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diff --git a/backend/src/routes/events.js b/backend/src/routes/events.js
index df82854..156f24c 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/events.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/events.js
@@ -291,8 +291,16 @@ router.get('/', wrapAsync(async (req, res) => {
   const filetype = req.query.filetype
   
   const currentUser = req.currentUser;
+  
+  const { sort, ...otherFilters } = req.query;
+  let order = {};
+  if (sort) {
+    const [field, direction] = sort.split(',');
+    order = { field, sort: direction };
+  }
+
   const payload = await EventsDBApi.findAll(
-    req.query,  { currentUser }
+    { ...otherFilters, ...order }, { currentUser }
   );
   if (filetype && filetype === 'csv') {
     const fields = ['id','name','description',
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diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
index 633fd8e..f0fef37 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if(hasPermission(currentUser, 'READ_EVENTS')) {
-      dispatch(fetchEvents({ query: '?sort=createdAt,DESC&limit=5' }));
+      dispatch(fetchEvents({ query: '?sort=start_datetime,ASC&limit=5' }));
     }
     if(hasPermission(currentUser, 'READ_GUESTS')) {
       dispatch(fetchGuests({ query: '' }));
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
   }, [dispatch, currentUser]);
 
   const upcomingEvents = events.filter(
-    (event) => new Date(event.date) > new Date()
+    (event) => new Date(event.start_datetime) > new Date()
   );
 
   return (
@@ -96,19 +96,17 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
                   events.map((event) => (
                     <tr key={event.id}>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">{event.name}</td>
-                      <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">
-                        {new Date(event.date).toLocaleDateString()}
-                      </td>
+                      <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">{new Date(event.start_datetime).toLocaleDateString()}</td>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">{event.location}</td>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">
                         <span
                           className={`px-2 inline-flex text-xs leading-5 font-semibold rounded-full ${
-                            new Date(event.date) < new Date()
+                            new Date(event.start_datetime) < new Date()
                               ? 'bg-red-100 text-red-800'
                               : 'bg-green-100 text-green-800'
                           }`}
                         >
-                          {new Date(event.date) < new Date() ? 'Past' : 'Upcoming'}
+                          {new Date(event.start_datetime) < new Date() ? 'Past' : 'Upcoming'}
                         </span>
                       </td>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-right text-sm font-medium">