Shared Calendar & Planner can show public holidays (official days off) of one or more countries right on your calendar, so your team can see at a glance when colleagues are off.
To turn on public holidays:
- Go to Settings
- Find the Calendar Appearance section
- Check the "Show public holidays" box. We'll suggest a country based on your browser.
- Click the country to change it. Start typing to search 200+ countries.
- Optionally pick a region (for example, a US state or a German state) to also see its local holidays. Keep "National holidays only" to see only nationwide holidays.
- Is your team spread across countries? Click "Add country" to add more, up to 5.
Changes are saved automatically.
How holidays look on the calendar
- Holidays are shown in light red, with the holiday name and the country's flag at the top of the day.
- They appear in the Month, Week, Day and Agenda views, and on printouts.
- Holiday names are shown in your interface language when available, otherwise in English.
- Holidays can't be edited or opened, and they aren't added to the calendar feed you connect to Outlook or Google Calendar.
FAQ
Q: Does everyone see the same holidays?
A: Yes. The setting is saved for the calendar, not per person, so everyone who opens it sees the same holidays.
Q: Which holidays are shown?
A: Only public holidays, meaning official days off. Observances (like Mother's Day), school holidays and bank-only holidays are not shown.
Q: How do I turn holidays off?
A: Uncheck "Show public holidays" in Settings.
Q: A holiday is missing or wrong. What should I do?
A: Let us know through support. Holiday data comes from the open-source date-holidays project, and we can report corrections there.