diff --git a/components/NavSearch.vue b/components/NavSearch.vue
index 05b9e292..9eaf2973 100644
--- a/components/NavSearch.vue
+++ b/components/NavSearch.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,51 @@
 <template lang="pug">
-  #navsearch.mt-2.mt-sm-4(v-if='showCollectionsBar || showSearchBar')
-    v-text-field.mx-2(v-if='showSearchBar' outlined dense hide-details :placeholder='$t("common.search")' :append-icon='mdiMagnify' @input='search' clearable :clear-icon='mdiClose')
-      template(v-slot:prepend-inner)
-        Calendar(v-if='!settings.hide_calendar')
-    v-btn.ml-2.mt-2.gap-2(v-if='showCollectionsBar' small outlined v-for='collection in collections' color='primary' :key='collection.id' :to='`/collection/${encodeURIComponent(collection.name)}`') {{collection.name}}
+  #navsearch.mt-2.mt-sm-4(v-if='showCollectionsBar || showSearchBar || showCalendar')
+
+    div.mx-2
+      client-only(v-if='showSearchBar')
+        v-menu(offset-y :close-on-content-click='false' tile)
+          template(v-slot:activator="{on ,attrs}")
+            v-text-field(hide-details outlined
+              :placeholder='$t("common.search")'
+              @input="v => setFilter(['query', v])" clearable :clear-icon='mdiClose')
+              template(v-slot:append)
+                v-icon(v-text='mdiCog' v-bind='attrs' v-on='on')
+          v-card(outlined :rounded='"0"')
+            v-card-text
+              v-row(dense)
+                v-col(v-if='settings.allow_recurrent_event')
+                  v-switch.mt-0(v-model='show_recurrent' @change="v => setFilter(['show_recurrent', v])"
+                    hide-details :label="$t('event.show_recurrent')" inset)
+                v-col(v-if='settings.allow_multidate_event')
+                  v-switch.mt-0(v-model='show_multidate' @change="v => setFilter(['show_multidate', v])"
+                    hide-details :label="$t('event.show_multidate')" inset)
+              v-row(v-if='!showCalendar')
+                v-col
+                  Calendar.mt-2
+        v-text-field(slot='placeholder' outlined hide-details :placeholder="$t('common.search')" :append-icon='mdiCog')
+
+      span(v-if='showCollectionsBar')
+        v-btn.mr-2.mt-2(small outlined v-for='collection in collections'
+          color='primary' :key='collection.id'
+          :to='`/collection/${encodeURIComponent(collection.name)}`') {{collection.name}}
+
+      Calendar.mt-2(v-if='showCalendar')
+
+    
 </template>
 <script>
-import { mapState } from 'vuex'
+import { mapState, mapActions } from 'vuex'
 import Calendar from '@/components/Calendar'
-import { mdiMagnify, mdiClose } from '@mdi/js'
+import { mdiClose, mdiCog } from '@mdi/js'
 
 export default {
-  data: () => ({
-    mdiMagnify, mdiClose,
+  data: ({ $store }) => ({
     oldRoute: '',
-    collections: []
+    mdiClose, mdiCog,
+    collections: [],
+    show_recurrent: $store.state.settings.recurrent_event_visible,
+    show_multidate: true,
+    query: ''
   }),
   async fetch () {
     this.collections = await this.$axios.$get('collections').catch(_e => [])
@@ -24,6 +55,9 @@ export default {
     showSearchBar () {
       return this.$route.name === 'index'
     },
+    showCalendar () {
+      return (!this.settings.hide_calendar && this.$route.name === 'index')
+    },
     showCollectionsBar () {
       const show = ['index', 'collection-collection'].includes(this.$route.name)
       if (show && this.oldRoute !== this.$route.name) {
@@ -32,18 +66,16 @@ export default {
       }
       return show
     },
-    ...mapState(['settings'])
+    ...mapState(['settings', 'filter'])
   },
   methods: {
-    search (ev) {
-      this.$root.$emit('search', ev)
-    }
+    ...mapActions(['setFilter']),
   }
 }
 </script>
 <style>
 #navsearch {
   margin: 0 auto;
-  max-width: 800px;
+  max-width: 700px;
 }
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>
diff --git a/components/WhereInput.vue b/components/WhereInput.vue
index 1b41a0ee..75eb3615 100644
--- a/components/WhereInput.vue
+++ b/components/WhereInput.vue
@@ -125,9 +125,14 @@ export default {
       return matches
     }
   },
+  mounted () {
+    this.$nextTick( () => {
+      this.search()
+    })
+  },
   methods: {
     search: debounce(async function(ev) {
-      const search = ev.target.value.trim().toLowerCase()
+      const search = ev ? ev.target.value.trim().toLowerCase() : ''
       this.places = await this.$axios.$get(`place?search=${search}`)
       if (!search && this.places.length) { return this.places }
       const matches = this.places.find(p => search === p.name.toLocaleLowerCase())
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index cc9756c5..ae87414a 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     "recurrent": "Recurring",
     "edit_recurrent": "Edit recurring event:",
     "show_recurrent": "recurring events",
+    "show_multidate": "multidate events",
     "show_past": "also prior events",
     "only_future": "only upcoming events",
     "recurrent_description": "Choose frequency and select days",
diff --git a/pages/add/_edit.vue b/pages/add/_edit.vue
index 5c58d976..8132de1a 100644
--- a/pages/add/_edit.vue
+++ b/pages/add/_edit.vue
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ export default {
     filteredTags() {
       if (!this.tagName) { return this.tags.slice(0, 10).map(t => t.tag) }
       const tagName = this.tagName.trim().toLowerCase()
-      console.log(tagName)
       return this.tags.filter(t => t.tag.toLowerCase().includes(tagName)).map(t => t.tag)
     }
   },
@@ -245,6 +244,8 @@ export default {
       if (this.date.dueHour) {
         [hour, minute] = this.date.dueHour.split(':')
         formData.append('end_datetime', dayjs(this.date.due).hour(Number(hour)).minute(Number(minute)).second(0).unix())
+      } else if (!!this.date.multidate) {
+        formData.append('end_datetime', dayjs(this.date.due).hour(24).minute(0).second(0).unix())
       }
 
       if (this.edit) {
diff --git a/pages/index.vue b/pages/index.vue
index b127c77a..33e1dac6 100644
--- a/pages/index.vue
+++ b/pages/index.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <template lang="pug">
 v-container.px-2.px-sm-6.pt-0
-
   //- Announcements
   #announcements.mt-2.mt-sm-4(v-if='announcements.length')
     Announcement(v-for='announcement in announcements' :key='`a_${announcement.id}`' :announcement='announcement')
@@ -41,7 +40,8 @@ export default {
       searching: false,
       tmpEvents: [],
       selectedDay: null,
-      show_recurrent: $store.state.settings.recurrent_event_visible,
+      storeUnsubscribe: null
+
     }
   },
   head () {
@@ -63,53 +63,61 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
-    ...mapState(['settings', 'announcements', 'events']),
+    ...mapState(['settings', 'announcements', 'events', 'filter']),
     visibleEvents () {
-      if (this.searching) {
+      if (this.filter.query) {
         return this.tmpEvents
       }
       const now = dayjs().unix()
       if (this.selectedDay) {
         const min = dayjs.tz(this.selectedDay).startOf('day').unix()
         const max = dayjs.tz(this.selectedDay).endOf('day').unix()
-        return this.events.filter(e => (e.start_datetime <= max && (e.end_datetime || e.start_datetime) >= min) && (this.show_recurrent || !e.parentId))
+        return this.events.filter(e => (e.start_datetime <= max && (e.end_datetime || e.start_datetime) >= min) && (this.filter.show_recurrent || !e.parentId))
       } else if (this.isCurrentMonth) {
-          return this.events.filter(e => ((e.end_datetime ? e.end_datetime > now : e.start_datetime + 3 * 60 * 60 > now) && (this.show_recurrent || !e.parentId)))
+          return this.events.filter(e => ((e.end_datetime ? e.end_datetime > now : e.start_datetime + 3 * 60 * 60 > now) && (this.filter.show_recurrent || !e.parentId)))
       } else {
-        return this.events.filter(e => this.show_recurrent || !e.parentId)
+        return this.events.filter(e => this.filter.show_recurrent || !e.parentId)
       }
     }
   },
-  created () {
+  mounted () {
     this.$root.$on('dayclick', this.dayChange)
     this.$root.$on('monthchange', this.monthChange)
-    this.$root.$on('search', debounce(this.search, 100))
+    this.storeUnsubscribe = this.$store.subscribeAction( { after: (action, state) => {
+      if (action.type === 'setFilter') {
+        if (this.filter.query) {
+          this.search()
+        } else {
+          this.updateEvents()
+        }
+      }
+    }})
+    console.error(this.storeUnsubscribe)
   },
   destroyed () {
     this.$root.$off('dayclick')
     this.$root.$off('monthchange')
-    this.$root.$off('search')
+    if (typeof this.storeUnsubscribe === 'function') {
+      this.storeUnsubscribe()
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     ...mapActions(['getEvents']),
-    async search (query) {
-      if (query) {
-        this.tmpEvents = await this.$axios.$get(`/event/search?search=${query}`)
-        this.searching = true
-      } else {
-        this.tmpEvents = null
-        this.searching = false
-      }
-    },
+    search: debounce(async function() {
+      this.tmpEvents =  await this.$api.getEvents({
+        start: 0,
+        show_recurrent: this.filter.show_recurrent,
+        show_multidate: this.filter.show_multidate,
+        query: this.filter.query
+      })
+    }, 100),
     updateEvents () {
       return this.getEvents({
         start: this.start,
-        end: this.end,
-        show_recurrent: true
+        end: this.end
       })
     },
     async monthChange ({ year, month }) {
-
       this.$nuxt.$loading.start()
       this.$nextTick( async () => {
 
diff --git a/plugins/api.js b/plugins/api.js
index 8ddec24f..94bd3cbf 100644
--- a/plugins/api.js
+++ b/plugins/api.js
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ export default ({ $axios }, inject) => {
       try {
         const events = await $axios.$get('/events', {
           params: {
-            start: params.start,
-            end: params.end,
+            ...params,
+            // start: params.start,
+            // end: params.end,
             places: params.places && params.places.join(','),
             tags: params.tags && params.tags.join(','),
-            show_recurrent: !!params.show_recurrent,
-            max: params.maxs
+            // ...(params.show_recurrent !==  && {show_recurrent: !!params.show_recurrent}),
+            // show_multidate: !!params.show_multidate,
+            // query: params.query,
+            // max: params.maxs
           }
         })
         return events.map(e => Object.freeze(e))
diff --git a/server/api/controller/event.js b/server/api/controller/event.js
index 9a16aacf..e84f03dc 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/event.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/event.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const path = require('path')
 const config = require('../../config')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const { Op } = require('sequelize')
-const intersection = require('lodash/intersection')
 const linkifyHtml = require('linkify-html')
 const Sequelize = require('sequelize')
 const dayjs = require('dayjs')
@@ -87,71 +86,71 @@ const eventController = {
   },
 
 
-  async search(req, res) {
-    const search = req.query.search.trim().toLocaleLowerCase()
-    const show_recurrent = req.query.show_recurrent || false
-    const end = req.query.end
-    const replacements = []
+  // async search(req, res) {
+  //   const search = req.query.search.trim().toLocaleLowerCase()
+  //   const show_recurrent = req.query.show_recurrent || false
+  //   const end = req.query.end
+  //   const replacements = []
 
-    const where = {
-      // do not include parent recurrent event
-      recurrent: null,
+  //   const where = {
+  //     // do not include parent recurrent event
+  //     recurrent: null,
 
-      // confirmed event only
-      is_visible: true,
+  //     // confirmed event only
+  //     is_visible: true,
 
-    }
+  //   }
 
-    if (!show_recurrent) {
-      where.parentId = null
-    }
+  //   if (!show_recurrent) {
+  //     where.parentId = null
+  //   }
 
-    if (end) {
-      where.start_datetime = { [Op.lte]: end }
-    }
+  //   if (end) {
+  //     where.start_datetime = { [Op.lte]: end }
+  //   }
 
-    if (search) {
-      replacements.push(search)
-      where[Op.or] =
-        [
-          { title: Sequelize.where(Sequelize.fn('LOWER', Sequelize.col('title')), 'LIKE', '%' + search + '%') },
-          Sequelize.where(Sequelize.fn('LOWER', Sequelize.col('name')), 'LIKE', '%' + search + '%'),
-          Sequelize.fn('EXISTS', Sequelize.literal(`SELECT 1 FROM event_tags WHERE ${Col('event_tags.eventId')}=${Col('event.id')} AND LOWER(${Col('tagTag')}) = ?`))
-        ]
-    }
+  //   if (search) {
+  //     replacements.push(search)
+  //     where[Op.or] =
+  //       [
+  //         { title: Sequelize.where(Sequelize.fn('LOWER', Sequelize.col('title')), 'LIKE', '%' + search + '%') },
+  //         Sequelize.where(Sequelize.fn('LOWER', Sequelize.col('name')), 'LIKE', '%' + search + '%'),
+  //         Sequelize.fn('EXISTS', Sequelize.literal(`SELECT 1 FROM event_tags WHERE ${Col('event_tags.eventId')}=${Col('event.id')} AND LOWER(${Col('tagTag')}) = ?`))
+  //       ]
+  //   }
 
 
-    const events = await Event.findAll({
-      where,
-      attributes: {
-        exclude: ['likes', 'boost', 'userId', 'is_visible', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt', 'description', 'resources']
-      },
-      order: [['start_datetime', 'DESC']],
-      include: [
-        {
-          model: Tag,
-          // order: [Sequelize.literal('(SELECT COUNT("tagTag") FROM event_tags WHERE tagTag = tag) DESC')],
-          attributes: ['tag'],
-          through: { attributes: [] }
-        },
-        { model: Place, required: true, attributes: ['id', 'name', 'address', 'latitude', 'longitude'] }
-      ],
-      replacements,
-      limit: 30,
-    }).catch(e => {
-      log.error('[EVENT]', e)
-      return res.json([])
-    })
+  //   const events = await Event.findAll({
+  //     where,
+  //     attributes: {
+  //       exclude: ['likes', 'boost', 'userId', 'is_visible', 'createdAt', 'updatedAt', 'description', 'resources']
+  //     },
+  //     order: [['start_datetime', 'DESC']],
+  //     include: [
+  //       {
+  //         model: Tag,
+  //         // order: [Sequelize.literal('(SELECT COUNT("tagTag") FROM event_tags WHERE tagTag = tag) DESC')],
+  //         attributes: ['tag'],
+  //         through: { attributes: [] }
+  //       },
+  //       { model: Place, required: true, attributes: ['id', 'name', 'address', 'latitude', 'longitude'] }
+  //     ],
+  //     replacements,
+  //     limit: 30,
+  //   }).catch(e => {
+  //     log.error('[EVENT]', e)
+  //     return res.json([])
+  //   })
 
-    const ret = events.map(e => {
-      e = e.get()
-      e.tags = e.tags ? e.tags.map(t => t && t.tag) : []
-      return e
-    })
+  //   const ret = events.map(e => {
+  //     e = e.get()
+  //     e.tags = e.tags ? e.tags.map(t => t && t.tag) : []
+  //     return e
+  //   })
 
-    return res.json(ret)
+  //   return res.json(ret)
 
-  },
+  // },
 
   async _get(slug) {
     // retrocompatibility, old events URL does not use slug, use id as fallback
@@ -600,9 +599,11 @@ const eventController = {
   async _select({
     start = dayjs().unix(),
     end,
+    query,
     tags,
     places,
     show_recurrent,
+    show_multidate,
     limit,
     page,
     older }) {
@@ -625,6 +626,10 @@ const eventController = {
       where.parentId = null
     }
 
+    if (!show_multidate) {
+      where.multidate = { [Op.not]: true }
+    }
+
     if (end) {
       where.start_datetime = { [older ? Op.gte : Op.lte]: end }
     }
@@ -648,6 +653,16 @@ const eventController = {
       where.placeId = places.split(',')
     }
 
+    if (query) {
+      replacements.push(query)
+      where[Op.or] =
+        [
+          { title: Sequelize.where(Sequelize.fn('LOWER', Sequelize.col('title')), 'LIKE', '%' + query + '%') },
+          Sequelize.where(Sequelize.fn('LOWER', Sequelize.col('name')), 'LIKE', '%' + query + '%'),
+          Sequelize.fn('EXISTS', Sequelize.literal(`SELECT 1 FROM event_tags WHERE ${Col('event_tags.eventId')}=${Col('event.id')} AND LOWER(${Col('tagTag')}) = ?`))
+        ]
+    }
+    
     let pagination = {}
     if (limit) {
       pagination = {
@@ -692,17 +707,21 @@ const eventController = {
     const settings = res.locals.settings
     const start = req.query.start || dayjs().unix()
     const end = req.query.end
+    const query = req.query.query
     const tags = req.query.tags
     const places = req.query.places
     const limit = Number(req.query.max) || 0
     const page = Number(req.query.page) || 0
     const older = req.query.older || false
 
+    const show_multidate = settings.allow_multidate_event &&
+    typeof req.query.show_multidate !== 'undefined' ? req.query.show_multidate !== 'false' : true
+
     const show_recurrent = settings.allow_recurrent_event &&
       typeof req.query.show_recurrent !== 'undefined' ? req.query.show_recurrent === 'true' : settings.recurrent_event_visible
 
     res.json(await eventController._select({
-      start, end, places, tags, show_recurrent, limit, page, older
+      start, end, query, places, tags, show_recurrent, show_multidate, limit, page, older
     }))
   },
 
diff --git a/server/api/index.js b/server/api/index.js
index 8d1ccbc9..a9a53ce9 100644
--- a/server/api/index.js
+++ b/server/api/index.js
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ module.exports = () => {
      * @type GET
      * @param {integer} [start] - start timestamp (default: now)
      * @param {integer} [end] - end timestamp (optional)
+     * @param {string}  [query] - search for this string
      * @param {array} [tags] - List of tags
      * @param {array} [places] - List of places id
      * @param {integer} [max] - Limit events
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ module.exports = () => {
     // allow anyone to add an event (anon event has to be confirmed, TODO: flood protection)
     api.post('/event', eventController.isAnonEventAllowed, upload.single('image'), eventController.add)
   
-    api.get('/event/search', eventController.search)
+    // api.get('/event/search', eventController.search)
   
     api.put('/event', isAuth, upload.single('image'), eventController.update)
     api.get('/event/import', isAuth, helpers.importURL)
diff --git a/store/index.js b/store/index.js
index 090ac2ca..b9586bb1 100644
--- a/store/index.js
+++ b/store/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ export const state = () => ({
     trusted_instances_label: '',
     footerLinks: []
   },
+  filter: {
+    query: '',
+    show_recurrent: null,
+    show_multidate: null
+  },
   announcements: [],
   events: []
 })
@@ -39,6 +44,9 @@ export const mutations = {
   },
   setEvents (state, events) {
     state.events = events
+  },
+  setFilter (state, { type, value }) {
+    state.filter[type] = value
   }
 }
 
@@ -47,6 +55,9 @@ export const actions = {
   // we use it to get configuration from db, set locale, etc...
   nuxtServerInit ({ commit }, { _req, res }) {
     commit('setSettings', res.locals.settings)
+    commit('setFilter', {  type: 'show_recurrent',
+        value: res.locals.settings.allow_recurrent_event && res.locals.settings.recurrent_event_visible })
+
     if (res.locals.status === 'READY') {
       commit('setAnnouncements', res.locals.announcements)
     }
@@ -62,11 +73,15 @@ export const actions = {
     await this.$axios.$post('/settings', setting)
     commit('setSetting', setting)
   },
+  setFilter ({ commit }, [type, value]) {
+    commit('setFilter', { type, value })
+  },
   async getEvents ({ commit, state }, params = {}) {
     const events = await this.$api.getEvents({
       start: params.start || dayjs().startOf('month').unix(),
       end: params.end || null,
-      show_recurrent: params.show_recurrent || state.settings.recurrent_event_visible
+      show_recurrent: state.filter.show_recurrent,
+      show_multidate: state.filter.show_multidate
     })
     commit('setEvents', events)
     return events