diff --git a/src/components/event-card.tsx b/src/components/event-card.tsx
index 3447eb9..df662a1 100644
--- a/src/components/event-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/event-card.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 	DropdownMenuSeparator,
 	DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
+import { formatEventRangeLabel } from "@/lib/event-date-format";
 import type { CalendarEvent } from "@/lib/types";
 
 interface EventCardProps {
@@ -27,21 +28,6 @@ interface EventCardProps {
 }
 
 export const EventCard = ({ event, onEdit, onDelete }: EventCardProps) => {
-	const formatDateTime = (dateStr: string, allDay: boolean | undefined) => {
-		return allDay
-			? new Date(dateStr).toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
-					month: "short",
-					day: "numeric",
-					year: "numeric",
-				})
-			: new Date(dateStr).toLocaleString(undefined, {
-					month: "short",
-					day: "numeric",
-					hour: "numeric",
-					minute: "2-digit",
-				});
-	};
-
 	const handleEdit = () => {
 		onEdit({
 			id: event.id,
@@ -52,12 +38,10 @@ export const EventCard = ({ event, onEdit, onDelete }: EventCardProps) => {
 			start: event.start,
 			end: event.end || "",
 			allDay: event.allDay || false,
+			recurrenceRule: event.recurrenceRule,
 		});
 	};
 
-	const endDate =
-		event.end && !event.allDay ? formatDateTime(event.end, event.allDay) : null;
-
 	return (
 		<motion.div
 			layout
@@ -66,15 +50,13 @@ export const EventCard = ({ event, onEdit, onDelete }: EventCardProps) => {
 			exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -8, transition: { duration: 0.15 } }}
 			transition={{ duration: 0.2 }}
 		>
-			<div className="glass-card p-4 group cursor-pointer hover:bg-accent/50 transition-colors duration-150">
+			<div className="glass-card group cursor-pointer p-4 transition-colors duration-150 hover:bg-accent/50">
 				<div className="flex items-start gap-3">
-					<div className="flex-1 min-w-0 space-y-1.5">
-						<h3 className="font-medium text-sm leading-snug truncate">
-							{event.title}
-						</h3>
+					<div className="min-w-0 flex-1 space-y-1.5">
+						<h3 className="truncate text-sm font-medium leading-snug">{event.title}</h3>
 
 						{event.description && (
-							<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2 leading-relaxed">
+							<p className="line-clamp-2 text-xs leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
 								{event.description}
 							</p>
 						)}
@@ -82,9 +64,7 @@ export const EventCard = ({ event, onEdit, onDelete }: EventCardProps) => {
 						<div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
 							<span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
 								<Clock className="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" />
-								{formatDateTime(event.start, event.allDay)}
-								{endDate && <span className="text-muted-foreground/50">-</span>}
-								{endDate}
+								{formatEventRangeLabel(event)}
 							</span>
 
 							{event.location && (
@@ -98,24 +78,24 @@ export const EventCard = ({ event, onEdit, onDelete }: EventCardProps) => {
 								<Button
 									variant="link"
 									size="sm"
-									className="gap-1 h-auto p-0 text-xs text-primary/70 hover:text-primary"
+									className="h-auto gap-1 p-0 text-xs text-primary/70 hover:text-primary"
 									asChild
 								>
 									<a
 										href={event.url}
 										target="_blank"
 										rel="noopener noreferrer"
-										onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+										onClick={(currentEvent) => currentEvent.stopPropagation()}
 									>
 										<ExternalLink className="h-3 w-3" />
-										<span className="truncate max-w-[120px]">Link</span>
+										<span className="max-w-[120px] truncate">Link</span>
 									</a>
 								</Button>
 							)}
 						</div>
 
 						{event.recurrenceRule && (
-							<RRuleDisplay rrule={event.recurrenceRule} />
+							<RRuleDisplay rrule={event.recurrenceRule} start={event.start} />
 						)}
 					</div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/event-date-format.ts b/src/lib/event-date-format.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98280fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/event-date-format.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import {
+	format,
+	isSameDay,
+	isToday,
+	isTomorrow,
+	parseISO,
+} from "date-fns";
+import type { CalendarEvent } from "@/lib/types";
+
+const getFriendlyDayLabel = (value: Date): string => {
+	if (isToday(value)) return "Today";
+	if (isTomorrow(value)) return "Tomorrow";
+	return format(value, "MMM d, yyyy");
+};
+
+export const formatEventStartLabel = (start: string, allDay?: boolean): string => {
+	const parsed = parseISO(start);
+	const dayLabel = getFriendlyDayLabel(parsed);
+
+	if (allDay) return dayLabel;
+	return `${dayLabel} · ${format(parsed, "HH:mm")}`;
+};
+
+export const formatEventRangeLabel = (event: Pick<CalendarEvent, "start" | "end" | "allDay">): string => {
+	const startDate = parseISO(event.start);
+	const startLabel = getFriendlyDayLabel(startDate);
+
+	if (event.allDay || !event.end) {
+		return event.allDay ? startLabel : `${startLabel} · ${format(startDate, "HH:mm")}`;
+	}
+
+	const endDate = parseISO(event.end);
+	if (isSameDay(startDate, endDate)) {
+		return `${startLabel} · ${format(startDate, "HH:mm")}–${format(endDate, "HH:mm")}`;
+	}
+
+	return `${startLabel} · ${format(startDate, "HH:mm")} → ${getFriendlyDayLabel(endDate)} · ${format(endDate, "HH:mm")}`;
+};
diff --git a/tests/event-card.test.ts b/tests/event-card.test.ts
index 7afc985..382dee2 100644
--- a/tests/event-card.test.ts
+++ b/tests/event-card.test.ts
@@ -28,4 +28,17 @@ describe("EventCard actions trigger", () => {
 		expect(markup).not.toContain("opacity-0");
 		expect(markup).not.toContain("group-hover:opacity-100");
 	});
+
+	test("renders friendly shared date formatting instead of native locale strings", () => {
+		const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+			EventCard({
+				event: sampleEvent,
+				onEdit: () => {},
+				onDelete: () => {},
+			}),
+		);
+
+		expect(markup).toContain("10:00–11:00");
+		expect(markup).not.toContain("AM");
+	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/event-date-format.test.ts b/tests/event-date-format.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb6a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/event-date-format.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { addDays } from "date-fns";
+import { formatEventRangeLabel, formatEventStartLabel } from "@/lib/event-date-format";
+
+describe("event-date-format", () => {
+	test("formats a timed start-only event with a friendly day label", () => {
+		const today = new Date();
+		today.setHours(10, 0, 0, 0);
+
+		expect(formatEventStartLabel(today.toISOString(), false)).toContain("Today · 10:00");
+	});
+
+	test("formats a same-day timed range without native locale helpers", () => {
+		const today = new Date();
+		today.setHours(10, 0, 0, 0);
+		const end = new Date(today);
+		end.setHours(11, 30, 0, 0);
+
+		expect(
+			formatEventRangeLabel({ start: today.toISOString(), end: end.toISOString(), allDay: false }),
+		).toContain("10:00–11:30");
+	});
+
+	test("formats all-day events with tomorrow labels when applicable", () => {
+		const tomorrow = addDays(new Date(), 1);
+		tomorrow.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+		expect(
+			formatEventRangeLabel({ start: tomorrow.toISOString(), end: undefined, allDay: true }),
+		).toBe("Tomorrow");
+	});
+});