diff --git a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
index 7c156e6..5eb919c 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import type { Activity } from '../types/activity'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   activity: Activity
+  /** Render a compact row: no hero image, no summary, single-line
+   *  title, tighter padding. Used by the Hosting view where the
+   *  host already knows what their events look like. */
+  compact?: boolean
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -65,12 +69,12 @@ const isPast = computed(() => {
     class="overflow-hidden cursor-pointer hover:shadow-lg transition-shadow duration-200 flex flex-col"
     @click="emit('click', activity)"
   >
-    <!-- Image with overlaid badges. Cards without an image skip the
-         hero area entirely and surface their badges inline at the top
-         of the content block — the solid-color placeholder + calendar
-         glyph wasn't communicating anything the title + details don't
-         already. -->
-    <div v-if="activity.image" class="relative aspect-[16/9] overflow-hidden">
+    <!-- Image with overlaid badges. Cards without an image (or in
+         compact mode) skip the hero area entirely and surface their
+         badges inline at the top of the content block — the solid-
+         color placeholder + calendar glyph wasn't communicating
+         anything the title + details don't already. -->
+    <div v-if="activity.image && !compact" class="relative aspect-[16/9] overflow-hidden">
       <img
         :src="activity.image"
         :alt="activity.title"
@@ -135,18 +139,21 @@ const isPast = computed(() => {
       </Badge>
     </div>
 
-    <CardContent class="p-4 flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2">
-      <!-- Inline badge row (no-image variant). Same badges as the
-           image-overlay set, just stacked horizontally at the top of
-           the content area. -->
-      <div v-if="!activity.image" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
+    <CardContent
+      :class="compact ? 'p-3 flex-1 flex flex-col gap-1.5' : 'p-4 flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2'"
+    >
+      <!-- Inline badge row (no-image variant + compact variant). Same
+           badges as the image-overlay set, stacked horizontally at the
+           top of the content area. The "Yours" chip is dropped in
+           compact mode since every card in the hosting view is owned. -->
+      <div v-if="!activity.image || compact" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
         <Badge v-if="categoryLabel" variant="secondary" class="text-xs">
           {{ categoryLabel }}
         </Badge>
         <Badge v-if="priceDisplay" class="text-xs">
           {{ priceDisplay }}
         </Badge>
-        <Badge v-if="activity.isMine" variant="outline" class="text-xs gap-1">
+        <Badge v-if="activity.isMine && !compact" variant="outline" class="text-xs gap-1">
           <User class="w-3 h-3" />
           Yours
         </Badge>
@@ -167,26 +174,34 @@ const isPast = computed(() => {
         </Badge>
       </div>
 
-      <!-- Title + Bookmark -->
+      <!-- Title + Bookmark. Compact mode hides the bookmark (host's
+           own event — bookmarking it would be noise) and clamps the
+           title to a single line. -->
       <div class="flex items-start gap-1">
-        <h3 class="font-semibold text-foreground line-clamp-2 leading-tight flex-1">
+        <h3
+          :class="[
+            'font-semibold text-foreground leading-tight flex-1',
+            compact ? 'text-sm line-clamp-1' : 'line-clamp-2',
+          ]"
+        >
           {{ activity.title }}
         </h3>
         <BookmarkButton
+          v-if="!compact"
           :pubkey="activity.organizer.pubkey"
           :d-tag="activity.id"
         />
       </div>
 
-      <!-- Summary -->
+      <!-- Summary (hidden in compact mode) -->
       <p
-        v-if="activity.summary"
+        v-if="activity.summary && !compact"
         class="text-sm text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2"
       >
         {{ activity.summary }}
       </p>
 
-      <div class="mt-auto space-y-1.5 pt-2">
+      <div :class="compact ? 'space-y-1 text-xs' : 'mt-auto space-y-1.5 pt-2'">
         <!-- Date/Time -->
         <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
           <Calendar class="w-3.5 h-3.5 shrink-0" />
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityList.vue b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityList.vue
index 726f09e..1e59110 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityList.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityList.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import type { Activity } from '../types/activity'
 defineProps<{
   activities: Activity[]
   isLoading?: boolean
+  /** Render compact rows instead of full-image cards. Used by the
+   *  Hosting view so an operator can scan their roster of events
+   *  without the visual weight of hero images they already recognize. */
+  compact?: boolean
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -47,12 +51,17 @@ const { t } = useI18n()
     </p>
   </div>
 
-  <!-- Activity grid -->
-  <div v-else class="grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+  <!-- Activity grid — compact mode collapses to a single column of
+       tight rows; default mode is the responsive card grid. -->
+  <div
+    v-else
+    :class="compact ? 'flex flex-col gap-2' : 'grid gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3'"
+  >
     <ActivityCard
       v-for="activity in activities"
       :key="activity.nostrEventId"
       :activity="activity"
+      :compact="compact"
       @click="emit('select', activity)"
     />
   </div>
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue
index 3687e5a..b820560 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ function openCalendar() {
 
     <!-- Date picker strip + calendar shortcut. The calendar icon used
          to be a bottom-nav tab; it now lives on the right of the week
-         strip so the tabs row stays focused on the primary views. -->
-    <div class="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2">
+         strip so the tabs row stays focused on the primary views.
+         Hidden in the Hosting view — operators don't need calendar
+         navigation when they're managing their own roster. -->
+    <div v-if="!onlyHosting" class="mb-3 flex items-center gap-2">
       <DatePickerStrip
         class="flex-1 min-w-0"
         :selected-date="selectedDate"
@@ -112,8 +114,9 @@ function openCalendar() {
          column; only the temporal pills scroll horizontally. The
          Filters icon (with a count badge when past-events or any
          categories are active) opens a collapsible that hosts the
-         past-events toggle + category chips below. -->
-    <Collapsible v-model:open="filtersOpen" class="mb-3">
+         past-events toggle + category chips below. Hidden in the
+         Hosting view — the operator's roster doesn't need them. -->
+    <Collapsible v-if="!onlyHosting" v-model:open="filtersOpen" class="mb-3">
       <div class="flex items-start gap-3">
         <div class="shrink-0 flex flex-col items-center gap-0.5">
           <CollapsibleTrigger as-child>
@@ -185,10 +188,13 @@ function openCalendar() {
       {{ error }}
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Activity feed -->
+    <!-- Activity feed. The Hosting view renders compact rows so the
+         operator can scan their roster without the visual weight of
+         hero images they already recognize. -->
     <ActivityList
       :activities="activities"
       :is-loading="isLoading"
+      :compact="onlyHosting"
       @select="handleSelectActivity"
     />
   </div>
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
index 6d46e9c..dfd2d2b 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
@@ -170,36 +170,14 @@ function goToMyTickets() {
 
 <template>
   <div class="container mx-auto py-6 px-4 max-w-3xl">
-    <!-- Top bar -->
-    <div class="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+    <!-- Top bar — back-link only. Edit moves into the title row as a
+         prominent icon button; Scan moves into the tickets section
+         where it replaces the Buy-ticket CTA for the host. -->
+    <div class="flex items-center mb-4">
       <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" class="gap-1.5" @click="goBack">
         <ArrowLeft class="w-4 h-4" />
         Back
       </Button>
-      <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-        <Button
-          v-if="ownedLnbitsEvent"
-          variant="ghost"
-          size="sm"
-          class="gap-1.5"
-          @click="openScannerPage"
-          aria-label="Scan tickets"
-        >
-          <ScanLine class="w-4 h-4" />
-          Scan
-        </Button>
-        <Button
-          v-if="ownedLnbitsEvent"
-          variant="ghost"
-          size="sm"
-          class="gap-1.5"
-          @click="openEditDialog"
-          aria-label="Edit event"
-        >
-          <Pencil class="w-4 h-4" />
-          Edit
-        </Button>
-      </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Loading -->
@@ -231,7 +209,17 @@ function goToMyTickets() {
       <!-- Title + bookmark + captions -->
       <div>
         <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start gap-2 mb-2">
-          <Badge v-if="categoryLabel" variant="secondary" class="shrink-0">
+          <!-- "Yours" leads the row in the highlighted variant so the
+               ownership signal stands out against the neutral
+               category/tag chips that follow. -->
+          <Badge
+            v-if="activity.isMine"
+            variant="secondary"
+            class="shrink-0"
+          >
+            Yours
+          </Badge>
+          <Badge v-if="categoryLabel" variant="outline" class="shrink-0">
             {{ categoryLabel }}
           </Badge>
           <Badge
@@ -241,13 +229,6 @@ function goToMyTickets() {
           >
             {{ activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'Rejected' : 'Pending review' }}
           </Badge>
-          <Badge
-            v-if="activity.isMine"
-            variant="outline"
-            class="shrink-0"
-          >
-            Yours
-          </Badge>
           <div v-for="tag in activity.tags.slice(1)" :key="tag">
             <Badge variant="outline" class="text-xs">{{ tag }}</Badge>
           </div>
@@ -256,11 +237,26 @@ function goToMyTickets() {
           <h1 class="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-foreground">
             {{ activity.title }}
           </h1>
-          <BookmarkButton
-            :pubkey="activity.organizer.pubkey"
-            :d-tag="activity.id"
-            class="shrink-0 mt-1"
-          />
+          <div class="flex items-center gap-1 shrink-0 mt-1">
+            <Button
+              v-if="ownedLnbitsEvent"
+              variant="default"
+              size="icon"
+              class="h-8 w-8"
+              :aria-label="t('activities.detail.editEvent', 'Edit event')"
+              @click="openEditDialog"
+            >
+              <Pencil class="w-4 h-4" />
+            </Button>
+            <!-- Hosts don't need to favorite their own event — the
+                 "Yours" badge already marks it, and the bookmark
+                 affordance is meant for discovery, not management. -->
+            <BookmarkButton
+              v-else
+              :pubkey="activity.organizer.pubkey"
+              :d-tag="activity.id"
+            />
+          </div>
         </div>
         <p v-if="activity.summary" class="text-muted-foreground mt-2">
           {{ activity.summary }}
@@ -289,24 +285,40 @@ function goToMyTickets() {
         <p class="whitespace-pre-wrap">{{ activity.description }}</p>
       </div>
 
-      <!-- RSVP -->
+      <!-- RSVP — hidden for the host since RSVPing to your own event
+           is a noise affordance. -->
       <!-- The NIP-52 RSVP `a` tag must reference the activity's actual kind
            (31922 for date-based, 31923 for time-based). Without this prop the
            button would default to time-based for every activity, leaving RSVPs
            on date-based activities pointing at a non-existent event coord. -->
       <RSVPButton
+        v-if="!ownedLnbitsEvent"
         :pubkey="activity.organizer.pubkey"
         :d-tag="activity.id"
         :kind="activity.type === 'date' ? NIP52_KINDS.CALENDAR_DATE_EVENT : NIP52_KINDS.CALENDAR_TIME_EVENT"
       />
 
+      <!-- Host's primary CTA is to scan tickets at the door. Lives
+           OUTSIDE the ticketInfo gate so it appears even when the
+           event was published without AIO ticket tags — a host always
+           gets to scan attempts. Stays available for past events too
+           so the host can still verify attendance after the fact. -->
+      <Button
+        v-if="ownedLnbitsEvent"
+        class="w-full gap-1.5"
+        size="lg"
+        @click="openScannerPage"
+      >
+        <ScanLine class="w-4 h-4" />
+        {{ t('activities.detail.scanTickets', 'Scan tickets') }}
+      </Button>
+
       <!-- Tickets — gated on the activity carrying ticketInfo (set
            by the calendar→Activity converter from the AIO custom
-           tickets_* tags on the published event). When the user
-           already owns tickets, the "you have N tickets / view"
-           card is promoted (filled primary CTA) and the buy CTA
-           is demoted (outline). -->
-      <div v-if="activity.ticketInfo" class="space-y-3">
+           tickets_* tags on the published event). Skipped for the
+           host entirely — they have the Scan CTA above and don't
+           need a Buy CTA for their own event. -->
+      <div v-if="activity.ticketInfo && !ownedLnbitsEvent" class="space-y-3">
         <div
           v-if="ownedPaidCount > 0"
           class="bg-primary/15 border border-primary/40 rounded-lg p-4 flex items-center justify-between gap-3"