How to Create a Calendar in SharePoint

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May 12, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to add a shared calendar to your SharePoint site.

Quick summary

Adding a calendar in SharePoint lets teams track events and deadlines in a centralized, collaborative space. This tutorial walks through the exact steps to create and configure a new SharePoint calendar using the Classic Experience app library.

Steps

From the main dashboard of your SharePoint site, click the 'New' button in the top menu bar.
Select 'App' from the list of options that appears.
Choose the 'Classic Experience' option to access the full app library.
Browse the available apps and select 'Calendar'.
Enter a unique calendar name into the provided input field.
Click 'Create' to finalize and add the calendar.
Your new SharePoint calendar will be created and added to your site, ready to use.

📌 Why this matters

A dedicated SharePoint calendar gives teams a single, shared location to manage meetings, deadlines, and events directly within their existing intranet — no extra tools required. It integrates natively into any SharePoint site, making it easy for team members to stay aligned without switching platforms. For organizations already using Microsoft 365, adding a calendar through SharePoint's Classic Experience is a fast, no-code way to improve team coordination and visibility.

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