diff --git a/backend/app/routers/dashboard.py b/backend/app/routers/dashboard.py
index b150b40..027ab99 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/dashboard.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/dashboard.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
-from sqlalchemy import select, func
+from sqlalchemy import select, func, and_
 from datetime import datetime, date, timedelta
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Any
 
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ async def get_dashboard(
     today = client_date or date.today()
     upcoming_cutoff = today + timedelta(days=current_user.upcoming_days)
 
-    # Today's events
+    # Today's events (exclude parent templates — they are hidden, children are shown)
     today_start = datetime.combine(today, datetime.min.time())
     today_end = datetime.combine(today, datetime.max.time())
     events_query = select(CalendarEvent).where(
         CalendarEvent.start_datetime >= today_start,
-        CalendarEvent.start_datetime <= today_end
+        CalendarEvent.start_datetime <= today_end,
+        CalendarEvent.recurrence_rule == None,
     )
     events_result = await db.execute(events_query)
     todays_events = events_result.scalars().all()
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ async def get_dashboard(
     now = datetime.now()
     starred_query = select(CalendarEvent).where(
         CalendarEvent.is_starred == True,
-        CalendarEvent.start_datetime > now
+        CalendarEvent.start_datetime > now,
+        CalendarEvent.recurrence_rule == None,
     ).order_by(CalendarEvent.start_datetime.asc()).limit(5)
     starred_result = await db.execute(starred_query)
     starred_events = starred_result.scalars().all()
@@ -152,10 +154,11 @@ async def get_upcoming(
     todos_result = await db.execute(todos_query)
     todos = todos_result.scalars().all()
 
-    # Get upcoming events (from today onward)
+    # Get upcoming events (from today onward, exclude parent templates)
     events_query = select(CalendarEvent).where(
         CalendarEvent.start_datetime >= today_start,
         CalendarEvent.start_datetime <= cutoff_datetime,
+        CalendarEvent.recurrence_rule == None,
     )
     events_result = await db.execute(events_query)
     events = events_result.scalars().all()