Published Mar 17th, 2025 by Joep Leussink
Managing schedules efficiently is crucial, whether for personal planning, business meetings, or organizing large events. Google Calendar is one of the most popular tools for tracking appointments, events, and coordinating with others. However, simply having a calendar isn’t enough—you need to share Google Calendar events effectively to ensure seamless communication and participation. In this guide, we’ll walk through the best ways to share a calendar, including how AddEvent can streamline the process for individuals, teams, and businesses.
When you share a calendar, you provide others with real-time access to event details, updates, and changes. Whether you’re planning a work schedule, organizing a sports league, or managing an event series, a shared calendar eliminates confusion and ensures that everyone stays informed. Here are some key benefits:
Now, let’s explore how to share Google Calendar step by step and how AddEvent can enhance the experience.
Google Calendar makes it simple to share a calendar with individuals, teams, or the public. Here’s how:
If you want to grant access to particular individuals, follow these steps:
For broad access, such as publishing an event schedule on a website, you can make your calendar public:
Instead of adding individual emails, you can share a Google Calendar link:
To maximize your calendar’s reach and efficiency, integrate AddEvent with your Google Calendar:
While Google Calendar provides basic sharing options, AddEvent takes it to the next level by offering advanced calendar-sharing and embedding capabilities. Here’s how AddEvent can help:
Instead of manually adding events, a subscription calendar allows users to automatically receive updates when new events are added. AddEvent makes it easy to generate a subscription calendar that syncs directly with Google Calendar, Outlook, and other platforms.
A calendar for your website ensures visitors can see upcoming events without needing to check emails or manually add them. AddEvent’s website calendar widget provides an elegant, customizable solution for embedding a Google Calendar directly into your site.
AddEvent supports calendar widgets on all major website builders and has a direct Event Calendar Plugin for WordPress.
Want to let users add an individual event to their calendar effortlessly? AddEvent offers an Add to Calendar button that integrates with Google Calendar, making it easy for attendees to save event details to their calendar with just one click.
If you’re hosting webinars, conferences, or masterclasses, AddEvent’s online RSVP tool ensures you can track attendance while keeping guests informed through calendar reminders and emails.
Knowing how to share Google Calendar effectively can enhance collaboration, reduce scheduling conflicts, and improve event participation. While Google Calendar offers built-in sharing options, integrating AddEvent’s advanced tools—such as subscription calendars, embeddable event calendars, and Add to Calendar buttons—ensures a more streamlined and professional experience that works across all calendar platforms, not just Google Calendar.
Whether you’re managing a business, running events, or simply coordinating schedules, AddEvent helps you share a calendar effortlessly and keep everyone in sync. Get started today and see how easy it is to enhance your calendar-sharing experience!