{"id":8373,"date":"2025-07-27T20:06:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2025-07-27T20:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:06:36","slug":"how-to-easily-add-public-holidays-to-your-google-calendar-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/how-to-easily-add-public-holidays-to-your-google-calendar-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Easily Add Public Holidays to Your Google Calendar in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/p>\n

Hey there! It’s your Holiday Little Assistant coming at ya with another helpful guide. Today we’re tackling a question I get asked ALL the time: how to add holidays to Google Calendar<\/b>. Trust me, it’s way easier than remembering all those dates yourself!<\/p>\n

Whether you’re planning vacations, scheduling meetings around long weekends, or just don’t want to miss your mom’s birthday (again), having holidays visible on your calendar is a total game-changer. The best part? Google makes it super simple to add official holidays for pretty much any country you need.<\/p>\n

Step-by-Step: Adding Holidays to Your Google Calendar<\/h2>\n

Let me break this down so easy your grandma could do it:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Google Calendar on your computer (this works best on desktop)<\/li>\n
  2. Look for “Other calendars” on the left sidebar – it’s usually near the bottom<\/li>\n
  3. Click the little “+” sign next to it<\/li>\n
  4. Select “Browse calendars of interest”<\/li>\n
  5. Choose “Holidays” from the options that pop up<\/li>\n
  6. Check the boxes for whatever countries’ holidays you want to see (US, China, UK – they’ve got ’em all!)<\/li>\n
  7. Boom! Holidays will magically appear in your calendar in their own color<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Wait, What If I Need Different Holidays?<\/h2>\n

    Great question! Maybe your company observes different holidays or you want to add cultural celebrations. No sweat! You can:<\/p>\n

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    • Subscribe<\/b> to public holiday calendars online (just Google “[country] holiday calendar ical” and add the URL in the “Other calendars” section)<\/li>\n
    • Create your own<\/b> holiday calendar if you’re the admin of a Google Workspace account<\/li>\n
    • Add single events<\/b> manually for those less common observances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Pro Tips From Your Holiday Assistant<\/h2>\n

      Here’s some insider knowledge I’ve picked up:<\/p>\n

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      1. The holiday colors are light by default – right click to change them if they’re hard to see<\/li>\n
      2. Mobile users: The steps are similar in the app under “Settings” > “Add calendar”<\/li>\n
      3. You can turn holiday calendars on\/off anytime – perfect when you change jobs or countries<\/li>\n
      4. Some calendars include moon phases and daylight savings – bonus!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Alright folks, that’s the 411 on loading up your Google Calendar with all the important dates. No more excuses for forgetting about that three-day weekend coming up! Whether you’re scheduling around Chinese New Year, US federal holidays, or Diwali, your calendar’s about to get way more colorful.<\/p>\n

        Faqpro Thanks for hanging with me today! Remember, I’m always here if you’ve got more holiday-related questions. Now go enjoy all those upcoming days off you just added to your calendar! \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Hey there! It’s your Holiday Little Assistant coming at ya with another helpful guide. Today we’re tackling a question I get asked ALL the time: how to add holidays to Google Calendar. Trust me, it’s way easier than remembering all those dates yourself! Whether you’re planning vacations, scheduling meetings around long weekends, or just don’t…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8372,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"How to Easily Add Public Holidays to Your Google Calendar in 2024 - Public Holiday Calendar","description":"Hey there! It's your Holiday Little Assistant coming at ya with another helpful guide. Today we're tackling a question I get asked ALL the time: how to add holi"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[7731,8226,8227,8228,601],"class_list":["post-8373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-add-holidays-to-google-calendar","tag-google-calendar-holidays-2024","tag-how-to-show-holidays-on-google","tag-public-holidays-google-calendar","tag-subscribe-to-holiday-calendar"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8374,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8373\/revisions\/8374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}