diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/EventInfoOverlay.tsx b/packages/client/src/components/EventInfoOverlay.tsx
index 6ca75ee..b6444ce 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/EventInfoOverlay.tsx
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/EventInfoOverlay.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { useAppContext } from "../contexts/AppContext";
 import { Button } from "@nextui-org/react";
 
-const EVENT_START = 1720756800000; // midnight 7/12/2024 eastern
-
 /**
  * *oh god the terrible code*
  *
@@ -15,51 +13,6 @@ const EVENT_START = 1720756800000; // midnight 7/12/2024 eastern
  */
 export const EventInfoOverlay = ({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren) => {
   const { setInfoSidebar, setSettingsSidebar } = useAppContext();
-  const $countdown = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
-
-  const getCountdown = () => {
-    // date math always confuses me...
-    // https://stackoverflow.com/a/7709819
-
-    const now = Date.now();
-    const ms = EVENT_START - now;
-    const days = Math.floor(ms / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
-    const hours = Math.floor((ms % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
-    const minutes = Math.floor(
-      ((ms % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60)
-    );
-    const seconds = Math.round(
-      (((ms % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) % (1000 * 60 * 60)) % (1000 * 60)) / 1000
-    );
-
-    return [days, hours, minutes, seconds];
-  };
-
-  const updateTime = () => {
-    if (!$countdown.current) return;
-
-    const [days, hours, minutes, seconds] = getCountdown();
-
-    $countdown.current.innerText = [
-      days && days + "d",
-      hours && hours + "h",
-      minutes && minutes + "m",
-      seconds && seconds + "s",
-    ]
-      .filter((a) => a)
-      .join(" ");
-
-    $countdown.current.title = `${days} days ${hours} hours ${minutes} minutes ${seconds} seconds`;
-  };
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    var interval = setInterval(updateTime, 1000);
-    updateTime();
-
-    return () => {
-      clearInterval(interval);
-    };
-  }, []);
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -70,7 +23,7 @@ export const EventInfoOverlay = ({ children }: React.PropsWithChildren) => {
     >
       <div>
         <h1 className="text-4xl font-bold">Canvas 2024</h1>
-        <h2 ref={(r) => ($countdown.current = r)} className="text-3xl"></h2>
+        <h2 className="text-3xl">Ended July 16th @ 4am UTC</h2>
       </div>
 
       <div className="flex-grow" />
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/Toolbar/Palette.tsx b/packages/client/src/components/Toolbar/Palette.tsx
index b3f9a3a..142983c 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/Toolbar/Palette.tsx
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/Toolbar/Palette.tsx
@@ -69,11 +69,16 @@ export const Palette = () => {
       {!user && (
         <div className="pallete-user-overlay">
           {import.meta.env.VITE_INCLUDE_EVENT_INFO ? (
-            <>The event hasn't started yet</>
+            <>The event has ended</>
           ) : (
             <div className="flex gap-3 items-center">
               You are not logged in
-              <Button as={Link} href="/api/login" className="user-login" variant="faded">
+              <Button
+                as={Link}
+                href="/api/login"
+                className="user-login"
+                variant="faded"
+              >
                 Login
               </Button>
             </div>