diff --git a/server/utils/adminAlerts.js b/server/utils/adminAlerts.js
index 58b7bd5..ec778d2 100644
--- a/server/utils/adminAlerts.js
+++ b/server/utils/adminAlerts.js
@@ -161,4 +161,69 @@ export async function detectPreRegistrantExpired() {
   }
 }
 
+function eventItem(ev, sublabel) {
+  return {
+    id: String(ev._id),
+    label: ev.title,
+    sublabel,
+    href: '/admin/events'
+  }
+}
+
+export async function detectDraftEventsImminent() {
+  await connectDB()
+  const now = new Date()
+  const horizon = new Date(now.getTime() + ALERT_THRESHOLDS.DRAFT_IMMINENT_DAYS * DAY_MS)
+  const events = await Event
+    .find({
+      isVisible: false,
+      isCancelled: { $ne: true },
+      startDate: { $gte: now, $lte: horizon }
+    })
+    .select('title startDate')
+    .lean()
+  return {
+    type: 'event_draft_imminent',
+    severity: 'critical',
+    title: 'Draft events with imminent start',
+    items: events.map((ev) => {
+      const days = Math.max(0, Math.ceil((new Date(ev.startDate).getTime() - Date.now()) / DAY_MS))
+      return eventItem(ev, `Starts in ${days} days`)
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+export async function detectEventsNearCapacity() {
+  await connectDB()
+  const now = new Date()
+  const events = await Event
+    .find({
+      'tickets.enabled': true,
+      'tickets.capacity.total': { $gt: 0 },
+      isCancelled: { $ne: true },
+      startDate: { $gte: now }
+    })
+    .select('title startDate tickets registrations')
+    .lean()
+
+  const matched = events
+    .map((ev) => {
+      const total = ev.tickets?.capacity?.total
+      if (!total) return null
+      const reserved = ev.tickets?.capacity?.reserved || 0
+      const taken = (ev.registrations?.length || 0) + reserved
+      const ratio = taken / total
+      if (ratio < ALERT_THRESHOLDS.NEAR_CAPACITY_RATIO) return null
+      return eventItem(ev, `${taken} / ${total} seats taken`)
+    })
+    .filter(Boolean)
+
+  return {
+    type: 'event_near_capacity',
+    severity: 'attention',
+    title: 'Events approaching capacity',
+    items: matched
+  }
+}
+
 // Aggregator lands in task 8.
diff --git a/tests/server/utils/adminAlerts.test.js b/tests/server/utils/adminAlerts.test.js
index 120d586..f26ac81 100644
--- a/tests/server/utils/adminAlerts.test.js
+++ b/tests/server/utils/adminAlerts.test.js
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ import {
   detectStuckPendingPayment,
   detectSuspendedMembers,
   detectPreRegistrantSelectedNotInvited,
-  detectPreRegistrantExpired
+  detectPreRegistrantExpired,
+  detectDraftEventsImminent,
+  detectEventsNearCapacity
 } from '../../../server/utils/adminAlerts.js'
 import Member from '../../../server/models/member.js'
 import PreRegistration from '../../../server/models/preRegistration.js'
+import Event from '../../../server/models/event.js'
 
 describe('adminAlerts module shell', () => {
   describe('ALERT_THRESHOLDS', () => {
@@ -251,4 +254,99 @@ describe('adminAlerts module shell', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  describe('event alerts', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vi.clearAllMocks()
+    })
+
+    function mockEventFind(result) {
+      Event.find.mockReturnValue({
+        select: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+          lean: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(result)
+        })
+      })
+    }
+
+    describe('detectDraftEventsImminent', () => {
+      it('returns hidden, non-cancelled events starting in the next 14 days', async () => {
+        const startDate = new Date(Date.now() + 5 * 86400000)
+        mockEventFind([
+          { _id: 'e1', title: 'Workshop', startDate }
+        ])
+
+        const alert = await detectDraftEventsImminent()
+
+        expect(alert.type).toBe('event_draft_imminent')
+        expect(alert.severity).toBe('critical')
+        expect(alert.items).toHaveLength(1)
+        expect(alert.items[0]).toEqual({
+          id: 'e1',
+          label: 'Workshop',
+          sublabel: expect.stringMatching(/starts in 5 days/i),
+          href: '/admin/events'
+        })
+
+        const [query] = Event.find.mock.calls[0]
+        expect(query.isVisible).toBe(false)
+        expect(query.isCancelled).toEqual({ $ne: true })
+        expect(query.startDate.$gte).toBeInstanceOf(Date)
+        expect(query.startDate.$lte).toBeInstanceOf(Date)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('detectEventsNearCapacity', () => {
+      it('returns events at >= 80% of capacity', async () => {
+        mockEventFind([
+          {
+            _id: 'e2',
+            title: 'Sold Out Soon',
+            startDate: new Date(Date.now() + 3 * 86400000),
+            tickets: {
+              enabled: true,
+              capacity: { total: 10, reserved: 1 }
+            },
+            registrations: [
+              { name: 'a' }, { name: 'b' }, { name: 'c' },
+              { name: 'd' }, { name: 'e' }, { name: 'f' },
+              { name: 'g' }
+            ]
+          },
+          {
+            _id: 'e3',
+            title: 'Plenty of Room',
+            startDate: new Date(Date.now() + 3 * 86400000),
+            tickets: {
+              enabled: true,
+              capacity: { total: 10, reserved: 0 }
+            },
+            registrations: [{ name: 'a' }]
+          }
+        ])
+
+        const alert = await detectEventsNearCapacity()
+
+        expect(alert.type).toBe('event_near_capacity')
+        expect(alert.severity).toBe('attention')
+        expect(alert.items).toHaveLength(1)
+        expect(alert.items[0].id).toBe('e2')
+        expect(alert.items[0].sublabel).toMatch(/8\s*\/\s*10/)
+      })
+
+      it('ignores events with no capacity set', async () => {
+        mockEventFind([
+          {
+            _id: 'e4',
+            title: 'Uncapped',
+            startDate: new Date(Date.now() + 3 * 86400000),
+            tickets: { enabled: true, capacity: {} },
+            registrations: []
+          }
+        ])
+
+        const alert = await detectEventsNearCapacity()
+        expect(alert.items).toEqual([])
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })