diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlayerDashboardFullPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlayerDashboardFullPage.tsx
index a86f3958..c7ef7e21 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlayerDashboardFullPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlayerDashboardFullPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useLiveData } from '../hooks/useLiveData';
 import { PlayerDashboardContent } from './windows/PlayerDashboardWindow';
+import { MidsummerBanner } from './midsummer/MidsummerBanner';
 
 /**
  * Fullscreen "Player Dashboard" page — rendered when the React app loads
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export const PlayerDashboardFullPage: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <div className="ml-dashboard-page">
+      <MidsummerBanner />
       <header className="ml-dashboard-header">
         <span className="ml-dashboard-title">👥 Player Dashboard</span>
         <span className="ml-dashboard-count">{count} online</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/map/MapLayout.tsx b/frontend/src/components/map/MapLayout.tsx
index 73b11215..800b665c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/map/MapLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/map/MapLayout.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { WindowRenderer } from '../windows/WindowRenderer';
 import { RareNotification } from '../effects/RareNotification';
 import { DeathNotification } from '../effects/DeathNotification';
 import { usePlayerColors } from '../../hooks/usePlayerColors';
+import { MidsummerBanner } from '../midsummer/MidsummerBanner';
 import type { DashboardState } from '../../hooks/useLiveData';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export const MapLayout: React.FC<Props> = ({ data }) => {
   return (
     <WindowManagerProvider>
       <div className="ml-layout">
+        <MidsummerBanner />
         <Sidebar
           players={players}
           vitals={vitalsMap}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/midsummer/MidsummerBanner.tsx b/frontend/src/components/midsummer/MidsummerBanner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a0bd191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/midsummer/MidsummerBanner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useMidsummer } from '../../hooks/useMidsummer';
+import { burstConfetti } from './confetti';
+
+const CONFETTI_FLAG = 'mo-midsummer-confetti';
+
+/** Festive top strip + a one-shot confetti burst on the first load of a
+ *  session while the theme is on. */
+export const MidsummerBanner: React.FC = () => {
+  const { enabled } = useMidsummer();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    if (sessionStorage.getItem(CONFETTI_FLAG)) return;
+    sessionStorage.setItem(CONFETTI_FLAG, '1');
+    if (!window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches) {
+      burstConfetti();
+    }
+  }, [enabled]);
+
+  if (!enabled) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="ms-banner" role="status">
+      🐸 Glad midsommar! 🌼 Små grodorna, små grodorna… 🥂
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/midsummer/confetti.ts b/frontend/src/components/midsummer/confetti.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04c400f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/midsummer/confetti.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const EMOJIS = ['🐸', '🌼', '🌸', '🥂', '🌿'];
+
+/** One-shot falling-emoji burst. Self-removes after the animation. */
+export function burstConfetti(count = 28): void {
+  const layer = document.createElement('div');
+  layer.className = 'ms-confetti';
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    const p = document.createElement('span');
+    p.textContent = EMOJIS[i % EMOJIS.length];
+    p.style.left = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 'vw';
+    p.style.animationDelay = (Math.random() * 0.6).toFixed(2) + 's';
+    p.style.fontSize = 12 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 14) + 'px';
+    layer.appendChild(p);
+  }
+  document.body.appendChild(layer);
+  window.setTimeout(() => layer.remove(), 4200);
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/midsummer.css b/frontend/src/styles/midsummer.css
index a4616e50..8dbb8a95 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/midsummer.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/midsummer.css
@@ -106,3 +106,36 @@
   line-height: 1;
   pointer-events: none;
 }
+
+.ms-banner {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  z-index: 50;
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  padding: 4px 16px;
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  background: rgba(20, 64, 31, 0.92);
+  border: 1px solid #7ed957;
+  color: #eafbe0;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.ms-confetti {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  z-index: 999998;
+}
+.ms-confetti span {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -32px;
+  line-height: 1;
+  animation: ms-fall 3.6s linear forwards;
+}
+@keyframes ms-fall {
+  to { transform: translateY(112vh) rotate(360deg); opacity: 0.25; }
+}