diff --git a/src/modules/events/components/EventCalendarView.vue b/src/modules/events/components/EventCalendarView.vue
index c77b908..77e0778 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/components/EventCalendarView.vue
+++ b/src/modules/events/components/EventCalendarView.vue
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ function getDotCount(date: Date): number {
   return Math.min(getEventsForDay(date).length, 3)
 }
 
-// Default the selection to today so the calendar opens on today's events
-// rather than an empty panel (currentMonth already starts on this month).
-const selectedDay = ref<Date | null>(new Date())
+const selectedDay = ref<Date | null>(null)
 const selectedDayEvents = computed(() => {
   if (!selectedDay.value) return []
   return getEventsForDay(selectedDay.value)
diff --git a/src/modules/events/views/EventsCalendarPage.vue b/src/modules/events/views/EventsCalendarPage.vue
index 6826125..3198976 100644
--- a/src/modules/events/views/EventsCalendarPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/events/views/EventsCalendarPage.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
-import { ArrowLeft, Ticket } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { Ticket } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { useEvents } from '../composables/useEvents'
 import { useOwnedTickets } from '../composables/useOwnedTickets'
@@ -34,23 +34,10 @@ onMounted(() => {
 function handleSelectEvent(event: Event) {
   router.push({ name: 'event-detail', params: { id: event.id } })
 }
-
-function goBack() {
-  router.push({ name: 'events' })
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div class="container mx-auto px-4 py-6 max-w-lg">
-    <!-- Back to the events feed — mirrors EventDetailPage's top-bar
-         back link for navigation consistency. -->
-    <div class="flex items-center mb-4">
-      <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" class="gap-1.5" @click="goBack">
-        <ArrowLeft class="w-4 h-4" />
-        {{ t('common.nav.back', 'Back') }}
-      </Button>
-    </div>
-
     <!-- Filter chip: narrows the calendar to events the user has
          paid tickets for. Hidden when logged out — nothing to own.
          Left-aligned so it doesn't collide with the fixed top-right