diff --git a/mobilizon_bots/event/event.py b/mobilizon_bots/event/event.py
index 9e7366a..4e0742f 100644
--- a/mobilizon_bots/event/event.py
+++ b/mobilizon_bots/event/event.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
 from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ class MobilizonEvent:
     thumbnail_link: Optional[str] = None
     location: Optional[str] = None
 
+    def begins_before(self, other: MobilizonEvent) -> bool:
+        return self.begin_datetime < other.begin_datetime
+
     def _fill_template(self, pattern: Template) -> str:
         return pattern.render(**asdict(self))
 
diff --git a/tests/event/test_event.py b/tests/event/test_event.py
index 0842b58..ff77362 100644
--- a/tests/event/test_event.py
+++ b/tests/event/test_event.py
@@ -40,3 +40,29 @@ def test_format(event, simple_template):
         event.format(simple_template)
         == "test event|description of the event|location|2021-01-01, 11:30"
     )
+
+
+def test_is_newer():
+    older_event = MobilizonEvent(
+        name="test event",
+        description="description of the event",
+        begin_datetime=datetime(year=2021, month=1, day=1, hour=11, minute=30),
+        end_datetime=datetime(year=2021, month=1, day=1, hour=12, minute=30),
+        last_accessed=datetime.now(),
+        mobilizon_link="http://some_link.com/123",
+        mobilizon_id="12345",
+        thumbnail_link="http://some_link.com/123.jpg",
+        location="location",
+    )
+    newer_event = MobilizonEvent(
+        name="test event",
+        description="description of the event",
+        begin_datetime=datetime(year=2021, month=1, day=2, hour=11, minute=30),
+        end_datetime=datetime(year=2021, month=1, day=1, hour=12, minute=30),
+        last_accessed=datetime.now(),
+        mobilizon_link="http://some_link.com/123",
+        mobilizon_id="12345",
+        thumbnail_link="http://some_link.com/123.jpg",
+        location="location",
+    )
+    assert older_event.begins_before(newer_event)