diff --git a/src/activities-app/App.vue b/src/activities-app/App.vue
index dc3ada6..640608b 100644
--- a/src/activities-app/App.vue
+++ b/src/activities-app/App.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import AppShell from '@/components/layout/AppShell.vue'
 import type { BottomTab } from '@/components/layout/BottomNav.vue'
 import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuthService'
 import { useActivitiesStore } from '@/modules/activities/stores/activities'
+import { useActivities } from '@/modules/activities/composables/useActivities'
 import { useApprovalState } from '@/modules/activities/composables/useApprovalState'
 import { injectService, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
 import type { TicketApiService } from '@/modules/activities/services/TicketApiService'
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ const { t } = useI18n()
 const { isAuthenticated, currentUser } = useAuth()
 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.
+const { loadOwnEvents } = useActivities()
 
 // Settings dropped — theme/lang/currency now live in the shared profile sheet.
 // Create lives in the bottom nav (auth-gated): activity creation is a deliberate
@@ -96,6 +101,8 @@ function handleDialogOpenChange(open: boolean) {
       :on-create-event="handleCreateEvent"
       :on-update-event="handleUpdateEvent"
       @update:open="handleDialogOpenChange"
+      @event-created="loadOwnEvents"
+      @event-updated="loadOwnEvents"
     />
   </AppShell>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
index 71054fb..d021b10 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/components/ActivityCard.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { format } from 'date-fns'
 import { Card, CardContent } from '@/components/ui/card'
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
-import { MapPin, Calendar, Ticket } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { MapPin, Calendar, Ticket, User } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import BookmarkButton from './BookmarkButton.vue'
 import { useDateLocale } from '../composables/useDateLocale'
 import type { Activity } from '../types/activity'
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ const placeholderBg = computed(() => {
         {{ categoryLabel }}
       </Badge>
 
+      <!-- Ownership badge — the creator can spot their own events at a
+           glance on the feed. -->
+      <Badge
+        v-if="activity.isMine"
+        variant="outline"
+        class="absolute bottom-2 right-2 text-xs gap-1 bg-background/80 backdrop-blur"
+      >
+        <User class="w-3 h-3" />
+        Yours
+      </Badge>
+
       <!-- Price badge -->
       <Badge
         v-if="priceDisplay"
@@ -95,6 +106,17 @@ const placeholderBg = computed(() => {
         {{ priceDisplay }}
       </Badge>
 
+      <!-- Pending/rejected overlay for the creator's own non-approved
+           drafts. Only present when the activity originated from a
+           local LNbits event (Nostr-sourced activities have no
+           lnbitsStatus). -->
+      <Badge
+        v-if="activity.lnbitsStatus && activity.lnbitsStatus !== 'approved'"
+        :variant="activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'destructive' : 'secondary'"
+        class="absolute bottom-2 left-2 text-xs capitalize"
+      >
+        {{ activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'Rejected' : 'Pending review' }}
+      </Badge>
     </div>
 
     <CardContent class="p-4 flex-1 flex flex-col gap-2">
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue b/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue
index a32846a..180184b 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/components/CreateEventDialog.vue
@@ -67,8 +67,12 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 }>()
 
 const isEditMode = computed(() => Boolean(props.event?.id))
-const willGoToPending = computed(
-  () => isEditMode.value && !props.isAdmin && !props.autoApprove
+// True when the submission will land in `proposed` status: a non-admin
+// owner with the extension's auto_approve toggle off. Same gate for
+// create and edit; the edit path also keys the in-form warning banner
+// on this so the user sees the consequence before submitting.
+const willLandInPending = computed(
+  () => !props.isAdmin && !props.autoApprove
 )
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
@@ -302,8 +306,8 @@ const onSubmit = form.handleSubmit(async (formValues) => {
       }
       await props.onUpdateEvent(props.event.id, eventData)
       toastService.success(
-        willGoToPending.value
-          ? 'Event updated — pending re-approval'
+        willLandInPending.value
+          ? 'Updated — awaiting re-approval. Hidden from the public feed until reviewed.'
           : 'Event updated!'
       )
       emit('event-updated')
@@ -313,7 +317,11 @@ const onSubmit = form.handleSubmit(async (formValues) => {
         return
       }
       await props.onCreateEvent(eventData)
-      toastService.success('Event submitted!')
+      toastService.success(
+        willLandInPending.value
+          ? 'Submitted! Awaiting admin approval — your draft is visible on your feed with a Pending badge.'
+          : 'Event submitted!'
+      )
       emit('event-created')
     }
 
@@ -363,7 +371,7 @@ const handleOpenChange = (open: boolean) => {
 
       <ScrollArea class="max-h-[70vh] px-6 pb-6">
         <form @submit="onSubmit" class="space-y-4">
-          <Alert v-if="willGoToPending" variant="default" class="border-orange-500/40 bg-orange-500/5">
+          <Alert v-if="isEditMode && willLandInPending" variant="default" class="border-orange-500/40 bg-orange-500/5">
             <AlertCircle class="h-4 w-4 text-orange-500" />
             <AlertDescription>
               Saving will resubmit for approval. The event will be removed
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts b/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts
index edc4b02..78b1bb5 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts
+++ b/src/modules/activities/composables/useActivities.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { ref, computed, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import { tryInjectService, SERVICE_TOKENS } from '@/core/di-container'
+import { useAuth } from '@/composables/useAuthService'
 import type { ActivitiesNostrService } from '../services/ActivitiesNostrService'
 import type { CalendarEventFilters } from '../services/ActivitiesNostrService'
+import type { TicketApiService } from '../services/TicketApiService'
+import type { TicketedEvent } from '../types/ticket'
+import { ticketedEventToActivity } from '../types/activity'
 import { useActivitiesStore } from '../stores/activities'
 import { useActivityFilters } from './useActivityFilters'
 
@@ -12,11 +16,55 @@ import { useActivityFilters } from './useActivityFilters'
 export function useActivities() {
   const store = useActivitiesStore()
   const filters = useActivityFilters()
+  const { isAuthenticated, currentUser } = useAuth()
 
   const isSubscribed = ref(false)
   const subscriptionError = ref<string | null>(null)
   let unsubscribe: (() => void) | null = null
 
+  /**
+   * Merge the caller's own LNbits events (any status) into the feed.
+   *
+   * The `/activities` feed is Nostr-driven, so an event that hasn't
+   * been published yet — typically because it's still `proposed` under
+   * auto_approve=off — would silently vanish from the creator's view
+   * until an admin approves it. Pull own events from the events
+   * extension and upsert them as Activities so users see their own
+   * drafts with a Pending-review badge.
+   *
+   * Once an event is approved and the Nostr relay delivers the kind
+   * 31922/31923 event, the relay-sourced Activity has a newer
+   * createdAt and wins on upsert (it lacks `lnbitsStatus`, so the
+   * badge disappears).
+   */
+  /**
+   * Stamp `isMine` on a Nostr-sourced activity when the organizer
+   * pubkey matches the logged-in user's Nostr key. LNbits drafts come
+   * pre-tagged via the adapter.
+   */
+  function tagOwnership(activity: { organizer: { pubkey: string }; isMine?: boolean }) {
+    const myPubkey = currentUser.value?.pubkey
+    if (myPubkey && activity.organizer.pubkey === myPubkey) {
+      activity.isMine = true
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function loadOwnEvents() {
+    if (!isAuthenticated.value) return
+    const invoiceKey = currentUser.value?.wallets?.[0]?.inkey
+    if (!invoiceKey) return
+    const ticketApi = tryInjectService<TicketApiService>(SERVICE_TOKENS.TICKET_API)
+    if (!ticketApi) return
+    try {
+      const mine = (await ticketApi.fetchMyEvents(invoiceKey)) as TicketedEvent[]
+      for (const ev of mine) {
+        store.upsertActivity(ticketedEventToActivity(ev))
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('[useActivities] loadOwnEvents failed:', err)
+    }
+  }
+
   // Filtered and sorted activities (from all activities, filters handle time range)
   const filteredActivities = computed(() => {
     const all = store.activities.sort(
@@ -43,6 +91,7 @@ export function useActivities() {
 
       unsubscribe = nostrService.subscribeToCalendarEvents(
         (activity) => {
+          tagOwnership(activity)
           store.upsertActivity(activity)
           store.isLoading = false
         },
@@ -51,6 +100,10 @@ export function useActivities() {
 
       isSubscribed.value = true
 
+      // Best-effort merge of own LNbits events (any status) so the
+      // creator sees their own pending drafts on the feed too.
+      loadOwnEvents()
+
       // Set loading to false after a timeout (in case no events arrive)
       setTimeout(() => {
         store.isLoading = false
@@ -75,6 +128,7 @@ export function useActivities() {
       store.isLoading = true
       subscriptionError.value = null
       const activities = await nostrService.queryCalendarEvents(eventFilters)
+      for (const a of activities) tagOwnership(a)
       store.upsertActivities(activities)
     } catch (err) {
       subscriptionError.value = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to query activities'
@@ -125,5 +179,6 @@ export function useActivities() {
     query,
     stop,
     refresh,
+    loadOwnEvents,
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts b/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts
index 24543a0..a377e8b 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts
+++ b/src/modules/activities/types/activity.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import ngeohash from 'ngeohash'
 import type { ActivityCategory } from './category'
 import type { CalendarTimeEvent, CalendarDateEvent } from './nip52'
+import type { TicketedEvent } from './ticket'
 
 /**
  * Unified view model for displaying activities in the UI.
@@ -45,6 +46,22 @@ export interface Activity {
   isPrivate: boolean
   /** Nostr event created_at timestamp */
   createdAt: Date
+  /**
+   * LNbits approval status, when the activity came from the events
+   * extension rather than a Nostr relay. Undefined for activities
+   * sourced from Nostr (approved by definition — only published
+   * events make it onto relays). Used to render a "Pending review"
+   * badge for the creator's own non-approved drafts.
+   */
+  lnbitsStatus?: 'approved' | 'proposed' | 'rejected'
+  /**
+   * Belongs to the current user. Set by the adapter for own LNbits
+   * drafts and by the activities-subscribe callback when the Nostr
+   * organizer pubkey matches the logged-in user. Used to render a
+   * "Yours" badge on the feed so the creator can spot their events
+   * at a glance.
+   */
+  isMine?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface OrganizerInfo {
@@ -128,6 +145,74 @@ export function calendarDateEventToActivity(event: CalendarDateEvent, organizer?
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convert an LNbits TicketedEvent to an Activity view model.
+ *
+ * Used to surface the caller's own pending events on the activities
+ * feed alongside Nostr-published activities. Once an event is approved
+ * and published, the Nostr-derived Activity (newer createdAt) wins on
+ * upsert in the activities store and this draft version is replaced.
+ *
+ * The wire format for dates mirrors how nostr_publisher emits NIP-52:
+ *   - "YYYY-MM-DD"          → date-based (kind 31922 on publish)
+ *   - "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM..." → time-based (kind 31923 on publish)
+ */
+export function ticketedEventToActivity(
+  event: TicketedEvent,
+  organizer?: Partial<OrganizerInfo>,
+): Activity {
+  const hasTime = event.event_start_date.includes('T')
+  const startDate = hasTime
+    ? new Date(event.event_start_date)
+    : parseDateOnly(event.event_start_date)
+  const endRaw = event.event_end_date
+  const endDate = endRaw
+    ? endRaw.includes('T')
+      ? new Date(endRaw)
+      : parseDateOnly(endRaw)
+    : undefined
+
+  const category = event.categories?.[0] as ActivityCategory | undefined
+
+  return {
+    id: event.id,
+    // No published Nostr event yet for pending drafts; reuse the LNbits
+    // id as a placeholder. Approved + published versions will overwrite
+    // this with the real Nostr event id.
+    nostrEventId: event.id,
+    type: hasTime ? 'time' : 'date',
+    organizer: {
+      // Pending events have no Nostr pubkey yet. Empty string is fine
+      // — the card layer falls back gracefully and the OrganizerCard
+      // is only shown for approved (Nostr-sourced) activities anyway.
+      pubkey: '',
+      ...organizer,
+    },
+    title: event.name,
+    description: event.info ?? '',
+    image: event.banner ?? undefined,
+    startDate,
+    endDate,
+    location: event.location ?? undefined,
+    category,
+    tags: event.categories ?? [],
+    isPrivate: false,
+    // event.time is the LNbits creation timestamp (ISO string after
+    // FastAPI serialization). new Date() handles both ISO strings and
+    // numeric epoch — same shape used in useEvents sorting.
+    createdAt: new Date(event.time) || new Date(),
+    lnbitsStatus: event.status as Activity['lnbitsStatus'],
+    // fetchMyEvents only returns the caller's own events, so anything
+    // reaching this adapter is by definition mine.
+    isMine: true,
+  }
+}
+
+function parseDateOnly(dateStr: string): Date {
+  const [year, month, day] = dateStr.split('-').map(Number)
+  return new Date(Date.UTC(year, month - 1, day))
+}
+
 function decodeGeohash(geohash?: string): { lat: number; lng: number } | undefined {
   if (!geohash) return undefined
   try {
diff --git a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
index 9c509b7..1929ca2 100644
--- a/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
+++ b/src/modules/activities/views/ActivityDetailPage.vue
@@ -156,6 +156,20 @@ function goBack() {
           <Badge v-if="categoryLabel" variant="secondary" class="shrink-0 mt-1">
             {{ categoryLabel }}
           </Badge>
+          <Badge
+            v-if="activity.lnbitsStatus && activity.lnbitsStatus !== 'approved'"
+            :variant="activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'destructive' : 'secondary'"
+            class="shrink-0 mt-1 capitalize"
+          >
+            {{ activity.lnbitsStatus === 'rejected' ? 'Rejected' : 'Pending review' }}
+          </Badge>
+          <Badge
+            v-if="activity.isMine"
+            variant="outline"
+            class="shrink-0 mt-1"
+          >
+            Yours
+          </Badge>
           <div v-for="tag in activity.tags.slice(1)" :key="tag">
             <Badge variant="outline" class="text-xs">{{ tag }}</Badge>
           </div>