How to Remove Birthdays from Google Calendar

Cleaning up the clutter? If you have too many birthdays on your Google calendar, you might want to know how to remove them. 

If you have a birthday calendar in Google Calendar, it is possible to cut down on the clutter and remove birthdays.

2 Methods to remove birthdays from your Google Calendar:

  • Remove all birthday reminders
  • Remove an individual birthday

We will show you both ways, in simple, easy step-by-step instructions.

Let us begin.


Method #1: Remove All Birthday Reminders

Step #1: Open Google Calendar

Login to the Google suite with your credentials.

Open Google calendar.

In our example, you will notice that there are three birthdays lined up.

Step #2: Turn off all birthday reminders

In the left panel scroll down to My calendars.

Click to remove the tick mark from the square next to Birthdays.

Birthday reminders will no longer be visible in the calendar.

Step #3: Turn on all birthday reminders

In the left panel scroll down to My calendars.

Click to add a tick mark to the square next to Birthdays.

All birthday reminders are again visible in the calendar.


Method #2: Remove an Individual Birthday

Step #1: Open Google Calendar

Login to the Google suite with your credentials.

Open Google calendar.

Notice that there are three birthdays lined up.

Step #2: Open Contacts

Click on the nine-dot array in the top right corner.

In the menu that opens, click on Contacts.

Step #3: Delete the Birthday of a Contact

Navigate to the contact whose birthday you would like to remove.

Hover the mouse cursor on the contact.

Click on the Pencil icon that appears to the right of the contact name.

Details of the contact will open.

Navigate down to Birthday, and click on the X mark to remove the date.

Click on the Save button.

The calendar will no longer show the contact’s birthday.

Note: To bring back the birthday, re-enter the date for the contact.


Conclusion

We have shown you two methods to remove birthdays from your Google Calendar. You can either turn off notifications and reminders for birthdays, but leave them intact for each person. Or, you can edit the users whose birthdays you want to remove. 

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