Set up multiple calendars on iPhone

In the Calendar app , you can set up multiple calendars to keep track of different kinds of events. Although you can keep track of all your events and appointments in one place, you don’t have to. Additional calendars are easy to set up, and a great way to stay organized.

The calendars list with checkmarks indicating which calendars are active. The Done button for closing the list is in the top-right corner.

See multiple calendars at once

To view multiple calendars, tap Calendars at the bottom of the screen, then do any of the following:

Select the calendars you want to view.
Tap US Holidays to include national holidays with your events.
Tap Birthdays to include birthdays from Contacts with your events.

Set a default calendar

You can set one of your calendars as the default calendar. When you add an event using Siri or other apps, it’s added to your default calendar.

Go to Settings > Calendar > Default Calendar.
Select the calendar you want to use as your default calendar.

Change a calendar’s color

Tap Calendars at the bottom of the screen.
Tap next to the calendar, then choose a color.
Tap Done.

For some calendar accounts, such as Google, the color is set by the server.

Turn on iCloud, Google, Exchange, or Yahoo calendars

Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Add Account.
Do any of the following:
- Tap a mail service (iCloud or Microsoft Exchange, for example), then sign in to your account.
- Tap Other, tap Add CalDAV Account or Add Subscribed Calendar, then enter your server and account information.

Subscribe to a calendar

Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Add Account > Other.
Tap Add Subscribed Calendar.
Enter the URL of the .ics file to subscribe to and any other required server information.

You can also subscribe to an iCalendar (.ics) calendar by tapping a link to the calendar.

Add a CalDAV account

Go to Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Add Account > Other.
Tap Add CalDAV account.
Enter your server and account information.

Move an event to another calendar

Tap the event, tap Calendar, then select a calendar to move the event to.

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