diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
index 29876ba06a..635588645b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/event.py
@@ -180,13 +180,7 @@ class EventMixin:
         """
         tz = tz or self.timezone
         if (not self.settings.show_date_to and not force_show_end) or not self.date_to:
-            if as_html:
-                return format_html(
-                    "<time datetime=\"{}\">{}</time>",
-                    _date(self.date_from.astimezone(tz), "Y-m-d"),
-                    _date(self.date_from.astimezone(tz), "DATE_FORMAT"),
-                )
-            return _date(self.date_from.astimezone(tz), "DATE_FORMAT")
+            return daterange(self.date_from.astimezone(tz), self.date_from.astimezone(tz), as_html)
         return daterange(self.date_from.astimezone(tz), self.date_to.astimezone(tz), as_html)
 
     def get_date_range_display_as_html(self, tz=None, force_show_end=False) -> str:
diff --git a/src/pretix/helpers/daterange.py b/src/pretix/helpers/daterange.py
index eadeeabd5d..3003f3a4b4 100644
--- a/src/pretix/helpers/daterange.py
+++ b/src/pretix/helpers/daterange.py
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ def daterange(df, dt, as_html=False):
 
     if lng.startswith("de"):
         if df.year == dt.year and df.month == dt.month and df.day == dt.day:
-            return format_html(base_format, _date(df, "j. F Y"))
+            return format_html(base_format, _date(df, "D, j. F Y"))
         elif df.year == dt.year and df.month == dt.month:
             return format_html(base_format, _date(df, "j."), "–", _date(dt, "j. F Y"))
         elif df.year == dt.year:
             return format_html(base_format, _date(df, "j. F"), " – ", _date(dt, "j. F Y"))
     elif lng.startswith("en"):
         if df.year == dt.year and df.month == dt.month and df.day == dt.day:
-            return format_html(base_format, _date(df, "N jS, Y"))
+            return format_html(base_format, _date(df, "D, N jS, Y"))
         elif df.year == dt.year and df.month == dt.month:
             return format_html(base_format, _date(df, "N jS"), " – ", _date(dt, "jS, Y"))
         elif df.year == dt.year: