diff --git a/maps.py b/maps.py
index 07aff9e28..ab1d226f8 100644
--- a/maps.py
+++ b/maps.py
@@ -108,6 +108,40 @@ def _get_category_from_tags(tags: []) -> str:
     return None
 
 
+def _get_event_time_span_from_tags(tags: []) -> (str, str, str, str):
+    """Returns the event time span from the tags list
+    """
+    locn = get_location_dict_from_tags(tags)
+    if locn:
+        start_time = end_time = ''
+        if locn.get('startTime'):
+            if not isinstance(locn['startTime'], str):
+                return None, None, None, None
+            start_time = remove_html(locn['startTime'])
+            if 'T' not in start_time:
+                return None, None, None, None
+            start_date_str = start_time.split('T')[0]
+            start_time_str = start_time.split('T')[1]
+            if '+' in start_time_str:
+                start_time_str = start_time_str.split('+')[0]
+            if '-' in start_time_str:
+                start_time_str = start_time_str.split('-')[0]
+            end_date_str = end_time_str = ''
+            if locn.get('endTime'):
+                if isinstance(locn['endTime'], str):
+                    end_time = remove_html(locn['endTime'])
+                    if 'T' in end_time:
+                        end_date_str = end_time.split('T')[0]
+                        end_time_str = end_time.split('T')[1]
+                        if '+' in end_time_str:
+                            end_time_str = end_time_str.split('+')[0]
+                        if '-' in end_time_str:
+                            end_time_str = end_time_str.split('-')[0]
+            return start_date_str, start_time_str, \
+                end_date_str, end_time_str
+    return None, None, None, None
+
+
 def html_address_book_list(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str) -> str:
     """Creates a list of potential addresses when creating a new post
     with a location
@@ -246,6 +280,69 @@ def get_category_from_post(post_json_object: {}) -> str:
     return locn
 
 
+def get_event_time_span_from_post(post_json_object: {}) -> str:
+    """Returns the event start and end time for the given post
+    """
+    start_time = end_time = ''
+    start_date_str = start_time_str = end_date_str = end_time_str = ''
+
+    # location represented via a tag
+    post_obj = post_json_object
+    if has_object_dict(post_json_object):
+        post_obj = post_json_object['object']
+    if post_obj.get('tag'):
+        if isinstance(post_obj['tag'], list):
+            start_date_str, start_time_str, end_date_str, end_time_str = \
+                _get_event_time_span_from_tags(post_obj['tag'])
+
+    # location representation used by pixelfed
+    locn2 = None
+    if post_obj.get('location'):
+        locn2 = post_obj['location']
+        if isinstance(locn2, dict):
+            if locn2.get('startTime'):
+                if not isinstance(locn2['startTime'], str):
+                    return start_date_str, start_time_str, \
+                        end_date_str, end_time_str
+                start_time = remove_html(locn2['startTime'])
+            if not start_time:
+                return start_date_str, start_time_str, \
+                    end_date_str, end_time_str
+            if 'T' not in start_time:
+                return start_date_str, start_time_str, \
+                    end_date_str, end_time_str
+            start_date_str = start_time.split('T')[0]
+            start_time_str = start_time.split('T')[1]
+            if '+' in start_time_str:
+                start_time_str = start_time_str.split('+')[0]
+            if '-' in start_time_str:
+                start_time_str = start_time_str.split('-')[0]
+            if locn2.get('endTime'):
+                if isinstance(locn2['endTime'], str):
+                    end_time = remove_html(locn2['endTime'])
+                    if 'T' not in end_time:
+                        end_date_str = end_time.split('T')[0]
+                        end_time_str = end_time.split('T')[1]
+                        if '+' in end_time_str:
+                            end_time_str = end_time_str.split('+')[0]
+                        if '-' in end_time_str:
+                            end_time_str = end_time_str.split('-')[0]
+    if start_date_str:
+        if not end_date_str:
+            return '<time datetime="' + start_time + '">' + \
+                start_date_str + ' ' + start_time_str + '</time>'
+        if start_date_str == end_date_str:
+            return '<time datetime="' + start_time + '">' + \
+                start_date_str + ' ' + start_time_str + '</time> - ' + \
+                '<time datetime="' + end_time + '">' + end_time_str + '</time>'
+        return '<time datetime="' + start_time + '">' + \
+            start_date_str + ' ' + start_time_str + '</time> - ' + \
+            '<time datetime="' + end_time + '">' + \
+            end_date_str + ' ' + end_time_str + '</time>'
+
+    return ''
+
+
 def _geocoords_from_osm_link(url: str, osm_domain: str) -> (int, float, float):
     """Returns geocoordinates from an OSM map link
     """
diff --git a/webapp_post.py b/webapp_post.py
index adbf4cde9..32d9b9ff5 100644
--- a/webapp_post.py
+++ b/webapp_post.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ from maps import set_map_preferences_url
 from maps import geocoords_from_map_link
 from maps import get_location_from_post
 from maps import get_category_from_post
+from maps import get_event_time_span_from_post
 from session import get_json_valid
 from session import get_json
 
@@ -3189,8 +3190,10 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
         # show embedded map if the location contains a map url
         location_str = get_location_from_post(post_json_object)
         category_str = ''
+        time_span_str = ''
         if location_str:
             category_str = get_category_from_post(post_json_object)
+            time_span_str = get_event_time_span_from_post(post_json_object)
 
         loc_str = location_str
         if location_str:
@@ -3218,6 +3221,8 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                             category_text = translate['Category']
                         event_category = '<br>' + category_text + ': ' + \
                             category_str + '\n'
+                    if time_span_str:
+                        time_span_str = '<br>' + time_span_str
                     map_addr_str = ''
                     if '<br><address>' in location_str:
                         # append the address after the map
@@ -3225,7 +3230,8 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                         map_addr_str = \
                             '<br><br><address>' + addrstr + '\n'
                     map_str = '<center>\n' + map_str + \
-                        map_addr_str + event_category + '</center>\n'
+                        map_addr_str + time_span_str + event_category + \
+                        '</center>\n'
         attrib = None
         if post_json_object['object'].get('attributedTo'):
             attrib = \
@@ -3273,6 +3279,8 @@ def individual_post_as_html(signing_priv_key_pem: str,
                 locn_text = translate['Location']
             map_str += '<p>' + locn_text + ': ' + \
                 location_str + '</p>\n'
+            if time_span_str:
+                map_str += '<p>' + time_span_str + '</p>\n'
 
     if is_muted:
         content_str = ''