How to Sync Facebook Events to Google Calendar

Stop frantically switching between your calendar app and Facebook just to figure out what's on your schedule. Missing an important networking event or double-booking a client meeting because it was hidden in a Facebook notification is frustrating, and it happens to the best of us. This guide will show you exactly how to sync your Facebook Events directly to your Google Calendar, creating one central place for your entire schedule so you can stay organized and reclaim your time.

Why Sync Facebook Events to Google Calendar? (The Big Wins)

You might be wondering if adding another step to your workflow is worth it, but connecting these two platforms is less about adding a task and more about building a smarter, automated system. When you sync your calendars, you create a single source of truth for every appointment, meeting, and social gathering in your life.

For social media managers, entrepreneurs, and busy professionals, the benefits are immediate:

• Prevent Double-Booking: When a client's product launch event from Facebook shows up right next to your dentist's appointment in Google Calendar, you can instantly spot conflicts before they become a problem.
• Never Miss an Event Again: Google Calendar's notification system is robust. Get reliable reminders on your phone, desktop, and smartwatch for Facebook events you've RSVP'd to, ensuring you show up prepared and on time.
• Save Time and Mental Energy: Stop wasting time manually entering event details. Automation is your best friend. This sync pulls the event name, date, time, and location for you, eliminating tedious copy-pasting.
• Better Weekly and Monthly Planning: Seeing your personal appointments alongside your professional Facebook events gives you a complete, high-level view of your commitments. This makes it far easier to plan your weeks and months with confidence, knowing you have the full picture.

Imagine planning your content strategy for the month. With your synced calendar, you can see all your confirmed speaking gigs, community meetups, and online workshops right there, allowing you to build your social media posts around real-world events effortlessly.

The Official Method: Subscribing with a Calendar URL

In the past, Facebook offered obvious "Export Events" buttons that made this process painless. Today, that direct sync feature is more hidden, but it still works perfectly once you know where to find the magic link - your personal iCal or iCalendar feed URL. Follow these steps on a desktop computer, as finding this link on the mobile app is nearly impossible.

Step 1: Find Your Unique Facebook Events Calendar URL

This secret URL is what allows Google Calendar to read and display all the events you plan to attend. Finding it can sometimes feel like a digital scavenger hunt, but it's usually in the same place.

1. Open Facebook in your desktop web browser and log in to your account.
2. On the main home feed, look at the menu on the left side of the screen. Click on "Events." If you don't see it, you may need to click "See More" to expand the menu.
3. Once you're on the main Events page, ignore the main content area for a moment and scan the page. Typically, in the bottom-right corner, you'll find a small block of text that says something like, "You can add your events to Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar or Apple Calendar. Once you add them, they'll stay up to date."
4. Within this text, you will see blue hyperlinks for different event types, such as "Upcoming Events" or "Birthdays." Right-click on the "Upcoming Events" link.
5. From the right-click menu, select "Copy link address." You have now copied your unique iCalendar (.ics) feed URL to your clipboard. This is the link that Google Calendar needs to sync your events.

Step 2: Add the Facebook Calendar URL to Google Calendar

Now that you have your link, it's time to head over to Google Calendar and put it to work. Again, this process is best done on a desktop computer.

1. Open Google Calendar in your web browser and sign in if you aren't already.
2. Look at the left-hand menu. Find the section labeled "Other calendars" and click the plus sign (+) icon next to it.
3. A dropdown menu will appear. Select the option "From URL."
4. In the new screen, you'll see a field labeled "URL of calendar." Paste the link you copied from Facebook into this box. Do not check the box that says "Make the calendar publicly accessible" unless you have a specific reason to do so, as this can expose your schedule.
5. Click the "Add calendar" button.

That's it! Google Calendar will begin importing your Facebook events. It may take a few minutes to an hour for the first sync to complete, but soon you'll see all your events appear. As you RSVP to new events on Facebook, they'll automatically show up here moving forward.

Pro Tip: The new calendar will likely have a long, messy name based on the URL. Go back to your Google Calendar settings, find the new calendar under "Settings for other calendars," and rename it to something clean and simple like "Facebook Events." You can also change its color to help it stand out from your other commitments.

Managing Your Synced Calendar: Important Things to Know

Successfully connecting your calendars is a great first step, but there are a few key details to understand about how this sync actually works to avoid confusion later on.

This is a One-Way Street

The synchronization flows in one direction only: from Facebook to Google Calendar. This means:

• Any changes you make to an event on Facebook (like a time change) will eventually update in your Google Calendar.
• However, any events you create in Google Calendar will not appear on Facebook.
• You cannot edit or delete a synced Facebook event from within Google Calendar. To make changes, you must go back to the original event on Facebook.

Think of your Google Calendar as a "read-only" screen for your Facebook life. It's for viewing and planning, not for managing.

Syncing Is Not Instant

When you click "interested" on a Facebook event, it won't appear in your Google Calendar five seconds later. Subscribed calendars on Google don't sync in real time. According to Google's official documentation, it can take anywhere from 8 to 24 hours for the calendar to refresh and pull in new updates. In practice, it's often faster, but you shouldn't rely on it for last-minute changes. This is a system built for planning ahead, not for minute-by-minute updates.

What If You Can't Find the Export Link? (Workarounds & Backups)

Facebook's design changes constantly. It's possible that the "add to calendar" link might move or disappear for some users. If you follow the steps above and just can't find that special URL, don't worry. You still have other options, though they are more manual.

Workaround 1: Exporting an Individual Event

If you only need to add one specific, important event to your calendar rather than all of them, this is the quickest method. It won't create a live sync, but it's great for one-off additions.

1. Navigate to the specific event page on Facebook.
2. Click the three dots (...) icon located next to the "Interested" or "Going" button.
3. From the dropdown menu, select "Add to calendar."
4. A dialog will give you the option to download an .ics file or, depending on your browser and OS, options to add it directly to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.
5. Choose Google Calendar, and you'll be prompted to confirm and save the event.

This is a completely manual process and won't update if the event details change, but it's perfect for quickly adding a single, can't-miss entry to your schedule.

Workaround 2: The Old-Fashioned Manual Add

Sometimes, the simplest method is the best. If you only care about a handful of high-priority events each month, it might be faster just to create them manually in Google Calendar.

Treat this as a curation process. When you RSVP to a major client webinar or a key networking event on Facebook, take 30 extra seconds to create a corresponding entry in Google Calendar. Be sure to copy and paste the crucial details: the exact name, the address or Zoom link, and the date and time. This deliberate action often helps you remember the event better anyway.

Final Thoughts

Setting up a sync between Facebook Events and Google Calendar is a powerful way to organize your professional and personal life in one central hub. By using the hidden iCal feed URL, you can automate your schedule, prevent conflicts, and get reliable notifications for every commitment, giving you a clear view of your time.

Managing events is just one piece of the puzzle for busy marketers and entrepreneurs. That's why we built Postbase from the ground up - to bring that same sense of clarity and control to your entire social media workflow. When you have all your content publishing visualized on a single calendar, you can spot schedule gaps, plan cohesive campaigns across every platform, and reclaim the time once spent juggling disconnected spreadsheets and clunky tools.