diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 940c84ff..671e7166 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@
       "name": "newwwie.com",
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
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+        "showdown": "^2.1.0"
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
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+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/eslint/-/eslint-8.4.5.tgz",
@@ -366,6 +382,13 @@
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+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/sockjs/-/sockjs-0.3.33.tgz",
@@ -375,6 +398,13 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
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+    "node_modules/@types/trusted-types": {
+      "version": "2.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/trusted-types/-/trusted-types-2.0.7.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/ws": {
       "version": "8.5.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.5.3.tgz",
@@ -1722,6 +1752,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/fb55/domhandler?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dompurify": {
+      "version": "3.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dompurify/-/dompurify-3.1.7.tgz",
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+      "license": "(MPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0)"
+    },
     "node_modules/domutils": {
       "version": "2.8.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domutils/-/domutils-2.8.0.tgz",
@@ -4579,6 +4615,31 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
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+    "node_modules/showdown": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/showdown/-/showdown-2.1.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "commander": "^9.0.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "showdown": "bin/showdown.js"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "individual",
+        "url": "https://www.paypal.me/tiviesantos"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/showdown/node_modules/commander": {
+      "version": "9.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-9.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KRs7WVDKg86PWiuAqhDrAQnTXZKraVcCc6vFdL14qrZ/DcWwuRo7VoiYXalXO7S5GKpqYiVEwCbgFDfxNHKJBQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^12.20.0 || >=14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/side-channel": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.0.6.tgz",
@@ -5800,6 +5861,15 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/dompurify": {
+      "version": "3.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/dompurify/-/dompurify-3.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1Wg0g3BtQF7sSb27fJQAKck1HECM6zV1EB66j8JH9i3LCjYabJa0FSdiSgsD5K/RbrsR0SiraKacLB+T8ZVYAg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/trusted-types": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/eslint": {
       "version": "8.4.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/eslint/-/eslint-8.4.5.tgz",
@@ -5931,6 +6001,12 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/showdown": {
+      "version": "2.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/showdown/-/showdown-2.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pTvD/0CIeqe4x23+YJWlX2gArHa8G0J0Oh6GKaVXV7TAeickpkkZiNOgFcFcmLQ5lB/K0qBJL1FtRYltBfbGCQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/sockjs": {
       "version": "0.3.33",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/sockjs/-/sockjs-0.3.33.tgz",
@@ -5940,6 +6016,12 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/trusted-types": {
+      "version": "2.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/trusted-types/-/trusted-types-2.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ScaPdn1dQczgbl0QFTeTOmVHFULt394XJgOQNoyVhZ6r2vLnMLJfBPd53SB52T/3G36VI1/g2MZaX0cwDuXsfw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "@types/ws": {
       "version": "8.5.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.5.3.tgz",
@@ -6956,6 +7038,11 @@
         "domelementtype": "^2.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "dompurify": {
+      "version": "3.1.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dompurify/-/dompurify-3.1.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VaTstWtsneJY8xzy7DekmYWEOZcmzIe3Qb3zPd4STve1OBTa+e+WmS1ITQec1fZYXI3HCsOZZiSMpG6oxoWMWQ=="
+    },
     "domutils": {
       "version": "2.8.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/domutils/-/domutils-2.8.0.tgz",
@@ -8999,6 +9086,21 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "showdown": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/showdown/-/showdown-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/6NVYu4U819R2pUIk79n67SYgJHWCce0a5xTP979WbNp0FL9MN1I1QK662IDU1b6JzKTvmhgI7T7JYIxBi3kMQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "commander": "^9.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "commander": {
+          "version": "9.5.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-9.5.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-KRs7WVDKg86PWiuAqhDrAQnTXZKraVcCc6vFdL14qrZ/DcWwuRo7VoiYXalXO7S5GKpqYiVEwCbgFDfxNHKJBQ=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "side-channel": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.0.6.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff3e3263..8da783f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/newwwie/newwwie.com#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/dompurify": "^3.0.5",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "@types/nunjucks": "^3.2.6",
+    "@types/showdown": "^2.0.6",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.7",
     "axios": "^1.7.2",
     "css-loader": "^6.7.1",
@@ -49,5 +51,9 @@
     "webpack": "^5.76.0",
     "webpack-cli": "^4.9.2",
     "webpack-dev-server": "^4.9.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "dompurify": "^3.1.7",
+    "showdown": "^2.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/events/Meetup.tsx b/src/js/events/Meetup.tsx
index 18c5c73a..9889339f 100644
--- a/src/js/events/Meetup.tsx
+++ b/src/js/events/Meetup.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { ComponentChildren, render } from "preact";
 import { events } from "./events-data";
 import { EventItem, Group, Image, Venue } from "./types";
+import showdown from "showdown"
+import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 
 export class Meetup {
   /**
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ export class Meetup {
       const prettyDay = this.niceDay(startTime.getDay());
       const prettyMonth = this.niceMonth(startTime.getMonth());
       const prettyTime = this.niceTime(startTime);
+      const converter = new showdown.Converter();
+      let formattedEventDescription = converter.makeHtml(event.description.substring(0, 240)).toString();
+      formattedEventDescription = formattedEventDescription.replace(/<\/?p>/g, '');
 
       return (
         <li class="eventItem">
@@ -66,7 +71,9 @@ export class Meetup {
               Hosted by: <a href={`https://meetup.com/${group.urlname}`}>{group.name}</a>
             </p>
 
-            <p class="eventItem-description">{event.description.substring(0, 240)}...</p>
+            <p class="eventItem-description"
+            dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: DOMPurify.sanitize(formattedEventDescription) }} 
+            />
             <ul class="eventItem-stats">
               <li class="eventItem-stats_rsvp" title="Number of people who have RSVP'd vs. the total number of spots">
                 <svg