How to embed Google Calendar on your website
Google Calendar is a public Google Calendar embedded to show opening hours, classes or availability, used by studios, clubs, community venues and anyone publishing a schedule. Here's how to put it on your own website, which embed option to pick, and what goes wrong.
Quick answer
Get the code from Google Calendar settings for the specific calendar, under Integrate calendar, where the embed code is provided. For most people the right choice is the month grid embed — the classic calendar view. Paste it into a code or embed block on your site — not a plain text field — then place it beside your main call to action and test the whole flow on a phone before relying on it.
Google Calendar: which option to use
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Month grid embed | The classic calendar view. |
| Agenda view | A list of upcoming events, which works far better on mobile. |
| Customised embed | Google's embed helper lets you set colours, view and which calendars appear. |
Step-by-step
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Find the code or link in your account
Google Calendar keeps this in Google Calendar settings for the specific calendar, under Integrate calendar, where the embed code is provided. Copy what you need before touching your website — most of the time people lose is spent hunting for the snippet, not installing it.
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Pick the right option for the job
The table above is the decision. Month grid embed: The classic calendar view. Agenda view: A list of upcoming events, which works far better on mobile. Choosing before you paste saves rebuilding the section later.
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Paste it into a code or embed block
This needs an HTML, code or embed block — not a plain text field, where the code will simply appear as text on your page. On Adviita, ask the AI editor to add an embed section and drop the code in. On WordPress use a Custom HTML block, on Squarespace a Code block (Business plan or above), and on Wix an Embed HTML element.
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Put it where the decision happens
People decide to attend in seconds. Anything between them and a ticket loses attendees. A widget three scrolls down does a fraction of the work of the same widget beside your main call to action. Decide what the page is for, then place it at the point the visitor is deciding.
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Check it on an actual phone
Most visitors to a small business website arrive on a phone, and embeds are where mobile layouts break. Open your live site on your own phone and confirm it loads, fits the screen without sideways scrolling, and does not push your contact button out of view. Third-party embeds are also the most common cause of a slow page, so if it noticeably delays loading, consider a plain link instead.
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Test it end to end before you rely on it
Run through the whole flow yourself as a customer would — confirm it renders and links correctly — and confirm what should happen actually happens. Broken embeds fail silently, and the first person to notice is usually a customer who has already given up.
Tips & best practices
- ▸The calendar must be made public, and only that calendar. People routinely make their whole account public by mistake — check what you have shared.
- ▸Month grid view is unusable on a phone. Use agenda view for the embedded version.
- ▸It shows events; it does not take bookings. Pair it with a booking tool if you need registration.
- ▸Re-test the embed after any change to your site, your plan, or the connected account — third-party widgets break quietly and nothing tells you.
Common questions
How do I embed a Google Calendar on my website?
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In Google Calendar, open the settings for the specific calendar you want to share, make it public, then find Integrate calendar and copy the embed code. Paste it into a code block on your site. Use the customisation options to set agenda view, which is far more readable on mobile.
Is it safe to embed my Google Calendar?
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Only if you embed a calendar created specifically for public information. Never make your personal calendar public — create a separate calendar for the schedule you want to share, add only those events to it, and publish that one.
Do I need a developer to add Google Calendar to my site?
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No. Every option here is copy and paste into a code or embed block, which every mainstream website builder provides. The only genuine blocker is a builder or plan that does not allow custom code at all — Squarespace, for instance, requires a Business plan or above for code blocks.
Will adding Google Calendar slow down my website?
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Any third-party embed has some cost, because it loads code from another company's servers. One is usually unnoticeable; four or five on the same page is where small business sites become visibly slow. If page speed matters to you, prefer a plain link over a script wherever the option exists, and keep embeds to the pages that genuinely need them.