diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_buku_x3_status.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_buku_x3_status.scss
index 5e51608dd..8cbf70d9f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_buku_x3_status.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_buku_x3_status.scss
@@ -149,19 +149,6 @@
     transform: translateY(-100%);
   }
 
-  &__deadline {
-    // Mirror the label just below the rope.
-    position: absolute;
-    left: calc(var(--character-width) * 0.93);
-    right: calc(var(--character-width) * 0.93);
-    top: calc(var(--character-width) * 0.619 + var(--space-s));
-    z-index: 1;
-    margin: 0;
-    font-size: var(--font-size-s);
-    font-style: italic;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
-
   &__tug {
     --character-width: clamp(64px, 24cqi, 160px);
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_top_banner.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_top_banner.scss
index 24646a2a4..db5605b10 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_top_banner.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/_top_banner.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,47 @@
   border-bottom: 2px solid #92400e;
 }
 
+.top-banner--announcement {
+  position: relative;
+  padding-inline: 2.5rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  background: var(--color-brand-yellow);
+  color: var(--color-set-1-bg);
+  text-shadow: none;
+
+  .top-banner__text {
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.top-banner__dismiss {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  right: 0.5rem;
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  width: 1.75rem;
+  height: 1.75rem;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: inherit;
+  font-size: 1.25rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+
+  &:hover {
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  }
+
+  &:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid currentColor;
+    outline-offset: 1px;
+  }
+}
+
 .top-banner--impersonation {
   background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef4444 0%, #dc2626 100%);
   border-bottom: 3px solid #991b1b;
diff --git a/app/components/buku_x3_status_component.html.erb b/app/components/buku_x3_status_component.html.erb
index 83da5a1f6..a02b8df15 100644
--- a/app/components/buku_x3_status_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/buku_x3_status_component.html.erb
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
           <span>beans</span>
           <small class="buku-x3-status__hours"><span data-buku-x3-status-target="beanHours"><%= display_hours(:bean) %></span> h shipped</small>
         </div>
-        <p class="buku-x3-status__deadline">stardance ends october 31st!</p>
       </div>
     </div>
   <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index f97b7fe75..93fa6db2d 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@
       </div>
     <% end %>
     <div class="top-banners">
+      <% unless cookies[:deadline_extension_dismissed] %>
+        <div class="top-banner top-banner--announcement" role="region" aria-label="announcement"
+             data-controller="dismissable" data-dismissable-cookie-value="deadline_extension_dismissed">
+          <p class="top-banner__text">stardance has been extended another month! the new deadline is october 31 :)</p>
+          <button type="button" class="top-banner__dismiss" aria-label="Dismiss announcement"
+                  data-action="click->dismissable#dismiss">&times;</button>
+        </div>
+      <% end %>
       <% if in_beta? %>
         <div class="top-banner top-banner--beta">
           <strong>Beta</strong> &mdash; This is a testing environment. Your data may be reset at any time.