diff --git a/lib/unhangout-routes.js b/lib/unhangout-routes.js
index 4ff59c9a..d4dd74d0 100644
--- a/lib/unhangout-routes.js
+++ b/lib/unhangout-routes.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ var _ = require("underscore"),
     googleapis = require('googleapis'),
     moment = require("moment-timezone"),
     mandrill = require("mandrill-api"),
-    async = require("async");
+    async = require("async"),
+    util = require("util");
 
 var ensureAuthenticated = utils.ensureAuthenticated;
 
@@ -972,6 +973,32 @@ module.exports = {
             event.logAnalytics({action: "stop", user: req.user});
         });
 
+        app.post("/admin/event/:id/delete", utils.ensureSuperuser, function(req, res) {
+            var event = db.events.get(req.params.id);
+            var connectedUsers = event.get("connectedUsers");
+            var title = event.get("title");
+            if (connectedUsers.length > 0) {
+                req.flash("danger", util.format("Cannot delete event %s: users still connected: %d", title, connectedUsers.length));
+            }
+            else {
+                var sessions = event.get('sessions');
+                // Using the .each() method won't work here, as detailed at
+                // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10858935/cleanest-way-to-destroy-every-model-in-a-collection-in-backbone
+                var session;
+                var count = 0;
+                while (session = sessions.first()) {
+                    session.destroy();
+                    count++;
+                    event.logAnalytics({action: "delete-session", user: req.user, session: req.params.id});
+                }
+                // This clears the event from users admin caches.
+                event.set("admins", {});
+                event.logAnalytics({action: "delete-event", user: req.user, event: event.id});
+                event.destroy();
+                req.flash("success", util.format("Event %s and %d related sessions deleted.", title, count));
+            }
+            res.redirect("/admin/");
+        });
 
         app.get("/hangout/gadget.xml", function(req, res) {
             var context = {
diff --git a/lib/unhangout-server.js b/lib/unhangout-server.js
index 45521a3c..0dd5fa17 100644
--- a/lib/unhangout-server.js
+++ b/lib/unhangout-server.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ var logging = require('./logging'),
     moment = require('moment-timezone'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     memwatch = require("memwatch"),
-    slashes = require("connect-slashes");
+    slashes = require("connect-slashes"),
+    flash = require("flash");
 
 // This is the primary class that represents the UnhangoutServer.
 // I organize the server pieces into a class so we can more easily
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ exports.UnhangoutServer.prototype = {
             store: redisSessionStore,
             cookie: {maxAge:1000*60*60*24*2}
         }));
+        this.app.use(flash());
 
         if (this.options.mockAuth) {
             var mockPassport = require("./passport-mock");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7b710ab8..c0e82fed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "deep-copy": "^1.0.0",
     "ejs": "1.0.0",
     "express": "3.5.1",
+    "flash": "1.1.0",
     "gapitoken": "0.1.3",
     "googleapis": "0.7.0",
     "mandrill-api": "1.0.41",
diff --git a/public/js/admin.js b/public/js/admin.js
index e7de31d9..ee648c8f 100644
--- a/public/js/admin.js
+++ b/public/js/admin.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 require(["jquery", "bootstrap", "auth"], function($) {
     $("[rel=popover]").popover({container: "body", placement: "left"});
     $("[title]").not("[rel=popover]").tooltip({container: "body"});
+    $(".delete-event").click(function(event) {
+      var id = $(this).attr("data-event");
+      var deleteEvent = confirm("Are you sure you want to delete event " + id + " and all associated sessions? This cannot be undone.");
+      return deleteEvent;
+    });
 });
diff --git a/views/admin.ejs b/views/admin.ejs
index 0083b649..fbbfca75 100644
--- a/views/admin.ejs
+++ b/views/admin.ejs
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 <% var sessions; %>
 
 <div class='container admin-container'>
+
+    <% while (data = flash.shift()) { %>
+    <div class="alert alert-<%= data.type %>">
+        <a href="#" class="close" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</a>
+        <% if (data.type == "danger") { %>
+            <strong>ERROR:</strong>
+        <% } %>
+        <%= data.message %>
+    </div>
+    <% } %>
    
     <div class='row-fluid'>
         <div class='span6' id='events'>
@@ -32,10 +42,14 @@
                         </form>
                     <% } else { %>
                         <form action="/admin/event/<%=event.id%>/start" method="post">
-                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn btn-small start-event"
+                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-small start-event"
                                     data-event='<%= event.id %>'>start</button>
                         </form>
                     <% } %>
+                    <form action="/admin/event/<%=event.id%>/delete" method="post">
+                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-warning btn-small delete-event"
+                                data-event='<%= event.id %>'>delete</button>
+                    </form>
                     <a href="/admin/event/<%=event.id + '?destination=' + encodeURIComponent(destination)%>" class="btn btn-small">
                         <i class='fa fa-pencil' title='Edit'></i> edit
                     </a>