diff --git a/components/calendar/avcalendar.tsx b/components/calendar/avcalendar.tsx
index 3a9014d..f83f238 100644
--- a/components/calendar/avcalendar.tsx
+++ b/components/calendar/avcalendar.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ const AvCalendar = ({ publisherId, events, selectedDate, cartEvents, lastPublish
     }, []);
     //const isAdmin = ProtectedRoute.IsInRole(UserRole.ADMIN);
 
+    //block dates between 1 and 18 august 2024
+    const blockedDates = [
+        new Date(2024, 7, 1),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 2),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 3),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 4),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 5),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 6),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 7),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 8),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 9),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 10),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 11),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 12),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 13),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 14),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 15),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 16),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 17),
+        new Date(2024, 7, 18),
+    ];
+
     const [date, setDate] = useState(new Date());
     //ToDo: see if we can optimize this
     const [evts, setEvents] = useState(events); // Existing events
@@ -243,6 +265,11 @@ const AvCalendar = ({ publisherId, events, selectedDate, cartEvents, lastPublish
                 return;
 
             }
+
+            if (blockedDates[0] <= startdate && startdate <= blockedDates[blockedDates.length - 1]) {
+                toast.error(`Не можете да въвеждате предпочитания за ${common.getDateFormattedShort(startdate)}`, { autoClose: 5000 });
+                return;
+            }
         }
         // Check if start and end are on the same day
         if (startdate.toDateString() !== enddate.toDateString()) {
@@ -539,6 +566,27 @@ const AvCalendar = ({ publisherId, events, selectedDate, cartEvents, lastPublish
                     },
                     // ... other custom components
                 }}
+                dayPropGetter={(date) => {
+                    // Highlight the current day
+                    // if (date.toDateString() === new Date().toDateString()) {
+                    //     return {
+                    //         style: {
+                    //             // white-500 from Tailwind CSS
+                    //             backgroundColor: '#f9fafb',
+                    //             color: 'white'
+                    //         }
+                    //     };
+                    // }
+                    if (blockedDates[0] <= date && date <= blockedDates[blockedDates.length - 1]) {
+                        return {
+                            style: {
+                                // red-100 from Tailwind CSS
+                                backgroundColor: '#fee2e2',
+                                color: 'white'
+                            }
+                        };
+                    }
+                }}
                 eventPropGetter={(eventStyleGetter)}
                 date={date}
                 showAllEvents={true}