diff --git a/src/panels/calendar/dialog-calendar-event-detail.ts b/src/panels/calendar/dialog-calendar-event-detail.ts
index b219369566..401603d880 100644
--- a/src/panels/calendar/dialog-calendar-event-detail.ts
+++ b/src/panels/calendar/dialog-calendar-event-detail.ts
@@ -143,9 +143,14 @@ class DialogCalendarEventDetail extends LitElement {
       this.hass.locale.time_zone,
       this.hass.config.time_zone
     );
-    const start = new TZDate(this._data!.dtstart, timeZone);
-    const endValue = new TZDate(this._data!.dtend, timeZone);
-    // All day events should be displayed as a day earlier
+    // For all-day events (date-only strings), parse without timezone to avoid offset issues
+    const start = isDate(this._data!.dtstart)
+      ? new Date(this._data!.dtstart + "T00:00:00")
+      : new TZDate(this._data!.dtstart, timeZone);
+    const endValue = isDate(this._data!.dtend)
+      ? new Date(this._data!.dtend + "T00:00:00")
+      : new TZDate(this._data!.dtend, timeZone);
+    // All day event end dates are exclusive in iCalendar format, subtract one day for display
     const end = isDate(this._data.dtend) ? addDays(endValue, -1) : endValue;
     // The range can be shortened when the start and end are on the same day.
     if (isSameDay(start, end)) {
diff --git a/test/panels/calendar/dialog-calendar-event-detail.test.ts b/test/panels/calendar/dialog-calendar-event-detail.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad783c7828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/panels/calendar/dialog-calendar-event-detail.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { TZDate } from "@date-fns/tz";
+import { isDate } from "../../../src/common/string/is_date";
+
+/**
+ * These tests verify that all-day event dates are correctly identified
+ * and can be distinguished from datetime strings. This is critical for
+ * proper date display in the calendar event detail dialog.
+ */
+
+test("isDate correctly identifies date-only strings", () => {
+  // Valid date-only strings (all-day events)
+  expect(isDate("2025-10-10")).toBe(true);
+  expect(isDate("2007-06-28")).toBe(true);
+  expect(isDate("2025-12-31")).toBe(true);
+
+  // DateTime strings should not be identified as dates
+  expect(isDate("2025-10-10T00:00:00")).toBe(false);
+  expect(isDate("2025-10-10T14:30:00")).toBe(false);
+  expect(isDate("2025-10-10T14:30:00Z")).toBe(false);
+  expect(isDate("2025-10-10T14:30:00+00:00")).toBe(false);
+  expect(isDate("2025-10-10T14:30:00-08:00")).toBe(false);
+});
+
+test("Date parsing for all-day events", () => {
+  // Verify that date-only strings can be parsed as local dates
+  const dateStr = "2025-10-10";
+  const parsed = new Date(dateStr + "T00:00:00");
+
+  expect(parsed.getFullYear()).toBe(2025);
+  expect(parsed.getMonth()).toBe(9); // October (0-indexed)
+  expect(parsed.getDate()).toBe(10);
+});
+
+test("Timed events respect timezone conversion", () => {
+  // Verify that datetime strings with timezone info are properly converted with TZDate
+  const datetimeStr = "2025-10-10T14:30:00-07:00"; // 2:30 PM Pacific time
+  const timeZone = "America/Los_Angeles"; // UTC-7 (PDT) in October
+
+  // This should NOT be identified as a date-only string
+  expect(isDate(datetimeStr)).toBe(false);
+
+  // Timed events should use TZDate which respects timezone
+  const tzDate = new TZDate(datetimeStr, timeZone);
+
+  // The date should be October 10, 2:30 PM in LA timezone
+  expect(tzDate.getFullYear()).toBe(2025);
+  expect(tzDate.getMonth()).toBe(9); // October (0-indexed)
+  expect(tzDate.getDate()).toBe(10);
+  expect(tzDate.getHours()).toBe(14);
+  expect(tzDate.getMinutes()).toBe(30);
+});
+
+test("Timed events display different day due to timezone offset", () => {
+  // An event at 1 AM UTC on October 10 should display as October 9 in Pacific time
+  const utcDatetimeStr = "2025-10-10T01:00:00Z";
+  const timeZone = "America/Los_Angeles"; // UTC-7 (PDT) in October
+
+  // This should NOT be identified as a date-only string
+  expect(isDate(utcDatetimeStr)).toBe(false);
+
+  // Parse the UTC datetime in Pacific timezone
+  const tzDate = new TZDate(utcDatetimeStr, timeZone);
+
+  // Due to the -7 hour offset, 1 AM UTC becomes 6 PM on the previous day in Pacific
+  expect(tzDate.getFullYear()).toBe(2025);
+  expect(tzDate.getMonth()).toBe(9); // October (0-indexed)
+  expect(tzDate.getDate()).toBe(9); // Previous day
+  expect(tzDate.getHours()).toBe(18); // 6 PM
+  expect(tzDate.getMinutes()).toBe(0);
+});