howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-add-a-holiday-calendar-on-an-iphone/ · Checked October 2026 · iPhone 17e · iOS 27.0.1

In this guide

Tap the Calendars button
Tap Add Calendar
Tap Add Holiday Calendar
Pick a country
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

In Calendar, tap the Calendars button at the top, then Add Calendar at the bottom and Add Holiday Calendar. Pick a country from the list. Our iPhone 17e had no Holidays calendar in its list, so the month view showed no holidays until one is added.

Device: iPhone
Shown on: iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 17e)
App: Calendar
Path: Calendar › Calendars › Add Calendar › Add Holiday Calendar
Real screenshots: 4 of 4 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Tap the Calendars button
In the month view, tap the button left of the search button at the top. Ours showed October 2026 with no holidays in it.
Done
Tap Add Calendar
Ours listed Home and Work under iCloud and Scheduled Reminders, Birthdays and Siri Suggestions under Other: no Holidays. Tap Add Calendar at the bottom.
Done
Tap Add Holiday Calendar
Add Holiday Calendar is at the top of the menu, above Add Subscription Calendar and Add Calendar.
Done
Pick a country
The list runs from Australia (English) onwards, and each country shows its language. Use the search box at the bottom to find yours and tap it.
Done

If you do not see this option

After you tap a country? Apple says to tap the button to subscribe. We stopped at the list, so we cannot show it. Source: Use the Holidays calendar on iPhone
Remove a holiday from it? Apple says you cannot: it is a subscription calendar, and only its provider can change it. Source: Use the Holidays calendar on iPhone

If this does not work

Holidays already listed but not showing? Apple says to tick the holiday calendar in the Calendars list. Source: Use the Holidays calendar on iPhone
Wrong country? Add the right one from Add Holiday Calendar and untick the other.