diff --git a/include/nav.php b/include/nav.php
index 935d08f524..972a6248c1 100644
--- a/include/nav.php
+++ b/include/nav.php
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ function nav_info(&$a) {
 	elseif(get_config('system','community_page_style') == CP_GLOBAL_COMMUNITY)
 		$nav['community'] = array('community', t('Community'), "", t('Conversations on the network'));
 
+	$nav['events'] = Array('events', t('Events'), "", t('Events and Calendar'));
+
 	$nav['directory'] = array($gdirpath, t('Directory'), "", t('People directory'));
 
 	$nav['about'] = Array('friendica', t('Information'), "", t('Information about this friendica instance'));
diff --git a/mod/events.php b/mod/events.php
index 242f27f135..ff61514170 100644
--- a/mod/events.php
+++ b/mod/events.php
@@ -184,9 +184,60 @@ function events_content(&$a) {
 	if( feature_enabled(local_user(), 'richtext') )
 		$editselect = 'textareas';
 
+	// First day of the week (0 = Sunday)
+	// To-Do: Needs to be configurable
+	$firstDay = 0;
+
+	$i18n = array(
+			"firstDay" => $firstDay,
+			"Sun" => t("Sun"),
+			"Mon" => t("Mon"),
+			"Tue" => t("Tue"),
+			"Wed" => t("Wed"),
+			"Thu" => t("Thu"),
+			"Fri" => t("Fri"),
+			"Sat" => t("Sat"),
+			"Sunday" => t("Sunday"),
+			"Monday" => t("Monday"),
+			"Tuesday" => t("Tuesday"),
+			"Wednesday" => t("Wednesday"),
+			"Thursday" => t("Thursday"),
+			"Friday" => t("Friday"),
+			"Saturday" => t("Saturday"),
+			"Jan" => t("Jan"),
+			"Feb" => t("Feb"),
+			"Mar" => t("Mar"),
+			"Apr" => t("Apr"),
+			"May" => t("May"),
+			"Jun" => t("Jun"),
+			"Jul" => t("Jul"),
+			"Aug" => t("Aug"),
+			"Sep" => t("Sept"),
+			"Oct" => t("Oct"),
+			"Nov" => t("Nov"),
+			"Dec" => t("Dec"),
+			"January" => t("January"),
+			"February" => t("February"),
+			"March" => t("March"),
+			"April" => t("April"),
+			"May" => t("May"),
+			"June" => t("June"),
+			"July" => t("July"),
+			"August" => t("August"),
+			"September" => t("September"),
+			"October" => t("October"),
+			"November" => t("November"),
+			"December" => t("December"),
+			"today" => t("today"),
+			"month" => t("month"),
+			"week" => t("week"),
+			"day" => t("day"),
+		);
+
 	$htpl = get_markup_template('event_head.tpl');
 	$a->page['htmlhead'] .= replace_macros($htpl,array(
 		'$baseurl' => $a->get_baseurl(),
+		'$i18n' => $i18n,
 		'$editselect' => $editselect
 	));
 
diff --git a/view/templates/event_head.tpl b/view/templates/event_head.tpl
index a96e5aff31..ceb251a9e2 100644
--- a/view/templates/event_head.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/event_head.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='{{$baseurl}}/library/fullcalendar/fullcalendar.css' />
 <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"
-          src="{{$baseurl}}/library/fullcalendar/fullcalendar.min.js"></script>
+	  src="{{$baseurl}}/library/fullcalendar/fullcalendar.min.js"></script>
 
 <script>
 	function showEvent(eventid) {
@@ -12,18 +12,33 @@
 			}
 		);			
 	}
-        
-        function doEventPreview() {
-                $('#event-edit-preview').val(1);
-                $.post('events',$('#event-edit-form').serialize(), function(data) {
-                        $.colorbox({ html: data });
-                });
-                $('#event-edit-preview').val(0);
+
+	function doEventPreview() {
+		$('#event-edit-preview').val(1);
+		$.post('events',$('#event-edit-form').serialize(), function(data) {
+			$.colorbox({ html: data });
+		});
+		$('#event-edit-preview').val(0);
 	}
 
-	
+
 	$(document).ready(function() {
 		$('#events-calendar').fullCalendar({
+			firstDay: {{$i18n.firstDay}},
+			monthNames: ['{{$i18n.January}}','{{$i18n.February}}','{{$i18n.March}}','{{$i18n.April}}','{{$i18n.May}}','{{$i18n.June}}','{{$i18n.July}}','{{$i18n.August}}','{{$i18n.September}}','{{$i18n.October}}','{{$i18n.November}}','{{$i18n.December}}'],
+			monthNamesShort: ['{{$i18n.Jan}}','{{$i18n.Feb}}','{{$i18n.Mar}}','{{$i18n.Apr}}','{{$i18n.May}}','{{$i18n.Jun}}','{{$i18n.Jul}}','{{$i18n.Aug}}','{{$i18n.Sep}}','{{$i18n.Oct}}','{{$i18n.Nov}}','{{$i18n.Dec}}'],
+			dayNames: ['{{$i18n.Sunday}}','{{$i18n.Monday}}','{{$i18n.Tuesday}}','{{$i18n.Wednesday}}','{{$i18n.Thursday}}','{{$i18n.Friday}}','{{$i18n.Saturday}}'],
+			dayNamesShort: ['{{$i18n.Sun}}','{{$i18n.Mon}}','{{$i18n.Tue}}','{{$i18n.Wed}}','{{$i18n.Thu}}','{{$i18n.Fri}}','{{$i18n.Sat}}'],
+			buttonText: {
+				prev: "<span class='fc-text-arrow'>&lsaquo;</span>",
+				next: "<span class='fc-text-arrow'>&rsaquo;</span>",
+				prevYear: "<span class='fc-text-arrow'>&laquo;</span>",
+				nextYear: "<span class='fc-text-arrow'>&raquo;</span>",
+				today: '{{$i18n.today}}',
+				month: '{{$i18n.month}}',
+				week: '{{$i18n.week}}',
+				day: '{{$i18n.day}}'
+			},
 			events: '{{$baseurl}}/events/json/',
 			header: {
 				left: 'prev,next today',
@@ -34,7 +49,7 @@
 			eventClick: function(calEvent, jsEvent, view) {
 				showEvent(calEvent.id);
 			},
-                        loading: function(isLoading, view) {
+			loading: function(isLoading, view) {
 				if(!isLoading) {
 					$('td.fc-day').dblclick(function() { window.location.href='/events/new?start='+$(this).data('date'); });
 				}
@@ -91,7 +106,7 @@
 
 {{if $editselect != 'none'}}
 <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript"
-          src="{{$baseurl}}/library/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_src.js"></script>
+	  src="{{$baseurl}}/library/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_src.js"></script>
 <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
 
 
@@ -123,7 +138,7 @@
 		}
 
 	});
-        {{else}}
+	{{else}}
 	<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
 	{{/if}}
 
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl
index 11add9e8a8..4888468cee 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/nav.tpl
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 				<span id="net-update" class="nav-notify"></span>
 			</li>
 		{{/if}}
+		{{if $nav.events}}
+			<li role="menuitem" id="nav-events-link" class="nav-menu {{$sel.events}}">
+				<a accesskey="e" class="{{$nav.events.2}}" href="{{$nav.events.0}}" title="{{$nav.events.3}}" >{{$nav.events.1}}</a>
+			</li>
+		{{/if}}
 		{{if $nav.community}}
 			<li role="menuitem" id="nav-community-link" class="nav-menu {{$sel.community}}">
 				<a accesskey="c" class="{{$nav.community.2}}" href="{{$nav.community.0}}" title="{{$nav.community.3}}" >{{$nav.community.1}}</a>