diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController-.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController-.php
deleted file mode 100755
index b1d9f5c7f..000000000
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController-.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Http\Controllers;
-
-use App\Country;
-use App\Event;
-use App\Filters\EventFilters;
-use App\Http\Transformers\EventTransformer;
-use Carbon\Carbon;
-use Illuminate\Http\Request;
-use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
-use Illuminate\View\View;
-
-class SearchController extends Controller
-{
-    protected $eventTransformer;
-
-    /**
-     * EventController constructor.
-     */
-    public function __construct(EventTransformer $eventTransformer)
-    {
-        $this->eventTransformer = $eventTransformer;
-    }
-
-    public function search(Request $request): View
-    {
-
-        $query = $request->input('q', '');
-        $selected_year = $request->input('year', Carbon::now()->year);
-
-        $country_iso = $request->input('country_iso', null);
-        $tag = $request->input('tag', '');
-
-        $selected_country = [];
-
-        if (! is_null($country_iso)) {
-            $country = Country::where('iso', $country_iso)->first();
-            if ($country) {
-                $country->translation = __('countries.'.$country->name);
-                $selected_country[] = $country;
-            }
-
-        }
-
-        $current_year = Carbon::now()->year;
-        $years = [];
-        for ($year = $current_year; $year >= 2014; $year--) {
-            $years[] = $year;
-        }
-
-        return view('event.search', compact(['query', 'years', 'selected_country', 'selected_year', 'tag']));
-    }
-
-    public function searchPOST(EventFilters $filters, Request $request)
-    {
-        $events = $this->getEvents($filters);
-
-        //Log::info($request->input('page'));
-        if ($request->input('page')) {
-            $result = [$events];
-        } else {
-            Log::info('no page');
-            $eventsMap = $this->getAllEventsToMap($filters);
-            $result = [$events, $eventsMap];
-        }
-
-        return $result;
-    }
-
-    protected function getEvents(EventFilters $filters)
-    {
-
-        $events = Event::where('status', 'like', 'APPROVED')
-            ->filter($filters)
-            ->orderBy('start_date')
-            ->get()
-            ->groupBy(function ($event) {
-                if ($event->start_date <= Carbon::today()) {
-                    return 'past';
-                }
-
-                return 'future';
-            });
-
-        if (is_null($events->get('future')) || is_null($events->get('past'))) {
-            return $events->flatten()->paginate(12);
-        }
-
-        return $events->get('future')->merge($events->get('past'))->paginate(12);
-
-    }
-
-    protected function getAllEventsToMap(EventFilters $filters)
-    {
-
-        $flattened = Arr::flatten($filters->getFilters());
-
-        $composed_key = '';
-
-        foreach ($flattened as $value) {
-            $composed_key .= $value.',';
-        }
-
-        $value = Cache::get($composed_key, function () use ($composed_key, $filters) {
-            Log::info("Building cache [{$composed_key}]");
-            $events = Event::where('status', 'like', 'APPROVED')
-                ->filter($filters)
-                ->get();
-
-            $events = $this->eventTransformer->transformCollection($events);
-
-            $events = $events->groupBy('country');
-
-            Cache::put($composed_key, $events, 5 * 60);
-
-            return $events;
-        });
-
-        Log::info("Serving from cache [{$composed_key}]");
-
-        return $value;
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b6725b478..b1d9f5c7f
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -1,13 +1,127 @@
-<?php 
+<?php
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use App\Country;
+use App\Event;
+use App\Filters\EventFilters;
+use App\Http\Transformers\EventTransformer;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class SearchController extends Controller
 {
-    public function index()
+    protected $eventTransformer;
+
+    /**
+     * EventController constructor.
+     */
+    public function __construct(EventTransformer $eventTransformer)
+    {
+        $this->eventTransformer = $eventTransformer;
+    }
+
+    public function search(Request $request): View
+    {
+
+        $query = $request->input('q', '');
+        $selected_year = $request->input('year', Carbon::now()->year);
+
+        $country_iso = $request->input('country_iso', null);
+        $tag = $request->input('tag', '');
+
+        $selected_country = [];
+
+        if (! is_null($country_iso)) {
+            $country = Country::where('iso', $country_iso)->first();
+            if ($country) {
+                $country->translation = __('countries.'.$country->name);
+                $selected_country[] = $country;
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        $current_year = Carbon::now()->year;
+        $years = [];
+        for ($year = $current_year; $year >= 2014; $year--) {
+            $years[] = $year;
+        }
+
+        return view('event.search', compact(['query', 'years', 'selected_country', 'selected_year', 'tag']));
+    }
+
+    public function searchPOST(EventFilters $filters, Request $request)
+    {
+        $events = $this->getEvents($filters);
+
+        //Log::info($request->input('page'));
+        if ($request->input('page')) {
+            $result = [$events];
+        } else {
+            Log::info('no page');
+            $eventsMap = $this->getAllEventsToMap($filters);
+            $result = [$events, $eventsMap];
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    protected function getEvents(EventFilters $filters)
     {
-        return view('static.search');
+
+        $events = Event::where('status', 'like', 'APPROVED')
+            ->filter($filters)
+            ->orderBy('start_date')
+            ->get()
+            ->groupBy(function ($event) {
+                if ($event->start_date <= Carbon::today()) {
+                    return 'past';
+                }
+
+                return 'future';
+            });
+
+        if (is_null($events->get('future')) || is_null($events->get('past'))) {
+            return $events->flatten()->paginate(12);
+        }
+
+        return $events->get('future')->merge($events->get('past'))->paginate(12);
+
+    }
+
+    protected function getAllEventsToMap(EventFilters $filters)
+    {
+
+        $flattened = Arr::flatten($filters->getFilters());
+
+        $composed_key = '';
+
+        foreach ($flattened as $value) {
+            $composed_key .= $value.',';
+        }
+
+        $value = Cache::get($composed_key, function () use ($composed_key, $filters) {
+            Log::info("Building cache [{$composed_key}]");
+            $events = Event::where('status', 'like', 'APPROVED')
+                ->filter($filters)
+                ->get();
+
+            $events = $this->eventTransformer->transformCollection($events);
+
+            $events = $events->groupBy('country');
+
+            Cache::put($composed_key, $events, 5 * 60);
+
+            return $events;
+        });
+
+        Log::info("Serving from cache [{$composed_key}]");
+
+        return $value;
+
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/Livewire/SearchContentComponent.php b/app/Livewire/SearchContentComponent.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 33aa9ca2f..000000000
--- a/app/Livewire/SearchContentComponent.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Livewire;
-
-use Livewire\Component;
-use App\Podcast;
-
-class SearchContentComponent extends Component
-{
-    public $searchQuery = '';
-
-    protected $queryString = [
-        'searchQuery' => ['except' => ''],
-    ];
-
-    public function render()
-    {
-        $results = collect();  // Initialize an empty collection
-        
-        if ($this->searchQuery) {
-            $results = Podcast::active()
-                ->where('title', 'like', '%' . $this->searchQuery . '%')
-                ->get();  // get() returns a collection
-        }
-
-        return view('livewire.search-content-component', [
-            'results' => $results,
-        ]);
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/build/manifest.json b/public/build/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1575ff596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/build/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+{
+  "resources/assets/sass/app.scss": {
+    "file": "assets/app-Bk4IeqgE.css",
+    "src": "resources/assets/sass/app.scss",
+    "isEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/css/app.css": {
+    "file": "assets/app-CqcMzzla.css",
+    "src": "resources/css/app.css",
+    "isEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/js/app.js": {
+    "file": "assets/app-BYTeXSp6.js",
+    "name": "app",
+    "src": "resources/js/app.js",
+    "isEntry": true,
+    "dynamicImports": [
+      "resources/lang/php_al.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_ba.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_bg.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_cs.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_da.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_de.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_el.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_en.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_es.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_et.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_fi.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_fr.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_hr.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_hu.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_it.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_lt.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_lv.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_me.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_mk.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_mt.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_nl.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_pl.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_pt.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_ro.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_rs.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_sk.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_sl.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_sv.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_tr.json",
+      "resources/lang/php_ua.json"
+    ],
+    "css": [
+      "assets/app-B6V_wt1S.css"
+    ]
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_al.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_al-CTMA073o.js",
+    "name": "php_al",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_al.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_ba.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_ba-B-bm2W_u.js",
+    "name": "php_ba",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_ba.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_bg.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_bg-Bp_JSgh3.js",
+    "name": "php_bg",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_bg.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_cs.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_cs-vBIPLxwX.js",
+    "name": "php_cs",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_cs.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_da.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_da-BvCTaOK1.js",
+    "name": "php_da",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_da.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_de.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_de-BzFjuUAc.js",
+    "name": "php_de",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_de.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_el.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_el-BUcmEI9B.js",
+    "name": "php_el",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_el.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_en.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_en-L--1S7AX.js",
+    "name": "php_en",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_en.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_es.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_es-AQitKYM6.js",
+    "name": "php_es",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_es.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_et.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_et-DNo2kFwz.js",
+    "name": "php_et",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_et.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_fi.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_fi-Q91gCbBI.js",
+    "name": "php_fi",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_fi.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_fr.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_fr-CLD_O7zr.js",
+    "name": "php_fr",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_fr.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_hr.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_hr-CwOypjAU.js",
+    "name": "php_hr",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_hr.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_hu.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_hu-CdCTJ55X.js",
+    "name": "php_hu",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_hu.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_it.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_it-B5bkY6OV.js",
+    "name": "php_it",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_it.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_lt.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_lt-BdXylXoJ.js",
+    "name": "php_lt",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_lt.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_lv.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_lv-Da1g3-oP.js",
+    "name": "php_lv",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_lv.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_me.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_me-BYUA1Z4b.js",
+    "name": "php_me",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_me.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_mk.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_mk-DysHXhvC.js",
+    "name": "php_mk",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_mk.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_mt.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_mt-BHqCbEC3.js",
+    "name": "php_mt",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_mt.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_nl.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_nl-sKqgism8.js",
+    "name": "php_nl",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_nl.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_pl.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_pl-yeqGbtgn.js",
+    "name": "php_pl",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_pl.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_pt.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_pt-jC-pz6b0.js",
+    "name": "php_pt",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_pt.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_ro.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_ro-BFabPsiG.js",
+    "name": "php_ro",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_ro.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_rs.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_rs-Cd9pUlhp.js",
+    "name": "php_rs",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_rs.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_sk.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_sk-CeePtAnh.js",
+    "name": "php_sk",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_sk.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_sl.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_sl-V4TCb-sd.js",
+    "name": "php_sl",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_sl.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_sv.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_sv-D0hzzsWo.js",
+    "name": "php_sv",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_sv.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_tr.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_tr-BAj1PB-h.js",
+    "name": "php_tr",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_tr.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  },
+  "resources/lang/php_ua.json": {
+    "file": "assets/php_ua-DgvW0kYz.js",
+    "name": "php_ua",
+    "src": "resources/lang/php_ua.json",
+    "isDynamicEntry": true
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/images/search/searchbg.png b/public/images/search/searchbg.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fc54be8b..000000000
Binary files a/public/images/search/searchbg.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/images/search/searchlg.png b/public/images/search/searchlg.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 9168ae0e5..000000000
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diff --git a/public/images/search/searchsm.png b/public/images/search/searchsm.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bca3e919..000000000
Binary files a/public/images/search/searchsm.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/resources/assets/sass/components/banner.scss b/resources/assets/sass/components/banner.scss
index 886f95a17..3e2615a02 100644
--- a/resources/assets/sass/components/banner.scss
+++ b/resources/assets/sass/components/banner.scss
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@
 .codeweek-banner.about{
   background-color: #72A8D0;
 }
-.codeweek-banner.search{
-  background-color: #164194;
-}
 .codeweek-banner.error{
   background-color: #e57373;
 }
diff --git a/resources/js/components/SearchPageComponent.vue b/resources/js/components/SearchPageComponent.vue
index 24e5a48df..17e0b8cba 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/SearchPageComponent.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/SearchPageComponent.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <section id="codeweek-searchpage-component" class="codeweek-page test">
+    <section id="codeweek-searchpage-component" class="codeweek-page">
 
 
         <div class="home-map">
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/search.php b/resources/lang/en/search.php
index d81606fe4..937c3114f 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/search.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/search.php
@@ -31,7 +31,4 @@
     'themes' => 'Themes',
     'countries' => 'Countries',
     'search_placeholder' => 'Search by title or description',
-    'search_banner_title' => 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit',
-    'search_banner_content' => 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.',
-    'search_results_title' => 'Search results'
 ];
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/search-content-component.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/search-content-component.blade.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b8ae4c4d..000000000
--- a/resources/views/livewire/search-content-component.blade.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<div>
-    <input
-        type="text"
-        wire:model.debounce.500ms="searchQuery"
-        placeholder="Search Podcasts..."
-    />
-
-    @if($results->isNotEmpty())  <!-- This will now work since $results is a Collection -->
-        <ul>
-            @foreach($results as $result)
-                <li>{{ $result->title }}</li>
-            @endforeach
-        </ul>
-    @else
-        <p>No results found.</p>
-    @endif
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/static/search.blade.php b/resources/views/static/search.blade.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f0ecd501..000000000
--- a/resources/views/static/search.blade.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-@extends('layout.base')
-
-@section('content')
-    <section id="codeweek-search-page" class="codeweek-page">
-<style>
-    button {
-           border: 2px solid;
-    }
-</style>
-        <!-- Banner Section -->
-        <section 
-            class="relative flex justify-center mx-auto overflow-hidden codeweek-banner search min-h-[366px]" 
-            style="background-image: url('images/search/searchbg.png'); background-size: cover; background-position: center;">
-            <div class="py-12 max-w-[1080px] max-xl:px-8 flex-col w-full h-full flex justify-center mx-auto z-50">
-                <h2 class="max-w-[600px] text-white text-[60px] font-bold font-['PT Sans'] leading-[48px] partner_title">@lang('search.search_banner_title')</h2>
-                <p class="max-w-[600px] text-base font-bold leading-6 text-white max-md:max-w-full partner_text">
-                    @lang('search.search_banner_content')
-                </p>
-            </div>
-            <img src="images/search/searchlg.png" class="relative right-0 w-auto mr-0 max-lg:hidden lg:absolute object-fit">
-            <img src="images/search/searchsm.png" class="relative right-0 w-auto mr-0 lg:hidden lg:absolute object-fit">
-        </section>
-
-        <!-- Filter Section -->
-        <section class="flex flex-col justify-center px-24 pt-16 font-bold text-center max-md:px-5">
-            <div class="flex flex-col items-center w-full max-md:max-w-full">
-                <h2 class="text-4xl leading-tight text-orange-500">@lang('search.search_results_title')</h2>
-                <p class="hidden w-2/3 pt-4 text-base font-light leading-6 text-black"></p>
-                @livewire('partner-filter-component')
-            </div>
-        </section>
-
-        <!-- Partner Content Section -->
-        <section class="px-6 pt-8 max-lg:pb-12">
-            @livewire('search-content-component')
-        </section>
-
-    </section>
-
-@endsection
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index f030e9207..bf46f313d 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 Route::get('/about', [StaticPageController::class, 'static'])->name('about');
 Route::get('/our-values', [StaticPageController::class, 'static'])->name('our-values');
 Route::get('/partners', [StaticPageController::class, 'static'])->name('sponsors');
-
 Route::get('/codeweek4all', [StaticPageController::class, 'static'])->name(
     'codeweek4all'
 );
@@ -330,9 +329,8 @@
     ->middleware('auth')
     ->name('my_events');
 
-// Route::get('/search', [SearchController::class, 'search'])->name('search_event');
-// Route::post('/search', [SearchController::class, 'searchPOST'])->name('search_events');
-Route::get('/search', [SearchController::class, 'index'])->name('search_event');
+Route::get('/search', [SearchController::class, 'search'])->name('search_event');
+Route::post('/search', [SearchController::class, 'searchPOST'])->name('search_events');
 Route::get('/scoreboard', [ScoreboardController::class, 'index'])->name('scoreboard');
 Route::patch('user', [UserController::class, 'update'])
     ->name('user.update')