diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 62f6dc2..f578980 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), version
 
 ---
 
+## [1.8.2] — 2026-04-06
+
+### Fixed
+- **`FeaturedEventsAPI` now returns `event_type_name` string** — `model_to_dict()` serialises the `event_type` FK as an integer ID; the hero slider frontend reads `ev.event_type_name` to display the category badge, which was always `null`
+  - Added `data_dict['event_type_name'] = e.event_type.event_type if e.event_type else ''` after `model_to_dict(e)` to resolve the FK to its human-readable name (e.g. `"Festivals"`)
+  - No frontend changes required — `fetchHeroSlides()` already falls back to `ev.event_type_name`
+
+---
+
 ## [1.8.1] — 2026-04-06
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/mobile_api/views/events.py b/mobile_api/views/events.py
index 1ed34ff..bbb9fc2 100644
--- a/mobile_api/views/events.py
+++ b/mobile_api/views/events.py
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ class FeaturedEventsAPI(APIView):
             event_list = []
             for e in events:
                 data_dict = model_to_dict(e)
+                data_dict['event_type_name'] = e.event_type.event_type if e.event_type else ''
                 try:
                     thumb = EventImages.objects.get(event=e.id, is_primary=True)
                     data_dict['thumb_img'] = thumb.event_image.url