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What is a recurring event?

A recurring or repeating event is an event that will occur more than once on your calendar. Rather than creating an event multiple times, use the Repeats menu to create an event series.

Recurrence patterns

Examples of supported recurring event patterns:

  • Weekly on Thursdays at 8:00AM, until December 31, 2019
  • Every weekday at 8:00am, forever
  • On the first Monday of every month at 10:00am, for 5 times
  • Yearly on July 4, forever
  • Every 2nd Wednesday for 5 times

Repeating events can be set to repeat Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly. You can customize these options further:

  • Daily can be set to every day, every other day, every 3 days, etc.
  • Weekly can be set to selected days in the week.
  • Weekly can be set to every week, every 2 weeks, every 3 weeks, etc.
  • Monthly can be set to every 2 months, every 3 months, etc., and set to a particular day: 10th day of the month or 2nd Monday of the month.
  • Yearly can be set to every year, every 2 years, every 3 years, etc., and to a particular day, like the Monthly option.

Create a repeating event

To create a recurring event:

  1. Click on the date you want the first instance of the event to occur.
  2. Open the repeating options in the event editor:
  3. The options for repeating events will open. Customize the recurrence pattern as needed.
  4. Click Done or tap the checkmark, then Save the event.

ℹ️ Learn more

Good to know:

  • The Signups feature can be used to sign up for a single instance of a recurring event.
  • When you make changes to one instance of a repeating event, you will be prompted to choose whether your changes apply to that instance only, to that instance and all future instances, or to all instances in the event series.
  • If you want to duplicate an event, but not create a recurring event series, you can use the Copy event function.
Updated on September 4, 2025
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