Add holidays to Outlook calendar

You’re definitely not the first to schedule a meeting on Whit Monday or Ascension Day by mistake. This can easily be prevented by adding public holidays to your Outlook calendar. Fortunately, Outlook has a built-in feature for this.

Holidays in Outlook calendar

Steps to Add Holidays in Outlook

  • Open Microsoft Outlook
  • Go to Tools >> Options
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  • Select Calendar Options
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  • Click Add Holidays
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  • Select the country or countries of your choice
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  • Click OK
  • The holidays will now be added to your Outlook calendar
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  • A notification will appear once the holidays are successfully added
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Apply to All Countries at Once

You can also apply this action to all countries you have contacts with, in one go.