diff --git a/public/assets/images/landing-2026.png b/public/assets/images/landing-2026.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be41d38c
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diff --git a/src/components/Footer/index.test.tsx b/src/components/Footer/index.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63cd02dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Footer/index.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import NeiLogo from "~/public/assets/images/logo-white.png";
+import { expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import Footer from "@/components/Footer";
+
+vi.mock("next/image", () => ({ default: () => null }));
+vi.mock("@/components/InstallButton", () => ({
+  default: () => <button>Install</button>,
+}));
+
+test("landing footer retains social links without application controls", () => {
+  render(<Footer neiLogoSrc={NeiLogo} landing />);
+  expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Instagram" })).toHaveAttribute(
+    "href",
+    "https://www.instagram.com/nei_isep"
+  );
+  expect(
+    screen.queryByRole("link", { name: "Política de Privacidade" })
+  ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(
+    screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Install" })
+  ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("profile footer keeps the existing application controls", () => {
+  render(<Footer neiLogoSrc={NeiLogo} />);
+  expect(
+    screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Política de Privacidade" })
+  ).toHaveAttribute("href", "/privacy-policy");
+  expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Install" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
diff --git a/src/components/Footer/index.tsx b/src/components/Footer/index.tsx
index 3de5eb90..3330982d 100644
--- a/src/components/Footer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Footer/index.tsx
@@ -16,14 +16,20 @@ import InstallButton from "@/components/InstallButton";
 
 interface FooterProps {
   neiLogoSrc: StaticImageData;
+  landing?: boolean;
 }
 
-const Footer: FunctionComponent<FooterProps> = ({ neiLogoSrc }) => {
+const Footer: FunctionComponent<FooterProps> = ({
+  neiLogoSrc,
+  landing = false,
+}) => {
   const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
   const NEI_WEBSITE_URL = "https://nei-isep.org";
 
   return (
-    <footer className="flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-10 bg-background px-6 pt-12 text-center">
+    <footer
+      className={`flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-10 bg-background px-6 text-center ${landing ? "pt-24" : "pt-12"}`}
+    >
       <div className="flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-8 lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-around">
         <div className="max-h-50 max-w-55 transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-105 sm:max-w-[275px] lg:max-w-80">
           <a href={NEI_WEBSITE_URL} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
@@ -82,17 +88,19 @@ const Footer: FunctionComponent<FooterProps> = ({ neiLogoSrc }) => {
               <FaLink size={45} />
             </Link>
           </div>
-          <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-5">
-            <InstallButton className="scale-180 text-xl drop-shadow-xl transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-190" />
+          {!landing && (
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-5">
+              <InstallButton className="scale-180 text-xl drop-shadow-xl transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-190" />
 
-            <Link
-              href="/privacy-policy"
-              title="Política de Privacidade"
-              className="text-xl drop-shadow-xl transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-110"
-            >
-              <MdOutlinePrivacyTip color="text" size={45} />
-            </Link>
-          </div>
+              <Link
+                href="/privacy-policy"
+                title="Política de Privacidade"
+                className="text-xl drop-shadow-xl transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-110"
+              >
+                <MdOutlinePrivacyTip color="text" size={45} />
+              </Link>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/src/components/HomePage/index.test.tsx b/src/components/HomePage/index.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b6b6dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/HomePage/index.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { act, render, screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { renderToString } from "react-dom/server";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import HomePage from "@/components/HomePage";
+import { Language } from "@/domain/i18n/translations";
+import { branding } from "@/edition/branding";
+
+vi.mock("@/components/Footer", () => ({ default: () => <footer /> }));
+
+const startsAt = Date.parse(branding.event.startsAt);
+const values = () =>
+  within(screen.getByRole("timer"))
+    .getAllByRole("definition")
+    .map((element) => element.textContent);
+
+beforeEach(() => vi.useFakeTimers());
+afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers());
+
+test("renders hydration-safe placeholders before the browser clock starts", () => {
+  const html = renderToString(<HomePage language={Language.PT} />);
+  expect(html.match(/>-</g)).toHaveLength(4);
+});
+
+test("counts down to 17 November at 08:30 Lisbon time", () => {
+  expect(branding.event.startsAt).toBe("2026-11-17T08:30:00+00:00");
+  vi.setSystemTime(startsAt - (86400 + 3600 + 60 + 1) * 1000);
+  render(<HomePage language={Language.PT} />);
+  expect(values()).toEqual(["01", "01"]);
+  expect(screen.getByText("17 de novembro de 2026")).toHaveAttribute(
+    "dateTime",
+    branding.event.startsAt
+  );
+  expect(screen.getByText(/serão anunciados em breve/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("updates every second and rolls days into hours", () => {
+  vi.setSystemTime(startsAt - 86400 * 1000);
+  render(<HomePage language={Language.EN} />);
+  expect(values()).toEqual(["01", "00"]);
+  act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(1000));
+  expect(values()).toEqual(["00", "23"]);
+  expect(screen.getByText("days")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByText(/will be announced soon/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("rolls hours down as the deadline approaches", () => {
+  vi.setSystemTime(startsAt - 3600000 - 500);
+  render(<HomePage language={Language.EN} />);
+  expect(values()).toEqual(["00", "01"]);
+  act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(2000));
+  expect(values()).toEqual(["00", "00"]);
+  expect(screen.getByText(/will be announced soon/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("already expired countdown stays at zero without revealing old content", () => {
+  vi.setSystemTime(startsAt + 86400 * 1000);
+  render(<HomePage language={Language.PT} />);
+  expect(values()).toEqual(["00", "00"]);
+  expect(screen.queryByText("Speed Interviews")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(
+    screen.queryByRole("link", { name: /registar/ })
+  ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("renders every digit when more than 99 days remain", () => {
+  vi.setSystemTime(startsAt - (100 * 86400 + 3600) * 1000);
+  render(<HomePage language={Language.EN} />);
+  expect(values()).toEqual(["100", "01"]);
+});
+
+test("cleans up the timer when leaving the homepage", () => {
+  vi.setSystemTime(startsAt - 10000);
+  const { unmount } = render(<HomePage language={Language.PT} />);
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(1);
+  unmount();
+  expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0);
+});
diff --git a/src/components/HomePage/index.tsx b/src/components/HomePage/index.tsx
index 76864614..5a5d5afd 100644
--- a/src/components/HomePage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HomePage/index.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { FunctionComponent, useRef } from "react";
-import LogoWhite from "~/public/assets/images/logo_white.svg";
-import NeiLogoSimplifiedWhite from "~/public/assets/images/logo-white.png";
+import { FunctionComponent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import NeiLogoSimplifiedWhite from "~/public/assets/images/logo-simplified-white.png";
 
-import Content from "@/components/Content";
 import Footer from "@/components/Footer";
-import GenericContainer from "@/components/GenericContainer";
-import HeadsUp from "@/components/HeadsUp";
-import Hero from "@/components/Hero";
 import HeroContainer from "@/components/HeroContainer";
-import type { Language } from "@/domain/i18n/translations";
+import { Language } from "@/domain/i18n/translations";
 import { branding } from "@/edition/branding";
 
 interface HomePageProps {
@@ -18,20 +13,86 @@ interface HomePageProps {
 }
 
 const HomePage: FunctionComponent<HomePageProps> = ({ language }) => {
-  const contentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const [remaining, setRemaining] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const isEnglish = language === Language.EN;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const update = () =>
+      setRemaining(
+        Math.max(
+          0,
+          Math.ceil((Date.parse(branding.event.startsAt) - Date.now()) / 1000)
+        )
+      );
+    update();
+    const interval = window.setInterval(update, 1000);
+    return () => window.clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  const units = [
+    { label: isEnglish ? "days" : "dias", seconds: 86400, modulo: Infinity },
+    { label: isEnglish ? "hours" : "horas", seconds: 3600, modulo: 24 },
+  ];
 
   return (
     <HeroContainer>
-      <GenericContainer>
-        <Hero
-          logoSrc={LogoWhite}
-          logoAlt={branding.heroLogoAlt}
-          contentRef={contentRef}
-        />
-        <Content contentRef={contentRef} language={language} />
-        <HeadsUp />
-        <Footer neiLogoSrc={NeiLogoSimplifiedWhite} />
-      </GenericContainer>
+      {/* shortcut: artwork includes the 2026 logo; export a fresh frame for a later edition. */}
+      <section className="relative h-svh min-h-160 w-full bg-background bg-[url('/assets/images/landing-2026.png')] bg-cover bg-center">
+        <div className="sr-only">
+          <h1>
+            {branding.name} {branding.year}
+          </h1>
+          <p>
+            <time dateTime={branding.event.startsAt}>
+              {new Intl.DateTimeFormat(isEnglish ? "en-GB" : "pt-PT", {
+                dateStyle: "long",
+                timeZone: "Europe/Lisbon",
+              }).format(new Date(branding.event.startsAt))}
+            </time>
+            {" · "}
+            {branding.event.venue}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <dl
+          role="timer"
+          aria-label={
+            isEnglish ? "Time until Fallstack" : "Tempo até ao Fallstack"
+          }
+          className="absolute inset-x-4 bottom-[13.85%] flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-3 font-title text-[clamp(1.5rem,4.3vw,4rem)] leading-none text-white sm:gap-x-6"
+        >
+          {units.map(({ label, seconds, modulo }) => (
+            <div key={label} className="flex gap-1.5 sm:gap-2">
+              <dt className="order-last flex h-[clamp(3rem,6.3vw,5.9375rem)] items-center rounded-xl bg-background px-[clamp(0.5rem,1.3vw,1.25rem)] sm:rounded-3xl">
+                {label}
+              </dt>
+              <dd className="flex gap-1.5 tabular-nums sm:gap-2">
+                {(remaining === null
+                  ? "--"
+                  : String(Math.floor(remaining / seconds) % modulo).padStart(
+                      2,
+                      "0"
+                    )
+                )
+                  .split("")
+                  .map((digit, index) => (
+                    <span
+                      key={index}
+                      className="flex h-[clamp(3rem,6.3vw,5.9375rem)] w-[clamp(2rem,7.2vw,6.75rem)] items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-background sm:rounded-3xl"
+                    >
+                      {digit}
+                    </span>
+                  ))}
+              </dd>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </dl>
+        <p className="sr-only">
+          {isEnglish
+            ? "We're preparing the next edition. The programme, companies and more details will be announced soon."
+            : "Estamos a preparar a próxima edição. O programa, as empresas e mais novidades serão anunciados em breve."}
+        </p>
+      </section>
+      <Footer neiLogoSrc={NeiLogoSimplifiedWhite} landing />
     </HeroContainer>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/InstallPopUp/index.test.tsx b/src/components/InstallPopUp/index.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9a53f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/InstallPopUp/index.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import InstallableContext from "@/contexts/InstallableContext";
+import InstallPopUp from "@/components/InstallPopUp";
+
+vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({ usePathname: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/hooks/useIsMobile", () => ({ default: () => false }));
+
+beforeEach(() => localStorage.clear());
+
+function renderPrompt(pathname: string) {
+  vi.mocked(usePathname).mockReturnValue(pathname);
+  return render(
+    <InstallableContext.Provider
+      value={{ isInstallable: true, handleConfirm: vi.fn() }}
+    >
+      <InstallPopUp />
+    </InstallableContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+test("does not cover the landing with an install prompt", () => {
+  renderPrompt("/");
+  expect(screen.queryByText(/Adiciona o Fallstack/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("retains the install prompt on application pages", () => {
+  renderPrompt("/dashboard");
+  expect(screen.getByText(/Adiciona o Fallstack/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
diff --git a/src/components/InstallPopUp/index.tsx b/src/components/InstallPopUp/index.tsx
index 225a910a..1f830623 100644
--- a/src/components/InstallPopUp/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/InstallPopUp/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "framer-motion";
 
 import config from "@/config";
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import PrimaryButton from "@/components/ui/PrimaryButton";
 
 const CookieConsent: React.FC = () => {
   const isMobile = useIsMobile();
+  const pathname = usePathname();
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
   const { isInstallable, handleConfirm } = useContext(InstallableContext);
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ const CookieConsent: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <AnimatePresence>
-      {visible && (
+      {visible && pathname !== "/" && (
         <motion.div
           className="fixed -bottom-40 left-0 z-20 flex w-full flex-col items-center justify-between gap-4 border-t-gray-100 bg-background px-8 py-4 shadow-lg shadow-black md:-bottom-20 md:flex-row"
           animate={{ y: [0, position] }}
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/index.test.tsx b/src/components/TopBar/index.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f932eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/index.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import TopBar from "@/components/TopBar";
+
+vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({ usePathname: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("@/hooks/useSession", () => ({ default: () => ({ user: null }) }));
+vi.mock("@/components/LogoutButton", () => ({ default: () => null }));
+vi.mock("@/components/Profile/UserButton", () => ({ default: () => null }));
+
+test("keeps account navigation off the temporary landing", () => {
+  vi.mocked(usePathname).mockReturnValue("/");
+  render(<TopBar />);
+  expect(screen.queryByRole("navigation")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+test("keeps account navigation available on other pages", () => {
+  vi.mocked(usePathname).mockReturnValue("/privacy-policy");
+  render(<TopBar />);
+  expect(screen.getByRole("navigation")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Iniciar sessão" })).toHaveAttribute(
+    "href",
+    "/login"
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/components/TopBar/index.tsx b/src/components/TopBar/index.tsx
index 2b689107..43f5e732 100644
--- a/src/components/TopBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TopBar/index.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const TopBar: React.FC<TopBarProps> = ({ solid = false }) => {
   );
   const opacity = useTransform(() => scrollYProgress.get() * 2.2);
 
+  if (pathname === "/") return null;
+
   return (
     <nav className={`fixed z-40 h-16 w-full overflow-hidden`}>
       {solid ? (
diff --git a/src/edition/branding.ts b/src/edition/branding.ts
index d4fa7bdf..b8aeb7be 100644
--- a/src/edition/branding.ts
+++ b/src/edition/branding.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export const branding = {
   name: "Fallstack",
   year: 2026,
   event: {
+    startsAt: "2026-11-17T08:30:00+00:00",
     days: [17, 18],
     month: "novembro",
     beginningTime: "8:30h",
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export const branding = {
     applicationName: "Fallstack 2026",
     title: "Fallstack 2026",
     description:
-      "Website do evento Fallstack 2026. O evento decorrerá nos dias 17 e 18 de novembro no Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto. O evento é organizado pelo Núcleo de Estudantes de Informática do ISEP (NEI-ISEP).",
+      "O Fallstack 2026 está a chegar ao ISEP a 17 de novembro. Estamos a preparar a próxima edição; o programa, as empresas e mais novidades serão anunciados em breve. Organização do Núcleo de Estudantes de Informática do ISEP (NEI-ISEP).",
   },
   storage: {
     authCookie: "@Fallstack26:auth",