diff --git a/contao/templates/frontend/event_edit.html.twig b/contao/templates/frontend/event_edit.html.twig
index 2a5522c..ed50503 100644
--- a/contao/templates/frontend/event_edit.html.twig
+++ b/contao/templates/frontend/event_edit.html.twig
@@ -255,9 +255,12 @@
         if (typeof window.flatpickr === 'function') {
           const dateInputs = document.querySelectorAll('input.js-flatpickr-date');
           dateInputs.forEach(function (input) {
+            // Gespeichert wird weiter ISO (Y-m-d); angezeigt und eingegeben wird deutsch (TT.MM.JJJJ)
             window.flatpickr(input, {
               locale: 'de',
               dateFormat: 'Y-m-d',
+              altInput: true,
+              altFormat: 'd.m.Y',
               allowInput: true
             });
           });