feat: add featured event with automatic fallback

- Add featured_event_id to site_settings (schema + migration)
- Backend: featured event logic in /events/next/upcoming with auto-unset when event ends
- Site settings: PUT supports featuredEventId, add PUT /featured-event for admin
- Admin events: Set as featured checkbox in editor, star toggle in list, featured badge
- Admin settings: Featured Event section with current event and remove/change links
- API: siteSettingsApi.setFeaturedEvent(), Event.isFeatured, SiteSettings.featuredEventId
- Homepage/linktree unchanged: still use getNextUpcoming (now returns featured or fallback)

backend/src/db/migrate.ts

@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ async function migrate() {
         instagram_url TEXT,
         twitter_url TEXT,
         linkedin_url TEXT,
+        featured_event_id TEXT REFERENCES events(id),
         maintenance_mode INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         maintenance_message TEXT,
         maintenance_message_es TEXT,
@@ -396,6 +397,11 @@ async function migrate() {
       )
     `);
 
+    // Add featured_event_id column to site_settings if it doesn't exist
+    try {
+      await (db as any).run(sql`ALTER TABLE site_settings ADD COLUMN featured_event_id TEXT REFERENCES events(id)`);
+    } catch (e) { /* column may already exist */ }
+
     // Legal pages table for admin-editable legal content
     await (db as any).run(sql`
       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS legal_pages (
@@ -748,6 +754,7 @@ async function migrate() {
         instagram_url VARCHAR(500),
         twitter_url VARCHAR(500),
         linkedin_url VARCHAR(500),
+        featured_event_id UUID REFERENCES events(id),
         maintenance_mode INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
         maintenance_message TEXT,
         maintenance_message_es TEXT,
@@ -756,6 +763,11 @@ async function migrate() {
       )
     `);
 
+    // Add featured_event_id column to site_settings if it doesn't exist
+    try {
+      await (db as any).execute(sql`ALTER TABLE site_settings ADD COLUMN featured_event_id UUID REFERENCES events(id)`);
+    } catch (e) { /* column may already exist */ }
+
     // Legal pages table for admin-editable legal content
     await (db as any).execute(sql`
       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS legal_pages (

backend/src/db/schema.ts

@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ export const sqliteSiteSettings = sqliteTable('site_settings', {
   instagramUrl: text('instagram_url'),
   twitterUrl: text('twitter_url'),
   linkedinUrl: text('linkedin_url'),
+  // Featured event - manually promoted event shown on homepage/linktree
+  featuredEventId: text('featured_event_id').references(() => sqliteEvents.id),
   // Other settings
   maintenanceMode: integer('maintenance_mode', { mode: 'boolean' }).notNull().default(false),
   maintenanceMessage: text('maintenance_message'),
@@ -563,6 +565,8 @@ export const pgSiteSettings = pgTable('site_settings', {
   instagramUrl: varchar('instagram_url', { length: 500 }),
   twitterUrl: varchar('twitter_url', { length: 500 }),
   linkedinUrl: varchar('linkedin_url', { length: 500 }),
+  // Featured event - manually promoted event shown on homepage/linktree
+  featuredEventId: uuid('featured_event_id').references(() => pgEvents.id),
   // Other settings
   maintenanceMode: pgInteger('maintenance_mode').notNull().default(0),
   maintenanceMessage: pgText('maintenance_message'),

backend/src/routes/events.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Hono } from 'hono';
 import { zValidator } from '@hono/zod-validator';
 import { z } from 'zod';
-import { db, dbGet, dbAll, events, tickets, payments, eventPaymentOverrides, emailLogs, invoices } from '../db/index.js';
+import { db, dbGet, dbAll, events, tickets, payments, eventPaymentOverrides, emailLogs, invoices, siteSettings } from '../db/index.js';
 import { eq, desc, and, gte, sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { requireAuth, getAuthUser } from '../lib/auth.js';
 import { generateId, getNow, convertBooleansForDb, toDbDate } from '../lib/utils.js';
@@ -198,10 +198,92 @@ eventsRouter.get('/:id', async (c) => {
   });
 });
 
-// Get next upcoming event (public)
+// Helper function to get ticket count for an event
+async function getEventTicketCount(eventId: string): Promise<number> {
+  const ticketCount = await dbGet<any>(
+    (db as any)
+      .select({ count: sql<number>`count(*)` })
+      .from(tickets)
+      .where(
+        and(
+          eq((tickets as any).eventId, eventId),
+          sql`${(tickets as any).status} IN ('confirmed', 'checked_in')`
+        )
+      )
+  );
+  return ticketCount?.count || 0;
+}
+
+// Get next upcoming event (public) - returns featured event if valid, otherwise next upcoming
 eventsRouter.get('/next/upcoming', async (c) => {
   const now = getNow();
   
+  // First, check if there's a featured event in site settings
+  const settings = await dbGet<any>(
+    (db as any).select().from(siteSettings).limit(1)
+  );
+  
+  let featuredEvent = null;
+  let shouldUnsetFeatured = false;
+  
+  if (settings?.featuredEventId) {
+    // Get the featured event
+    featuredEvent = await dbGet<any>(
+      (db as any)
+        .select()
+        .from(events)
+        .where(eq((events as any).id, settings.featuredEventId))
+    );
+    
+    if (featuredEvent) {
+      // Check if featured event is still valid:
+      // 1. Must be published
+      // 2. Must not have ended (endDatetime >= now, or startDatetime >= now if no endDatetime)
+      const eventEndTime = featuredEvent.endDatetime || featuredEvent.startDatetime;
+      const isPublished = featuredEvent.status === 'published';
+      const hasNotEnded = eventEndTime >= now;
+      
+      if (!isPublished || !hasNotEnded) {
+        // Featured event is no longer valid - mark for unsetting
+        shouldUnsetFeatured = true;
+        featuredEvent = null;
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Featured event no longer exists
+      shouldUnsetFeatured = true;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // If we need to unset the featured event, do it asynchronously
+  if (shouldUnsetFeatured && settings) {
+    // Unset featured event in background (don't await to avoid blocking response)
+    (db as any)
+      .update(siteSettings)
+      .set({ featuredEventId: null, updatedAt: now })
+      .where(eq((siteSettings as any).id, settings.id))
+      .then(() => {
+        console.log('Featured event auto-cleared (event ended or unpublished)');
+      })
+      .catch((err: any) => {
+        console.error('Failed to clear featured event:', err);
+      });
+  }
+  
+  // If we have a valid featured event, return it
+  if (featuredEvent) {
+    const bookedCount = await getEventTicketCount(featuredEvent.id);
+    const normalized = normalizeEvent(featuredEvent);
+    return c.json({
+      event: {
+        ...normalized,
+        bookedCount,
+        availableSeats: normalized.capacity - bookedCount,
+        isFeatured: true,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+  
+  // Fallback: get the next upcoming published event
   const event = await dbGet<any>(
     (db as any)
       .select()
@@ -220,26 +302,14 @@ eventsRouter.get('/next/upcoming', async (c) => {
     return c.json({ event: null });
   }
   
-  // Count confirmed AND checked_in tickets (checked_in were previously confirmed)
+  const bookedCount = await getEventTicketCount(event.id);
-  // This ensures check-in doesn't affect capacity/spots_left
-  const ticketCount = await dbGet<any>(
-    (db as any)
-      .select({ count: sql<number>`count(*)` })
-      .from(tickets)
-      .where(
-        and(
-          eq((tickets as any).eventId, event.id),
-          sql`${(tickets as any).status} IN ('confirmed', 'checked_in')`
-        )
-      )
-  );
-  
   const normalized = normalizeEvent(event);
   return c.json({
     event: {
       ...normalized,
-      bookedCount: ticketCount?.count || 0,
+      bookedCount,
-      availableSeats: normalized.capacity - (ticketCount?.count || 0),
+      availableSeats: normalized.capacity - bookedCount,
+      isFeatured: false,
     },
   });
 });

backend/src/routes/site-settings.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Hono } from 'hono';
 import { zValidator } from '@hono/zod-validator';
 import { z } from 'zod';
-import { db, dbGet, siteSettings } from '../db/index.js';
+import { db, dbGet, siteSettings, events } from '../db/index.js';
-import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { eq, and, gte } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { requireAuth } from '../lib/auth.js';
 import { generateId, getNow, toDbBool } from '../lib/utils.js';
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const updateSiteSettingsSchema = z.object({
   instagramUrl: z.string().url().optional().nullable().or(z.literal('')),
   twitterUrl: z.string().url().optional().nullable().or(z.literal('')),
   linkedinUrl: z.string().url().optional().nullable().or(z.literal('')),
+  featuredEventId: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   maintenanceMode: z.boolean().optional(),
   maintenanceMessage: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   maintenanceMessageEs: z.string().optional().nullable(),
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ siteSettingsRouter.get('/', async (c) => {
         instagramUrl: null,
         twitterUrl: null,
         linkedinUrl: null,
+        featuredEventId: null,
         maintenanceMode: false,
         maintenanceMessage: null,
         maintenanceMessageEs: null,
@@ -104,6 +106,17 @@ siteSettingsRouter.put('/', requireAuth(['admin']), zValidator('json', updateSit
   if (!existing) {
     // Create new settings record
     const id = generateId();
+    
+    // Validate featured event if provided
+    if (data.featuredEventId) {
+      const featuredEvent = await dbGet<any>(
+        (db as any).select().from(events).where(eq((events as any).id, data.featuredEventId))
+      );
+      if (!featuredEvent || featuredEvent.status !== 'published') {
+        return c.json({ error: 'Featured event must exist and be published' }, 400);
+      }
+    }
+    
     const newSettings = {
       id,
       timezone: data.timezone || 'America/Asuncion',
@@ -116,6 +129,7 @@ siteSettingsRouter.put('/', requireAuth(['admin']), zValidator('json', updateSit
       instagramUrl: data.instagramUrl || null,
       twitterUrl: data.twitterUrl || null,
       linkedinUrl: data.linkedinUrl || null,
+      featuredEventId: data.featuredEventId || null,
       maintenanceMode: toDbBool(data.maintenanceMode || false),
       maintenanceMessage: data.maintenanceMessage || null,
       maintenanceMessageEs: data.maintenanceMessageEs || null,
@@ -128,6 +142,16 @@ siteSettingsRouter.put('/', requireAuth(['admin']), zValidator('json', updateSit
     return c.json({ settings: newSettings, message: 'Settings created successfully' }, 201);
   }
   
+  // Validate featured event if provided
+  if (data.featuredEventId) {
+    const featuredEvent = await dbGet<any>(
+      (db as any).select().from(events).where(eq((events as any).id, data.featuredEventId))
+    );
+    if (!featuredEvent || featuredEvent.status !== 'published') {
+      return c.json({ error: 'Featured event must exist and be published' }, 400);
+    }
+  }
+  
   // Update existing settings
   const updateData: Record<string, any> = {
     ...data,
@@ -151,4 +175,61 @@ siteSettingsRouter.put('/', requireAuth(['admin']), zValidator('json', updateSit
   return c.json({ settings: updated, message: 'Settings updated successfully' });
 });
 
+// Set featured event (admin only) - convenience endpoint for event editor
+siteSettingsRouter.put('/featured-event', requireAuth(['admin']), zValidator('json', z.object({
+  eventId: z.string().nullable(),
+})), async (c) => {
+  const { eventId } = c.req.valid('json');
+  const user = c.get('user');
+  const now = getNow();
+  
+  // Validate event if provided
+  if (eventId) {
+    const event = await dbGet<any>(
+      (db as any).select().from(events).where(eq((events as any).id, eventId))
+    );
+    if (!event) {
+      return c.json({ error: 'Event not found' }, 404);
+    }
+    if (event.status !== 'published') {
+      return c.json({ error: 'Event must be published to be featured' }, 400);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Get or create settings
+  const existing = await dbGet<any>(
+    (db as any).select().from(siteSettings).limit(1)
+  );
+  
+  if (!existing) {
+    // Create new settings record with featured event
+    const id = generateId();
+    const newSettings = {
+      id,
+      timezone: 'America/Asuncion',
+      siteName: 'Spanglish',
+      featuredEventId: eventId,
+      maintenanceMode: 0,
+      updatedAt: now,
+      updatedBy: user.id,
+    };
+    
+    await (db as any).insert(siteSettings).values(newSettings);
+    
+    return c.json({ featuredEventId: eventId, message: eventId ? 'Event set as featured' : 'Featured event removed' });
+  }
+  
+  // Update existing settings
+  await (db as any)
+    .update(siteSettings)
+    .set({
+      featuredEventId: eventId,
+      updatedAt: now,
+      updatedBy: user.id,
+    })
+    .where(eq((siteSettings as any).id, existing.id));
+  
+  return c.json({ featuredEventId: eventId, message: eventId ? 'Event set as featured' : 'Featured event removed' });
+});
+
 export default siteSettingsRouter;

backend/src/routes/tickets.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const createTicketSchema = z.object({
   phone: z.string().min(6).optional().or(z.literal('')),
   preferredLanguage: z.enum(['en', 'es']).optional(),
   paymentMethod: z.enum(['bancard', 'lightning', 'cash', 'bank_transfer', 'tpago']).default('cash'),
-  ruc: z.string().regex(/^[0-9]{6,8}-[0-9]{1}$/, 'Invalid RUC format').optional(),
+  ruc: z.string().regex(/^\d{6,10}$/, 'Invalid RUC format').optional().or(z.literal('')),
   // Optional: array of attendees for multi-ticket booking
   attendees: z.array(attendeeSchema).optional(),
 });

frontend/src/app/(public)/book/[eventId]/page.tsx

@@ -110,43 +110,12 @@ export default function BookingPage() {
 
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<Partial<Record<keyof BookingFormData, string>>>({});
 
-  // RUC validation using modulo 11 algorithm
+  const rucPattern = /^\d{6,10}$/;
-  const validateRucCheckDigit = (ruc: string): boolean => {
-    const match = ruc.match(/^(\d{6,8})-(\d)$/);
-    if (!match) return false;
 
-    const baseNumber = match[1];
+  // Format RUC input: digits only, max 10
-    const checkDigit = parseInt(match[2], 10);
-    
-    // Modulo 11 algorithm for Paraguayan RUC
-    const weights = [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 2, 3];
-    let sum = 0;
-    const digits = baseNumber.split('').reverse();
-    
-    for (let i = 0; i < digits.length; i++) {
-      sum += parseInt(digits[i], 10) * weights[i];
-    }
-    
-    const remainder = sum % 11;
-    const expectedCheckDigit = remainder < 2 ? 0 : 11 - remainder;
-    
-    return checkDigit === expectedCheckDigit;
-  };
-
-  // Format RUC input: auto-insert hyphen before last digit
   const formatRuc = (value: string): string => {
-    // Remove non-numeric characters
+    const digits = value.replace(/\D/g, '').slice(0, 10);
-    const digits = value.replace(/\D/g, '');
+    return digits;
-    
-    // Limit to 9 digits (8 base + 1 check)
-    const limited = digits.slice(0, 9);
-    
-    // Auto-insert hyphen before last digit if we have more than 6 digits
-    if (limited.length > 6) {
-      return `${limited.slice(0, -1)}-${limited.slice(-1)}`;
-    }
-    
-    return limited;
   };
 
   // Handle RUC input change
@@ -160,19 +129,12 @@ export default function BookingPage() {
     }
   };
 
-  // Validate RUC on blur
+  // Validate RUC on blur (optional field: 6–10 digits)
   const handleRucBlur = () => {
-    if (!formData.ruc) return; // Optional field, no validation if empty
+    if (!formData.ruc) return;
-    
+    const digits = formData.ruc.replace(/\D/g, '');
-    const rucPattern = /^[0-9]{6,8}-[0-9]{1}$/;
+    if (digits.length > 0 && !rucPattern.test(digits)) {
-    
-    if (!rucPattern.test(formData.ruc)) {
       setErrors({ ...errors, ruc: t('booking.form.errors.rucInvalidFormat') });
-      return;
-    }
-    
-    if (!validateRucCheckDigit(formData.ruc)) {
-      setErrors({ ...errors, ruc: t('booking.form.errors.rucInvalidCheckDigit') });
     }
   };
 
@@ -275,13 +237,11 @@ export default function BookingPage() {
       newErrors.phone = t('booking.form.errors.phoneTooShort');
     }
     
-    // RUC validation (optional field - only validate if filled)
+    // RUC validation (optional field - 6–10 digits if filled)
     if (formData.ruc.trim()) {
-      const rucPattern = /^[0-9]{6,8}-[0-9]{1}$/;
+      const digits = formData.ruc.replace(/\D/g, '');
-      if (!rucPattern.test(formData.ruc)) {
+      if (!/^\d{6,10}$/.test(digits)) {
         newErrors.ruc = t('booking.form.errors.rucInvalidFormat');
-      } else if (!validateRucCheckDigit(formData.ruc)) {
-        newErrors.ruc = t('booking.form.errors.rucInvalidCheckDigit');
       }
     }
     
@@ -429,7 +389,7 @@ export default function BookingPage() {
         phone: formData.phone,
         preferredLanguage: formData.preferredLanguage,
         paymentMethod: formData.paymentMethod,
-        ...(formData.ruc.trim() && { ruc: formData.ruc }),
+        ...(formData.ruc.trim() && { ruc: formData.ruc.replace(/\D/g, '') }),
         // Include attendees array for multi-ticket bookings
         ...(allAttendees.length > 1 && { attendees: allAttendees }),
       });

frontend/src/app/admin/events/page.tsx

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { useLanguage } from '@/context/LanguageContext';
-import { eventsApi, Event } from '@/lib/api';
+import { eventsApi, siteSettingsApi, Event } from '@/lib/api';
 import Card from '@/components/ui/Card';
 import Button from '@/components/ui/Button';
 import Input from '@/components/ui/Input';
 import MediaPicker from '@/components/MediaPicker';
-import { PlusIcon, PencilIcon, TrashIcon, EyeIcon, PhotoIcon, DocumentDuplicateIcon, ArchiveBoxIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
+import { PlusIcon, PencilIcon, TrashIcon, EyeIcon, PhotoIcon, DocumentDuplicateIcon, ArchiveBoxIcon, StarIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
+import { StarIcon as StarIconSolid } from '@heroicons/react/24/solid';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ export default function AdminEventsPage() {
   const [showForm, setShowForm] = useState(false);
   const [editingEvent, setEditingEvent] = useState<Event | null>(null);
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  const [featuredEventId, setFeaturedEventId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [settingFeatured, setSettingFeatured] = useState<string | null>(null);
   
   const [formData, setFormData] = useState<{
     title: string;
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ export default function AdminEventsPage() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     loadEvents();
+    loadFeaturedEvent();
   }, []);
 
   const loadEvents = async () => {
@@ -73,6 +77,28 @@ export default function AdminEventsPage() {
     }
   };
 
+  const loadFeaturedEvent = async () => {
+    try {
+      const { settings } = await siteSettingsApi.get();
+      setFeaturedEventId(settings.featuredEventId || null);
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Ignore error - settings may not exist yet
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleSetFeatured = async (eventId: string | null) => {
+    setSettingFeatured(eventId || 'clearing');
+    try {
+      await siteSettingsApi.setFeaturedEvent(eventId);
+      setFeaturedEventId(eventId);
+      toast.success(eventId ? 'Event set as featured' : 'Featured event removed');
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      toast.error(error.message || 'Failed to update featured event');
+    } finally {
+      setSettingFeatured(null);
+    }
+  };
+
   const resetForm = () => {
     setFormData({
       title: '',
@@ -455,6 +481,44 @@ export default function AdminEventsPage() {
                 relatedType="event"
               />
 
+              {/* Featured Event Section - Only show for published events when editing */}
+              {editingEvent && editingEvent.status === 'published' && (
+                <div className="border border-secondary-light-gray rounded-lg p-4 space-y-4 bg-amber-50">
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+                    <div>
+                      <label className="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <StarIcon className="w-5 h-5 text-amber-500" />
+                        Featured Event
+                      </label>
+                      <p className="text-xs text-gray-500">
+                        Featured events are prominently displayed on the homepage and linktree
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      disabled={settingFeatured !== null}
+                      onClick={() => handleSetFeatured(
+                        featuredEventId === editingEvent.id ? null : editingEvent.id
+                      )}
+                      className={`relative inline-flex h-6 w-11 flex-shrink-0 cursor-pointer rounded-full border-2 border-transparent transition-colors duration-200 ease-in-out focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-amber-500 focus:ring-offset-2 disabled:opacity-50 ${
+                        featuredEventId === editingEvent.id ? 'bg-amber-500' : 'bg-gray-200'
+                      }`}
+                    >
+                      <span
+                        className={`pointer-events-none inline-block h-5 w-5 transform rounded-full bg-white shadow ring-0 transition duration-200 ease-in-out ${
+                          featuredEventId === editingEvent.id ? 'translate-x-5' : 'translate-x-0'
+                        }`}
+                      />
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                  {featuredEventId && featuredEventId !== editingEvent.id && (
+                    <p className="text-xs text-amber-700 bg-amber-100 p-2 rounded">
+                      Note: Another event is currently featured. Setting this event as featured will replace it.
+                    </p>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )}
+              
               <div className="flex gap-3 pt-4">
                 <Button type="submit" isLoading={saving}>
                   {editingEvent ? 'Update Event' : 'Create Event'}
@@ -494,7 +558,7 @@ export default function AdminEventsPage() {
                 </tr>
               ) : (
                 events.map((event) => (
-                  <tr key={event.id} className="hover:bg-gray-50">
+                  <tr key={event.id} className={clsx("hover:bg-gray-50", featuredEventId === event.id && "bg-amber-50")}>
                     <td className="px-6 py-4">
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
                         {event.bannerUrl ? (
@@ -509,7 +573,15 @@ export default function AdminEventsPage() {
                           </div>
                         )}
                         <div>
-                          <p className="font-medium">{event.title}</p>
+                          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                            <p className="font-medium">{event.title}</p>
+                            {featuredEventId === event.id && (
+                              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full text-xs font-medium bg-amber-100 text-amber-800">
+                                <StarIconSolid className="w-3 h-3" />
+                                Featured
+                              </span>
+                            )}
+                          </div>
                           <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 truncate max-w-xs">{event.location}</p>
                         </div>
                       </div>
@@ -534,6 +606,25 @@ export default function AdminEventsPage() {
                             Publish
                           </Button>
                         )}
+                        {event.status === 'published' && (
+                          <button
+                            onClick={() => handleSetFeatured(featuredEventId === event.id ? null : event.id)}
+                            disabled={settingFeatured !== null}
+                            className={clsx(
+                              "p-2 rounded-btn disabled:opacity-50",
+                              featuredEventId === event.id 
+                                ? "bg-amber-100 text-amber-600 hover:bg-amber-200" 
+                                : "hover:bg-amber-100 text-gray-400 hover:text-amber-600"
+                            )}
+                            title={featuredEventId === event.id ? "Remove from featured" : "Set as featured"}
+                          >
+                            {featuredEventId === event.id ? (
+                              <StarIconSolid className="w-4 h-4" />
+                            ) : (
+                              <StarIcon className="w-4 h-4" />
+                            )}
+                          </button>
+                        )}
                         <Link
                           href={`/admin/events/${event.id}`}
                           className="p-2 hover:bg-primary-yellow/20 text-primary-dark rounded-btn"

frontend/src/app/admin/settings/page.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import Link from 'next/link';
 import { useLanguage } from '@/context/LanguageContext';
-import { siteSettingsApi, SiteSettings, TimezoneOption } from '@/lib/api';
+import { siteSettingsApi, eventsApi, SiteSettings, TimezoneOption, Event } from '@/lib/api';
 import Card from '@/components/ui/Card';
 import Button from '@/components/ui/Button';
 import Input from '@/components/ui/Input';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   EnvelopeIcon,
   WrenchScrewdriverIcon,
   CheckCircleIcon,
+  StarIcon,
 } from '@heroicons/react/24/outline';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
 
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ export default function AdminSettingsPage() {
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [timezones, setTimezones] = useState<TimezoneOption[]>([]);
+  const [featuredEvent, setFeaturedEvent] = useState<Event | null>(null);
+  const [clearingFeatured, setClearingFeatured] = useState(false);
   
   const [settings, setSettings] = useState<SiteSettings>({
     timezone: 'America/Asuncion',
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ export default function AdminSettingsPage() {
     instagramUrl: null,
     twitterUrl: null,
     linkedinUrl: null,
+    featuredEventId: null,
     maintenanceMode: false,
     maintenanceMessage: null,
     maintenanceMessageEs: null,
@@ -50,6 +55,17 @@ export default function AdminSettingsPage() {
       ]);
       setSettings(settingsRes.settings);
       setTimezones(timezonesRes.timezones);
+      
+      // Load featured event details if one is set
+      if (settingsRes.settings.featuredEventId) {
+        try {
+          const { event } = await eventsApi.getById(settingsRes.settings.featuredEventId);
+          setFeaturedEvent(event);
+        } catch {
+          // Featured event may no longer exist
+          setFeaturedEvent(null);
+        }
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       toast.error('Failed to load settings');
     } finally {
@@ -57,6 +73,20 @@ export default function AdminSettingsPage() {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleClearFeatured = async () => {
+    setClearingFeatured(true);
+    try {
+      await siteSettingsApi.setFeaturedEvent(null);
+      setSettings(prev => ({ ...prev, featuredEventId: null }));
+      setFeaturedEvent(null);
+      toast.success(locale === 'es' ? 'Evento destacado eliminado' : 'Featured event removed');
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      toast.error(error.message || 'Failed to clear featured event');
+    } finally {
+      setClearingFeatured(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleSave = async () => {
     setSaving(true);
     try {
@@ -146,6 +176,93 @@ export default function AdminSettingsPage() {
           </div>
         </Card>
 
+        {/* Featured Event */}
+        <Card>
+          <div className="p-6">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-6">
+              <div className="w-10 h-10 bg-amber-100 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center">
+                <StarIcon className="w-5 h-5 text-amber-600" />
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <h3 className="font-semibold text-lg">
+                  {locale === 'es' ? 'Evento Destacado' : 'Featured Event'}
+                </h3>
+                <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">
+                  {locale === 'es' 
+                    ? 'El evento destacado aparece en la página de inicio y linktree' 
+                    : 'The featured event is displayed on the homepage and linktree'}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {featuredEvent ? (
+              <div className="bg-amber-50 border border-amber-200 rounded-lg p-4">
+                <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    {featuredEvent.bannerUrl && (
+                      <img 
+                        src={featuredEvent.bannerUrl} 
+                        alt={featuredEvent.title}
+                        className="w-16 h-16 rounded-lg object-cover"
+                      />
+                    )}
+                    <div>
+                      <p className="font-medium text-amber-900">{featuredEvent.title}</p>
+                      <p className="text-sm text-amber-700">
+                        {new Date(featuredEvent.startDatetime).toLocaleDateString(locale === 'es' ? 'es-ES' : 'en-US', {
+                          month: 'long',
+                          day: 'numeric',
+                          year: 'numeric',
+                        })}
+                      </p>
+                      <p className="text-xs text-amber-600 mt-1">
+                        {locale === 'es' ? 'Estado:' : 'Status:'} {featuredEvent.status}
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="flex gap-2">
+                    <Link 
+                      href="/admin/events"
+                      className="text-sm text-amber-700 hover:text-amber-900 underline"
+                    >
+                      {locale === 'es' ? 'Cambiar' : 'Change'}
+                    </Link>
+                    <button
+                      onClick={handleClearFeatured}
+                      disabled={clearingFeatured}
+                      className="text-sm text-red-600 hover:text-red-800 underline disabled:opacity-50"
+                    >
+                      {clearingFeatured 
+                        ? (locale === 'es' ? 'Eliminando...' : 'Removing...') 
+                        : (locale === 'es' ? 'Eliminar' : 'Remove')}
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 rounded-lg p-4">
+                <p className="text-gray-600 mb-3">
+                  {locale === 'es' 
+                    ? 'No hay evento destacado. El próximo evento publicado se mostrará automáticamente.' 
+                    : 'No featured event set. The next upcoming published event will be shown automatically.'}
+                </p>
+                <Link 
+                  href="/admin/events"
+                  className="text-sm text-primary-yellow hover:underline font-medium"
+                >
+                  {locale === 'es' ? 'Ir a Eventos para destacar uno' : 'Go to Events to feature one'}
+                </Link>
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            <p className="text-xs text-gray-400 mt-3">
+              {locale === 'es' 
+                ? 'Cuando el evento destacado termine o se despublique, el sistema mostrará automáticamente el próximo evento.' 
+                : 'When the featured event ends or is unpublished, the system will automatically show the next upcoming event.'}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </Card>
+
         {/* Site Information */}
         <Card>
           <div className="p-6">

frontend/src/lib/api.ts

@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ export interface Event {
   externalBookingUrl?: string;
   bookedCount?: number;
   availableSeats?: number;
+  isFeatured?: boolean;
   createdAt: string;
   updatedAt: string;
 }
@@ -955,6 +956,7 @@ export interface SiteSettings {
   instagramUrl?: string | null;
   twitterUrl?: string | null;
   linkedinUrl?: string | null;
+  featuredEventId?: string | null;
   maintenanceMode: boolean;
   maintenanceMessage?: string | null;
   maintenanceMessageEs?: string | null;
@@ -978,6 +980,12 @@ export const siteSettingsApi = {
   
   getTimezones: () =>
     fetchApi<{ timezones: TimezoneOption[] }>('/api/site-settings/timezones'),
+  
+  setFeaturedEvent: (eventId: string | null) =>
+    fetchApi<{ featuredEventId: string | null; message: string }>('/api/site-settings/featured-event', {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      body: JSON.stringify({ eventId }),
+    }),
 };
 
 // ==================== Legal Pages Types ====================