diff --git a/app/models/event.rb b/app/models/event.rb
index 72167908ac8793621935fa1b9a99a5bfffe4fb4c..a690c24685bb7a2da753a18b0005d614026e3289 100644
--- a/app/models/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/event.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Event < ApplicationRecord
   def as_json(_options = {})
     { type: 'Feature', properties: {
       id: id, name: title, start_time: start_time, end_time: end_time,
-      place_name: place_name, address: address, city: city, region: region,
+      place_name: place_name, address: address, city: city, region: region.name,
       tags: tag_list, popupContent: "<a href=\"/events/#{id}\">#{self}</a>"
     }, geometry: { type: 'Point', coordinates: [longitude, latitude] } }
   end