diff --git a/config/forms/event_details.xml b/config/forms/event_details.xml
index c30baef..2de73ca 100644
--- a/config/forms/event_details.xml
+++ b/config/forms/event_details.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             </params>
         </property>
 
-        <property name="location" type="text_line" colspan="6">
+        <property name="locationId" type="single_location_selection" mandatory="true" colspan="6">
             <meta>
                 <title>app.location</title>
             </meta>
diff --git a/config/packages/sulu_admin.yaml b/config/packages/sulu_admin.yaml
index a669187..d84555c 100644
--- a/config/packages/sulu_admin.yaml
+++ b/config/packages/sulu_admin.yaml
@@ -38,3 +38,17 @@ sulu_admin:
                         icon: fa-calendar
                         label: 'app.events'
                         overlay_title: 'app.events'
+
+        single_selection:
+            single_location_selection:
+                default_type: list_overlay
+                resource_key: locations
+                types:
+                    list_overlay:
+                        adapter: table
+                        list_key: locations
+                        display_properties:
+                            - name
+                        icon: fa-home
+                        empty_text: 'app.location.no_selections'
+                        overlay_title: 'app.locations'
diff --git a/src/Controller/Admin/EventController.php b/src/Controller/Admin/EventController.php
index f8a5100..3b641ce 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Admin/EventController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Admin/EventController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use App\Common\DoctrineListRepresentationFactory;
 use App\Entity\Event;
 use App\Repository\EventRepository;
+use App\Repository\LocationRepository;
 use Sulu\Bundle\MediaBundle\Entity\MediaRepositoryInterface;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
@@ -31,14 +32,21 @@ class EventController extends AbstractController
      */
     private $doctrineListRepresentationFactory;
 
+    /**
+     * @var LocationRepository
+     */
+    private $locationRepository;
+
     public function __construct(
         EventRepository $repository,
         MediaRepositoryInterface $mediaRepository,
         DoctrineListRepresentationFactory $doctrineListRepresentationFactory,
+        LocationRepository $locationRepository
     ) {
         $this->eventRepository = $repository;
         $this->mediaRepository = $mediaRepository;
         $this->doctrineListRepresentationFactory = $doctrineListRepresentationFactory;
+        $this->locationRepository = $locationRepository;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@ protected function getDataForEntity(Event $entity): array
         $image = $entity->getImage();
         $startDate = $entity->getStartDate();
         $endDate = $entity->getEndDate();
+        $location = $entity->getLocation();
 
         return [
             'id' => $entity->getId(),
@@ -151,7 +160,7 @@ protected function getDataForEntity(Event $entity): array
             'description' => $entity->getDescription(),
             'startDate' => $startDate ? $startDate->format('c') : null,
             'endDate' => $endDate ? $endDate->format('c') : null,
-            'location' => $entity->getLocation(),
+            'locationId' => $location ? $location->getId() : null,
         ];
     }
 
@@ -168,7 +177,7 @@ protected function mapDataToEntity(array $data, Event $entity): void
         $entity->setDescription($data['description'] ?? '');
         $entity->setStartDate($data['startDate'] ? new \DateTimeImmutable($data['startDate']) : null);
         $entity->setEndDate($data['endDate'] ? new \DateTimeImmutable($data['endDate']) : null);
-        $entity->setLocation($data['location'] ?? null);
+        $entity->setLocation($data['locationId'] ? $this->locationRepository->findById((int) $data['locationId']) : null);
     }
 
     protected function load(int $id, Request $request): ?Event
diff --git a/src/DataFixtures/ORM/AppFixtures.php b/src/DataFixtures/ORM/AppFixtures.php
index 727b5c4..c156957 100644
--- a/src/DataFixtures/ORM/AppFixtures.php
+++ b/src/DataFixtures/ORM/AppFixtures.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace App\DataFixtures\ORM;
 
 use App\Entity\Event;
+use App\Entity\Location;
 use Doctrine\Bundle\FixturesBundle\Fixture;
 use Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\OrderedFixtureInterface;
 use Doctrine\Persistence\ObjectManager;
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ public function load(ObjectManager $manager): void
      */
     private function loadEvents(ObjectManager $manager, array $images): void
     {
-        $repository = $manager->getRepository(Event::class);
+        $eventRepository = $manager->getRepository(Event::class);
+        $locationRepository = $manager->getRepository(Location::class);
 
         $data = [
             [
@@ -132,18 +134,30 @@ private function loadEvents(ObjectManager $manager, array $images): void
         ];
 
         foreach ($data as $item) {
-            $event = $repository->create(self::LOCALE);
+            $location = null;
+            if ($item['location']) {
+                $location = $locationRepository->create();
+                $location->setName($item['location']);
+                $location->setStreet('');
+                $location->setNumber('');
+                $location->setCity('');
+                $location->setCountryCode('');
+                $location->setPostalCode('');
+                $locationRepository->save($location);
+            }
+
+            $event = $eventRepository->create(self::LOCALE);
 
             $event->setTitle($item['title']);
             $event->setImage($images[$item['image']] ?? null);
-            $event->setLocation($item['location']);
+            $event->setLocation($location);
             $event->setTeaser($item['teaser']);
             $event->setDescription('<p>' . $item['description'] . '</p>');
             $event->setStartDate(new \DateTimeImmutable($item['startDate']));
             $event->setEndDate(new \DateTimeImmutable($item['endDate']));
             $event->setEnabled($item['enabled']);
 
-            $repository->save($event);
+            $eventRepository->save($event);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Entity/Event.php b/src/Entity/Event.php
index 0924e60..37ad951 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Event.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Event.php
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ class Event
     private $endDate;
 
     /**
-     * @var string|null
+     * @var Location|null
      *
-     * @ORM\Column(type="string", nullable=true)
+     * @ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="App\Entity\Location")
+     * @ORM\JoinColumn(onDelete="SET NULL")
      */
     private $location;
 
@@ -119,12 +120,12 @@ public function setEndDate(?\DateTimeImmutable $endDate): self
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function getLocation(): ?string
+    public function getLocation(): ?Location
     {
         return $this->location;
     }
 
-    public function setLocation(?string $location): self
+    public function setLocation(?Location $location): self
     {
         $this->location = $location;
 
diff --git a/tests/Functional/Controller/Admin/EventControllerTest.php b/tests/Functional/Controller/Admin/EventControllerTest.php
index e6a3625..0ac25f9 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/Controller/Admin/EventControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/Controller/Admin/EventControllerTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 namespace App\Tests\Functional\Controller\Admin;
 
 use App\Tests\Functional\Traits\EventTrait;
+use App\Tests\Functional\Traits\LocationTrait;
 use Sulu\Bundle\TestBundle\Testing\SuluTestCase;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\KernelBrowser;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 class EventControllerTest extends SuluTestCase
 {
     use EventTrait;
+    use LocationTrait;
 
     /**
      * @var KernelBrowser
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ public function testGet(): void
 
     public function testPost(): void
     {
+        $location = $this->createLocation('Sulu HQ');
+
         $this->client->jsonRequest(
             'POST',
             '/admin/api/events?locale=de',
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ public function testPost(): void
                 'startDate' => '2019-01-01 12:00',
                 'endDate' => '2019-01-02 12:00',
                 'description' => 'Sulu is really awesome',
-                'location' => 'Dornbirn',
+                'locationId' => $location->getId(),
             ]
         );
 
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ public function testPost(): void
         $this->assertSame('2019-01-01T12:00:00+00:00', $result['startDate']);
         $this->assertSame('2019-01-02T12:00:00+00:00', $result['endDate']);
         $this->assertSame('Sulu is really awesome', $result['description']);
-        $this->assertSame('Dornbirn', $result['location']);
+        $this->assertSame($location->getId(), $result['locationId']);
 
         $result = $this->findEventById($result['id'], 'de');
 
@@ -103,7 +107,8 @@ public function testPost(): void
         $this->assertNotNull($result->getEndDate());
         $this->assertSame('2019-01-02T12:00:00+00:00', $result->getEndDate()->format('c'));
         $this->assertSame('Sulu is really awesome', $result->getDescription());
-        $this->assertSame('Dornbirn', $result->getLocation());
+        $this->assertNotNull($result->getLocation());
+        $this->assertSame($location->getId(), $result->getLocation()->getId());
     }
 
     public function testPostNullValues(): void
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ public function testPostNullValues(): void
         $this->assertNull($result['startDate']);
         $this->assertNull($result['endDate']);
         $this->assertSame($result['description'], '');
-        $this->assertNull($result['location']);
+        $this->assertNull($result['locationId']);
 
         $result = $this->findEventById($result['id'], 'de');
 
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ public function testPostNullValues(): void
     public function testPut(): void
     {
         $event = $this->createEvent('Symfony', 'de');
+        $location = $this->createLocation('Sulu HQ');
 
         $this->client->jsonRequest(
             'PUT',
@@ -161,7 +167,7 @@ public function testPut(): void
                 'startDate' => '2019-01-01 12:00',
                 'endDate' => '2019-01-02 12:00',
                 'description' => 'Symfony Live is really awesome',
-                'location' => 'Dornbirn',
+                'locationId' => $location->getId(),
             ]
         );
 
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ public function testPut(): void
         $this->assertSame('2019-01-01T12:00:00+00:00', $result['startDate']);
         $this->assertSame('2019-01-02T12:00:00+00:00', $result['endDate']);
         $this->assertSame('Symfony Live is really awesome', $result['description']);
-        $this->assertSame('Dornbirn', $result['location']);
+        $this->assertSame($location->getId(), $result['locationId']);
 
         $result = $this->findEventById($result['id'], 'de');
 
@@ -191,7 +197,8 @@ public function testPut(): void
         $this->assertNotNull($result->getEndDate());
         $this->assertSame('2019-01-02T12:00:00+00:00', $result->getEndDate()->format('c'));
         $this->assertSame('Symfony Live is really awesome', $result->getDescription());
-        $this->assertSame('Dornbirn', $result->getLocation());
+        $this->assertNotNull($result->getLocation());
+        $this->assertSame($location->getId(), $result->getLocation()->getId());
     }
 
     public function testPutNullValues(): void
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ public function testPutNullValues(): void
         $this->assertNull($result['startDate']);
         $this->assertNull($result['endDate']);
         $this->assertSame($result['description'], '');
-        $this->assertNull($result['location']);
+        $this->assertNull($result['locationId']);
 
         $result = $this->findEventById($result['id'], 'de');
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Entity/EventTest.php b/tests/Unit/Entity/EventTest.php
index c8144c0..f5d6933 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Entity/EventTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Entity/EventTest.php
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@
 
 use App\Entity\Event;
 use App\Entity\EventTranslation;
+use App\Entity\Location;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Prophecy\Prophecy\ObjectProphecy;
 use Sulu\Bundle\MediaBundle\Entity\MediaInterface;
 
 class EventTest extends TestCase
 {
+    /**
+     * @var Location|ObjectProphecy
+     */
+    private $location;
+
     /**
      * @var Event
      */
@@ -18,6 +25,8 @@ class EventTest extends TestCase
 
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
+        $this->location = $this->prophesize(Location::class);
+
         $this->event = new Event();
         $this->event->setLocale('de');
     }
@@ -51,9 +60,12 @@ public function testEndDate(): void
 
     public function testLocation(): void
     {
+        $this->location->getId()->willReturn(42);
+
         $this->assertNull($this->event->getLocation());
-        $this->assertSame($this->event, $this->event->setLocation('Amsterdam'));
-        $this->assertSame('Amsterdam', $this->event->getLocation());
+        $this->assertSame($this->event, $this->event->setLocation($this->location->reveal()));
+        $this->assertNotNull($this->event->getLocation());
+        $this->assertSame($this->location->reveal(), $this->event->getLocation());
     }
 
     public function testImage(): void
diff --git a/translations/admin.de.json b/translations/admin.de.json
index ac72ae7..071d38b 100644
--- a/translations/admin.de.json
+++ b/translations/admin.de.json
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
     "app.enable_event": "Veranstaltungen aktivieren",
     "app.enabled": "Aktiviert",
     "app.location": "Standort",
-    "app.locations": "Standorte"
+    "app.locations": "Standorte",
+    "app.location.no_selections": "Kein Standord ausgewählt"
 }
diff --git a/translations/admin.en.json b/translations/admin.en.json
index b073ae1..52a386b 100644
--- a/translations/admin.en.json
+++ b/translations/admin.en.json
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
     "app.enable_event": "Enable event",
     "app.enabled": "Enabled",
     "app.location": "Location",
-    "app.locations": "Locations"
+    "app.locations": "Locations",
+    "app.location.no_selections": "No location selected"
 }