diff --git a/app/event/models.py b/app/event/models.py
index 8269534..d7bf0c2 100644
--- a/app/event/models.py
+++ b/app/event/models.py
@@ -32,31 +32,34 @@ class Event(models.Model):
 
     @property
     def display_date(self):
-        date = self.date.split(' ')
-        start = date[0].split('-')
-        if len(date) > 1:
-            end = date[1].split('-')
-        else:
-            end = start
-        end_only_month = False
-        start_only_month = False
-        while len(end) < 3:
-            end.append(1)
-            end_only_month = True
-        while len(start) < 3:
-            start.append(1)
-            start_only_month = True
-        start = [int(p) for p in start]
-        end = [int(p) for p in end]
+        if self.date:
+            date = self.date.split(' ')
+            start = date[0].split('-')
+            if len(date) > 1:
+                end = date[1].split('-')
+            else:
+                end = start
+            end_only_month = False
+            start_only_month = False
+            while len(end) < 3:
+                end.append(1)
+                end_only_month = True
+            while len(start) < 3:
+                start.append(1)
+                start_only_month = True
+            start = [int(p) for p in start]
+            end = [int(p) for p in end]
 
-        display_date = datetime(*start).strftime('%d %B, %Y')
-        if start_only_month:
-            display_date = ' '.join(display_date.split(' ')[1:])
-        if end != start:
-            end_date = datetime(*end).strftime('%d %B, %Y')
-            if end_only_month:
-                end_date = ' '.join(end_date.split(' ')[1:])
-            display_date += ' — ' + end_date
+            display_date = datetime(*start).strftime('%e %B, %Y')
+            if start_only_month:
+                display_date = ' '.join(display_date.split(' ')[1:])
+            if end != start:
+                end_date = datetime(*end).strftime('%e %B, %Y')
+                if end_only_month:
+                    end_date = ' '.join(end_date.split(' ')[1:])
+                display_date += ' — ' + end_date
+        else:
+            display_date = ''
         return display_date
 
     def media_html(self):