diff --git a/frontend/src/Components/EventQuery/EventQuery.tsx b/frontend/src/Components/EventQuery/EventQuery.tsx
index 73ea37973..eeb2ae8aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Components/EventQuery/EventQuery.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Components/EventQuery/EventQuery.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { InputField } from '~/Components';
 import { KEY } from '~/i18n/constants';
 import type { EventCategoryValue, SetState } from '~/types';
-import { lowerCapitalize } from '~/utils';
+import { getEventCategoryKey, lowerCapitalize } from '~/utils';
 import { Dropdown } from '../Dropdown';
 import type { DropdownOption } from '../Dropdown/Dropdown';
 import styles from './EventQuery.module.scss';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function EventQuery({ venues, categories, setSelectedVenue, setSelectedCa
   });
 
   const categoryOptions: DropdownOption<string | null>[] = (categories ?? []).map((category) => {
-    return { label: category, value: category } as DropdownOption<string>;
+    return { label: t(getEventCategoryKey(category)), value: category } as DropdownOption<string>;
   });
 
   return (