How to Make a Calendar or Free/Busy Information Public in Google Calendar

You've collected all your team's games this season on a special calendar. Only because you boasted to your friends about it, of course. Now, how can you share the data with them and the world?

You're keeping track of all your meetings, appointments, classes and trips in Google Calendar. Now, how can you let others know conveniently when you're free without sharing all the details?

Fortunately, it's easy to publish all a calendar's details — or just free/busy information — with the world in Google Calendar.

Make a Calendar or Free/Busy Information Public in Google Calendar

To publish a calendar's free/busy information or event details for the world to see in Google Calendar:

• Click the down arrow next to the calendar you want to share under My calendars in Google Calendar.
• Now select Share this Calendar from the menu that comes up.
• Make sure Make this calendar public is checked.
• To make visible only whether you have something scheduled, but not what, make sure Share only my free/busy information (Hide details) is checked as well.
  • You can always hide individual event details (but not free/busy information) on your public calendar by making them private.
• Click Save.

Note that you can also share calendars with individual people, of course.

(Updated October 2011)