 December 2026, Killarney
- Samhain Chiarraí: Fire Rituals 16 October to 6 November 2026, Killarney House and Gardens
Where this comes from
Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.
- Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
Programme and visiting details used to write the MyMap visitor guide. - Samhain Chiarraí / Discover Kerry · read 23 September 2026
Published 2026 programme: dates, clock times and venues.