Instead of entering holidays manually each year, Calendar Manager lets you create a Live iCal calendar that syncs automatically with a public holiday feed from a site like iCalshare.com. Once connected, the calendar updates hourly and populates holidays without any manual entry.
💡Quick answers
- Where do you find holiday iCal feeds to use with Calendar Manager? From iCalshare.com; search for the desired holiday schedule, open that feed's page, right-click "Subscribe to Calendar," and copy the link address.
- Setting up a holiday calendar in Calendar Manager? Create a new calendar, set Calendar Type to Live iCal, and paste the copied iCal feed URL into the Live URL field.
- How often does the holiday feed sync with Calendar Manager? Hourly; it may take up to one hour after setup for events to first appear in Calendar Manager.
- Is it possible to use this approach for other annual events besides holidays? Yes; any public iCal feed URL can be used, such as external sports schedules or district-wide academic calendars.
Ready to get started with New Calendars?
This article is for Calendar Manager module users.
We're excited to share our updated plan and timeline for transitioning to the New Calendars module. Thank you for your patience and support as we work to make this migration smooth. Although our original timeline has shifted, we're confident this revised plan will ensure a successful rollout.
- Clients interested in migrating to the new module can submit a request to their Client Success Manager or email clientsuccess@finalsite.com.
- October 2026: All clients on Calendar Manager will have access to the automated migration utility.
Learn more about New Calendars:
Instead of manually adding common events like holidays, you can create a new calendar specifically for displaying holidays, and then set it to automatically update from an iCal feed with the appropriate data.
First, grab an iCal feed of upcoming holidays from iCalshare.com. Search for a feed with the holiday schedule you want, and click on the name to go to that feed's page. Right-click the "Subscribe to Calendar" button, and select the "Copy Link Address" option from the context menu to save the iCal feed URL.
Go to Calendar Manager and create a new calendar. Use the calendar type "Live iCal," and paste the iCal feed URL you just copied into the appropriate field.
This calendar should automatically display upcoming US holidays.
Important Note
Feeds are synced hourly, so it may take some time for the events to display in Calendar Manager.
For more information about Live iCal calendars in Calendar Manager, see the Knowledge Base article Using iCal Feeds to synchronize multiple calendar systems.
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