diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 5220ccce1..4db65ab58 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ def _receive_update_activity(recent_posts_cache: {}, session, base_dir: str,
             if debug:
                 print('DEBUG: Question update was received')
             return True
-    elif message_json['object']['type'] == 'Note':
+    elif message_json['object']['type'] in ('Note', 'Event'):
         if message_json['object'].get('id'):
             domain_full = get_full_domain(domain, port)
             if receive_edit_to_post(recent_posts_cache, message_json,
diff --git a/outbox.py b/outbox.py
index 81ff078ee..777ff8531 100644
--- a/outbox.py
+++ b/outbox.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def post_message_to_outbox(session, translate: {},
 
     is_edited_post = False
     if message_json['type'] == 'Update' and \
-       message_json['object']['type'] == 'Note':
+       message_json['object']['type'] in ('Note', 'Event'):
         is_edited_post = True
         message_json['type'] = 'Create'
 
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ def post_message_to_outbox(session, translate: {},
 
     # The following activity types get added to the index files
     indexed_activities = (
-        'Create', 'Question', 'Note', 'EncryptedMessage', 'Article',
+        'Create', 'Question', 'Note', 'Event', 'EncryptedMessage', 'Article',
         'Patch', 'Announce', 'ChatMessage'
     )
     if message_json['type'] in indexed_activities:
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index b2c2b9d33..89f73fd8d 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def _is_public_feed_post(item: {}, person_posts: {}, debug: bool) -> bool:
         if debug:
             print('No type')
         return False
-    allowed_post_types = ('Create', 'Announce', 'Page', 'Note')
+    allowed_post_types = ('Create', 'Announce', 'Page', 'Note', 'Event')
     if item['type'] not in allowed_post_types:
         if debug:
             print('Not a Create/Note/Announce type')
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def _is_public_feed_post(item: {}, person_posts: {}, debug: bool) -> bool:
             if debug:
                 print('object is not a dict or string')
             return False
-    elif item['type'] == 'Note' or item['type'] == 'Page':
+    elif item['type'] in ('Note', 'Event', 'Page'):
         if not item.get('published'):
             if debug:
                 print('No published attribute 3')
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def _is_public_feed_post(item: {}, person_posts: {}, debug: bool) -> bool:
         # check that this is a public post
         # #Public should appear in the "to" list
         item_is_note = False
-        if item['type'] == 'Note' or item['type'] == 'Page':
+        if item['type'] in ('Note', 'Event', 'Page'):
             item_is_note = True
 
         if isinstance(this_item, dict):
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ def _get_posts(session, outbox_url: str, max_posts: int,
 
         this_item = item
         this_item_type = item['type']
-        if this_item_type not in ('Note', 'Page'):
+        if this_item_type not in ('Note', 'Event', 'Page'):
             this_item = item['object']
             if isinstance(this_item, str):
                 if '://' in this_item:
@@ -4318,11 +4318,8 @@ def is_image_media(session, base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
         return False
     if post_json_object['object'].get('moderationStatus'):
         return False
-    if post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Note' and \
-       post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Page' and \
-       post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Event' and \
-       post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'ChatMessage' and \
-       post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Article':
+    if post_json_object['object']['type'] not in ('Note', 'Page', 'Event',
+                                                  'ChatMessage', 'Article'):
         return False
     if not post_json_object['object'].get('attachment'):
         return False
@@ -5825,7 +5822,7 @@ def download_announce(session, base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
                              base_dir, nickname, domain, post_id,
                              recent_posts_cache)
             return None
-        if announced_json['type'] not in ('Note', 'Page',
+        if announced_json['type'] not in ('Note', 'Event', 'Page',
                                           'Question', 'Article'):
             print('WARN: announced post is not Note/Page/Article/Question ' +
                   str(announced_json))
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index e5799a161..0f1841561 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -2382,11 +2382,10 @@ def is_dm(post_json_object: {}) -> bool:
     if not has_object_dict(post_json_object):
         return False
     if post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'ChatMessage':
-        if post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Note' and \
-           post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Page' and \
-           post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Patch' and \
-           post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'EncryptedMessage' and \
-           post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Article':
+        if post_json_object['object']['type'] not in ('Note', 'Event',
+                                                      'Page', 'Patch',
+                                                      'EncryptedMessage',
+                                                      'Article'):
             return False
     if post_json_object['object'].get('moderationStatus'):
         return False
@@ -3474,7 +3473,7 @@ def is_reply(post_json_object: {}, actor: str) -> bool:
         return False
     if post_json_object['object'].get('moderationStatus'):
         return False
-    if post_json_object['object']['type'] not in ('Note', 'Page',
+    if post_json_object['object']['type'] not in ('Note', 'Event', 'Page',
                                                   'EncryptedMessage',
                                                   'ChatMessage', 'Article'):
         return False
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index fa1802800..a8d7301ee 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def _valid_profile_preview_post(post_json_object: {},
         if not has_object_dict(post_json_object):
             return False, None
     if post_json_object['type'] not in ('Create', 'Announce'):
-        if post_json_object['type'] not in ('Note', 'Video', 'Page'):
+        if post_json_object['type'] not in ('Note', 'Event', 'Video', 'Page'):
             return False, None
         if not post_json_object.get('to'):
             return False, None