diff --git a/src/components/EventOverlay.vue b/src/components/EventOverlay.vue
index c6413ae..589759f 100644
--- a/src/components/EventOverlay.vue
+++ b/src/components/EventOverlay.vue
@@ -1,34 +1,41 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="week-overlay">
+  <div class="week-overlay" :style="{ gridColumn: '1 / -1' }" ref="weekOverlayRef">
     <div
-      v-for="span in eventSpans"
-      :key="span.id"
-      class="event-span"
-      dir="auto"
-      :class="[`event-color-${span.colorId}`]"
-      :data-id="span.id"
-      :data-n="span._recurrenceIndex != null ? span._recurrenceIndex : 0"
-      :style="{
-        gridColumn: `${span.startIdx + 1} / ${span.endIdx + 2}`,
-        gridRow: `${span.row}`,
-      }"
-      @click="handleEventClick(span)"
-      @pointerdown="handleEventPointerDown(span, $event)"
+      v-for="seg in eventSegments"
+      :key="'seg-' + seg.startIdx + '-' + seg.endIdx"
+      :class="['segment-grid', { compress: isSegmentCompressed(seg) }]"
+      :style="segmentStyle(seg)"
     >
-      <span class="event-title">{{ span.title }}</span>
       <div
-        class="resize-handle left"
-        @pointerdown="handleResizePointerDown(span, 'resize-left', $event)"
-      ></div>
-      <div
-        class="resize-handle right"
-        @pointerdown="handleResizePointerDown(span, 'resize-right', $event)"
-      ></div>
+        v-for="span in seg.events"
+        :key="span.id"
+        class="event-span"
+        dir="auto"
+        :class="[`event-color-${span.colorId}`]"
+        :data-id="span.id"
+        :data-n="span._recurrenceIndex != null ? span._recurrenceIndex : 0"
+        :style="{
+          gridColumn: `${span.startIdxRel + 1} / ${span.endIdxRel + 2}`,
+          gridRow: `${span.row}`,
+        }"
+        @click="handleEventClick(span)"
+        @pointerdown="handleEventPointerDown(span, $event)"
+      >
+        <span class="event-title">{{ span.title }}</span>
+        <div
+          class="resize-handle left"
+          @pointerdown="handleResizePointerDown(span, 'resize-left', $event)"
+        ></div>
+        <div
+          class="resize-handle right"
+          @pointerdown="handleResizePointerDown(span, 'resize-right', $event)"
+        ></div>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 <script setup>
-import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, ref, watch, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, nextTick } from 'vue'
 import { useCalendarStore } from '@/stores/CalendarStore'
 import { daysInclusive, addDaysStr } from '@/utils/date'
 
@@ -41,45 +48,123 @@ const store = useCalendarStore()
 // Drag state
 const dragState = ref(null)
 const justDragged = ref(false)
+const weekOverlayRef = ref(null)
+const segmentCompression = ref({}) // key -> boolean
 
-// Consolidate already-provided day.events into contiguous spans (no recurrence generation)
-const eventSpans = computed(() => {
-  const weekEvents = new Map()
-  props.week.days.forEach((day, dayIndex) => {
+// Build event segments: each segment is a contiguous day range with at least one bridging event between any adjacent days within it.
+const eventSegments = computed(() => {
+  // Construct spans across the week
+  const spanMap = new Map()
+  props.week.days.forEach((day, di) => {
     day.events.forEach((ev) => {
-      const key = ev.id
-      if (!weekEvents.has(key)) {
-        weekEvents.set(key, { ...ev, startIdx: dayIndex, endIdx: dayIndex })
-      } else {
-        const ref = weekEvents.get(key)
-        ref.endIdx = Math.max(ref.endIdx, dayIndex)
-      }
+      const k = ev.id
+      if (!spanMap.has(k)) spanMap.set(k, { ...ev, startIdx: di, endIdx: di })
+      else spanMap.get(k).endIdx = Math.max(spanMap.get(k).endIdx, di)
     })
   })
-  const arr = Array.from(weekEvents.values())
-  arr.sort((a, b) => {
-    const spanA = a.endIdx - a.startIdx
-    const spanB = b.endIdx - b.startIdx
-    if (spanA !== spanB) return spanB - spanA
+  const spans = Array.from(spanMap.values())
+  // Sort so longer multi-day first, then earlier, then id for stability
+  spans.sort((a, b) => {
+    const la = a.endIdx - a.startIdx
+    const lb = b.endIdx - b.startIdx
+    if (la !== lb) return lb - la
     if (a.startIdx !== b.startIdx) return a.startIdx - b.startIdx
-    // For one-day events that are otherwise equal, sort by color (0 first)
-    if (spanA === 0 && spanB === 0 && a.startIdx === b.startIdx) {
-      const colorA = a.colorId || 0
-      const colorB = b.colorId || 0
-      if (colorA !== colorB) return colorA - colorB
-    }
+    const ca = a.colorId != null ? a.colorId : 0
+    const cb = b.colorId != null ? b.colorId : 0
+    if (ca !== cb) return ca - cb
     return String(a.id).localeCompare(String(b.id))
   })
-  // Assign non-overlapping rows
-  const rowsLastEnd = []
-  arr.forEach((ev) => {
-    let row = 0
-    while (row < rowsLastEnd.length && !(ev.startIdx > rowsLastEnd[row])) row++
-    if (row === rowsLastEnd.length) rowsLastEnd.push(-1)
-    rowsLastEnd[row] = ev.endIdx
-    ev.row = row + 1
+  // Identify breaks
+  const breaks = []
+  for (let d = 0; d < 6; d++) {
+    const bridged = spans.some((sp) => sp.startIdx <= d && sp.endIdx >= d + 1)
+    if (!bridged) breaks.push(d)
+  }
+  const rawSegments = []
+  let segStart = 0
+  for (const b of breaks) {
+    rawSegments.push([segStart, b])
+    segStart = b + 1
+  }
+  rawSegments.push([segStart, 6])
+
+  const segments = rawSegments.map(([s, e]) => {
+    const evs = spans.filter((sp) => sp.startIdx >= s && sp.endIdx <= e)
+    // Row packing in this segment (gap fill)
+    const rows = [] // each row: intervals
+    function fits(row, a, b) {
+      return row.every((iv) => b < iv.start || a > iv.end)
+    }
+    function addInterval(row, a, b) {
+      let inserted = false
+      for (let i = 0; i < row.length; i++) {
+        if (b < row[i].start) {
+          row.splice(i, 0, { start: a, end: b })
+          inserted = true
+          break
+        }
+      }
+      if (!inserted) row.push({ start: a, end: b })
+    }
+    evs.forEach((ev) => {
+      let placed = false
+      for (let r = 0; r < rows.length; r++) {
+        if (fits(rows[r], ev.startIdx, ev.endIdx)) {
+          addInterval(rows[r], ev.startIdx, ev.endIdx)
+          ev.row = r + 1
+          placed = true
+          break
+        }
+      }
+      if (!placed) {
+        rows.push([{ start: ev.startIdx, end: ev.endIdx }])
+        ev.row = rows.length
+      }
+      ev.startIdxRel = ev.startIdx - s
+      ev.endIdxRel = ev.endIdx - s
+    })
+    return { startIdx: s, endIdx: e, events: evs, rowsCount: rows.length }
   })
-  return arr
+  return segments
+})
+
+function segmentStyle(seg) {
+  return { gridColumn: `${seg.startIdx + 1} / ${seg.endIdx + 2}` }
+}
+
+function segmentKey(seg) {
+  return seg.startIdx + '-' + seg.endIdx
+}
+
+function isSegmentCompressed(seg) {
+  return !!segmentCompression.value[segmentKey(seg)]
+}
+
+function recomputeCompression() {
+  const el = weekOverlayRef.value
+  if (!el) return
+  const available = el.clientHeight || 0
+  if (!available) return
+  const cs = getComputedStyle(el)
+  const fontSize = parseFloat(cs.fontSize) || 16
+  const baseRowPx = fontSize * 1.5 // desired row height (matches CSS 1.5em)
+  const marginTop = 0 // already applied outside height
+  const usable = Math.max(0, available - marginTop)
+  const nextMap = {}
+  for (const seg of eventSegments.value) {
+    const desired = (seg.rowsCount || 1) * baseRowPx
+    nextMap[segmentKey(seg)] = desired > usable
+  }
+  segmentCompression.value = nextMap
+}
+
+watch(eventSegments, () => nextTick(() => recomputeCompression()))
+onMounted(() => {
+  nextTick(() => recomputeCompression())
+  window.addEventListener('resize', recomputeCompression)
+})
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  window.removeEventListener('resize', recomputeCompression)
 })
 
 function handleEventClick(span) {
@@ -403,16 +488,22 @@ function applyRangeDuringDrag(st, startDate, endDate) {
 .week-overlay {
   position: absolute;
   inset: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
-  z-index: 15;
   display: grid;
-  /* Prevent content from expanding tracks beyond container width */
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(0, 1fr));
-  grid-auto-rows: minmax(0, 1.5em);
-
-  row-gap: 0.05em;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr);
   margin-top: 1.8em;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.segment-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 2px;
   align-content: start;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  grid-auto-columns: 1fr;
+  grid-auto-rows: 1.5em;
+}
+.segment-grid.compress {
+  grid-auto-rows: 1fr;
 }
 
 .event-span {
@@ -430,13 +521,8 @@ function applyRangeDuringDrag(st, startDate, endDate) {
   align-items: center;
   position: relative;
   user-select: none;
-  height: 100%;
-  width: 100%;
-  max-width: 100%;
-  box-sizing: border-box;
   z-index: 1;
   text-align: center;
-  min-width: 0;
 }
 
 /* Inner title wrapper ensures proper ellipsis within flex/grid constraints */