How do I display the school vacations calendar on Google Calendar?

To view school holidays in Google Calendar, the easiest way is to subscribe to the official calendar from your computer : It then syncs across all your devices and updates automatically every year.

📌 The simplest way : Do this just once on your computer.

Once you've added it from your PC, the holiday calendar will appear automatically in the Google Calendar app on your phone, and it updates automatically every year.

⚠ If you try to add it directly From the app on your phone, subscribing via a URL isn't an option: at best, you'll only be able to import the dates for a single year—which are fixed—and you'll then have to delete them one by one. This is a limitation of the Google Calendar app, not your phone.

👀 Just want to check or print the dates? No need for a digital calendar: the official calendar is also available as a print-ready A4 PDF, perfect for hanging on the fridge.

[View / download the school vacation calendar → https://www.service-public.gouv.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F31952]

How do I set school vacations on Google Calendar?

Here are all the steps you need to follow to put school vacations on Google Calendar.

Step 1: Define your school vacation zone

First, an important note: You must subscribe to the calendar (the one that updates automatically) from a computer, because the Google Calendar mobile app doesn't allow you to add calendars via URL. On your phone, you can only import the dates once, and they’ll be fixed (see the mobile section below).

1. Open a Web browser and type on the search bar "School calendar in France;
2. You're sure to come across the school calendar on the Ministry of Education website «data.education.gouv.fr / data.gouv.fr». Click on it;
3. Find the information you need as well as your school vacation zone (A, B or C depending on the académies), as summarized in the table below:

Have you figured out which zone you're in? Let's move on to the next step.

Step 2: Create a school vacation schedule for your zone

On its website, the Ministry of National Education offers free digital calendars in ICS format, one for each vacation region in France.

All you have to do is Select the one that applies for your region, and then import it into an app that supports ICS files, such as Google Calendar. This way, you can get all the holiday dates for your area without having to enter them one by one.

Here are the steps you need to follow to display your school vacation calendar on Google Calendar :

1) Open Google Calendar

Go to the Google Calendar site by copying this link into a new google tab: https://calendar.google.com/calendar

Having an e-mail address in nom@gmail.com format means you don't have to create a Google account, because you already have one. This address serves as your username, and the password associated with your email is also your Google account password.

If this is not the case, you must create an e-mail address to take advantage of all the features, including Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Photos and more.

2) Copy the address of your zone's school calendar link

To import your zone's calendar into Google Calendar, press right-click on itthen opt for "copy link address":

💡 On mobile, this link does not subscribe you: it downloads the file, which you can then import (see the «On Android» section below for detailed instructions).

• For zone A : Zone A School Calendar 2026
• For zone B : Zone B School Calendar 2026
• For zone C : Zone C School Calendar 2026

Once you have copied the link, go to Google Calendar, then :

3) Click on the small + next to "Other diaries".

After clicking on it, a pop-up window will appear:

4) Select "From URL".

5) Paste URL

Just "Ctrl+V" the "Agenda URL" box, or right-click and choose "paste".

6) Click on "Add a calendar

In just a few moments, a quick message indicating "Added agenda should appear.

7) School vacation calendar added to Google Calendar

You need to return to the Google Calendar home page to see if the calendar has been added. To do this, simply click on the back arrow next to "Settings" in the top left-hand corner, then refresh if necessary.

The agenda will be listed on the left.

Here, we used the Zone A link: the calendar name appears automatically, and Google Calendar directly displays the upcoming school breaks Coming soon for the school districts in this area.

You will then have something that looks like this:

Tip : Switch to the Month view to see all holidays at a glance.

How do I add school vacation calendars to my cell phone?

On iPhone

To view the school calendar On your iPhone, just click the link for your area (see step 2 above).

You may receive an alert indicating that the website is trying to present you with a calendar invitation.

• After clicking on To allow to accept, press Add everything when the number of events in the calendar appears.
• Next, select the calendar to which you want the various dates to be added as events.
• Then confirm by clicking on OK.

On Android

This technique is also easy to organize, allowing you to set up an event for each school vacation period in one of your existing Android calendars. To delete this calendar, you will need to manually delete each event linked to a vacation period.

To open it in your browser, click on the link for your region (see step 2 above) and download the file.

Next:

• Explore the file that you have just downloaded, whether in the Downloads menu in Google Chrome or in the Android notifications menu.
• A list of the various school holidays, presented in the form of events, will appear.
• Push the button “Add all” and select an existing agenda.
• By clicking on Add all, you can confirm create events in your usual calendar.

How do I set my vacations on Google Calendar?

When you report your absence from the office, Agenda automatically rejects all meetings scheduled during this short period. Here's how it works:

1. Open the Google Calendar app.
2. At the bottom right, click on Createthen on Add, then Absent from the office.
3. Choose the vacation dates from the office. It is also possible to specify a time.
4. To schedule repeated absences, on the days and at the times you have chosen, select Once, then the frequency you prefer.
5. It is possible to change parameters and the refusal message.
6. Push the button "Save" button to confirm changes.

Note : The "Out of Office" feature (which automatically declines meetings) is available only on Google Workspace accounts (Pro/Education), not on free personal Gmail accounts.

Some customizations on Google Calendar :

How do I view the week on Google Calendar?

To make the week visible on Google Calendar :

1. On your computer, go to Google Calendar.
2. At the top right, select the perspective: Week.

You can also choose to display the Day, Week, Month, Year, Calendar, or 4 days.

How do I customize Google Calendar?

On your computer, go to Google Calendar.

1. At the top right, select Settings.
2. Make the changes you want.
3. All changes are automatically saved.

There you have it. We hope this article is clear and that, after reading it, this process seems easy for you to follow.

You now know how to display the school vacation calendar your children's schedules in Google Calendar, and do it quickly to stay organized in your daily life.

FAQs

Is the vacation calendar updated automatically every year?

Yes, if you added it via a subscription (URL method on a computer): the new dates appear on their own. If you imported the dates on your mobile device, no, they remain fixed to the year you imported.

Why can't I add it from my phone?

The app Google Calendar does not support adding events via URL. Do this once from a computer: the calendar will then sync automatically to your phone.

How do I delete the holiday calendar from Google Calendar?

If you have subscribed via URL : Just remove it with a single click from the «Other Calendars» list. If you imported it on your mobile device: You’ll need to delete each event manually.

How do I know which zone I'm in (A, B, or C)?

That depends in your school district; see the table of zones earlier in this article.

Are vacations the same everywhere in France?

All Saints' Day, Christmas, and the summer vacation are observed in all zones. Only the winter break and spring are staggered among A, B, and C.