diff --git a/membershipworks/admin.py b/membershipworks/admin.py
index 11fe82f..a0e16a3 100644
--- a/membershipworks/admin.py
+++ b/membershipworks/admin.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.humanize.templatetags.humanize import naturaltime
 from django.utils.html import format_html
 
-from django_object_actions import DjangoObjectActions, action
+from django_object_actions import (
+    DjangoObjectActions,
+    action,
+    takes_instance_or_queryset,
+)
 from django_q.models import Task
 from django_q.tasks import async_task
 
@@ -15,7 +19,10 @@ from .models import (
     Member,
     Transaction,
 )
-from .tasks.scrape import scrape_membershipworks
+from .tasks.scrape import (
+    scrape_event_details,
+    scrape_membershipworks,
+)
 
 
 class ReadOnlyAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
@@ -104,7 +111,7 @@ class EventInstructorAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 
 @admin.register(EventExt)
-class EventAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+class EventAdmin(DjangoObjectActions, admin.ModelAdmin):
     inlines = [EventMeetingTimeInline]
     list_display = [
         "title",
@@ -123,8 +130,10 @@ class EventAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     show_facets = admin.ShowFacets.ALWAYS
     search_fields = ["eid", "title", "url"]
     date_hierarchy = "start"
-    exclude = ["url"]
+    exclude = ["url", "details"]
     autocomplete_fields = ["instructor"]
+    change_actions = ["fetch_details"]
+    actions = ["fetch_details"]
 
     @property
     def readonly_fields(self):
@@ -137,6 +146,7 @@ class EventAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
             else:
                 fields.append(field.name)
         fields.insert(fields.index("end") + 1, "duration")
+        fields.append("details_timestamp")
         return fields
 
     @admin.display(ordering="duration")
@@ -150,6 +160,10 @@ class EventAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
             obj.url,
         )
 
+    @takes_instance_or_queryset
+    def fetch_details(self, request, queryset):
+        scrape_event_details(queryset)
+
     def has_add_permission(self, request, obj=None):
         return False
 
diff --git a/membershipworks/migrations/0011_eventext_details.py b/membershipworks/migrations/0011_eventext_details.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e2f57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/membershipworks/migrations/0011_eventext_details.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.0.1 on 2024-01-29 19:19
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("membershipworks", "0010_alter_eventext_options"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="eventext",
+            name="details",
+            field=models.JSONField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="eventext",
+            name="details_timestamp",
+            field=models.GeneratedField(
+                db_persist=False,
+                expression=models.Func(
+                    models.Func(models.F("details___ts"), function="FROM_UNIXTIME"),
+                    template="CONVERT_TZ(%(expressions)s, @@session.time_zone, 'UTC')",
+                ),
+                output_field=models.DateTimeField(),
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/membershipworks/models.py b/membershipworks/models.py
index f7ca734..b03cf49 100644
--- a/membershipworks/models.py
+++ b/membershipworks/models.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from django.db.models import (
     Exists,
     ExpressionWrapper,
     F,
+    Func,
     OuterRef,
     Q,
     Subquery,
@@ -493,6 +494,15 @@ class EventExt(Event):
     instructor_flat_rate = models.DecimalField(
         max_digits=13, decimal_places=4, default=0
     )
+    details = models.JSONField(null=True, blank=True)
+    details_timestamp = models.GeneratedField(
+        expression=Func(
+            Func(F("details___ts"), function="FROM_UNIXTIME"),
+            template="CONVERT_TZ(%(expressions)s, @@session.time_zone, 'UTC')",
+        ),
+        output_field=models.DateTimeField(),
+        db_persist=False,
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = "event"
diff --git a/membershipworks/tasks/scrape.py b/membershipworks/tasks/scrape.py
index 7082644..1f343ea 100644
--- a/membershipworks/tasks/scrape.py
+++ b/membershipworks/tasks/scrape.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import transaction
+from django.db.models import QuerySet
 
 from membershipworks.membershipworks_api import FieldType, MembershipWorks
 from membershipworks.models import (
@@ -99,6 +100,17 @@ def scrape_membershipworks(*args, **options):
     scrape_transactions(membershipworks)
 
 
+def scrape_event_details(queryset: QuerySet[EventExt]):
+    membershipworks = MembershipWorks()
+    membershipworks.login(
+        settings.MEMBERSHIPWORKS_USERNAME, settings.MEMBERSHIPWORKS_PASSWORD
+    )
+
+    for event in queryset:
+        event.details = membershipworks.get_event_by_eid(event.eid)
+        event.save()
+
+
 def scrape_events():
     membershipworks = MembershipWorks()
     membershipworks.login(
@@ -150,3 +162,10 @@ def scrape_events():
             # if there is exactly one meeting time, it should match the event start/end
             elif meeting_times_count == 1:
                 event_ext.meeting_times.update(start=event_ext.start, end=event_ext.end)
+
+        # event has no details, or last retrieval was before the event happened
+        if event_ext.details is None or event_ext.details_timestamp < (
+            event_ext.end or event_ext.start
+        ):
+            event_ext.details = membershipworks.get_event_by_eid(event.eid)
+            event_ext.save()