diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx
index 17345a1..dc82b44 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EventsPage.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { toast } from "sonner";
 
 import { api } from "../api";
 import { eventTitle } from "../constants";
-import { DateTime } from "../components/DateTime";
 import { EmptyState } from "../components/EmptyState";
 import type { JobEvent } from "../types";
 
@@ -15,6 +14,21 @@ function mergeEvents(current: JobEvent[], incoming: JobEvent[]) {
   return [...current, ...incoming.filter((event) => !seen.has(event.id))].sort((a, b) => b.id - a.id);
 }
 
+function eventTone(type: string) {
+  if (type.includes("fail")) return "danger";
+  if (type.includes("success")) return "success";
+  if (type.includes("retry") || type.includes("timeout")) return "warning";
+  if (type.includes("progress") || type.includes("lease")) return "info";
+  if (type.includes("claim")) return "accent";
+  return "neutral";
+}
+
+function formatLogTime(value: string) {
+  const date = new Date(value);
+  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return "--:--:--";
+  return date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { hour12: false });
+}
+
 export function EventsPage() {
   const [events, setEvents] = useState<JobEvent[]>([]);
   const [nextPageUrl, setNextPageUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -89,42 +103,32 @@ export function EventsPage() {
         </div>
       </header>
 
-      <section className="panel">
-        <div className="section-title">
-          <h3>Global Event Feed</h3>
-          <span className="muted-text">Last refresh {lastRefreshAt ? new Date(lastRefreshAt).toLocaleTimeString() : "-"}</span>
+      <section className="terminal-panel">
+        <div className="terminal-header">
+          <div className="terminal-window-controls" aria-hidden="true">
+            <i />
+            <i />
+            <i />
+          </div>
+          <code>job-events.log</code>
+          <span>refreshed {lastRefreshAt ? new Date(lastRefreshAt).toLocaleTimeString() : "-"}</span>
         </div>
-        <div className="table-wrap">
-          <table>
-            <thead>
-              <tr>
-                <th>ID</th>
-                <th>Event</th>
-                <th>Job</th>
-                <th>Attempt</th>
-                <th>Worker</th>
-                <th>Created</th>
-              </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>
-              {newestFirst.map((event) => (
-                <tr key={event.id}>
-                  <td>{event.id}</td>
-                  <td>{eventTitle(event.type)}</td>
-                  <td>
-                    <Link className="secondary-button" to={`/jobs/${event.job}`}>
-                      {event.job.slice(0, 8)}
-                    </Link>
-                  </td>
-                  <td>{event.attempt}</td>
-                  <td>{event.worker_id ?? "-"}</td>
-                  <td>
-                    <DateTime value={event.created_at} />
-                  </td>
-                </tr>
-              ))}
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
+        <div className="terminal-feed" role="log" aria-live="polite">
+          {newestFirst.map((event) => (
+            <article className={`terminal-line ${eventTone(event.type)}`} key={event.id}>
+              <time className="terminal-time" dateTime={event.created_at}>
+                {formatLogTime(event.created_at)}
+              </time>
+              <span className="terminal-prompt">$</span>
+              <strong className="terminal-event">{eventTitle(event.type)}</strong>
+              <Link className="terminal-job" to={`/jobs/${event.job}`}>
+                job:{event.job.slice(0, 8)}
+              </Link>
+              <span className="terminal-token">attempt:{event.attempt}</span>
+              <span className="terminal-worker">worker:{event.worker_id ?? "system"}</span>
+              {event.message && <span className="terminal-message">{event.message}</span>}
+            </article>
+          ))}
           {loading && !newestFirst.length && <EmptyState title="Loading events" />}
           {!loading && !newestFirst.length && <EmptyState title="No events yet" />}
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 1811f7c..87b9db8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -1076,6 +1076,200 @@ label {
   padding-top: 12px;
 }
 
+.terminal-panel {
+  background: #101316;
+  border: 1px solid #2d3439;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: 0 22px 56px rgb(0 0 0 / 28%);
+  color: #d8e2e8;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.terminal-header {
+  align-items: center;
+  background: #171b1f;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #2d3439;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  min-height: 44px;
+  padding: 9px 12px;
+}
+
+.terminal-window-controls {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.terminal-window-controls i {
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  display: block;
+  height: 11px;
+  width: 11px;
+}
+
+.terminal-window-controls i:nth-child(1) {
+  background: #ff5f57;
+}
+
+.terminal-window-controls i:nth-child(2) {
+  background: #ffbd2e;
+}
+
+.terminal-window-controls i:nth-child(3) {
+  background: #28c840;
+}
+
+.terminal-header code {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 0;
+  color: #d8e2e8;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  padding: 0;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.terminal-header span {
+  color: #83919b;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 900;
+}
+
+.terminal-feed {
+  display: grid;
+  font-family: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
+  gap: 0;
+  max-height: calc(100vh - 230px);
+  min-height: 420px;
+  overflow: auto;
+  padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.terminal-line {
+  align-items: baseline;
+  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+  grid-template-columns: 80px 16px minmax(130px, 170px) minmax(110px, 150px) minmax(88px, 110px) minmax(150px, 220px) minmax(180px, 1fr);
+  line-height: 1.55;
+  min-width: 0;
+  padding: 7px 8px;
+}
+
+.terminal-line:nth-child(odd) {
+  background: rgb(255 255 255 / 2.5%);
+}
+
+.terminal-line:hover {
+  background: rgb(255 255 255 / 6%);
+}
+
+.terminal-line.success {
+  border-left-color: #42d392;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.danger {
+  border-left-color: #ff6b6b;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.warning {
+  border-left-color: #f5b84b;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.info {
+  border-left-color: #55c8ff;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.accent {
+  border-left-color: #b388ff;
+}
+
+.terminal-time,
+.terminal-token,
+.terminal-worker,
+.terminal-message {
+  color: #8d9aa5;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+}
+
+.terminal-prompt {
+  color: #63717b;
+}
+
+.terminal-event {
+  color: #d8e2e8;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.success .terminal-event,
+.terminal-line.success .terminal-prompt {
+  color: #42d392;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.danger .terminal-event,
+.terminal-line.danger .terminal-prompt {
+  color: #ff6b6b;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.warning .terminal-event,
+.terminal-line.warning .terminal-prompt {
+  color: #f5b84b;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.info .terminal-event,
+.terminal-line.info .terminal-prompt {
+  color: #55c8ff;
+}
+
+.terminal-line.accent .terminal-event,
+.terminal-line.accent .terminal-prompt {
+  color: #b388ff;
+}
+
+.terminal-job {
+  color: #9ae6ff;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.terminal-job:hover {
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.terminal-message {
+  color: #c0ccd4;
+}
+
+.terminal-feed .empty-state {
+  background: rgb(255 255 255 / 4%);
+  border-color: #2d3439;
+  color: #8d9aa5;
+}
+
+.terminal-panel .infinite-sentinel {
+  border-top: 1px solid #2d3439;
+  color: #8d9aa5;
+  padding: 12px;
+}
+
+.terminal-panel .secondary-button {
+  background: #171b1f;
+  border-color: #2d3439;
+  color: #d8e2e8;
+}
+
 .filter-grid {
   grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
 }
@@ -1488,6 +1682,10 @@ code {
   .filter-grid {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
   }
+
+  .terminal-line {
+    grid-template-columns: 80px 16px minmax(120px, 1fr) minmax(100px, 1fr);
+  }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
@@ -1585,4 +1783,28 @@ code {
   .dot-chart-row {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
+
+  .terminal-header {
+    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .terminal-header span {
+    grid-column: 2;
+  }
+
+  .terminal-feed {
+    max-height: none;
+    min-height: 360px;
+  }
+
+  .terminal-line {
+    grid-template-columns: 64px 14px minmax(0, 1fr);
+  }
+
+  .terminal-job,
+  .terminal-token,
+  .terminal-worker,
+  .terminal-message {
+    grid-column: 3;
+  }
 }