Add Holidays to Your Outlook Calendar

Outlook can display a built-in holiday calendar so you can keep track of public holidays without entering each date manually. The steps are simple, but they vary a little depending on whether you use Outlook on Windows, Outlook on the web, or the new Outlook app.

This guide shows how to add holidays to your Outlook calendar, how to check that they were imported correctly, and how to remove them if you no longer want them showing up.

Add Holidays in Outlook on Windows

1. Open Outlook on your Windows PC.
2. Go to File, then select Options.
3. In the Outlook Options window, choose Calendar.
4. Under Calendar options, click Add Holidays.
5. Select the country or region whose holidays you want to add.
6. Click OK to import the holiday dates into your calendar.
7. If prompted, confirm that you want to add the holidays to your calendar folders.

Outlook adds the selected holiday calendar as an overlay in your main calendar view. You should see the holidays listed alongside your other appointments after the import finishes.

Add Holidays in the New Outlook or Outlook on the Web

1. Open Outlook in your browser or switch to the new Outlook app.
2. Go to Calendar.
3. Look for an option such as Add calendar or Browse calendars.
4. Choose Holidays from the available calendar list.
5. Select the country or region you want.
6. Save or add the calendar so it appears in your calendar list.

Check That the Holidays Were Added

• Open your calendar view and look for holiday entries on the expected dates.
• Make sure the correct country or region was selected.
• Check whether the holiday calendar is turned on in the left-side calendar list.
• Scroll through a few months to confirm future dates were imported too.

Remove Holidays from Outlook

1. In Outlook on Windows, open File, then Options, then Calendar, and choose Add Holidays again.
2. If Outlook lists the already-added holidays, remove them from your calendar folders instead of re-importing the same set.
3. In Outlook on the web or new Outlook, open the calendar list and uncheck or remove the Holidays calendar.
4. If needed, delete individual holiday entries from your calendar after they have been added.

Common Problems and Fixes

• The wrong holidays appear: remove the calendar and add the correct country or region.
• Nothing shows up: confirm the calendar is enabled and that you are looking at the right date range.
• Duplicates appear: remove the holiday set before importing it again.
• Your Outlook version looks different: check whether you are using classic Outlook, the new Outlook, or Outlook on the web, since the steps are not identical.

Which Outlook Version Are You Using?

If the instructions do not match what you see, the most important thing is to identify which Outlook app you have. Classic Outlook for Windows uses the File menu and desktop options, while the new Outlook and Outlook on the web rely more on the calendar list and add-calendar menus.