diff --git a/src/agenda_culturel/models.py b/src/agenda_culturel/models.py
index 2a9516a..6245314 100644
--- a/src/agenda_culturel/models.py
+++ b/src/agenda_culturel/models.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django_better_admin_arrayfield.models.fields import ArrayField
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
+from django.utils.dateparse import parse_date
 from django.urls import reverse
 from colorfield.fields import ColorField
 from django_ckeditor_5.fields import CKEditor5Field
@@ -719,6 +720,9 @@ class Event(models.Model):
     def is_single_day(self, intuitive=True):
         return self.start_day == self.get_consolidated_end_day(intuitive)
 
+    def is_event_long_duration(self, min_days=4, intuitive=True):
+        return parse_date(self.start_day) + timedelta(days=min_days) < parse_date(self.get_consolidated_end_day(intuitive))
+
     def contains_date(self, d, intuitive=True):
         return d >= self.start_day and d <= self.get_consolidated_end_day(intuitive)
 
@@ -1480,6 +1484,10 @@ class Event(models.Model):
                     # import this new event
                     to_import.append(event)
 
+        for e in to_import:
+            if e.is_event_long_duration():
+                e.status = Event.STATUS.DRAFT
+
         # then import all the new events
         imported = Event.objects.bulk_create(to_import)
         # update organisers (m2m relation)