diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentController.php b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentController.php
index 82a54d99..f12c9e8a 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentController.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/DepartmentController.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public function __construct()
     {
         $this->middleware('auth');
         $this->middleware('bindings');
+        $this->middleware('published:department');
     }
 
     // Display list of departments in an event
diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php
index 4109298f..2faa0761 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public function __construct()
     {
         $this->middleware('auth');
         $this->middleware('bindings');
+        $this->middleware('published:event');
     }
 
     // Private function to manage file uploads
@@ -281,4 +282,30 @@ public function cloneEvent(Request $request, Event $event)
         $request->session()->flash('success', 'Event has been cloned.');
         return redirect('/event/' . $newEvent->id);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Publish/Unpublish an event
+     *
+     * @param   Request   $request  
+     * @param   Event     $event    targeted event in the query string
+     * @return  Response            redirect to the targeted event
+     */
+    public function publish(Request $request, Event $event)
+    {
+        $publish = $request->input('publish');
+        
+        // toggle if publish does not exist
+        if($publish === null) {
+            $publish = ($event->published_at === null);
+        }
+        
+        if($publish) { // publish
+            $event->published_at = Carbon::now();
+        } else { // unpublish
+            $event->published_at = null;
+        }
+        $event->save();
+
+        return redirect("/event/{$event->id}");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ScheduleController.php b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ScheduleController.php
index 3e81b528..47ecebc7 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ScheduleController.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ScheduleController.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public function __construct()
     {
         $this->middleware('auth');
         $this->middleware('bindings');
+        $this->middleware('published:schedule');
     }
 
     // Helper function to convert form input into database-friendly information
diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ShiftController.php b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ShiftController.php
index 7ea7638d..cf3337fb 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ShiftController.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/ShiftController.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public function __construct()
     {
         $this->middleware('auth');
         $this->middleware('bindings');
+        $this->middleware('published:shift');
     }
 
     // Display list of shifts in an event
diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/SlotController.php b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/SlotController.php
index 851a9e4e..31fbb25a 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/SlotController.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/Controllers/SlotController.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public function __construct()
     {
         $this->middleware('auth');
         $this->middleware('bindings');
+        $this->middleware('published:slot');
     }
 
     // Helper function to determine if an event has passed
diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/Kernel.php b/laravel/app/Http/Kernel.php
index 78830f4c..32bcf967 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Http/Kernel.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/Kernel.php
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ class Kernel extends HttpKernel
         'admin' => \App\Http\Middleware\IsAdmin::class,
         'lead' => \App\Http\Middleware\IsLead::class,
         'bindings' => \Illuminate\Routing\Middleware\SubstituteBindings::class,
+        'published' => \App\Http\Middleware\CheckPublished::class,
     ];
 }
diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/Middleware/CheckPublished.php b/laravel/app/Http/Middleware/CheckPublished.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99895a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/Middleware/CheckPublished.php
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
+use App\Models\Slot;
+use App\Models\Department;
+use App\Models\Schedule;
+use App\Models\Shift;
+
+class CheckPublished
+{
+    /**
+     * The Guard implementation.
+     *
+     * @var Guard
+     */
+    protected $auth;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new filter instance.
+     *
+     * @param  Guard  $auth
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Guard $auth)
+    {
+        $this->auth = $auth;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
+     * @param  \Closure  $next
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle($request, Closure $next, $model_name)
+    {
+        if($request->{$model_name}) 
+        {
+            $event = $this->childModelToEvent($request->{$model_name});
+
+            $is_published = ($event->published_at !== null);
+            $is_admin= $this->auth->user()->hasRole('admin');
+            $is_department_lead = $this->auth->user()->hasRole('department-lead');
+            if(!$is_published && !$is_admin && !$is_department_lead)
+            {
+                return response('Unauthorized.', 401);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get parent event of shift, slot, schedule, or department
+     *
+     * @param   Model   $model  descendent model of Event
+     * @return  Event           Event or parent Event
+     */
+    public static function childModelToEvent($model)
+    {
+        
+        $model_class = get_class($model);
+        $event = $model;
+        if($model_class === Department::class) {
+            $event = $model->event;
+        }
+        if($model_class === Shift::class) {
+            $event = $model->event;
+        }
+        if($model_class === Schedule::class) {
+            $event = $model->shift->event;
+        }
+        if($model_class === Slot::class) {
+            $event = $model->schedule->shift->event;
+        }
+        return $event;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/laravel/app/Http/routes.php b/laravel/app/Http/routes.php
index 100d06c0..3ad9a541 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Http/routes.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Http/routes.php
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@
 Route::post('/event/{event}/edit', 'EventController@edit');
 
 Route::get('/event/{event}/delete', 'EventController@deleteForm');
-Route::post('/event/{event}/delete', 'EventController@delete');
+Route::post('/event{event}/delete', 'EventController@delete');
 
 Route::get('/event/{event}/clone', 'EventController@cloneForm');
 Route::post('/event/{event}/clone', 'EventController@cloneEvent');
 
 Route::get('/event/{event}', 'EventController@view');
 
+Route::post('/event/{event}/publish', 'EventController@publish');
 
 // Department routes
 Route::get('/event/{event}/departments', 'DepartmentController@listDepartments');
diff --git a/laravel/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/laravel/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index 4cdba34f..8f0903e6 100644
--- a/laravel/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/laravel/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             'create-event',
             'edit-event',
             'delete-event',
+            'publish-event',
             'read-department',
             'create-department',
             'edit-department',
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 
         'department-lead' =>
         [
+            'publish-event',
             'create-schedule',
             'edit-schedule',
             'delete-schedule',
diff --git a/laravel/database/migrations/2019_08_26_124054_add_published_at_to_events_table.php b/laravel/database/migrations/2019_08_26_124054_add_published_at_to_events_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c80f319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/laravel/database/migrations/2019_08_26_124054_add_published_at_to_events_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddPublishedAtToEventsTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('events', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->timestamp('published_at')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('events', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->drop('published_at');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/laravel/resources/views/pages/dashboard.blade.php b/laravel/resources/views/pages/dashboard.blade.php
index 04d51bb2..66792d46 100644
--- a/laravel/resources/views/pages/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/laravel/resources/views/pages/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -41,14 +41,21 @@
         <hr>
 
         @foreach($future as $event)
-            <p>
-                @if($event->featured)
-                    <span class="burn glyphicon glyphicon-fire"></span>
-                @endif
+            <?php
+                $user_roles = Auth::user()->getRoleNames();
+                $is_lead = in_array('department-lead', $user_roles);
+                $is_admin = in_array('admin', $user_roles);
+            ?>
+            @if($event->published_at !== null || $is_lead || $is_admin)
+                <p>
+                    @if($event->featured)
+                        <span class="burn glyphicon glyphicon-fire"></span>
+                    @endif
 
-                <b><a href='/event/{{ $event->id }}'>{{ $event->name }}</a></b>
-                <i>from {{ $event->start_date }} until {{ $event->end_date }}</i>
-            </p>
+                    <b><a href='/event/{{ $event->id }}'>{{ $event->name }}</a></b>
+                    <i>from {{ $event->start_date }} until {{ $event->end_date }}</i>
+                </p>
+            @endif
         @endforeach
 
         <br>
diff --git a/laravel/resources/views/pages/event/view.blade.php b/laravel/resources/views/pages/event/view.blade.php
index 79cffbee..d0fb20fb 100644
--- a/laravel/resources/views/pages/event/view.blade.php
+++ b/laravel/resources/views/pages/event/view.blade.php
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 @section('content')
     <section class="event" data-id="{{ $event->id }}">
         <div class="pull-right relative" style="z-index: 1">
+            @can('publish-event')
+                <span style="display:inline-block">
+                    {!! Form::open(['url' => "/event/{$event->id}/publish", 'method' => 'post']) !!}
+                    <?php
+                        $unpublished = ($event->published_at === null);
+                        $publish_text = ($unpublished) ? 'Publish Event' : 'Unpublish Event';
+                    ?>
+                        <input type="hidden" name="publish" value="{{ $unpublished }}">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success">{{ $publish_text }}</button>
+                    {!! Form::close() !!}
+                </span>
+            @endcan
+
             @can('create-event')
                 <a href="/event/{{ $event->id }}/clone" class="btn btn-primary">Clone Event</a>
             @endcan
diff --git a/laravel/tests/Feature/CheckPublishedTest.php b/laravel/tests/Feature/CheckPublishedTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd285f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/laravel/tests/Feature/CheckPublishedTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\UserData;
+use App\Models\Slot;
+
+class CheckPublishedTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function unpublished_event_viewable_by_admin()
+    {
+        // Given 
+        $admin = factory(User::class)->states('admin')->create();
+
+        $admin->data()->save(factory(UserData::class)->make());
+        $slot = factory(Slot::class)->create();
+
+        // When 
+        $response = $this->actingAs($admin)->get("/slot/{$slot->id}/view");
+
+        // Then 
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+    }
+
+        /**
+     * @test
+     * 
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function unpublished_event_not_viewable_by_volunteer()
+    {
+        // Given 
+        $volunteer = factory(User::class)->create();
+        $slot = factory(Slot::class)->create();
+
+        // When 
+        $response = $this->actingAs($volunteer)->get("/slot/{$slot->id}/view");
+
+        // Then 
+        $response->assertStatus(401);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/laravel/tests/Feature/SlotControllerTest.php b/laravel/tests/Feature/SlotControllerTest.php
index 225284a2..29ba96f9 100644
--- a/laravel/tests/Feature/SlotControllerTest.php
+++ b/laravel/tests/Feature/SlotControllerTest.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 class SlotControllerTest extends TestCase
 {
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
     /**
      * @test
      * @return void
diff --git a/laravel/tests/Unit/CheckPublishedTest.php b/laravel/tests/Unit/CheckPublishedTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..810104d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/laravel/tests/Unit/CheckPublishedTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit;
+
+use Tests\TestCase;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithFaker;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+
+use App\Http\Middleware\CheckPublished;
+use App\Models\Slot;
+use App\Models\Event;
+
+class CheckPublishedTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    /**
+     * @test
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle_parses_model_name()
+    {
+        // Given 
+        $slot = factory(Slot::class)->create();
+
+        // When 
+        $event = CheckPublished::childModelToEvent($slot);
+
+        // Then 
+        $this->assertEquals(Event::class, get_class($event));
+    }
+}