diff --git a/ReadMe.md b/ReadMe.md
index 494f401..630a3a5 100644
--- a/ReadMe.md
+++ b/ReadMe.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Bird Bot is a discord bot for managing and organizing events for a small discord
 - Notifying when events are created & cancelled
 - Delete text channels after events
 - Archive text channels after events
+- Create recurring weekly events
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/app/bot.go b/app/bot.go
index 75c7932..66e6c7e 100644
--- a/app/bot.go
+++ b/app/bot.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ilyakaznacheev/cleanenv"
 	"github.com/yeslayla/birdbot/core"
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func (app *Bot) Notify(message string) {
 }
 
 func (app *Bot) onReady(d *discord.Discord) {
-	app.Notify(fmt.Sprintf("BirdBot %s is ready!", Version))
+	app.session.SetStatus(fmt.Sprintf("with fire! (%s)", Version))
 }
 
 func (app *Bot) onEventCreate(d *discord.Discord, event *core.Event) {
@@ -184,6 +185,18 @@ func (app *Bot) onEventComplete(d *discord.Discord, event *core.Event) {
 
 		log.Printf("Deleted channel: '%s'", channel.Name)
 	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(event.Description), "recurring weekly") {
+		startTime := event.DateTime.AddDate(0, 0, 7)
+		finishTime := event.CompleteTime.AddDate(0, 0, 7)
+		nextEvent := event
+		nextEvent.DateTime = startTime
+		nextEvent.CompleteTime = finishTime
+
+		if err := app.session.CreateEvent(nextEvent); err != nil {
+			log.Print("Failed to create recurring event: ", err)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func NewBot() *Bot {
diff --git a/core/event.go b/core/event.go
index 82746e0..702aaf4 100644
--- a/core/event.go
+++ b/core/event.go
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ import (
 const REMOTE_LOCATION string = "online"
 
 type Event struct {
-	Name      string
-	ID        string
-	Location  string
-	Completed bool
-	DateTime  time.Time
+	Name         string
+	ID           string
+	Location     string
+	Completed    bool
+	DateTime     time.Time
+	CompleteTime time.Time
+	Description  string
+	Image        string
 
 	Organizer *User
 }
@@ -25,8 +28,9 @@ func (event *Event) Channel() *Channel {
 	month := event.GetMonthPrefix()
 	day := event.DateTime.Day()
 	city := event.GetCityFromLocation()
+	year := event.DateTime.Year()
 
-	channel := fmt.Sprint(month, "-", day, city, "-", event.Name)
+	channel := fmt.Sprint(month, "-", day, city, "-", event.Name, "-", year)
 	channel = strings.ReplaceAll(channel, " ", "-")
 	channel = strings.ToLower(channel)
 
diff --git a/core/event_test.go b/core/event_test.go
index 111671d..410a1ba 100644
--- a/core/event_test.go
+++ b/core/event_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestGetChannelName(t *testing.T) {
 		Location: "1234 Place Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 00000",
 		DateTime: time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 	}
-	assert.Equal("jan-5-ann-arbor-hello-world", event.Channel().Name)
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-ann-arbor-hello-world-2022", event.Channel().Name)
 
 	// Test Unparsable Location
 	// lmanley: Note it'd be nice to expand support for this
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestGetChannelName(t *testing.T) {
 		Location: "Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor",
 		DateTime: time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 	}
-	assert.Equal("jan-5-hello-world", event.Channel().Name)
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-hello-world-2022", event.Channel().Name)
 
 	// Test Short Location
 	event = Event{
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestGetChannelName(t *testing.T) {
 		Location: "Monroe, MI",
 		DateTime: time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 	}
-	assert.Equal("jan-5-monroe-hello-world", event.Channel().Name)
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-monroe-hello-world-2022", event.Channel().Name)
 
 	// Test Short Location
 	event = Event{
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestGetChannelName(t *testing.T) {
 		Location: "Monroe St, Monroe , MI",
 		DateTime: time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 	}
-	assert.Equal("jan-5-monroe-hello-world", event.Channel().Name)
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-monroe-hello-world-2022", event.Channel().Name)
 
 	// Test Remote Event
 	event = Event{
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestGetChannelName(t *testing.T) {
 		Location: REMOTE_LOCATION,
 		DateTime: time.Date(2022, time.January, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
 	}
-	assert.Equal("jan-5-online-hello-world", event.Channel().Name)
+	assert.Equal("jan-5-online-hello-world-2022", event.Channel().Name)
 }
 
 func TestMonthPrefix(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/discord/discord.go b/discord/discord.go
index 05c6dc8..1653962 100644
--- a/discord/discord.go
+++ b/discord/discord.go
@@ -95,3 +95,9 @@ func (discord *Discord) OnEventUpdate(handler func(*Discord, *core.Event)) {
 		handler(discord, event)
 	})
 }
+
+func (discord *Discord) SetStatus(status string) {
+	if err := discord.session.UpdateGameStatus(0, status); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to update status: ", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/discord/event.go b/discord/event.go
index c33aff7..5fd5af6 100644
--- a/discord/event.go
+++ b/discord/event.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package discord
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
 	"github.com/yeslayla/birdbot/core"
 )
@@ -8,12 +10,21 @@ import (
 // NewEvent converts a discordgo.GuildScheduledEvent to birdbot event
 func NewEvent(guildEvent *discordgo.GuildScheduledEvent) *core.Event {
 	event := &core.Event{
-		Name: guildEvent.Name,
-		ID:   guildEvent.ID,
+		Name:        guildEvent.Name,
+		Description: guildEvent.Description,
+		ID:          guildEvent.ID,
 		Organizer: &core.User{
 			ID: guildEvent.CreatorID,
 		},
 		DateTime: guildEvent.ScheduledStartTime,
+		Image:    guildEvent.Image,
+	}
+
+	if guildEvent.ScheduledEndTime != nil {
+		event.CompleteTime = *guildEvent.ScheduledEndTime
+	} else {
+		year, month, day := guildEvent.ScheduledStartTime.Date()
+		event.CompleteTime = time.Date(year, month, day, 0, 0, 0, 0, guildEvent.ScheduledStartTime.Location())
 	}
 
 	event.Completed = guildEvent.Status == discordgo.GuildScheduledEventStatusCompleted
@@ -26,3 +37,26 @@ func NewEvent(guildEvent *discordgo.GuildScheduledEvent) *core.Event {
 
 	return event
 }
+
+func (discord *Discord) CreateEvent(event *core.Event) error {
+
+	params := &discordgo.GuildScheduledEventParams{
+		Name:               event.Name,
+		Description:        event.Description,
+		ScheduledStartTime: &event.DateTime,
+		ScheduledEndTime:   &event.CompleteTime,
+		Image:              event.Image,
+		EntityType:         discordgo.GuildScheduledEventEntityTypeExternal,
+		PrivacyLevel:       discordgo.GuildScheduledEventPrivacyLevelGuildOnly,
+	}
+
+	if event.Location != "" {
+		params.EntityMetadata = &discordgo.GuildScheduledEventEntityMetadata{
+			Location: event.Location,
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err := discord.session.GuildScheduledEventCreate(discord.guildID, params)
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8c33a94..0335a4f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/yeslayla/birdbot/app"
 )
 
 func main() {
+
+	configDir, _ := os.UserConfigDir()
+
+	defaultConfigPath := path.Join(configDir, "birdbot", "config.yaml")
+
 	var config_file string
 	var version bool
-	flag.StringVar(&config_file, "c", "birdbot.yaml", "Path to config file")
+	flag.StringVar(&config_file, "c", defaultConfigPath, "Path to config file")
 	flag.BoolVar(&version, "v", false, "List version")
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	bot := app.NewBot()
+
 	if err := bot.Initialize(config_file); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Failed to initialize: ", err)
 	}