diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 0e49129..b5455fc 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -235,6 +235,20 @@ def get_calendar():
         return jsonify(empty_week_payload(week_start_date, members_for_filter))
 
 
+@app.route('/api/photos')
+def get_photos():
+    """Return a shuffled list of all image URLs from the photos directory."""
+    photos_dir = app.config['PHOTOS_DIR']
+    if not os.path.exists(photos_dir):
+        return jsonify([])
+    images = [
+        f'/static/photos/{f}' for f in os.listdir(photos_dir)
+        if f.lower().endswith(('.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.gif', '.webp'))
+    ]
+    random.shuffle(images)
+    return jsonify(images)
+
+
 @app.route('/api/background')
 def get_background():
     """Get a random background image."""
@@ -289,8 +303,8 @@ def get_joke():
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    # Create backgrounds directory if it doesn't exist
     os.makedirs(app.config['BACKGROUNDS_DIR'], exist_ok=True)
+    os.makedirs(app.config['PHOTOS_DIR'], exist_ok=True)
     os.makedirs(app.config['CREDENTIALS_DIR'], exist_ok=True)
 
     # Run the app
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index f18cdf5..630098f 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Config:
 
     # Directories
     BACKGROUNDS_DIR = os.path.join('static', 'backgrounds')
+    PHOTOS_DIR = os.path.join('static', 'photos')
     CREDENTIALS_DIR = 'credentials'
 
     # Family members for event color-coding.
diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index d0ef035..c2f0c65 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -299,6 +299,45 @@ html, body {
     transform: translateY(0);
 }
 
+/* ---------- Photo slideshow screensaver ---------- */
+
+.slideshow-overlay {
+    position: fixed;
+    inset: 0;
+    background: #000;
+    z-index: 100;
+}
+
+.slideshow-overlay.hidden {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.slide-img {
+    position: absolute;
+    inset: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: opacity 1.5s ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.slide-img.active {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.slideshow-hint {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 32px;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
+    font-size: 13px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 /* Scrollbar styling for day columns */
 .day-events::-webkit-scrollbar {
     width: 4px;
diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 88d9e9a..1e6f9e0 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const INTERVALS = {
     CALENDAR: 300000
 };
 
+const INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1 hour
+const SLIDE_DURATION    = 15 * 1000;       // 15 seconds per photo
+
 const DAY_LABELS = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'];
 const MONTH_LABELS = ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'];
 
@@ -12,6 +15,14 @@ let filterOptionsBuilt = false;
 let lastData = null;
 let lastWeatherData = null;
 
+// Slideshow state
+let photos = [];
+let slideIndex = 0;
+let activeSlot = 'a';
+let slideTimer = null;
+let inactivityTimer = null;
+let slideshowActive = false;
+
 function weatherIcon(code) {
     return `<img src="https://openweathermap.org/img/wn/${code}@2x.png" alt="${code}" class="owm-icon">`;
 }
@@ -37,6 +48,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     updateTime();
     updateWeather();
     fetchCalendar();
+    initSlideshow();
 
     document.getElementById('member-filter').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
         activeFilter = e.target.value;
@@ -208,3 +220,96 @@ function showAddToast() {
     clearTimeout(showAddToast._timer);
     showAddToast._timer = setTimeout(() => toast.classList.remove('visible'), 3000);
 }
+
+// ---------- Slideshow screensaver ----------
+
+async function initSlideshow() {
+    try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/photos');
+        photos = await res.json();
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Could not load photos:', e);
+    }
+
+    // Any interaction resets the inactivity timer (or dismisses the slideshow)
+    ['touchstart', 'click', 'mousemove', 'keydown'].forEach(evt => {
+        document.addEventListener(evt, handleUserActivity, { passive: true });
+    });
+
+    resetInactivityTimer();
+}
+
+function handleUserActivity() {
+    if (slideshowActive) {
+        hideSlideshow();
+    } else {
+        resetInactivityTimer();
+    }
+}
+
+function resetInactivityTimer() {
+    clearTimeout(inactivityTimer);
+    if (photos.length > 0) {
+        inactivityTimer = setTimeout(showSlideshow, INACTIVITY_TIMEOUT);
+    }
+}
+
+function showSlideshow() {
+    slideshowActive = true;
+    const overlay = document.getElementById('slideshow-overlay');
+    overlay.classList.remove('hidden');
+
+    // Start from a random position in the shuffled list
+    slideIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * photos.length);
+    activeSlot = 'a';
+
+    // Show first photo immediately; preload second into the inactive slot
+    loadSlide('a', photos[slideIndex]);
+    if (photos.length > 1) {
+        loadSlide('b', photos[(slideIndex + 1) % photos.length]);
+    }
+
+    slideTimer = setInterval(advanceSlide, SLIDE_DURATION);
+}
+
+function hideSlideshow() {
+    slideshowActive = false;
+    clearInterval(slideTimer);
+    slideTimer = null;
+
+    const overlay = document.getElementById('slideshow-overlay');
+    overlay.classList.add('hidden');
+
+    // Clear images to free memory
+    document.getElementById('slide-a').classList.remove('active');
+    document.getElementById('slide-b').classList.remove('active');
+    document.getElementById('slide-a').src = '';
+    document.getElementById('slide-b').src = '';
+
+    resetInactivityTimer();
+}
+
+function loadSlide(slot, url) {
+    const img = document.getElementById(`slide-${slot}`);
+    img.src = url;
+    if (slot === activeSlot) {
+        // Slight delay lets the browser decode before fading in
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => img.classList.add('active')));
+    }
+}
+
+function advanceSlide() {
+    const nextSlot = activeSlot === 'a' ? 'b' : 'a';
+    const current  = document.getElementById(`slide-${activeSlot}`);
+    const next     = document.getElementById(`slide-${nextSlot}`);
+
+    // Fade in the preloaded next image, fade out current
+    next.classList.add('active');
+    current.classList.remove('active');
+    activeSlot = nextSlot;
+
+    // Preload the one after next into the now-hidden slot
+    slideIndex = (slideIndex + 1) % photos.length;
+    const upcoming = photos[(slideIndex + 1) % photos.length];
+    current.src = upcoming;
+}
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index b90fc8b..0c9813a 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
         <button id="add-btn" class="add-fab" title="Add events from Google Calendar" aria-label="Add event">+</button>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Fullscreen photo slideshow screensaver -->
+    <div id="slideshow-overlay" class="slideshow-overlay hidden">
+        <img id="slide-a" class="slide-img" src="" alt="">
+        <img id="slide-b" class="slide-img" src="" alt="">
+        <div class="slideshow-hint">Touch to return to calendar</div>
+    </div>
+
     <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='js/app.js') }}"></script>
 </body>
 </html>