diff --git a/app/views/events/index.html.erb b/app/views/events/index.html.erb
index 2d2a3e0c..511a7f4f 100644
--- a/app/views/events/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/events/index.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <%= event.start_date.strftime('%A, %B %d, %Y %l:%M%P') %> - <%= event.end_time.strftime('%l:%M%P') %>
         (in <%= distance_of_time_in_words(Time.now, event.start_date) %>)
       </h6>
-      <p class="card-text"><%= markdown(event.description) %></p>
+      <p class="card-text"><%= truncate(strip_tags(markdown(event.description)), length: 200) %></p>
       <%= link_to 'View', event_path(event), class: "card-link btn btn-primary" %>
       <% if current_user&.is_admin? %>
         <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_event_path(event), class: "card-link btn btn-warning" %>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <%= event.start_date.strftime('%A, %B %d, %Y %l:%M%P') %> - <%= event.end_time.strftime('%l:%M%P') %>
         (<%= distance_of_time_in_words(Time.now, event.start_date) %> ago)
       </h6>
-      <p class="card-text"><%= markdown(event.description) %></p>
+      <p class="card-text"><%= truncate(strip_tags(markdown(event.description)), length: 200) %></p>
       <%= link_to 'View', event_path(event), class: "card-link btn btn-primary" %>
       <% if current_user&.is_admin? %>
         <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_event_path(event), class: "card-link btn btn-warning" %>