diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index cee90e1..ba6a1b0 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 		case "Page":
 			obj = item
 			what = "honk"
+		case "Event":
+			obj = item
+			what = "event"
 		default:
 			log.Printf("unknown activity: %s", what)
 			fd, _ := os.OpenFile("savedinbox.json", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
@@ -710,6 +713,16 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 					xonk.Place = p
 				}
 			}
+			starttime, ok := obj.GetString("startTime")
+			if ok {
+				start, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, starttime)
+				if err == nil {
+					t := new(Time)
+					t.StartTime = start
+					xonk.Time = t
+				}
+			}
+
 			xonk.Onts = oneofakind(xonk.Onts)
 			replyobj, ok := obj.GetMap("replies")
 			if ok {
@@ -878,16 +891,20 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		fallthrough
 	case "tonk":
 		fallthrough
+	case "event":
+		fallthrough
 	case "honk":
+		j["type"] = "Create"
 		if h.What == "update" {
 			j["type"] = "Update"
-		} else {
-			j["type"] = "Create"
 		}
 
 		jo = junk.New()
 		jo["id"] = h.XID
 		jo["type"] = "Note"
+		if h.What == "event" {
+			jo["type"] = "Event"
+		}
 		jo["published"] = dt
 		jo["url"] = h.XID
 		jo["attributedTo"] = user.URL
@@ -967,6 +984,9 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		if len(tags) > 0 {
 			jo["tag"] = tags
 		}
+		if t := h.Time; t != nil {
+			jo["startTime"] = t.StartTime.Format(time.RFC3339)
+		}
 		var atts []junk.Junk
 		for _, d := range h.Donks {
 			if re_emus.MatchString(d.Name) {
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 57d59ca..70cbfe8 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ func donksforhonks(honks []*Honk) {
 				continue
 			}
 			h.Place = p
+		case "time":
+			t := new(Time)
+			err = unjsonify(j, t)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error parsing time: %s", err)
+				continue
+			}
+			h.Time = t
 		case "oldrev":
 		default:
 			log.Printf("unknown meta genus: %s", genus)
@@ -334,7 +342,7 @@ func saveextras(h *Honk) error {
 	}
 	if p := h.Place; p != nil {
 		j, err := jsonify(p)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err == nil {
 			_, err = stmtSaveMeta.Exec(h.ID, "place", j)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -342,9 +350,9 @@ func saveextras(h *Honk) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	if p := h.Time; p != nil {
-		j, err := jsonify(p)
-		if err != nil {
+	if t := h.Time; t != nil {
+		j, err := jsonify(t)
+		if err == nil {
 			_, err = stmtSaveMeta.Exec(h.ID, "time", j)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 7a57040..19a78b7 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ changelog
 
 -- next
 
++ Times for events.
+
 + Split media database into separate blob.db.
 
 + Location checkin. Welcome to the... danger zone!
diff --git a/views/honk.html b/views/honk.html
index 066993f..9af2a88 100644
--- a/views/honk.html
+++ b/views/honk.html
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ in reply to: <a href="{{ .RID }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .RID }}</a>
 <summary>{{ .HTPrecis }}<p></summary>
 <p>{{ .HTPrecis }}
 <p>{{ .HTML }}
+{{ with .Time }}
+<p>Time: {{ .StartTime.Local }}
+{{ end }}
 {{ with .Place }}
 <p>Location: {{ with .Url }}<a href="{{ . }}" rel=noreferrer>{{ end }}{{ .Name }}{{ if .Url }}</a>{{ end }} <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat={{ .Latitude }}&mlon={{ .Longitude}}" rel=noreferrer>{{ .Latitude }} {{ .Longitude }}</a>
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/views/honkform.html b/views/honkform.html
index 2549d9a..3e0c667 100644
--- a/views/honkform.html
+++ b/views/honkform.html
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 <input type="hidden" name="updatexid" value = "{{ .UpdateXID }}">
 <input type="hidden" name="rid" id="ridinput" value="{{ .InReplyTo }}">
 <p>
+<details>
+<summary>more options</summary>
+<p>
 <label id="donker">attach: {{ if .SavedFile }} {{ .SavedFile }} {{ else }} <input onchange="updatedonker();" type="file" name="donk"><span></span> {{ end }}</label>
 <input type="hidden" name="donkxid" value="{{ .SavedFile }}">
 <p id="donkdescriptor">
@@ -16,6 +19,12 @@ desc: <input type="text" name="donkdesc" value="{{ .DonkDesc }}" autocomplete=of
 <p>lat: <input type="text" size=9 name="placelat" id=placelatinput value="">
 lon: <input type="text" size=9 name="placelong" id=placelonginput value="">
 </div>
+<p><button id=addtimebutton type=button onclick="showelement('timedescriptor')">add time</button>
+<div id=timedescriptor style="display: none">
+<p>start: <input type="text" name="timestart" value="">
+<p>end: <input type="text" name="timeend" value="">
+</div>
+</details>
 <p>
 <textarea name="noise" id="honknoise">{{ .Noise }}</textarea>
 <p>
diff --git a/views/honkpage.js b/views/honkpage.js
index 94c4ee5..9b3a910 100644
--- a/views/honkpage.js
+++ b/views/honkpage.js
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ function showhonkform(elem, rid, hname) {
 	}
 	document.getElementById("honknoise").focus()
 }
+function showelement(id) {
+	var el = document.getElementById(id)
+	el.style.display = "block"
+}
 function updatedonker() {
 	var el = document.getElementById("donker")
 	el.children[1].textContent = el.children[0].value.slice(-20)
@@ -217,16 +221,14 @@ var checkinprec = 500.0
 function fillcheckin() {
 	if (navigator.geolocation) {
 		navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(pos) {
-			var el = document.getElementById("placedescriptor")
-			el.style.display = "block"
-			el = document.getElementById("placelatinput")
+			showelement("placedescriptor")
+			var el = document.getElementById("placelatinput")
 			el.value = Math.round(pos.coords.latitude * checkinprec) / checkinprec
 			el = document.getElementById("placelonginput")
 			el.value = Math.round(pos.coords.longitude * checkinprec) / checkinprec
 			checkinprec = 10000.0
 		}, function(err) {
-			var el = document.getElementById("placedescriptor")
-			el.style.display = "block"
+			showelement("placedescriptor")
 			el = document.getElementById("placenameinput")
 			el.value = err.message
 		})
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 86930f3..5c34eb1 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1052,6 +1052,25 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		p.Url = r.FormValue("placeurl")
 		honk.Place = p
 	}
+	timestart := r.FormValue("timestart")
+	if timestart != "" {
+		t := new(Time)
+		now := time.Now().Local()
+		for _, layout := range []string{"3:04pm", "15:04"} {
+			start, err := time.Parse(layout, timestart)
+			if err == nil {
+				if start.Year() == 0 {
+					start = time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), start.Hour(), start.Minute(), 0, 0, now.Location())
+				}
+				t.StartTime = start
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !t.StartTime.IsZero() {
+			honk.What = "event"
+			honk.Time = t
+		}
+	}
 
 	if honk.Public {
 		honk.Whofore = 2