diff --git a/src/APIFunctions/SCEvents.js b/src/APIFunctions/SCEvents.js
index ec2d48d17..de94006ea 100644
--- a/src/APIFunctions/SCEvents.js
+++ b/src/APIFunctions/SCEvents.js
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@ import config from '../config/config.json';
 
 const SCEVENTS_API_URL = config.SCEvents?.BASE_URL || '/api/scevents';
 
+async function fetchSCEventsAllowAuthFallback(url, options = {}, token) {
+  let res = await fetch(url, options);
+
+  // If unauthorized (401), and a token was used, retry without the token
+  // to allow fallback to public event details if SCEvents permits it.
+  if (res.status === 401 && token) {
+    const fallbackOptions = { ...options };
+    if (fallbackOptions.headers) {
+      delete fallbackOptions.headers['Authorization'];
+    }
+    res = await fetch(url, fallbackOptions);
+  }
+
+  return res;
+}
+
 export async function getAllSCEvents(token, { startDate, endDate } = {}) {
   const status = new ApiResponse();
   try {
@@ -16,9 +32,9 @@ export async function getAllSCEvents(token, { startDate, endDate } = {}) {
       url.searchParams.set('endDate', endDate);
     }
 
-    const res = await fetch(url.href, {
+    const res = await fetchSCEventsAllowAuthFallback(url.href, {
       headers,
-    });
+    }, token);
 
     const result = await res.json();
     status.responseData = result;
@@ -40,9 +56,9 @@ export async function getEventByID(id, token) {
       : {};
 
     const url = new URL(`${SCEVENTS_API_URL}/events/${id}`, window.location.origin);
-    const res = await fetch(url.href, {
+    const res = await fetchSCEventsAllowAuthFallback(url.href, {
       headers,
-    });
+    }, token);
 
     const result = await res.json();
     status.responseData = result;
diff --git a/src/Pages/Events/Events.js b/src/Pages/Events/Events.js
index 05a25ac3d..1a7a08bc1 100644
--- a/src/Pages/Events/Events.js
+++ b/src/Pages/Events/Events.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export default function EventsPage() {
 
         {!isLoading && hasError && (
           <div className="p-6 text-lg text-center text-red-100 border rounded-2xl border-red-400/30 bg-red-500/10">
-            Failed to load events. Please make sure SCEvents is running locally.
+            Failed to load events; SCEvents might be down, please contact a development team member!
           </div>
         )}