Show holidays and birthdays in Calendar on Mac
You can view birthdays and holidays in the Calendar app.
Show or hide birthdays
The Birthdays calendar displays birthdays it finds in the Contacts app.
Go to the Calendar app
on your Mac.
Choose Calendar > Settings, then click General.
Select or deselect “Show Birthdays calendar.”
You can’t add or remove birthdays directly in the Birthdays calendar; instead, you update them in the Contacts app. When you add or remove birthdays in Contacts, the Birthdays calendar is updated automatically.
If you add calendars from your Google account, a separate Birthdays calendar shows the birthdays for those friends and contacts.
View the Holidays calendar
The Holidays calendar displays holidays based on your computer’s region.
Go to the Calendar app
Choose Calendar > Settings, then click General.
Select or deselect “Show Holidays calendar.”
Deselecting “Show Holidays calendar” only hides the Holidays calendar for the computer’s region.
Note: The Holidays calendar is a subscription calendar. You can’t add or delete holidays in the Holidays calendar, because subscription calendars can be modified only by the calendar provider.
Add the Holidays calendar for a different region
You can add a Holidays calendar for different countries or regions.
Go to the Calendar app
Choose File > New Holiday Calendar.
Click the Region pop-up menu, choose a country or region, then click Add.
Choose a name for the calendar, select your preferred location, alert, and refresh settings, then click OK.
Adding a Holidays calendar for a different region does not supersede the Holidays calendar for the computer’s region.
Remove a Holidays calendar
Go to the Calendar app
Control-click the calendar in the calendar list, then choose Unsubscribe.
If you don’t see the calendar list on the left, choose View > Show Calendar List.