diff --git a/backend/src/calendar.rs b/backend/src/calendar.rs
index 2637c7f..8c09b87 100644
--- a/backend/src/calendar.rs
+++ b/backend/src/calendar.rs
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
         };
 
         let basic_auth = self.config.get_basic_auth();
-        println!("🔑 REPORT Basic Auth: Basic {}", basic_auth);
-        println!("🌐 REPORT URL: {}", url);
 
         let response = self
             .http_client
@@ -349,6 +347,13 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
                 }
             }
             full_prop.push_str(&format!(":{}", prop_value));
+            
+            // Debug logging for DTSTART properties specifically
+            if prop_name == "DTSTART" {
+                println!("🔍 Raw DTSTART property: name='{}', value='{}', params={:?}, full_prop='{}'", 
+                    property.name, prop_value, property.params, full_prop);
+            }
+            
             full_properties.insert(prop_name, full_prop);
         }
 
@@ -358,6 +363,21 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
             .ok_or_else(|| CalDAVError::ParseError("Missing UID field".to_string()))?
             .clone();
 
+        // Determine if it's an all-day event FIRST by checking for VALUE=DATE parameter per RFC 5545
+        let empty_string = String::new();
+        let dtstart_raw = full_properties.get("DTSTART").unwrap_or(&empty_string);
+        let dtstart_value = properties.get("DTSTART").unwrap_or(&empty_string);
+        let all_day = dtstart_raw.contains("VALUE=DATE") || (!dtstart_value.contains("T") && dtstart_value.len() == 8);
+        
+        // Debug logging for DTSTART parsing
+        if all_day {
+            println!("✅ ALL-DAY EVENT FOUND: DTSTART='{}' -> all_day={}", dtstart_raw, all_day);
+        } else {
+            println!("🔍 Backend: DTSTART='{}' (len={}, has_T={}, has_VALUE_DATE={}) -> all_day={}", 
+                dtstart_raw, dtstart_raw.len(), dtstart_raw.contains("T"), 
+                dtstart_raw.contains("VALUE=DATE"), all_day);
+        }
+
         // Parse start time (required)
         let start_prop = properties
             .get("DTSTART")
@@ -375,11 +395,6 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
             (None, None)
         };
 
-        // Determine if it's an all-day event by checking for VALUE=DATE parameter
-        let empty_string = String::new();
-        let dtstart_raw = properties.get("DTSTART").unwrap_or(&empty_string);
-        let all_day = dtstart_raw.contains("VALUE=DATE") || (!dtstart_raw.contains("T") && dtstart_raw.len() == 8);
-
         // Parse status
         let status = properties
             .get("STATUS")
@@ -471,6 +486,14 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
         vevent.exdate = exdate.into_iter().map(|dt| dt.naive_utc()).collect();
         vevent.exdate_tzid = None; // TODO: Parse timezone info for EXDATE
         vevent.all_day = all_day;
+        if all_day {
+            println!("📅 Backend: Successfully created all-day VEvent '{}' with start={}, end={:?}, all_day={}", 
+                vevent.summary.as_ref().unwrap_or(&"Untitled".to_string()),
+                vevent.dtstart,
+                vevent.dtend,
+                vevent.all_day
+            );
+        }
 
         // Parse alarms
         vevent.alarms = self.parse_valarms(&event)?;
@@ -582,11 +605,9 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
     pub async fn discover_calendars(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>, CalDAVError> {
         // First, try to discover user calendars if we have a calendar path in config
         if let Some(calendar_path) = &self.config.calendar_path {
-            println!("Using configured calendar path: {}", calendar_path);
             return Ok(vec![calendar_path.clone()]);
         }
 
-        println!("No calendar path configured, discovering calendars...");
 
         // Try different common CalDAV discovery paths
         // Note: paths should be relative to the server URL base
@@ -599,20 +620,16 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
         let mut has_valid_caldav_response = false;
 
         for path in discovery_paths {
-            println!("Trying discovery path: {}", path);
             match self.discover_calendars_at_path(&path).await {
                 Ok(calendars) => {
-                    println!("Found {} calendar(s) at {}", calendars.len(), path);
                     has_valid_caldav_response = true;
                     all_calendars.extend(calendars);
                 }
                 Err(CalDAVError::ServerError(status)) => {
                     // HTTP error - this might be expected for some paths, continue trying
-                    println!("Discovery path {} returned HTTP {}, trying next path", path, status);
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
                     // Network or other error - this suggests the server isn't reachable or isn't CalDAV
-                    println!("Discovery failed for path {}: {:?}", path, e);
                     return Err(e);
                 }
             }
@@ -786,14 +803,24 @@ impl CalDAVClient {
                 return Ok((dt.naive_utc(), Some("UTC".to_string())));
             }
             
-            // Try parsing as naive datetime
-            if let Ok(naive_dt) = chrono::NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(datetime_part, format) {
-                // Per RFC 5545: if no TZID parameter is provided, treat as UTC
-                let tz = timezone_id.unwrap_or_else(|| "UTC".to_string());
-                
-                // If it's UTC, the naive time is already correct
-                // If it's a local timezone, we store the naive time and the timezone ID
-                return Ok((naive_dt, Some(tz)));
+            // Special handling for date-only format (all-day events)
+            if *format == "%Y%m%d" {
+                if let Ok(date) = chrono::NaiveDate::parse_from_str(datetime_part, format) {
+                    // Convert date to midnight datetime for all-day events
+                    let naive_dt = date.and_hms_opt(0, 0, 0).unwrap();
+                    let tz = timezone_id.unwrap_or_else(|| "UTC".to_string());
+                    return Ok((naive_dt, Some(tz)));
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Try parsing as naive datetime for time-based formats
+                if let Ok(naive_dt) = chrono::NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(datetime_part, format) {
+                    // Per RFC 5545: if no TZID parameter is provided, treat as UTC
+                    let tz = timezone_id.unwrap_or_else(|| "UTC".to_string());
+                    
+                    // If it's UTC, the naive time is already correct
+                    // If it's a local timezone, we store the naive time and the timezone ID
+                    return Ok((naive_dt, Some(tz)));
+                }
             }
         }