diff --git a/src/localizers/globalize.js b/src/localizers/globalize.js
index aaeed78fa..1dd7eee60 100644
--- a/src/localizers/globalize.js
+++ b/src/localizers/globalize.js
@@ -1,68 +1,68 @@
 import dates from '../utils/dates';
+import oldGlobalize from './oldGlobalize';
 import { set } from '../formats';
 import { set as setLocalizer } from '../localizer';
 
-function inSame12Hr(start, end){
-  let s = 12 - dates.hours(start)
-  let e = 12 - dates.hours(end)
-  return (s <= 0 && e <= 0) || (s >= 0 && e >= 0)
-}
-
 let dateRangeFormat = ({ start, end }, culture, local)=>
-  local.format(start, 'd', culture) + ' — ' + local.format(end, 'd', culture)
+  local.format(start, { date: 'short' }, culture) + ' — ' + local.format(end, { date: 'short' }, culture)
 
 let timeRangeFormat = ({ start, end }, culture, local)=>
-  local.format(start, 'h:mmtt', culture) +
-    ' — ' + local.format(end, inSame12Hr(start, end) ? 'h:mm' : 'h:mmtt', culture)
+  local.format(start, { time: 'short' }, culture) +
+    ' — ' + local.format(end, { time: 'short' }, culture)
 
 let weekRangeFormat = ({ start, end }, culture, local)=>
   local.format(start, 'MMM dd', culture) +
-    ' - ' + local.format(end, dates.eq(start, end, 'month') ? 'dd' : 'MMM dd', culture)
+    ' — ' + local.format(end, dates.eq(start, end, 'month') ? 'dd' : 'MMM dd', culture)
 
 export let formats = {
   dateFormat: 'dd',
-  dayFormat: 'ddd dd/MM',
-  weekdayFormat: 'ddd',
+  dayFormat: 'eee dd/MM',
+  weekdayFormat: 'eee',
 
   selectRangeFormat: timeRangeFormat,
   eventTimeRangeFormat: timeRangeFormat,
 
-  timeGutterFormat: 't',
+  timeGutterFormat: { time: 'short' },
 
-  monthHeaderFormat: 'Y',
-  dayHeaderFormat: 'dddd MMM dd',
+  monthHeaderFormat: 'MMMM yyyy',
+  dayHeaderFormat: 'eeee MMM dd',
   dayRangeHeaderFormat: weekRangeFormat,
   agendaHeaderFormat: dateRangeFormat,
 
-  agendaDateFormat: 'ddd MMM dd',
-  agendaTimeFormat: 't',
+  agendaDateFormat: 'eee MMM dd',
+  agendaTimeFormat: { time: 'short' },
   agendaTimeRangeFormat: timeRangeFormat
 }
 
 export default function(globalize) {
-
-  function getCulture(culture){
-    return culture
-      ? globalize.findClosestCulture(culture)
-      : globalize.culture()
-  }
+  let locale = culture => culture ? globalize(culture) : globalize;
 
   function firstOfWeek(culture) {
-    culture = getCulture(culture)
-    return (culture && culture.calendar.firstDay) || 0
+    let date = new Date();
+    //cldr-data doesn't seem to be zero based
+    let localeDay = Math.max(
+      parseInt(locale(culture).formatDate(date, { raw: 'e' }), 10) - 1, 0)
+
+    return Math.abs(date.getDay() - localeDay)
   }
 
+  if (!globalize.load)
+    return oldGlobalize(globalize);
+
+
   set(formats)
 
   return setLocalizer({
     firstOfWeek,
 
     parse(value, format, culture){
-      return globalize.parseDate(value, format, culture)
+      format = typeof format === 'string' ? { raw: format } : format;
+      return locale(culture).parseDate(value, format)
     },
 
     format(value, format, culture){
-      return globalize.format(value, format, culture)
+      format = typeof format === 'string' ? { raw: format } : format;
+      return locale(culture).formatDate(value, format)
     }
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/localizers/oldGlobalize.js b/src/localizers/oldGlobalize.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2af568efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/localizers/oldGlobalize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import dates from '../utils/dates';
+import { set } from '../formats';
+import { set as setLocalizer } from '../localizer';
+
+let dateRangeFormat = ({ start, end }, culture, local)=>
+  local.format(start, 'd', culture) + ' — ' + local.format(end, 'd', culture)
+
+let timeRangeFormat = ({ start, end }, culture, local)=>
+  local.format(start, 't', culture) +
+    ' — ' + local.format(end, 't', culture)
+
+let weekRangeFormat = ({ start, end }, culture, local)=>
+  local.format(start, 'MMM dd', culture) +
+    ' - ' + local.format(end, dates.eq(start, end, 'month') ? 'dd' : 'MMM dd', culture)
+
+export default function(globalize) {
+
+}
+
+export let formats = {
+  dateFormat: 'dd',
+  dayFormat: 'ddd dd/MM',
+  weekdayFormat: 'ddd',
+
+  selectRangeFormat: timeRangeFormat,
+  eventTimeRangeFormat: timeRangeFormat,
+
+  timeGutterFormat: 't',
+
+  monthHeaderFormat: 'Y',
+  dayHeaderFormat: 'dddd MMM dd',
+  dayRangeHeaderFormat: weekRangeFormat,
+  agendaHeaderFormat: dateRangeFormat,
+
+  agendaDateFormat: 'ddd MMM dd',
+  agendaTimeFormat: 't',
+  agendaTimeRangeFormat: timeRangeFormat
+}
+
+export default function(globalize) {
+
+  function getCulture(culture){
+    return culture
+      ? globalize.findClosestCulture(culture)
+      : globalize.culture()
+  }
+
+  function firstOfWeek(culture) {
+    culture = getCulture(culture)
+    return (culture && culture.calendar.firstDay) || 0
+  }
+
+  set(formats)
+
+  return setLocalizer({
+    firstOfWeek,
+
+    parse(value, format, culture){
+      return globalize.parseDate(value, format, culture)
+    },
+
+    format(value, format, culture){
+      return globalize.format(value, format, culture)
+    }
+  })
+}