diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt
index a0203ff18..2aea1111b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/adapters/EventListWidgetAdapter.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class EventListWidgetAdapter(val context: Context) : RemoteViewsService.RemoteVi
     private val textColor = context.config.widgetTextColor
     private val replaceDescription = context.config.replaceDescription
     private var mediumFontSize = context.config.getFontSize()
-    private var todayDate = ""
 
     override fun getViewAt(position: Int): RemoteViews? {
         val type = getItemViewType(position)
@@ -99,11 +98,7 @@ class EventListWidgetAdapter(val context: Context) : RemoteViewsService.RemoteVi
 
     override fun getViewTypeCount() = 2
 
-    override fun onCreate() {
-        val now = (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000).toInt()
-        val todayCode = Formatter.getDayCodeFromTS(now)
-        todayDate = Formatter.getDayTitle(context, todayCode)
-    }
+    override fun onCreate() {}
 
     override fun getItemId(position: Int) = position.toLong()
 
@@ -121,8 +116,7 @@ class EventListWidgetAdapter(val context: Context) : RemoteViewsService.RemoteVi
                 val code = Formatter.getDayCodeFromTS(it.startTS)
                 if (code != prevCode) {
                     val day = Formatter.getDayTitle(context, code)
-                    if (day != todayDate)
-                        listItems.add(ListSection(day))
+                    listItems.add(ListSection(day))
                     prevCode = code
                 }
                 listItems.add(ListEvent(it.id, it.startTS, it.endTS, it.title, it.description, it.getIsAllDay(), it.color, it.location))
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Formatter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Formatter.kt
index 0e2651cf4..3614bdc08 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Formatter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/Formatter.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ object Formatter {
     val TIME_PATTERN = "HHmmss"
     private val DAY_PATTERN = "d"
     private val DAY_OF_WEEK_PATTERN = "EEE"
+    private val LONGEST_PATTERN = "MMMM dd YYYY (EEEE)"
     private val PATTERN_TIME_12 = "hh:mm a"
     private val PATTERN_TIME_24 = "HH:mm"
 
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ object Formatter {
             date
     }
 
+    fun getLongestDate(ts: Int) = getDateTimeFromTS(ts).toString(LONGEST_PATTERN)
+
     fun getDate(context: Context, dateTime: DateTime, addDayOfWeek: Boolean = true) = getDayTitle(context, getDayCodeFromDateTime(dateTime), addDayOfWeek)
 
     fun getFullDate(context: Context, dateTime: DateTime): String {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetListProvider.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetListProvider.kt
index 9deb3f86b..076f6c824 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetListProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetListProvider.kt
@@ -40,12 +40,11 @@ class MyWidgetListProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
                 setTextSize(R.id.widget_event_list_empty, fontSize)
 
                 setTextColor(R.id.widget_event_list_today, textColor)
-                setTextSize(R.id.widget_event_list_today, fontSize + 3)
+                setTextSize(R.id.widget_event_list_today, fontSize)
             }
 
             val now = (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000).toInt()
-            val todayCode = Formatter.getDayCodeFromTS(now)
-            val todayText = Formatter.getDayTitle(context, todayCode)
+            val todayText = Formatter.getLongestDate(now)
             views.setText(R.id.widget_event_list_today, todayText)
 
             views.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.widget_event_new_event, context.resources.getColoredBitmap(R.drawable.ic_plus, textColor))
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_event_list.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_event_list.xml
index 9e01ec324..f789f19f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_event_list.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget_event_list.xml
@@ -7,22 +7,29 @@
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/widget_event_list_today"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:textSize="@dimen/actionbar_text_size"/>
+        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/widget_event_new_event"
+        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/widget_event_new_event"
+        android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/widget_event_new_event"
+        android:ellipsize="end"
+        android:gravity="center_vertical"
+        android:maxLines="1"
+        android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:textSize="@dimen/normal_text_size"/>
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@+id/widget_event_new_event"
         style="@style/ArrowStyle"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_above="@+id/widget_event_list"
-        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/widget_event_list_today"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/widget_event_list_today"
-        android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+        android:paddingBottom="@dimen/medium_margin"
+        android:paddingLeft="@dimen/normal_margin"
+        android:paddingRight="@dimen/normal_margin"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/normal_margin"
         android:scaleType="fitCenter"
         android:src="@drawable/ic_plus"/>
 
@@ -30,11 +37,11 @@
         android:id="@+id/widget_event_list"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:layout_below="@+id/widget_event_list_today"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/widget_event_new_event"
         android:clipToPadding="false"
         android:divider="@null"
         android:dividerHeight="@dimen/medium_margin"
-        android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:paddingBottom="@dimen/medium_margin"
         android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"/>
 
     <TextView