diff --git a/api/serializers/event.py b/api/serializers/event.py
index ada01b0..751cfeb 100644
--- a/api/serializers/event.py
+++ b/api/serializers/event.py
@@ -16,7 +16,16 @@ class EventSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
         event_categories = EventCategory.objects.filter(event=instance).filter(active=True).all()
         event_tags = EventTag.objects.filter(event=instance).filter(active=True).all()
+        representation['location'] = {
+            'lng': instance.coordinates.x if instance.coordinates else None,
+            'lat': instance.coordinates.y if instance.coordinates else None
+        }
 
+        representation['categories'] = self._parse_categories(event_categories)
+        representation['tags'] = self._parse_tags(event_tags)
+        return representation
+
+    def _parse_categories(self, event_categories):
         categories = []
         if event_categories.exists():
             for event_category in event_categories:
@@ -26,7 +35,9 @@ class EventSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
                     'description': event_category.category.description,
                     '_meta': model_to_dict(event_category)
                 })
+        return categories
 
+    def _parse_tags(self, event_tags):
         tags = []
         if event_tags.exists():
             for event_tag in event_tags:
@@ -35,7 +46,4 @@ class EventSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
                     'name': event_tag.tag.name,
                     '_meta': model_to_dict(event_tag)
                 })
-
-        representation['categories'] = categories
-        representation['tags'] = tags
-        return representation
+        return tags
diff --git a/api/views/base.py b/api/views/base.py
index 909d64c..26e2b1d 100644
--- a/api/views/base.py
+++ b/api/views/base.py
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ class BaseView(APIView):
         response = Response()
         response.data = serialized_data
         return response
+
+    def error_response(self, status_code, description):
+        response = Response()
+        response.status_code = status_code
+        response.data = {"error": description}
+        return response
diff --git a/api/views/event.py b/api/views/event.py
index 64ebb35..d9ad4e5 100644
--- a/api/views/event.py
+++ b/api/views/event.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import json
 
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import Point
+from django.contrib.gis.measure import D
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 
@@ -15,13 +17,35 @@ from web.models.event_tag import EventTag
 class EventView(BaseView):
     SERIALIZER = EventSerializer
 
-    def get(self, request, event_id):
-        event = get_object_or_404(Event, pk=event_id, active=True)
-        return self._build_response(event)
+    def get(self, request, event_id=None):
+        if event_id:
+            event = get_object_or_404(Event, pk=event_id, active=True)
+            return self._build_response(event)
+        else:
+            return self._get_events_by_radius(request)
+
+    def _get_events_by_radius(self, request):
+        lat = request.GET.get('lat')
+        lng = request.GET.get('lng')
+        r = request.GET.get('r')
+
+        if all([lat, lng, r]):
+            try:
+                user_location = Point(float(lng), float(lat), srid=4326)
+                events = Event.objects.filter(active=True).filter(coordinates__dwithin=(user_location, D(mi=float(r)))).all()
+                return self._build_multi_response(events)
+            except ValueError:
+                return self.error_response(400, 'Invalid coordinates or radius format')
+        else:
+            return self.error_response(400, 'Must include lat, lng, and r in query string')
 
     @transaction.atomic
     def post(self, request):
         data = json.loads(request.body)
+
+        location = data.get('location', {})
+        coordinates = Point(location.get("lng"), location.get("lat"), srid=4326)
+
         event = Event(
             name=data.get('name'),
             description=data.get('description'),
@@ -35,6 +59,7 @@ class EventView(BaseView):
             rain_date=data.get('rain_date'),
             email=data.get('email'),
             phone_number=data.get('phone_number'),
+            coordinates=coordinates,
         )
 
         event.save()
@@ -78,6 +103,11 @@ class EventView(BaseView):
 
         event = get_object_or_404(Event, pk=event_id)
 
+        location = data.get('location', {})
+        if location:
+            coordinates = Point(location.get("lng"), location.get("lat"), srid=4326)
+            event.coordinates = coordinates
+
         event.name = data.get('name', event.name)
         event.description = data.get('description', event.description)
         event.url = data.get('url', event.url)
diff --git a/web/migrations/0004_alter_event_coordinates.py b/web/migrations/0004_alter_event_coordinates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5934d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/migrations/0004_alter_event_coordinates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Generated by Django 6.0.6 on 2026-06-21 19:33
+
+import django.contrib.gis.db.models.fields
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("web", "0003_event_coordinates"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="event",
+            name="coordinates",
+            field=django.contrib.gis.db.models.fields.PointField(
+                blank=True, default=None, geography=True, null=True, srid=4326
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/web/models/event.py b/web/models/event.py
index 7b4d246..4ca00ea 100644
--- a/web/models/event.py
+++ b/web/models/event.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Event(BaseModel):
     description = models.TextField()
     url = models.URLField()
     address = models.CharField()
-    coordinates = models.PointField(blank=True, default=None, null=True)
+    coordinates = models.PointField(blank=True, default=None, null=True, srid=4326, geography=True)
     status = models.CharField(max_length=20, choices=Status.choices, default=Status.SCHEDULED)
     price = models.DecimalField(max_digits=10, default=None, blank=True, decimal_places=2)
     require_rsvp = models.BooleanField()