diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 431419b..a8b3dcb 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ History
 0.7.4 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
-- Nothing changed yet.
+- Read events: added a bit of verbosity during operations
 
 
 0.7.3 (2024-06-13)
diff --git a/haunts/download.py b/haunts/download.py
index ede549e..710f325 100644
--- a/haunts/download.py
+++ b/haunts/download.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ def extract_events(config_dir, sheet, day):
     events_service = calendar_service.events()
     sheet_service = spreadsheet_service.spreadsheets()
 
+    click.echo("Checking your calendars…")
+
     configured_calendars = get_calendars(
         sheet_service, ignore_alias=True, use_read_col=True
     )
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ def extract_events(config_dir, sheet, day):
     all_sheet_events = get_calendar_col_values(sheet_service, sheet, "Event id")
     all_sheet_event_urls = get_calendar_col_values(sheet_service, sheet, "Link")
 
+    click.echo(f"Start downloading events for day {day}")
+
     # Main operation loop
     for event in all_events:
         event_summary = event.get("summary", "No summary")
@@ -153,3 +157,8 @@ def extract_events(config_dir, sheet, day):
             link_col=event_link,
             action_col="I" if not is_linked and project != "???" else "",
         )
+
+    if not all_events:
+        click.echo("No events found.")
+    else:
+        click.echo("Done!")