diff --git a/src/activities-app/App.vue b/src/activities-app/App.vue
index 829ba78..663fb38 100644
--- a/src/activities-app/App.vue
+++ b/src/activities-app/App.vue
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import { computed } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { toast } from 'vue-sonner'
-import { CalendarDays, Map, Heart, Search, Plus, Ticket, Megaphone } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { Home, Map, Heart, Ticket, Megaphone } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import AppShell from '@/components/layout/AppShell.vue'
 import type { BottomTab } from '@/components/layout/BottomNav.vue'
-import type { SidebarNavItem } from '@/components/layout/StandaloneMenu.vue'
 import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuthService'
 import { useActivitiesStore } from '@/modules/activities/stores/activities'
 import { useActivities } from '@/modules/activities/composables/useActivities'
@@ -24,38 +23,71 @@ const activitiesStore = useActivitiesStore()
 const { isAdmin, autoApprove } = useApprovalState()
 // Used to merge own LNbits drafts into the activities feed right after
 // the user creates or edits an event — otherwise the new draft only
-// surfaces on the next ActivitiesPage subscribe cycle.
-// The hosting filter also lives on the activities composable; the
-// sidebar entry below mirrors what the old in-page chip used to do.
+// surfaces on the next ActivitiesPage subscribe cycle. `onlyHosting`
+// is the feed filter that backs the Hosting bottom-nav tab — tapping
+// it toggles the filter on; Home tab toggles it off.
 const { loadOwnEvents, onlyHosting, toggleHosting } = useActivities()
 
-// Settings dropped — theme/lang/currency now live in the shared profile sheet.
-// Create lives in the bottom nav: when logged out, tapping it shows an
-// auth-prompt toast (mirroring BookmarkButton/RSVPButton) instead of
-// opening the dialog. Per-app placement deliberation tracked at #53.
+// True for /activities and its sub-routes (incl. detail pages) but
+// not for the routes owned by other tabs (map/favorites). Used by
+// both Home and Hosting active-state predicates so the highlight
+// only shifts based on the onlyHosting flag while you're in the feed.
+function inFeedRoute(): boolean {
+  if (route.path.startsWith('/activities/map')) return false
+  if (route.path.startsWith('/activities/favorites')) return false
+  return route.path === '/activities' || route.path.startsWith('/activities/')
+}
+
 const tabs = computed<BottomTab[]>(() => [
-  { name: t('activities.nav.feed'), icon: Search, path: '/activities' },
-  { name: t('activities.nav.calendar'), icon: CalendarDays, path: '/activities/calendar' },
   {
-    name: t('activities.createNew'),
-    icon: Plus,
+    name: t('activities.nav.feed'),
+    icon: Home,
+    onClick: () => {
+      // Tapping Home clears the hosting filter so the feed always
+      // returns to the unfiltered view, regardless of where the
+      // user just came from.
+      if (onlyHosting.value) toggleHosting()
+      if (route.path !== '/activities') router.push('/activities')
+    },
+    isActive: () => inFeedRoute() && !onlyHosting.value,
+  },
+  {
+    name: t('activities.filters.myTickets'),
+    icon: Ticket,
+    path: '/my-tickets',
     onClick: () => {
       if (!isAuthenticated.value) {
-        toast.info('Log in to create an activity', {
+        toast.info(t('activities.detail.loginToBuyTickets'), {
           action: {
-            label: 'Log in',
+            label: t('activities.detail.logIn'),
             onClick: () => router.push('/login'),
           },
         })
         return
       }
-      // Defensively clear any lingering edit selection so the Create
-      // tap always opens in Create mode regardless of a prior Edit.
-      activitiesStore.editingEvent = null
-      activitiesStore.showCreateDialog = true
+      router.push('/my-tickets')
     },
     disabled: !isAuthenticated.value,
   },
+  {
+    name: t('activities.filters.hosting'),
+    icon: Megaphone,
+    onClick: () => {
+      if (!isAuthenticated.value) {
+        toast.info(t('activities.hosting.loginPrompt', 'Log in to manage your hosted activities'), {
+          action: {
+            label: t('activities.favorites.logIn'),
+            onClick: () => router.push('/login'),
+          },
+        })
+        return
+      }
+      if (!onlyHosting.value) toggleHosting()
+      if (route.path !== '/activities') router.push('/activities')
+    },
+    isActive: () => inFeedRoute() && onlyHosting.value,
+    disabled: !isAuthenticated.value,
+  },
   { name: t('activities.nav.map'), icon: Map, path: '/activities/map' },
   {
     name: t('activities.nav.favorites'),
@@ -80,43 +112,8 @@ const tabs = computed<BottomTab[]>(() => [
   },
 ])
 
-// Sidebar entries shown to authed users only. "My tickets" routes to
-// the dedicated /my-tickets page; "Hosting" toggles the feed filter
-// (no dedicated page yet) and lands on /activities so the user can
-// see the filtered list.
-const sidebarNav = computed<SidebarNavItem[]>(() => {
-  if (!isAuthenticated.value) return []
-  return [
-    {
-      name: t('activities.filters.myTickets', 'My tickets'),
-      icon: Ticket,
-      path: '/my-tickets',
-      isActive: () => route.path.startsWith('/my-tickets'),
-    },
-    {
-      name: t('activities.filters.hosting', 'Hosting'),
-      icon: Megaphone,
-      onClick: () => {
-        if (!onlyHosting.value) toggleHosting()
-        if (!route.path.startsWith('/activities')) router.push('/activities')
-      },
-      isActive: () => onlyHosting.value,
-    },
-  ]
-})
-
-// Feed tab is active for the bare /activities route AND all sub-paths that
-// aren't owned by another tab (e.g. /activities/<id> detail pages).
+// Path-based fallback for tabs that don't carry their own `isActive`.
 function isActive(path: string): boolean {
-  if (path === '/activities') {
-    return (
-      route.path === '/activities' ||
-      (route.path.startsWith('/activities/') &&
-        !route.path.startsWith('/activities/calendar') &&
-        !route.path.startsWith('/activities/map') &&
-        !route.path.startsWith('/activities/favorites'))
-    )
-  }
   return route.path.startsWith(path)
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ function handleDialogOpenChange(open: boolean) {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <AppShell :tabs="tabs" :is-active="isActive" :sidebar-nav="sidebarNav">
+  <AppShell :tabs="tabs" :is-active="isActive">
     <CreateEventDialog
       :open="activitiesStore.showCreateDialog"
       :event="activitiesStore.editingEvent"
diff --git a/src/components/layout/BottomNav.vue b/src/components/layout/BottomNav.vue
index c27ef7a..e23fd98 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/BottomNav.vue
+++ b/src/components/layout/BottomNav.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ export interface BottomTab {
   /** Render the entry ghosted (opacity-reduced). Used for coming-soon and
    *  for auth-required tabs when the user is logged out. */
   disabled?: boolean
+  /** Per-tab active-state override for entries whose active condition
+   *  doesn't reduce to "current route starts with this.path" — e.g. a
+   *  "Hosting" tab that is active when a feed-filter ref is on. When
+   *  set it wins over the App-level `isActive(path)` matcher. */
+  isActive?: () => boolean
 }
 
 interface Props {
@@ -37,6 +42,11 @@ function onTabClick(tab: BottomTab) {
   }
   if (tab.path) router.push(tab.path)
 }
+
+function isTabActive(tab: BottomTab): boolean {
+  if (tab.isActive) return tab.isActive()
+  return !!tab.path && props.isActive(tab.path)
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -51,12 +61,12 @@ function onTabClick(tab: BottomTab) {
         :key="tab.name"
         class="relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-0.5 flex-1 h-full transition-colors"
         :class="[
-          tab.path && props.isActive(tab.path)
+          isTabActive(tab)
             ? 'text-primary'
             : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground',
           tab.disabled ? 'opacity-50' : '',
         ]"
-        :aria-current="tab.path && props.isActive(tab.path) ? 'page' : undefined"
+        :aria-current="isTabActive(tab) ? 'page' : undefined"
         @click="onTabClick(tab)"
       >
         <component :is="tab.icon" class="w-5 h-5" />
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 844b168..f2693ee 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const messages: LocaleMessages = {
       registered: 'Registered',
     },
     nav: {
-      feed: 'Feed',
+      feed: 'Home',
       calendar: 'Calendar',
       map: 'Map',
       favorites: 'Favorites',
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts b/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts
index 60df825..6b17036 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const messages: LocaleMessages = {
       registered: 'Enregistré',
     },
     nav: {
-      feed: 'Fil',
+      feed: 'Accueil',
       calendar: 'Calendrier',
       map: 'Carte',
       favorites: 'Favoris',
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue
index 91b0ff9..3687e5a 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivitiesPage.vue
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import {
   CollapsibleTrigger,
 } from '@/components/ui/collapsible'
 import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator'
-import { SlidersHorizontal, History } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { SlidersHorizontal, History, CalendarDays, Plus } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import { useActivities } from '../composables/useActivities'
+import { useActivitiesStore } from '../stores/activities'
 import ActivitySearchOverlay from '../components/ActivitySearchOverlay.vue'
 import TemporalFilterBar from '../components/TemporalFilterBar.vue'
 import CategoryFilterBar from '../components/CategoryFilterBar.vue'
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import type { Activity } from '../types/activity'
 
 const router = useRouter()
 const { t } = useI18n()
+const activitiesStore = useActivitiesStore()
 
 const {
   activities,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ const {
   hasActiveFilters,
   selectedDate,
   showPast,
+  onlyHosting,
   selectDate,
   setTemporal,
   toggleCategory,
@@ -55,6 +58,19 @@ onMounted(() => {
 function handleSelectActivity(activity: Activity) {
   router.push({ name: 'activity-detail', params: { id: activity.id } })
 }
+
+// Create-activity CTA in the Hosting view. Calendar-tab → page lives
+// on /activities/calendar; the icon button at the end of the date
+// strip is the only entry point now that the bottom-nav Calendar
+// tab is gone.
+function openCreate() {
+  activitiesStore.editingEvent = null
+  activitiesStore.showCreateDialog = true
+}
+
+function openCalendar() {
+  router.push('/activities/calendar')
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -72,9 +88,24 @@ function handleSelectActivity(activity: Activity) {
       />
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Date picker strip (p'a semana style) -->
-    <div class="mb-3">
-      <DatePickerStrip :selected-date="selectedDate" @select="selectDate" />
+    <!-- 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">
+      <DatePickerStrip
+        class="flex-1 min-w-0"
+        :selected-date="selectedDate"
+        @select="selectDate"
+      />
+      <Button
+        variant="ghost"
+        size="icon"
+        class="h-8 w-8 shrink-0"
+        :aria-label="t('activities.nav.calendar')"
+        @click="openCalendar"
+      >
+        <CalendarDays class="h-4 w-4" />
+      </Button>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Filters trigger + Clear-all stay stationary in a left-aligned
@@ -136,6 +167,19 @@ function handleSelectActivity(activity: Activity) {
       </CollapsibleContent>
     </Collapsible>
 
+    <!-- Create-activity CTA — shown when the Hosting bottom-nav tab is
+         active. Replaces the dedicated Create entry that used to live
+         in the bottom nav; lives here so it shows up exactly when the
+         user is in the "events I'm running" view. -->
+    <Button
+      v-if="onlyHosting"
+      class="w-full mb-3 gap-1.5"
+      @click="openCreate"
+    >
+      <Plus class="w-4 h-4" />
+      {{ t('activities.createNew') }}
+    </Button>
+
     <!-- Error state -->
     <div v-if="error" class="mb-4 p-4 bg-destructive/10 text-destructive rounded-lg text-sm">
       {{ error }}