diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d6fb49dfd97..7cd3367b729 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "${{ matrix.node-version }}"
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: |
-          npm install
-          npm run build
+      - name: Install
+        run: npm ci
 
       - name: Setup environment
         run: gpg --quiet --batch --yes --decrypt --passphrase="$PASSPHRASE" --output calendar-service-account.json calendar-service-account.json.gpg
@@ -38,9 +36,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get events from Google API
         run: npm run getEvents
 
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
       - name: Add CNAME in dist folder
         run: cp CNAME dist
-    
+
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
         with:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff669061285..80a6056c28c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ Create a new directory named `dist` in the root directory and run :
 npm run getEvents
 ```
 
-Copy `events.json` from `dist` to root directory.
-
 ### Run development server
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3e3a70731f9..753770cbee3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
         "@mdi/react": "^1.6.1",
         "googleapis": "^133.0.0",
         "html-react-parser": "^5.0.7",
+        "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
         "react": "^18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba22724886e..b4aec5e606c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "@mdi/react": "^1.6.1",
     "googleapis": "^133.0.0",
     "html-react-parser": "^5.0.7",
+    "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 5ca40a21225..bdfd6821790 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import { mdiCalendarRange, mdiClose, mdiMapMarkerOutline } from '@mdi/js';
 import Icon from '@mdi/react';
 import parse from 'html-react-parser';
 import { createRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import SearchHeader from './components/SearchHeader';
 import useEscKey from './hooks/useEscKey';
+import eventData from '../dist/events.json';
 import './App.css';
 
 const htmlRegex = /<\/*html-blob>/;
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@ function App() {
   const calendarRef = createRef();
   const eventDetailRef = createRef();
 
+  const eventsArray = Array.from(eventData);
+  const [events, setEvents] = useState(eventsArray);
+
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [clickedEvent, setClickedEvent] = useState([]);
   const [showEventDetails, setShowEventDetails] = useState(false);
@@ -65,6 +70,16 @@ function App() {
     setPopupPosition({ left: position.left + 'px', top: position.top + 'px' });
   };
 
+  const filterEvents = (searchTerm)=>{
+    if(!searchTerm) return setEvents(eventsArray); //handles searchbox clear
+    let matchingEvents = eventsArray.filter((event) => {
+      const titleIncludes = event.title?.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+      const descriptionIncludes = event.description?.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase());
+      return titleIncludes || descriptionIncludes;
+    });
+    setEvents(matchingEvents);
+  };
+
   const handleEventClick = useCallback((clickInfo) => {
     window.outerWidth > 600 && createPopupPosition(clickInfo.jsEvent);
     setEventDetails(clickInfo.event);
@@ -234,7 +249,7 @@ function App() {
         aspectRatio={aspectRatio}
         handleWindowResize={true}
         windowResize={windowResize}
-        events="events.json"
+        events={events}
         headerToolbar={{
           left: 'prev,next today',
           center: 'title',
@@ -249,11 +264,12 @@ function App() {
         loading={(isLoading) => setLoading(isLoading)}
       />
     ),
-    [aspectRatio, initialView, calendarRef, handleEventClick]
+    [aspectRatio, initialView, calendarRef, handleEventClick, events]
   );
 
   return (
     <div className="App main">
+      <SearchHeader filterEvents={filterEvents} />
       <div className="finos-calendar">{renderFullCalendar}</div>
       {showEventDetails && renderEventDetails()}
       {loading && <div className="finos-calendar-overlay" />}
diff --git a/src/components/SearchHeader.css b/src/components/SearchHeader.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19c1f222f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchHeader.css
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+.search-header{
+  display:flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 20px 0;
+  gap:10px;
+}
+
+.search-header input{
+  max-width: 70%;
+  width: 250px;
+  padding: 8px 10px;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  border: 1px solid black;
+}
+
+.search-header input:focus, .search-header input:active{
+  border-color: #3788d8;
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.search-header button{
+  font-size: 16px;
+  background-color: #3788d8;
+  color: white;
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  padding: 0 20px;
+  cursor: pointer
+}
+
+.search-header button:hover{
+  transition: 300ms ease;
+  background-color: #2a6097;
+}
+
+@media only screen and (prefers-color-scheme : dark){
+  .search-header input{
+    border-color: transparent;
+    background-color: #2c3e50;
+    color: #eee;
+  }
+  .search-header button{
+    background-color: #2c3e50;
+    color: #eee;
+  }
+  ::-ms-input-placeholder{
+    color: #d0d0d0;
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  ::placeholder{
+    color: #d0d0d0;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/SearchHeader.jsx b/src/components/SearchHeader.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd6eab2637d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SearchHeader.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import propTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import './SearchHeader.css';
+
+const SearchHeader = ({filterEvents})=>{
+  const [ searchTerm, setSearchTerm ] = useState('');
+
+  const handleInputTextChange = (e)=>{
+    setSearchTerm(e.target.value);
+    if(!e.target.value.trim()) filterEvents(false) ;// handles searchbox clear
+  };
+
+  const handleSearch = ()=>{
+    if(!searchTerm.trim()) return;
+    filterEvents(searchTerm);
+  };
+
+  const handleEnterPress = (e)=>{
+    if(e.key === 'Enter') handleSearch();
+  };
+
+  return(
+    <div className="search-header">
+      <input type="text" placeholder="Search events" value={searchTerm} onChange={handleInputTextChange} onKeyDown={handleEnterPress}/>
+      <button onClick={handleSearch}>Search</button>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+SearchHeader.propTypes = {
+  filterEvents : propTypes.oneOfType([propTypes.func])
+};
+
+export default SearchHeader;
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