diff --git a/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarPage.tsx
index dff063a..cde92b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarPage.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ export default function CalendarPage() {
   const [createDefaults, setCreateDefaults] = useState<CreateDefaults | null>(null);
 
   const { settings } = useSettings();
+  const firstDayOfWeek = settings?.first_day_of_week ?? 0;
   const { data: calendars = [], sharedData, allCalendarIds } = useCalendars({ pollingEnabled: true });
+  const [currentDate, setCurrentDate] = useState<string>(() => format(new Date(), 'yyyy-MM-dd'));
+  const [navKey, setNavKey] = useState(0);
   const [visibleSharedIds, setVisibleSharedIds] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
   const calendarContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
@@ -107,6 +110,10 @@ export default function CalendarPage() {
     localStorage.setItem(SIDEBAR_STORAGE_KEY, String(sidebarWidth));
   }, [sidebarWidth]);
 
+  const handleMiniCalClick = useCallback((dateStr: string) => {
+    calendarRef.current?.getApi().gotoDate(dateStr);
+  }, []);
+
   // Location data for event panel
   const { data: locations = [] } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['locations'],
@@ -513,6 +520,10 @@ export default function CalendarPage() {
     setVisibleRange((prev) =>
       prev.start === start && prev.end === end ? prev : { start, end }
     );
+    // Track current date anchor for mini calendar sync
+    setCurrentDate(format(arg.view.currentStart, 'yyyy-MM-dd'));
+    // Increment nav key so mini calendar clears selection even when month doesn't change
+    setNavKey((k) => k + 1);
   };
 
   const navigatePrev = () => calendarRef.current?.getApi().prev();
@@ -591,7 +602,7 @@ export default function CalendarPage() {
   return (
     <div className="flex h-full overflow-hidden animate-fade-in">
       <div className="hidden lg:flex lg:flex-row shrink-0">
-        <CalendarSidebar ref={sidebarRef} onUseTemplate={handleUseTemplate} onSharedVisibilityChange={setVisibleSharedIds} width={sidebarWidth} />
+        <CalendarSidebar ref={sidebarRef} onUseTemplate={handleUseTemplate} onSharedVisibilityChange={setVisibleSharedIds} width={sidebarWidth} onDateClick={handleMiniCalClick} currentDate={currentDate} firstDayOfWeek={firstDayOfWeek} navKey={navKey} />
         <div
           onMouseDown={handleSidebarMouseDown}
           className="w-1 shrink-0 cursor-col-resize hover:bg-accent/30 active:bg-accent/50 transition-colors duration-150"
@@ -602,7 +613,7 @@ export default function CalendarPage() {
         <Sheet open={mobileSidebarOpen} onOpenChange={setMobileSidebarOpen}>
           <SheetContent className="w-72 p-0">
             <SheetClose onClick={() => setMobileSidebarOpen(false)} />
-            <CalendarSidebar onUseTemplate={(tmpl) => { setMobileSidebarOpen(false); handleUseTemplate(tmpl); }} onSharedVisibilityChange={setVisibleSharedIds} width={288} />
+            <CalendarSidebar onUseTemplate={(tmpl) => { setMobileSidebarOpen(false); handleUseTemplate(tmpl); }} onSharedVisibilityChange={setVisibleSharedIds} width={288} onDateClick={(dateStr) => { setMobileSidebarOpen(false); handleMiniCalClick(dateStr); }} currentDate={currentDate} firstDayOfWeek={firstDayOfWeek} navKey={navKey} />
           </SheetContent>
         </Sheet>
       )}
@@ -712,12 +723,12 @@ export default function CalendarPage() {
           >
             <div className="h-full">
               <FullCalendar
-                key={`fc-${settings?.first_day_of_week ?? 0}`}
+                key={`fc-${firstDayOfWeek}`}
                 ref={calendarRef}
                 plugins={[dayGridPlugin, timeGridPlugin, interactionPlugin]}
                 initialView="dayGridMonth"
                 headerToolbar={false}
-                firstDay={settings?.first_day_of_week ?? 0}
+                firstDay={firstDayOfWeek}
                 events={calendarEvents}
                 editable={true}
                 selectable={true}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebar.tsx
index 482c47d..a09c2e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/calendar/CalendarSidebar.tsx
@@ -10,14 +10,19 @@ import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox';
 import CalendarForm from './CalendarForm';
 import TemplateForm from './TemplateForm';
 import SharedCalendarSection, { loadVisibility, saveVisibility } from './SharedCalendarSection';
+import MiniCalendar from './MiniCalendar';
 
 interface CalendarSidebarProps {
   onUseTemplate?: (template: EventTemplate) => void;
   onSharedVisibilityChange?: (visibleIds: Set<number>) => void;
   width: number;
+  onDateClick?: (dateStr: string) => void;
+  currentDate?: string;
+  firstDayOfWeek?: number;
+  navKey?: number;
 }
 
-const CalendarSidebar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CalendarSidebarProps>(function CalendarSidebar({ onUseTemplate, onSharedVisibilityChange, width }, ref) {
+const CalendarSidebar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CalendarSidebarProps>(function CalendarSidebar({ onUseTemplate, onSharedVisibilityChange, width, onDateClick, currentDate, firstDayOfWeek, navKey }, ref) {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const { data: calendars = [], sharedData: sharedCalendars = [] } = useCalendars();
   const [showForm, setShowForm] = useState(false);
@@ -95,20 +100,36 @@ const CalendarSidebar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CalendarSidebarProps>(functio
 
   return (
     <div ref={ref} className="shrink-0 border-r bg-card flex flex-col" style={{ width }}>
-      <div className="h-16 px-4 border-b flex items-center justify-between shrink-0">
+      <div className="h-16 px-4 border-b flex items-center shrink-0">
         <span className="text-sm font-semibold font-heading text-foreground">Calendars</span>
-        <Button
-          variant="ghost"
-          size="icon"
-          className="h-7 w-7"
-          onClick={() => { setEditingCalendar(null); setShowForm(true); }}
-        >
-          <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
-        </Button>
       </div>
+      {onDateClick && (
+        <div className="border-b shrink-0">
+          <MiniCalendar
+            onDateClick={onDateClick}
+            currentDate={currentDate}
+            firstDayOfWeek={firstDayOfWeek}
+            navKey={navKey}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-3 space-y-4">
         {/* Owned calendars list (non-shared only) */}
-        <div className="space-y-0.5">
+        <div className="space-y-1.5">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-2">
+            <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">
+              My Calendars
+            </span>
+            <Button
+              variant="ghost"
+              size="icon"
+              className="h-5 w-5"
+              onClick={() => { setEditingCalendar(null); setShowForm(true); }}
+            >
+              <Plus className="h-3 w-3" />
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+          <div className="space-y-0.5">
           {calendars.filter((c) => !c.is_shared).map((cal) => (
             <div
               key={cal.id}
@@ -138,6 +159,7 @@ const CalendarSidebar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, CalendarSidebarProps>(functio
             </div>
           ))}
         </div>
+        </div>
 
         {/* Shared calendars section -- owned + member */}
         {(calendars.some((c) => c.is_shared) || sharedCalendars.length > 0) && (
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/calendar/MiniCalendar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/calendar/MiniCalendar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fa3147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/calendar/MiniCalendar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo, useCallback, memo } from 'react';
+import {
+  startOfMonth, endOfMonth, startOfWeek, endOfWeek,
+  eachDayOfInterval, format, isSameDay, isSameMonth, isToday,
+  addMonths, subMonths, parse,
+} from 'date-fns';
+import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+
+interface MiniCalendarProps {
+  onDateClick: (dateStr: string) => void;
+  currentDate?: string;
+  firstDayOfWeek?: number;
+  navKey?: number;
+}
+
+const DAY_LABELS = ['Su', 'Mo', 'Tu', 'We', 'Th', 'Fr', 'Sa'];
+
+function buildGrid(displayed: Date, firstDay: number) {
+  const monthStart = startOfMonth(displayed);
+  const monthEnd = endOfMonth(displayed);
+  const gridStart = startOfWeek(monthStart, { weekStartsOn: firstDay as 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 });
+  const gridEnd = endOfWeek(monthEnd, { weekStartsOn: firstDay as 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 });
+  return eachDayOfInterval({ start: gridStart, end: gridEnd });
+}
+
+function getOrderedLabels(firstDay: number) {
+  return [...DAY_LABELS.slice(firstDay), ...DAY_LABELS.slice(0, firstDay)];
+}
+
+const MiniCalendar = memo(function MiniCalendar({
+  onDateClick,
+  currentDate,
+  firstDayOfWeek = 0,
+  navKey,
+}: MiniCalendarProps) {
+  const REF_DATE = useMemo(() => new Date(), []);
+
+  const parseDate = useCallback(
+    (dateStr: string) => parse(dateStr, 'yyyy-MM-dd', REF_DATE),
+    [REF_DATE]
+  );
+
+  const [displayedMonth, setDisplayedMonth] = useState(() =>
+    currentDate ? startOfMonth(parseDate(currentDate)) : startOfMonth(new Date())
+  );
+  const [selectedDate, setSelectedDate] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // Sync displayed month when main calendar navigates across months
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!currentDate) return;
+    const incoming = startOfMonth(parseDate(currentDate));
+    setDisplayedMonth((prev) =>
+      prev.getTime() === incoming.getTime() ? prev : incoming
+    );
+  }, [currentDate, parseDate]);
+
+  // Clear selection on any toolbar navigation (today/prev/next)
+  // navKey increments on every datesSet, even when the month doesn't change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSelectedDate(null);
+  }, [navKey]);
+
+  const days = useMemo(
+    () => buildGrid(displayedMonth, firstDayOfWeek),
+    [displayedMonth, firstDayOfWeek]
+  );
+
+  const orderedLabels = useMemo(
+    () => getOrderedLabels(firstDayOfWeek),
+    [firstDayOfWeek]
+  );
+
+  const handlePrev = useCallback(() => setDisplayedMonth((m) => subMonths(m, 1)), []);
+  const handleNext = useCallback(() => setDisplayedMonth((m) => addMonths(m, 1)), []);
+
+  const handleDayClick = useCallback((day: Date) => {
+    const dateStr = format(day, 'yyyy-MM-dd');
+    setSelectedDate(dateStr);
+    setDisplayedMonth((prev) => isSameMonth(day, prev) ? prev : startOfMonth(day));
+    onDateClick(dateStr);
+  }, [onDateClick]);
+
+  const selectedDateObj = useMemo(
+    () => selectedDate ? parseDate(selectedDate) : null,
+    [selectedDate, parseDate]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <div className="px-3 pt-3 pb-2 max-w-[280px] mx-auto">
+      {/* Month header with navigation */}
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-1.5">
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="icon"
+          className="h-6 w-6"
+          onClick={handlePrev}
+        >
+          <ChevronLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </Button>
+        <span className="text-sm font-medium font-heading select-none">
+          {format(displayedMonth, 'MMMM yyyy')}
+        </span>
+        <Button
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="icon"
+          className="h-6 w-6"
+          onClick={handleNext}
+        >
+          <ChevronRight className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Day-of-week headers */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-7 mb-0.5">
+        {orderedLabels.map((label) => (
+          <span
+            key={label}
+            className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground text-center select-none"
+          >
+            {label}
+          </span>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Day grid */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-7">
+        {days.map((day) => {
+          const isCurrentMonth = isSameMonth(day, displayedMonth);
+          const today = isToday(day);
+          const isSelected = selectedDateObj ? isSameDay(day, selectedDateObj) : false;
+
+          return (
+            <button
+              key={format(day, 'yyyy-MM-dd')}
+              type="button"
+              aria-label={format(day, 'EEEE, MMMM d, yyyy')}
+              onClick={() => handleDayClick(day)}
+              className={[
+                'h-7 text-xs flex items-center justify-center rounded-md transition-colors duration-100',
+                isSelected
+                  ? 'font-medium'
+                  : today
+                    ? 'font-semibold'
+                    : isCurrentMonth
+                      ? 'text-foreground hover:bg-accent/10'
+                      : 'text-muted-foreground/40 hover:bg-accent/10',
+              ].join(' ')}
+              style={
+                isSelected
+                  ? { backgroundColor: 'hsl(var(--accent-color))', color: 'hsl(var(--accent-foreground))' }
+                  : today && !isSelected
+                    ? { backgroundColor: 'hsl(var(--accent-color) / 0.2)', color: 'hsl(var(--accent-color))' }
+                    : undefined
+              }
+            >
+              {format(day, 'd')}
+            </button>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+});
+
+export default MiniCalendar;