diff --git a/goodtimes/services.py b/goodtimes/services.py
index edc485f..1b86ab9 100644
--- a/goodtimes/services.py
+++ b/goodtimes/services.py
@@ -402,9 +402,7 @@ class EventFilterService:
     @staticmethod
     def filter_events_by_search(search_query=None):
         today = timezone.now().date()
-        filtered_events = Event.objects.filter(
-            deleted=False, active=True, draft=False
-        )
+        filtered_events = Event.objects.filter(deleted=False, active=True, draft=False)
 
         # Optional search filtering on title and key_guest (modify as needed)
         if search_query:
@@ -436,7 +434,9 @@ class EventFilterService:
             filtered_events = (
                 filtered_events.annotate(
                     matched_tags=Count(
-                        "tags", filter=Q(tags__name__icontains=search_query), distinct=True
+                        "tags",
+                        filter=Q(tags__name__icontains=search_query),
+                        distinct=True,
                     )
                 )
                 .filter(matched_tags__gt=0)
@@ -475,7 +475,11 @@ class EventFilterService:
                 "id", flat=True
             )
             events = Event.objects.filter(
-                category__in=preferred_categories_ids, end_date__gte=today
+                category__in=preferred_categories_ids,
+                end_date__gte=today,
+                draft=False,
+                active=True,
+                deleted=False,
             ).distinct()
 
         return events
diff --git a/manage_events/api/serializers.py b/manage_events/api/serializers.py
index 6d9ffc3..a9d3200 100644
--- a/manage_events/api/serializers.py
+++ b/manage_events/api/serializers.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class EventDetailSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     is_favorited = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     reviews = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     principal_interaction = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+    draft = serializers.BooleanField(read_only=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = Event
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class EventDetailSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             "reviews",
             "tags",
             "principal_interaction",
+            "draft",
         ]
 
     def get_images(self, obj):
diff --git a/manage_events/api/views.py b/manage_events/api/views.py
index 5acc4ad..fa773bd 100644
--- a/manage_events/api/views.py
+++ b/manage_events/api/views.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class EventsAPIView(APIView):
                 )
             else:
                 events = services.EventFilterService.filter_events(
-                    filter, principal=request.user
+                    filter_type=filter, principal=request.user
                 )
             serializer = EventDetailSerializer(
                 events, context={"request": request}, many=True