# How to Show Birthdays in Google Calendar

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Birthdays in Google Calendar come from your Google contacts. Tick Birthdays in the left column to show them, and add a birthday to a contact, or create a birthday event, to make a new one show up.

## Step by step
1. Open calendar.google.com on a computer.
2. In the left column, under **My calendars**, tick **Birthdays**.
3. To add one, click **Create** and choose **Birthday**, or add a birthday to the contact.
4. Untick **Birthdays** to hide them all.

## Good to know
- Birthdays come from your own contacts, and from people who chose to share theirs.
- Birthdays repeat every year by themselves.

## Source
This guide follows [Google Calendar Help](https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/6084659?hl=en). Menus change now and then, so check there if a button has moved.

## Plan around your calendar
Linked Google calendars show in your week as read-only blocks. [How to link Google Calendar to Cutline](https://gocutline.com/integrations/google-calendar/).

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