diff --git a/icalevents/icalparser.py b/icalevents/icalparser.py
index 3f29427..c5c2814 100644
--- a/icalevents/icalparser.py
+++ b/icalevents/icalparser.py
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ def create_event(component, strict):
     else:
         event.attendee = str(None)
 
-    if component.get("uid"):
+    try:
         event.uid = component.get("uid").encode("utf-8").decode("ascii")
-    else:
+    except (AttributeError, UnicodeDecodeError):
         event.uid = str(uuid4())  # Be nice - treat every event as unique
 
     if component.get("organizer"):
diff --git a/test/test_data/no_uid.ics b/test/test_data/no_uid.ics
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1e1e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_data/no_uid.ics
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+BEGIN:VCALENDAR
+METHOD:PUBLISH
+PRODID:Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
+VERSION:2.0
+X-WR-CALNAME:Kalender
+BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
+TZID:Central European Standard Time
+BEGIN:STANDARD
+DTSTART:16010101T030000
+TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
+TZOFFSETTO:+0100
+RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
+END:STANDARD
+BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
+DTSTART:16010101T020000
+TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
+TZOFFSETTO:+0200
+RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3
+END:DAYLIGHT
+END:VTIMEZONE
+BEGIN:VEVENT
+SUMMARY:Free
+DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210520
+DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210521
+CLASS:PUBLIC
+PRIORITY:5
+DTSTAMP:20210516T144840Z
+TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
+STATUS:CONFIRMED
+SEQUENCE:0
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-APPT-SEQUENCE:0
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:FREE
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INTENDEDSTATUS:BUSY
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INSTTYPE:1
+X-MICROSOFT-DONOTFORWARDMEETING:FALSE
+X-MICROSOFT-DISALLOW-COUNTER:FALSE
+END:VEVENT
+END:VCALENDAR
diff --git a/test/test_data/non_ascii_uid.ics b/test/test_data/non_ascii_uid.ics
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8d89e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_data/non_ascii_uid.ics
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+BEGIN:VCALENDAR
+METHOD:PUBLISH
+PRODID:Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
+VERSION:2.0
+X-WR-CALNAME:Kalender
+BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
+TZID:Central European Standard Time
+BEGIN:STANDARD
+DTSTART:16010101T030000
+TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
+TZOFFSETTO:+0100
+RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10
+END:STANDARD
+BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
+DTSTART:16010101T020000
+TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
+TZOFFSETTO:+0200
+RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3
+END:DAYLIGHT
+END:VTIMEZONE
+BEGIN:VEVENT
+UID:🙉🙈👀
+SUMMARY:Free
+DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210520
+DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210521
+CLASS:PUBLIC
+PRIORITY:5
+DTSTAMP:20210516T144840Z
+TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
+STATUS:CONFIRMED
+SEQUENCE:0
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-APPT-SEQUENCE:0
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:FREE
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INTENDEDSTATUS:BUSY
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-IMPORTANCE:1
+X-MICROSOFT-CDO-INSTTYPE:1
+X-MICROSOFT-DONOTFORWARDMEETING:FALSE
+X-MICROSOFT-DISALLOW-COUNTER:FALSE
+END:VEVENT
+END:VCALENDAR
diff --git a/test/test_icalevents.py b/test/test_icalevents.py
index f1a1221..1abc629 100644
--- a/test/test_icalevents.py
+++ b/test/test_icalevents.py
@@ -954,3 +954,27 @@ class ICalEventsTests(unittest.TestCase):
         events = icalevents.events(file=ical, start=start, end=end, strict=True)
 
         self.assertEqual(len(events), 1)
+
+    def test_no_uid(self):
+        ical = "test/test_data/no_uid.ics"
+
+        # noinspection DuplicatedCode
+        start = date(2021, 1, 1)
+        end = date(2021, 12, 31)
+
+        [event] = icalevents.events(file=ical, start=start, end=end)
+
+        self.assertIsNot(event.uid, -1)
+        self.assertIsInstance(event.uid, str)
+
+    def test_non_ascii_uid(self):
+        ical = "test/test_data/non_ascii_uid.ics"
+
+        # noinspection DuplicatedCode
+        start = date(2021, 1, 1)
+        end = date(2021, 12, 31)
+
+        [event] = icalevents.events(file=ical, start=start, end=end)
+
+        self.assertIsNot(event.uid, -1)
+        self.assertIsInstance(event.uid, str)