diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 438105c10..83d909f8d 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "إزالة المشاركات المجدولة",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "إزالة مشاركات Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "حساس",
-    "Word Replacements": "استبدال الكلمات"
+    "Word Replacements": "استبدال الكلمات",
+    "Happening Today": "يحدث اليوم"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index 3bba014ce..c41a76435 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Elimineu les publicacions programades",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Elimina les publicacions de Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "Sensible",
-    "Word Replacements": "Substitucions de paraula"
+    "Word Replacements": "Substitucions de paraula",
+    "Happening Today": "Passant avui"
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index dced09697..7d492fd8b 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Tynnwch y swyddi a drefnwyd",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Dileu postiadau Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "Sensitif",
-    "Word Replacements": "Amnewidiadau Geiriau"
+    "Word Replacements": "Amnewidiadau Geiriau",
+    "Happening Today": "Digwydd Heddiw"
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index a3c281597..792a8eabc 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Geplante Posts entfernen",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Entfernen Sie Twitter-Posts",
     "Sensitive": "Empfindlich",
-    "Word Replacements": "Wortersetzungen"
+    "Word Replacements": "Wortersetzungen",
+    "Happening Today": "Heute passiert"
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 0b55cfecf..863a4fd8f 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Remove scheduled posts",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Remove Twitter posts",
     "Sensitive": "Sensitive",
-    "Word Replacements": "Word Replacements"
+    "Word Replacements": "Word Replacements",
+    "Happening Today": "Happening Today"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index 824216cdc..e936d6c82 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Eliminar publicaciones programadas",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Eliminar publicaciones de Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "Sensible",
-    "Word Replacements": "Reemplazos de palabras"
+    "Word Replacements": "Reemplazos de palabras",
+    "Happening Today": "Sucediendo hoy"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index ef87fb1a7..bf25dd4e1 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Supprimer les messages planifiés",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Supprimer les messages Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "Sensible",
-    "Word Replacements": "Remplacements de mots"
+    "Word Replacements": "Remplacements de mots",
+    "Happening Today": "Se passe aujourd'hui"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index e284ec9b1..e3da6d270 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Bain na poist sceidealta",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Bain poist Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "Íogair",
-    "Word Replacements": "Athchur Focal"
+    "Word Replacements": "Athchur Focal",
+    "Happening Today": "Ag tarlú inniu"
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index 69cf3c91b..8fcef6bff 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "अनुसूचित पदों को हटा दें",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "ट्विटर पोस्ट हटाएं",
     "Sensitive": "संवेदनशील",
-    "Word Replacements": "शब्द प्रतिस्थापन"
+    "Word Replacements": "शब्द प्रतिस्थापन",
+    "Happening Today": "आज हो रहा है"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 8855d12ae..9b8bf7024 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Rimuovi i post programmati",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Rimuovi i post di Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "Sensibile",
-    "Word Replacements": "Sostituzioni di parole"
+    "Word Replacements": "Sostituzioni di parole",
+    "Happening Today": "Succede oggi"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 704feaf30..617cf782b 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "スケジュールされた投稿を削除する",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Twitterの投稿を削除する",
     "Sensitive": "敏感",
-    "Word Replacements": "単語の置換"
+    "Word Replacements": "単語の置換",
+    "Happening Today": "今日の出来事"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 1f92f6774..e22c79ed8 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -205,5 +205,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Remove scheduled posts",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Remove Twitter posts",
     "Sensitive": "Sensitive",
-    "Word Replacements": "Word Replacements"
+    "Word Replacements": "Word Replacements",
+    "Happening Today": "Happening Today"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 24e54503e..0f97c66f2 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Remover postagens agendadas",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Remover postagens do Twitter",
     "Sensitive": "Sensível",
-    "Word Replacements": "Substituições do Word"
+    "Word Replacements": "Substituições do Word",
+    "Happening Today": "Acontecendo hoje"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index d3a37f76c..1f4aa3206 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "Удалить запланированные сообщения",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "Удалить сообщения из Твиттера",
     "Sensitive": "чувствительный",
-    "Word Replacements": "Замены слов"
+    "Word Replacements": "Замены слов",
+    "Happening Today": "Происходит сегодня"
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index 0af1bf723..15fb923f9 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@
     "Remove scheduled posts": "删除预定的帖子",
     "Remove Twitter posts": "删除Twitter帖子",
     "Sensitive": "敏感",
-    "Word Replacements": "单词替换"
+    "Word Replacements": "单词替换",
+    "Happening Today": "今天发生"
 }
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index 74c974542..064ef5632 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -2960,6 +2960,11 @@ def htmlTimeline(defaultTimeline: str, \
     # add the javascript for content warnings
     tlStr+='<script>'+contentWarningScript()+'</script>'
 
+    # show todays events button
+    if boxName=='inbox':
+        if todaysEventsCheck(baseDir,nickname,domain):
+            tlStr+='<center><a href="'+actor+'/todaysevents"><button class="button">'+translate['Happening Today']+'</button></a></center>'
+
     # page up arrow
     if pageNumber>1:
         tlStr+='<center><a href="'+actor+'/'+boxName+'?page='+str(pageNumber-1)+'"><img loading="lazy" class="pageicon" src="/'+iconsDir+'/pageup.png" title="'+translate['Page up']+'" alt="'+translate['Page up']+'"></a></center>'
@@ -3752,6 +3757,61 @@ def getTodaysEvents(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str, \
 
     return events
 
+def todaysEventsCheck(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str) -> bool:
+    """Are there calendar events today?
+    """
+    now=datetime.now()
+    if not currYear:
+        year=now.year
+    else:
+        year=currYear
+    if not currMonthNumber:
+        monthNumber=now.month
+    else:
+        monthNumber=currMonthNumber
+    if not currDayOfMonth:
+        dayNumber=now.day
+    else:
+        dayNumber=currDayOfMonth
+    calendarFilename=baseDir+'/accounts/'+nickname+'@'+domain+'/calendar/'+str(year)+'/'+str(monthNumber)+'.txt'
+    if not os.path.isfile(calendarFilename):
+        return False
+    eventsExist=False
+    with open(calendarFilename,'r') as eventsFile: 
+        for postId in eventsFile:
+            postId=postId.replace('\n','')
+            postFilename=locatePost(baseDir,nickname,domain,postId)
+            if postFilename:
+                postJsonObject=loadJson(postFilename)
+                if not postJsonObject:
+                    continue
+                if not postJsonObject.get('object'):
+                    continue
+                if not isinstance(postJsonObject['object'], dict):
+                    continue
+                if not postJsonObject['object'].get('tag'):
+                    continue
+
+                for tag in postJsonObject['object']['tag']:
+                    if not tag.get('type'):
+                        continue
+                    if tag['type']!='Event' and tag['type']!='Place':
+                        continue
+                    if tag['type']=='Event':
+                        # tag is an event
+                        if not tag.get('startTime'):
+                            continue
+                        eventTime= \
+                            datetime.strptime(tag['startTime'], \
+                                              "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")
+                        if int(eventTime.strftime("%Y"))==year and \
+                           int(eventTime.strftime("%m"))==monthNumber and \
+                           int(eventTime.strftime("%d"))==dayNumber:
+                            eventsExist=True
+                            break
+
+    return eventsExist
+
 def getThisWeeksEvents(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str) -> {}:
     """Retrieves calendar events for this week
     Returns a dictionary indexed by day number of lists containing Event and Place activities