Let’s Talk 2026
Our 2026 Matter of Life & Death Festival will take place on 4-16th May, as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week. Once again it will feature community events, discussions, themed walks and author talks across Birmingham and beyond. This year we are also exciting to be growing our partnership with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery – watch this space!
Creating spaces with our communities provides support, space, togetherness and understanding for those undergoing the experiences of death, dying, loss and care giving.
We run this festival and other events throughout the year so that together we can move towards a society which talks openly and honestly about death, dying and loss.
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BrumYODO are based in Birmingham and each year during Dying Matters Awareness Week we bring A Matter of Life and Death Festival to our fabulous city supporting conversations about death, dying and bereavement.
For future events keep an eye on our events page, sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media @BrumYODO
During our festival and beyond we work with community groups and individuals on projects such as making In Memoriam inspired flags, which you can see in our gallery here.
Our latest blog
Festival feature in What’s On Magazine
A Matter of Life and Death Festival featured in What’s On Magazine, April 2026, p.11
In Memoriam
Art in Aston Park
Find out what happened when we partnered with Birmingham Hippodrome to bring installation art to Aston Park.
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