diff --git a/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-countdown.php b/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-countdown.php
index 55bfdcd9..d882931e 100644
--- a/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-countdown.php
+++ b/includes/widgets/class-sp-widget-countdown.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Countdown extends WP_Widget {
 		$id = empty($instance['id']) ? null : $instance['id'];
 		$show_venue = empty($instance['show_venue']) ? false : $instance['show_venue'];
 		$show_league = empty($instance['show_league']) ? false : $instance['show_league'];
+		$show_date = empty($instance['show_date']) ? false : $instance['show_date'];
 
 		do_action( 'sportspress_before_widget', $args, $instance, 'countdown' );
 		echo $before_widget;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Countdown extends WP_Widget {
 		// Action to hook into
 		do_action( 'sportspress_before_widget_template', $args, $instance, 'countdown' );
 
-		sp_get_template( 'countdown.php', array( 'calendar' => $calendar, 'team' => $team, 'id' => $id, 'title' => $caption, 'show_venue' => $show_venue, 'show_league' => $show_league ) );
+		sp_get_template( 'countdown.php', array( 'calendar' => $calendar, 'team' => $team, 'id' => $id, 'title' => $caption, 'show_venue' => $show_venue, 'show_league' => $show_league, 'show_date' => $show_date ) );
 
 		// Action to hook into
 		do_action( 'sportspress_after_widget_template', $args, $instance, 'countdown' );
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Countdown extends WP_Widget {
 		$instance['id'] = intval($new_instance['id']);
 		$instance['show_venue'] = intval($new_instance['show_venue']);
 		$instance['show_league'] = intval($new_instance['show_league']);
+		$instance['show_date'] = intval($new_instance['show_date']);
 
 		// Filter to hook into
 		$instance = apply_filters( 'sportspress_widget_update', $instance, $new_instance, $old_instance, 'countdown' );
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class SP_Widget_Countdown extends WP_Widget {
 		$id = intval($instance['id']);
 		$show_venue = intval($instance['show_venue']);
 		$show_league = intval($instance['show_league']);
+		$show_date = intval($instance['show_date']);
 
 		// Action to hook into
 		do_action( 'sportspress_before_widget_template_form', $this, $instance, 'countdown' );
@@ -129,6 +132,9 @@ class SP_Widget_Countdown extends WP_Widget {
 		<p><input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('show_league'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('show_league'); ?>" value="1" <?php checked( $show_league, 1 ); ?>>
 		<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('show_league'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Display league', 'sportspress' ); ?></label></p>
 		
+		<p><input class="checkbox" type="checkbox" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('show_date'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('show_date'); ?>" value="1" <?php checked( $show_date, 1 ); ?>>
+		<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('show_date'); ?>"><?php _e( 'Display date', 'sportspress' ); ?></label></p>
+		
 		<?php
 		// Action to hook into
 		do_action( 'sportspress_after_widget_template_form', $this, $instance, 'countdown' );
diff --git a/templates/countdown.php b/templates/countdown.php
index ea887d50..14b4e3be 100644
--- a/templates/countdown.php
+++ b/templates/countdown.php
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ if ( $link_events ) $title = '<a href="' . get_post_permalink( $post->ID, false,
 			<?php echo $title; ?>
 		</h3>
 		<?php
+		if ( isset( $show_date ) && $show_date ):
+			if ( $event_date ):
+				?>
+				<h5 class="event-date sp-event-date">
+					<?php
+					echo get_the_time( get_option( 'date_format', $post ) ).' '.get_the_time( get_option( 'time_format', $post ) ).' (local time)';
+					?>
+				</h5>
+				<?php
+			endif;
+		endif;
+		
 		if ( isset( $show_venue ) && $show_venue ):
 			$venues = get_the_terms( $post->ID, 'sp_venue' );
 			if ( $venues ):