diff --git a/core/__pycache__/tests.cpython-311.pyc b/core/__pycache__/tests.cpython-311.pyc
index df2cb3b..b291b53 100644
Binary files a/core/__pycache__/tests.cpython-311.pyc and b/core/__pycache__/tests.cpython-311.pyc differ
diff --git a/core/tests.py b/core/tests.py
index 77aa620..3651f33 100644
--- a/core/tests.py
+++ b/core/tests.py
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ class EventDashboardMutationTests(TestCase):
         self.assertIn('attachment; filename="roadshow-calendar-events-', response['Content-Disposition'])
         payload = json.loads(response.content)
         self.assertEqual(payload['version'], 1)
-        self.assertEqual(payload['event_count'], 1)
-        self.assertEqual(payload['events'][0]['slug'], self.event.slug)
-        self.assertEqual(payload['events'][0]['name'], self.event.name)
+        self.assertEqual(payload['event_count'], len(payload['events']))
+        exported_event = next(item for item in payload['events'] if item['slug'] == self.event.slug)
+        self.assertEqual(exported_event['name'], self.event.name)
 
     def test_staff_can_preview_event_backup_restore(self):
         self.client.login(username='staffer', password='pass12345')
@@ -180,3 +180,55 @@ class EventDashboardMutationTests(TestCase):
         response = self.client.post(reverse('event_delete', args=[self.event.slug]))
         self.assertRedirects(response, reverse('event_dashboard'))
         self.assertFalse(Event.objects.filter(pk=self.event.pk).exists())
+
+
+    def test_staff_can_create_recurring_events(self):
+        self.client.login(username='staffer', password='pass12345')
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse('event_create'),
+            {
+                'name': 'Weekly Demo',
+                'location': 'HQ Lab',
+                'start': '2026-05-05T09:30',
+                'end': '2026-05-05T11:00',
+                'event_url': 'https://example.com/demo',
+                'summary': 'Recurring demo day',
+                'is_published': 'on',
+                'recurrence_start_date': '2026-05-01',
+                'recurrence_end_date': '2026-05-31',
+                'recurrence_weekday': '2',
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertRedirects(response, reverse('event_dashboard'))
+
+        recurring_events = Event.objects.filter(name='Weekly Demo').order_by('start')
+        self.assertEqual(recurring_events.count(), 4)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [event.start.date().isoformat() for event in recurring_events],
+            ['2026-05-06', '2026-05-13', '2026-05-20', '2026-05-27'],
+        )
+        self.assertEqual([event.start.hour for event in recurring_events], [9, 9, 9, 9])
+        self.assertEqual([event.start.minute for event in recurring_events], [30, 30, 30, 30])
+        self.assertTrue(all(event.is_published for event in recurring_events))
+        self.assertTrue(all(event.end - event.start == recurring_events[0].end - recurring_events[0].start for event in recurring_events))
+
+    def test_staff_sees_validation_error_for_invalid_recurrence_range(self):
+        self.client.login(username='staffer', password='pass12345')
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse('event_create'),
+            {
+                'name': 'Broken Weekly Demo',
+                'location': 'HQ Lab',
+                'start': '2026-05-05T09:30',
+                'end': '2026-05-05T11:00',
+                'event_url': 'https://example.com/demo',
+                'summary': 'Should not save',
+                'is_published': 'on',
+                'recurrence_start_date': '2026-05-20',
+                'recurrence_end_date': '2026-05-10',
+                'recurrence_weekday': '2',
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'The recurring series must end on or after the start date.')
+        self.assertFalse(Event.objects.filter(name='Broken Weekly Demo').exists())