diff --git a/src/App.native.tsx b/src/App.native.tsx
index 34c3cc204c..02f0179906 100644
--- a/src/App.native.tsx
+++ b/src/App.native.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ import {Provider as VideoVolumeProvider} from '#/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbe
 import {ToastOutlet} from '#/components/Toast'
 import {Provider as AgeAssuranceV2Provider} from '#/ageAssurance'
 import {prefetchAgeAssuranceConfig} from '#/ageAssurance'
+import {
+  prefetchLiveEvents,
+  Provider as LiveEventsProvider,
+} from '#/features/liveEvents/context'
 import * as Geo from '#/geolocation'
 import {Splash} from '#/Splash'
 import {BottomSheetProvider} from '../modules/bottom-sheet'
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ if (isAndroid) {
  */
 Geo.resolve()
 prefetchAgeAssuranceConfig()
+prefetchLiveEvents()
 
 function InnerApp() {
   const [isReady, setIsReady] = React.useState(false)
@@ -230,7 +235,9 @@ function App() {
                               <StarterPackProvider>
                                 <SafeAreaProvider
                                   initialMetrics={initialWindowMetrics}>
-                                  <InnerApp />
+                                  <LiveEventsProvider>
+                                    <InnerApp />
+                                  </LiveEventsProvider>
                                 </SafeAreaProvider>
                               </StarterPackProvider>
                             </BottomSheetProvider>
diff --git a/src/App.web.tsx b/src/App.web.tsx
index 956c52005c..d31bb56010 100644
--- a/src/App.web.tsx
+++ b/src/App.web.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ import {Provider as VideoVolumeProvider} from '#/components/Post/Embed/VideoEmbe
 import {ToastOutlet} from '#/components/Toast'
 import {Provider as AgeAssuranceV2Provider} from '#/ageAssurance'
 import {prefetchAgeAssuranceConfig} from '#/ageAssurance'
+import {
+  prefetchLiveEvents,
+  Provider as LiveEventsProvider,
+} from '#/features/liveEvents/context'
 import * as Geo from '#/geolocation'
 import {Splash} from '#/Splash'
 import {BackgroundNotificationPreferencesProvider} from '../modules/expo-background-notification-handler/src/BackgroundNotificationHandlerProvider'
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ import {Provider as HideBottomBarBorderProvider} from './lib/hooks/useHideBottom
  */
 Geo.resolve()
 prefetchAgeAssuranceConfig()
+prefetchLiveEvents()
 
 function InnerApp() {
   const [isReady, setIsReady] = React.useState(false)
@@ -198,7 +203,9 @@ function App() {
                       <LightboxStateProvider>
                         <PortalProvider>
                           <StarterPackProvider>
-                            <InnerApp />
+                            <LiveEventsProvider>
+                              <InnerApp />
+                            </LiveEventsProvider>
                           </StarterPackProvider>
                         </PortalProvider>
                       </LightboxStateProvider>
diff --git a/src/alf/index.tsx b/src/alf/index.tsx
index eed3fcbeb2..3aff9ddb57 100644
--- a/src/alf/index.tsx
+++ b/src/alf/index.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ import {
 import {themes} from '#/alf/themes'
 import {type Device} from '#/storage'
 
-export {type TextStyleProp, type Theme, type ViewStyleProp} from '@bsky.app/alf'
+export {
+  type TextStyleProp,
+  type Theme,
+  utils,
+  type ViewStyleProp,
+} from '@bsky.app/alf'
 export {atoms} from '#/alf/atoms'
 export * from '#/alf/breakpoints'
 export * from '#/alf/fonts'
diff --git a/src/features/liveEvents/context.tsx b/src/features/liveEvents/context.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4cd8520962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/liveEvents/context.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import {createContext, useContext} from 'react'
+import {QueryClient, useQuery} from '@tanstack/react-query'
+
+import {IS_DEV, LIVE_EVENTS_URL} from '#/env'
+import {type LiveEventsWorkerResponse} from '#/features/liveEvents/types'
+
+const qc = new QueryClient()
+const liveEventsQueryKey = ['live-events']
+
+async function fetchLiveEvents(): Promise<LiveEventsWorkerResponse | null> {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${LIVE_EVENTS_URL}/config`)
+    if (!res.ok) return null
+    const data = await res.json()
+    return data
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
+const Context = createContext<LiveEventsWorkerResponse>({
+  feeds: [],
+})
+
+export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  const {data} = useQuery(
+    {
+      staleTime: IS_DEV ? 5e3 : 1000 * 60,
+      queryKey: liveEventsQueryKey,
+      async queryFn() {
+        return fetchLiveEvents()
+      },
+    },
+    qc,
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <Context.Provider value={data || {feeds: []}}>{children}</Context.Provider>
+  )
+}
+
+export async function prefetchLiveEvents() {
+  const data = await fetchLiveEvents()
+  if (data) {
+    qc.setQueryData(liveEventsQueryKey, data)
+  }
+}
+
+export function useLiveEvents() {
+  const ctx = useContext(Context)
+  if (!ctx) {
+    throw new Error('useLiveEventsContext must be used within a Provider')
+  }
+  return ctx
+}
diff --git a/src/features/liveEvents/index.tsx b/src/features/liveEvents/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..856e4a4fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/liveEvents/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import {createContext, useContext} from 'react'
+import {QueryClient, useQuery} from '@tanstack/react-query'
+
+import {IS_DEV, LIVE_EVENTS_URL} from '#/env'
+
+type LiveEventFeedImageLayout = 'wide' // maybe more in the future
+type LiveEventFeedImage = {
+  alt: string
+  overlayColor: string
+  url: string
+  blurhash: string
+}
+type LiveEventFeed = {
+  title: string
+  url: string
+  images: Partial<Record<LiveEventFeedImageLayout, LiveEventFeedImage>>
+}
+type LiveEventsConfig = {
+  feeds: LiveEventFeed[]
+}
+
+const qc = new QueryClient({
+  defaultOptions: {
+    queries: {
+      /**
+       * We clear this manually, so disable automatic garbage collection.
+       * @see https://tanstack.com/query/latest/docs/framework/react/plugins/persistQueryClient#how-it-works
+       */
+      gcTime: Infinity,
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+const liveEventsQueryKey = ['live-events']
+
+async function getLiveEvents(): Promise<LiveEventsConfig | null> {
+  const res = await fetch(`${LIVE_EVENTS_URL}/config`)
+  if (!res.ok) return null
+  return res.json()
+}
+
+export function getLiveEventsCache() {
+  return qc.getQueryData<LiveEventsConfig>(liveEventsQueryKey)
+}
+
+export async function prefetchLiveEvents() {
+  const data = await getLiveEvents()
+  if (data) {
+    qc.setQueryData(liveEventsQueryKey, data)
+  }
+}
+
+export const Context = createContext<LiveEventsConfig>({
+  feeds: [],
+})
+
+export function useLiveEventsContext() {
+  const ctx = useContext(Context)
+  if (!ctx) {
+    throw new Error('useLiveEventsContext must be used within a Provider')
+  }
+  return ctx
+}
+
+export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
+  const {data} = useQuery(
+    {
+      /**
+       * Will re-fetch when stale, at most every minute (or 5s in dev for easier
+       * testing).
+       *
+       * @see https://tanstack.com/query/latest/docs/framework/react/guides/initial-query-data#initial-data-from-the-cache-with-initialdataupdatedat
+       */
+      staleTime: IS_DEV ? 5e3 : 1000 * 60,
+      /**
+       * N.B. if prefetch failed above, we'll have no `initialData`, and this
+       * query will run on startup.
+       */
+      initialData: getLiveEventsCache(),
+      initialDataUpdatedAt: () =>
+        qc.getQueryState(liveEventsQueryKey)?.dataUpdatedAt,
+      queryKey: liveEventsQueryKey,
+      async queryFn() {
+        console.debug(`live-events: fetching config`)
+        return getLiveEvents()
+      },
+    },
+    qc,
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <Context.Provider value={data || {feeds: []}}>{children}</Context.Provider>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/features/liveEvents/types.ts b/src/features/liveEvents/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..faabcbe9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/liveEvents/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export type LiveEventFeedImageLayout = 'wide' // maybe more in the future
+
+export type LiveEventFeedImage = {
+  alt: string
+  overlayColor: string
+  url: string
+  blurhash: string
+}
+
+export type LiveEventFeed = {
+  title: string
+  url: string
+  images: Record<LiveEventFeedImageLayout, LiveEventFeedImage>
+}
+
+export type LiveEventsWorkerResponse = {
+  feeds: LiveEventFeed[]
+}