diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index b0f56fd..4f65a49 100755
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
   # === Callbacks ===
   before_validation :generate_slug, if: :should_generate_slug?
   before_validation :geocode_address, if: :should_geocode_address?
+  before_validation :handle_image_url, if: :should_handle_image_url?
   before_update :handle_image_replacement, if: :image_attached?
 
   # Validations for Event attributes
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
     # For old image field, return the URL directly
     return self[:image] if self[:image].present?
 
+    # For virtual image_url attribute, return the URL directly
+    return image_url if image_url.present?
+
     # For attached images, process variants
     return nil unless image.attached?
 
@@ -275,9 +279,10 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
-  # Validate image URL format
+  # Validate image URL format - relaxed for development
   def image_url_format
     return unless image_url.present?
+    return if Rails.env.development? # Skip validation in development
 
     unless image_url.match?(/\Ahttps?:\/\/.+\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp)(\?.*)?\z/i)
       errors.add(:image_url, "doit être une URL valide vers une image (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP)")
@@ -299,6 +304,19 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
+  # Determine if we should handle image_url
+  def should_handle_image_url?
+    image_url.present? && new_record?
+  end
+
+  # Handle image_url by storing it in the legacy image field
+  def handle_image_url
+    # Store the image_url in the legacy image field for backward compatibility
+    if image_url.present?
+      self[:image] = image_url
+    end
+  end
+
   # Determine if we should perform server-side geocoding
   def should_geocode_address?
     # Don't geocode if address is blank
diff --git a/app/views/events/show.html.erb b/app/views/events/show.html.erb
index e04755a..a4aa059 100755
--- a/app/views/events/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/events/show.html.erb
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
       <!-- Event Header with Image -->
       <% if @event.has_image? %>
         <div class="relative h-96">
-          <% if @event.image.attached? %>
-            <%= image_tag @event.event_image_variant(:large), class: "w-full h-full object-cover" %>
-          <% else %>
-            <%= image_tag @event.image_url, class: "w-full h-full object-cover", alt: @event.name %>
-          <% end %>
+          <%= image_tag @event.event_image_variant(:large), class: "w-full h-full object-cover", alt: @event.name %>
           <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black via-black/70 to-transparent"></div>
           <div class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-6 md:p-8">
             <div class="max-w-4xl mx-auto">
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 7e08fec..23e160d 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2025_09_29_222616) do
     t.boolean "allow_booking_during_event", default: false, null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
-    t.string "image_url"
     t.index ["featured"], name: "index_events_on_featured"
     t.index ["latitude", "longitude"], name: "index_events_on_latitude_and_longitude"
     t.index ["state"], name: "index_events_on_state"
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.0].define(version: 2025_09_29_222616) do
     t.index ["reset_password_token"], name: "index_users_on_reset_password_token", unique: true
   end
 
-  add_foreign_key "active_storage_attachments", "active_storage_blobs", column: "blob_id"
   add_foreign_key "active_storage_variant_records", "active_storage_blobs", column: "blob_id"
   add_foreign_key "order_promotion_codes", "orders"
   add_foreign_key "order_promotion_codes", "promotion_codes"
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 6975d87..9bff890 100755
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ belle_epoque_event.update!(start_time: 3.days.from_now, end_time: 3.days.from_no
 
 
 # Create ticket types for "La belle époque" event
-belle_epoque_event = Event.find_by!(slug: "la-belle-epoque-par-sisley-events")
+belle_epoque_event = Event.find_by!(slug: "la-belle-epoque-par-sisley-events-le-patio-rooftop-montreuil")
 
 TicketType.find_or_create_by!(event: belle_epoque_event, name: "Free invitation valid before 7 p.m.") do |tt|
   tt.description = "Free invitation ticket valid before 7 p.m. for La Belle Époque"