How to Delete Calendars on iPhone

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Last Updated: July 28, 2022 Tested

Using the Calendar app

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Deleting from Settings

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Deleting Subscribed Calendars

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If you don't want to see the events from a specific calendar (that you originally created with your iCloud account) in your Calendar app, you can hide or delete that calendar. For calendars that are connected with other accounts (like Gmail or Yahoo), you'll need to delete the calendar from your Settings app. You'll also be unable to delete calendars that aren't originally yours, like subscribed calendars. This wikiHow teaches you how to easily hide or delete a calendar from your iPhone.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Using the Calendar app

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Open the Calendar app. The app icon should show the current date on a white background.
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Tap Calendars at the bottom of the screen. If you're on an event page, you'll have to navigate back to the main calendar view to see the Calendars button (use the arrow icons to navigate back).

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Find the account or specific calendar that you want to delete. The calendars will be displayed by account.
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Tap
(to delete a calendar). You'll see this "i" icon to the right of the calendar's name.
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Tap Delete Calendar. It's at the bottom of the screen. You'll need to tap Delete Calendar to confirm your action before the calendar will be deleted.^{[1]
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- If the calendar re-appears or you don't see an option to delete the calendar, use the method that uses Settings if the Calendar is yours or use the method for subscribed calendars if it isn't yours.
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Tap Done in the upper right corner of the screen. The events from the calendar or account that you hid should no longer show up in your calendar.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Deleting from Settings

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Open Settings. You'll find this gear app icon on one of your Home screens or by searching.
- Use this method if the calendar you want to remove from your Calendar app is not deleting using the Calendar app.
- However, this method will not work with iCloud accounts. Any calendars that you created using your iCloud account can be deleted using the Calendar app.
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Navigate to your connected accounts. If you're using iOS 14 or later, go to Calendar > Accounts from this menu; if you're using iOS 13 or older, tap Passwords & Accounts > Accounts.
- To figure out which iOS you're using, go to Settings > General > About and look next to the "Software Version" entry.^{[2]
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Tap on an account under the Accounts section. This should be the account that's showing the calendar you want to hide or delete.
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Slide the switch next to Calendars to the off position
. The calendars associated with this account will no longer show up in your Calendar app.
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Tap Delete Account to remove the account completely. Deleting the account completely will unsubscribe you from the calendar and remove it and any associated events from the Calendar app, as well as removing the mail, contacts, and notes associated with that account from your phone.^{[3]
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Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Deleting Subscribed Calendars

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Open Settings. You'll find this gear app icon on one of your Home screens or by searching.
- Use this method if the calendar you want to remove from your Calendar app is not your own, but you subscribed to it.
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Navigate to your connected accounts. If you're using iOS 14 or later, go to Calendar > Accounts from this menu; if you're using iOS 13 or older, tap Passwords & Accounts > Accounts.^{[4]
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- To figure out which iOS you're using, go to Settings > General > About and look next to the "Software Version" entry.^{[5]
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Tap Subscribed Calendars. You'll see a list of all the calendars you're subscribed to.
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Tap
. This i icon is to the right of the calendar's name.
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Tap Delete Calendar. It's at the bottom of the screen. You'll need to tap Delete Calendar to confirm your action before the calendar will be deleted.^{[6]
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How do I remove a calendar from my iPhone calendar app?

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Open the Settings app and go to Accounts & Passwords. Click on "Subscribed Calendars." Click on the calendar you want to delete, then select "Delete Account." Finally, click "Delete Account" again to confirm it.
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I have 5 calendars under my gmail and I want to delete one of those calendars. Each time i open that specific calendar and hit delete, it just pops back up. Why?

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If you created that calendar in Gmail, you need to delete it there, instead of the iPhone Calendar app. wikihow.com/Delete-a-Google-Calendar might help.
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I want to remove a calendar from the app, I have deleted one but it immediately returns. Any thoughts?

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Try using settings. If that fails, go to iCloud and follow the same instructions using the Calendar app.