diff --git a/src/components/Schedule/Schedule.js b/src/components/Schedule/Schedule.js
index a5bbc0f..aa5dbbd 100644
--- a/src/components/Schedule/Schedule.js
+++ b/src/components/Schedule/Schedule.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import './schedule.css';
 
 const ScheduleCalendar = () => {
   const [windowWidth, setWindowWidth] = useState(window.innerWidth);
-  const [currentDate, setCurrentDate] = useState('2025-01-24');
+  const [currentDate, setCurrentDate] = useState('2026-09-04');
   const calendarRef = React.useRef();
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ const ScheduleCalendar = () => {
   }, [windowWidth]);
 
   const dateButtons = [
-    { date: '2025-01-24', label: 'Friday' },
-    { date: '2025-01-25', label: 'Saturday' },
-    { date: '2025-01-26', label: 'Sunday' }
+    { date: '2026-09-04', label: 'Friday' },
+    { date: '2026-09-05', label: 'Saturday' },
+    { date: '2026-09-06', label: 'Sunday' }
   ];
 
   const handleDateSelect = (date) => {
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ const ScheduleCalendar = () => {
               right: isMobile ? 'timeGridDay' : ''
             }}
             dayHeaderFormat={{ weekday: 'long' }}
-            initialDate="2025-01-24"
+            initialDate="2026-09-04"
             validRange={{
-              start: '2025-01-24',
-              end: '2025-01-27'
+              start: '2026-09-04',
+              end: '2026-09-07'
             }}
-            slotMinTime="09:00:00"
-            slotMaxTime="19:00:00"
+            slotMinTime="08:00:00"
+            slotMaxTime="20:00:00"
             expandRows={true}
             height={isMobile ? 600 : 800}
             slotDuration="00:30:00"
diff --git a/src/components/Schedule/events.js b/src/components/Schedule/events.js
index 67e8d20..054f017 100644
--- a/src/components/Schedule/events.js
+++ b/src/components/Schedule/events.js
@@ -1,164 +1,164 @@
 export const events = [
-    // Friday Events
-    {
-        id: 'fri-1',
-        title: 'Registration + Reception',
-        start: '2025-01-24T16:30:00',
-        end: '2025-01-24T17:00:00',
-        description: 'Initial registration and welcome reception',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'events'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'fri-2',
-        title: 'Opening Ceremony + Keynote: Anastasia Yendiki, PhD',
-        start: '2025-01-24T17:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-24T18:00:00',
-        description: 'Opening ceremony and keynote presentation',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'keynote',
-            link: '#/speakers'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'fri-3',
-        title: 'Project Pitches',
-        start: '2025-01-24T18:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-24T19:00:00',
-        description: 'Teams present their initial project ideas',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'hacking'
-        }
-    },
-    // Saturday Events
-    {
-        id: 'sat-1',
-        title: 'Registration + Breakfast',
-        start: '2025-01-25T09:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T10:00:00',
-        description: 'Morning registration and breakfast',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'events'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-2',
-        title: 'Project Shopping Period',
-        start: '2025-01-25T10:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T11:00:00',
-        description: 'Official start of hacking period',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'hacking'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-4',
-        title: 'Workshop: Exploratory Data Analysis',
-        start: '2025-01-25T11:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T11:30:00',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'educational',
-            link: 'https://github.com/brainhack-vandy/traintrack'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-5',
-        title: 'Open Science X Neuroscience Panel',
-        start: '2025-01-25T12:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T13:15:00',
-        description: 'Moderated panel discussion',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'keynote'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-6',
-        title: 'On-Demand Educationals + Lunch',
-        start: '2025-01-25T13:15:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T14:00:00',
-        description: 'Educational sessions available on demand',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'events'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-7',
-        title: 'Workshop: NiiVue Visualization',
-        start: '2025-01-25T14:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T14:30:00',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'educational',
-            link: 'https://github.com/brainhack-vandy/traintrack'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-8',
-        title: 'Unconference',
-        start: '2025-01-25T14:30:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T15:00:00',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'unconference'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-9',
-        title: 'Workshop: Getting Started with the Latest ML',
-        start: '2025-01-25T15:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T15:30:00',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'educational',
-            link: 'https://github.com/brainhack-vandy/traintrack'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-10',
-        title: 'Unconference',
-        start: '2025-01-25T15:30:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T16:00:00',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'unconference'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sat-12',
-        title: 'Social',
-        start: '2025-01-25T18:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-25T19:30:00',
-        description: 'Evening social event',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'events'
-        }
-    },
-    // Sunday Events
-    {
-        id: 'sun-1',
-        title: 'Breakfast',
-        start: '2025-01-26T09:00:00',
-        end: '2025-01-26T09:30:00',
-        description: 'Morning brunch',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'events'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sun-2',
-        title: 'Hacking Continued',
-        start: '2025-01-26T09:30:00',
-        end: '2025-01-26T12:30:00',
-        description: 'Hacking period',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'hacking'
-        }
-    },
-    {
-        id: 'sun-3',
-        title: 'Project Presentations + Wrap Up',
-        start: '2025-01-26T12:30:00',
-        end: '2025-01-26T14:00:00',
-        description: 'Final project presentations and event conclusion',
-        extendedProps: {
-            type: 'hacking'
-        }
+//     // Friday September 4, 2026: 4 PM - 7 PM
+{
+    id: 'fri-1',
+    title: 'Registration + Reception',
+    start: '2026-09-04T16:30:00',
+    end: '2026-09-04T17:00:00',
+    description: 'Initial registration and welcome reception',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'events'
     }
-];
\ No newline at end of file
+},
+{
+    id: 'fri-2',
+    title: 'Opening Ceremony + Keynote: Russ Poldrack, PhD',
+    start: '2026-09-04T17:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-04T18:00:00',
+    description: 'Opening ceremony and keynote presentation',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'keynote',
+        link: '#/speakers'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'fri-3',
+    title: 'Project Pitches',
+    start: '2026-09-04T18:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-04T19:00:00',
+    description: 'Teams present their initial project ideas',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'hacking'
+    }
+},
+// Saturday Events
+{
+    id: 'sat-1',
+    title: 'Registration + Breakfast',
+    start: '2026-09-05T09:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T10:00:00',
+    description: 'Morning registration and breakfast',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'events'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'sat-2',
+    title: 'Project Shopping Period',
+    start: '2026-09-05T10:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T11:00:00',
+    description: 'Official start of hacking period',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'hacking'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'sat-4',
+    title: 'Educational #1',
+    start: '2026-09-05T11:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T12:00:00',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'educational',
+        link: 'https://github.com/brainhack-vandy/traintrack'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'sat-5',
+    title: 'Educational #2: On-Demand',
+    start: '2026-09-05T12:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T13:00:00',
+    description: 'Educational sessions available on demand',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'educational'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'sat-6',
+    title: 'PLAY BREAK',
+    start: '2026-09-05T13:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T14:00:00',
+    description: 'Educational sessions available on demand',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'events'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'sat-7',
+    title: 'Educational #3',
+    start: '2026-09-05T14:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T15:00:00',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'educational',
+        link: 'https://github.com/brainhack-vandy/traintrack'
+    }
+},
+// {
+//     id: 'sat-8',
+//     title: 'Unconference',
+//     start: '2026-09-05T14:30:00',
+//     end: '2026-09-05T15:00:00',
+//     extendedProps: {
+//         type: 'unconference'
+//     }
+// },
+{
+    id: 'sat-9',
+    title: 'Educational #4',
+    start: '2026-09-05T15:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T16:00:00',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'educational',
+        link: 'https://github.com/brainhack-vandy/traintrack'
+    }
+},
+// {
+//     id: 'sat-10',
+//     title: 'Unconference',
+//     start: '2026-09-05T15:30:00',
+//     end: '2026-09-05T16:00:00',
+//     extendedProps: {
+//         type: 'unconference'
+//     }
+// },
+{
+    id: 'sat-12',
+    title: 'Social',
+    start: '2026-09-05T18:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-05T19:30:00',
+    description: 'Evening social event',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'events'
+    }
+},
+// Sunday Events
+{
+    id: 'sun-1',
+    title: 'Breakfast',
+    start: '2026-09-06T09:00:00',
+    end: '2026-09-06T09:30:00',
+    description: 'Morning brunch',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'events'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'sun-2',
+    title: 'Hacking Continued',
+    start: '2026-09-06T09:30:00',
+    end: '2026-09-06T12:30:00',
+    description: 'Hacking period',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'hacking'
+    }
+},
+{
+    id: 'sun-3',
+    title: 'Project Presentations + Wrap Up',
+    start: '2026-09-06T12:30:00',
+    end: '2026-09-06T14:00:00',
+    description: 'Final project presentations and event conclusion',
+    extendedProps: {
+        type: 'hacking'
+    }
+}
+]