diff --git a/actions/candidates.ts b/actions/candidates.ts
index c6e670d..5af86b2 100644
--- a/actions/candidates.ts
+++ b/actions/candidates.ts
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ export async function getMoveWeekendOptions(
     // Eligible targets: same gender, not finished, excluding the current weekend
     const { data: weekends, error: weekendsError } = await supabase
       .from('weekends')
-      .select('id, type, title, start_date, weekend_groups(number)')
+      .select('id, type, start_date, weekend_groups(number)')
       .eq('type', currentWeekend.type)
       .neq('id', currentWeekend.id)
       .in('status', [WeekendStatus.PLANNING, WeekendStatus.ACTIVE])
diff --git a/actions/user-experience.ts b/actions/user-experience.ts
index 2cab9f5..3ecd7dd 100644
--- a/actions/user-experience.ts
+++ b/actions/user-experience.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ export async function getUserServiceHistory(
         weekends (
           id,
           type,
-          start_date,
-          title
+          start_date
         )
       `
       )
diff --git a/components/navbar/navbar-server.tsx b/components/navbar/navbar-server.tsx
index 6b29cff..80a8557 100644
--- a/components/navbar/navbar-server.tsx
+++ b/components/navbar/navbar-server.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Permission } from '@/lib/security'
 import { getActiveWeekends } from '@/services/weekend'
 import { isOk } from '@/lib/results'
 import { WeekendType } from '@/lib/weekend/types'
+import { formatWeekendGroupTitle } from '@/lib/weekend'
 import { formatDate } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { isNil } from 'lodash'
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ async function getNavElements(): Promise<NavElement[]> {
       .join(' • ')
 
     featuredContent = {
-      title: `DTTD #${mensWeekend.number}`,
+      title: formatWeekendGroupTitle(mensWeekend.number),
       description:
         dateDescription !== '' ? dateDescription : 'View details and sign up',
       linkText: 'View weekend details',
diff --git a/database.types.ts b/database.types.ts
index 0408055..24935b9 100644
--- a/database.types.ts
+++ b/database.types.ts
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ export type Database = {
           id: string
           start_date: string
           status: string | null
-          title: string | null
           type: Database['public']['Enums']['weekend_type']
         }
         Insert: {
@@ -941,7 +940,6 @@ export type Database = {
           id?: string
           start_date: string
           status?: string | null
-          title?: string | null
           type: Database['public']['Enums']['weekend_type']
         }
         Update: {
@@ -951,7 +949,6 @@ export type Database = {
           id?: string
           start_date?: string
           status?: string | null
-          title?: string | null
           type?: Database['public']['Enums']['weekend_type']
         }
         Relationships: [
diff --git a/lib/weekend/labels.test.ts b/lib/weekend/labels.test.ts
index ef64d72..c4b0c1f 100644
--- a/lib/weekend/labels.test.ts
+++ b/lib/weekend/labels.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ function makeWeekend(overrides: Partial<Weekend> = {}): Weekend {
     end_date: '2026-03-15',
     number: 12,
     status: WeekendStatus.PLANNING,
-    title: null,
     type: WeekendType.MENS,
     groupId: 'group-id',
     ...overrides,
@@ -68,9 +67,11 @@ describe('getWeekendLabel', () => {
 })
 
 describe('formatWeekendTitle', () => {
-  it('derives the label from the weekend record, ignoring any stored title', () => {
-    const weekend = makeWeekend({ title: 'Mens DTTD#12' })
-    expect(formatWeekendTitle(weekend)).toBe('DTTD Mens #12')
+  it('derives the label from the weekend record', () => {
+    expect(formatWeekendTitle(makeWeekend())).toBe('DTTD Mens #12')
+    expect(formatWeekendTitle(makeWeekend({ type: WeekendType.WOMENS }))).toBe(
+      'DTTD Womens #12'
+    )
   })
 
   it('degrades gracefully when the weekend has no group number', () => {
diff --git a/lib/weekend/types.ts b/lib/weekend/types.ts
index a2dabbc..4512664 100644
--- a/lib/weekend/types.ts
+++ b/lib/weekend/types.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export type Weekend = {
   /** Weekend number, sourced from weekend_groups.number via join. Null until Task 3 join is added. */
   number: number | null
   status: WeekendStatusValue | null
-  title: string | null
   type: WeekendType
   groupId: string | null
 }
diff --git a/supabase/migrations/20260812100000_drop_weekends_title.sql b/supabase/migrations/20260812100000_drop_weekends_title.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e516ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/supabase/migrations/20260812100000_drop_weekends_title.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-- Drop weekends.title.
+--
+-- The column stored a free-text label ("DTTD#11", "Mens DTTD#12", "DTTD Mens
+-- #42" — three formats accumulated over time) that was written once at weekend
+-- creation and never editable through the UI. It duplicated data we already
+-- store: weekend_groups.number and weekends.type.
+--
+-- Labels are now derived at render time from those two fields, so nothing reads
+-- or writes this column. See lib/weekend/labels.ts.
+--
+-- SAFETY: any weekend whose title was hand-edited to something non-canonical
+-- loses that text. Verify before applying:
+--   SELECT id, type, title, group_id FROM public.weekends ORDER BY start_date;
+--
+-- Weekends must also be attached to a numbered group, or their derived label
+-- will have no number. Verify this returns zero rows before applying:
+--   SELECT w.id, w.type, w.title
+--   FROM public.weekends w
+--   LEFT JOIN public.weekend_groups g ON g.id = w.group_id
+--   WHERE w.group_id IS NULL OR g.number IS NULL;
+
+ALTER TABLE public.weekends
+  DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS title;
diff --git a/supabase/seed.sql b/supabase/seed.sql
index 3054984..66bb939 100644
--- a/supabase/seed.sql
+++ b/supabase/seed.sql
@@ -995,26 +995,26 @@ INSERT INTO public.weekend_groups (id, number) VALUES
   ('d0000004-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 45),
   ('d0000005-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 46);
 
-INSERT INTO public.weekends (id, group_id, type, title, start_date, end_date, status) VALUES
+INSERT INTO public.weekends (id, group_id, type, start_date, end_date, status) VALUES
   -- Weekend Group 1: FINISHED (Spring 2024)
-  ('c0000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'd0000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'MENS', 'DTTD Mens #42', '2024-03-14', '2024-03-17', 'FINISHED'),
-  ('c0000002-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'd0000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'WOMENS', 'DTTD Womens #42', '2024-03-14', '2024-03-17', 'FINISHED'),
+  ('c0000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'd0000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'MENS', '2024-03-14', '2024-03-17', 'FINISHED'),
+  ('c0000002-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'd0000001-0000-4000-8000-000000000001', 'WOMENS', '2024-03-14', '2024-03-17', 'FINISHED'),
 
   -- Weekend Group 2: FINISHED (Fall 2024)
-  ('c0000003-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'd0000002-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'MENS', 'DTTD Mens #43', '2024-09-19', '2024-09-22', 'FINISHED'),
-  ('c0000004-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'd0000002-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'WOMENS', 'DTTD Womens #43', '2024-09-19', '2024-09-22', 'FINISHED'),
+  ('c0000003-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'd0000002-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'MENS', '2024-09-19', '2024-09-22', 'FINISHED'),
+  ('c0000004-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'd0000002-0000-4000-8000-000000000002', 'WOMENS', '2024-09-19', '2024-09-22', 'FINISHED'),
 
   -- Weekend Group 3: FINISHED (Spring 2025)
-  ('c0000005-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'd0000003-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'MENS', 'DTTD Mens #44', '2025-03-13', '2025-03-16', 'FINISHED'),
-  ('c0000006-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'd0000003-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'WOMENS', 'DTTD Womens #44', '2025-03-13', '2025-03-16', 'FINISHED'),
+  ('c0000005-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'd0000003-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'MENS', '2025-03-13', '2025-03-16', 'FINISHED'),
+  ('c0000006-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'd0000003-0000-4000-8000-000000000003', 'WOMENS', '2025-03-13', '2025-03-16', 'FINISHED'),
 
   -- Weekend Group 4: ACTIVE (Fall 2025 - current)
-  ('c0000007-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'd0000004-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'MENS', 'DTTD Mens #45', '2025-09-18', '2025-09-21', 'ACTIVE'),
-  ('c0000008-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'd0000004-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'WOMENS', 'DTTD Womens #45', '2025-09-18', '2025-09-21', 'ACTIVE'),
+  ('c0000007-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'd0000004-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'MENS', '2025-09-18', '2025-09-21', 'ACTIVE'),
+  ('c0000008-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'd0000004-0000-4000-8000-000000000004', 'WOMENS', '2025-09-18', '2025-09-21', 'ACTIVE'),
 
   -- Weekend Group 5: PLANNING (Spring 2026 - future)
-  ('c0000009-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'd0000005-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'MENS', 'DTTD Mens #46', '2026-03-12', '2026-03-15', 'PLANNING'),
-  ('c0000010-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'd0000005-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'WOMENS', 'DTTD Womens #46', '2026-03-12', '2026-03-15', 'PLANNING');
+  ('c0000009-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'd0000005-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'MENS', '2026-03-12', '2026-03-15', 'PLANNING'),
+  ('c0000010-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'd0000005-0000-4000-8000-000000000005', 'WOMENS', '2026-03-12', '2026-03-15', 'PLANNING');
 
 -- =============================================================================
 -- SECTION: Events for DTTD #45