diff --git a/agenda/calendar.py b/agenda/calendar.py
index 8cbd58a..4d2a8d8 100644
--- a/agenda/calendar.py
+++ b/agenda/calendar.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ def build_events(events: list[Event]) -> list[dict[str, typing.Any]]:
     one_day = timedelta(days=1)
 
     for e in events:
+        if e.name == "today":
+            continue
         if e.name == "accommodation":
             assert e.title and e.end_date
             item = {
diff --git a/agenda/data.py b/agenda/data.py
index 66662a4..52fbaa1 100644
--- a/agenda/data.py
+++ b/agenda/data.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
 import dateutil.rrule
 import dateutil.tz
 import holidays  # type: ignore
-import isodate
+import isodate  # type: ignore
 import lxml
 import pytz
 import yaml
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ async def get_data(now: datetime) -> typing.Mapping[str, str | object]:
     events += hn.whoishiring(last_year, next_year)
 
     events += domains.renewal_dates(my_data)
+    events += [Event(name="today", date=today)]
 
     for launch in rockets:
         dt = None
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index dc9f28a..0c877c4 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -148,27 +148,37 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   {% endif %}
-  <div class="row border border-1 {% if event.name in class_map %} {{ class_map[event.name]}}{% endif %}">
-    <div class="col-md-3">
-      {{event.as_date.strftime("%a, %d, %b")}}
-      &nbsp;
-      &nbsp;
-      {{event.display_time or ""}}
-      &nbsp;
-      &nbsp;
-      {{event.display_timezone or ""}}
+  {% set delta = event.delta_days(today) %}
+  {% if event.name == "today" %}
+    <div class="row">
+      <div class="col bg-warning-subtle">
+        <h3>today</h3>
+      </div>
     </div>
+  {% else %}
+    {% set cell_bg = " bg-warning-subtle" if delta == "today" else "" %}
+    <div class="row border border-1 {% if event.name in class_map %} {{ class_map[event.name]}}{% else %}{{ cell_bg }}{% endif %}">
+      <div class="col-md-3{{ cell_bg }}">
+        {{event.as_date.strftime("%a, %d, %b")}}
+        &nbsp;
+        &nbsp;
+        {{event.display_time or ""}}
+        &nbsp;
+        &nbsp;
+        {{event.display_timezone or ""}}
+      </div>
 
-    <div class="col-md-8 text-start">
-      {% if event.url %}<a href="{{ event.url }}">{% endif %}
-    {{ event_labels.get(event.name) or event.name }}
-    {%- if event.title -%}: {{ event.title }}{% endif %}
-    {% if event.url %}</a>{% endif %}
+      <div class="col-md-8 text-start">
+        {% if event.url %}<a href="{{ event.url }}">{% endif %}
+      {{ event_labels.get(event.name) or event.name }}
+      {%- if event.title -%}: {{ event.title }}{% endif %}
+      {% if event.url %}</a>{% endif %}
+      </div>
+      <div class="col-md-1{{ cell_bg }}">
+      {{ delta }}
+      </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="col-md-1">
-    {{ event.delta_days(today) }}
-    </div>
-  </div>
+    {% endif %}
   {% endfor %}
 
   <h3>Space launches</h3>