Google Calendar events not showing? Check the web and phone

On the web, switch to the Google account that owns the calendar or has access to it. Make sure the calendar is visible, then check the date or search for the event. If you can still open the event on the device where you created it, look at its calendar name. An event saved to a calendar outside that Google account may never have reached Google Calendar on the web.

On Android or iPhone, open the app’s Menu and make sure the box beside the calendar is checked. Confirm that the phone is online and update the app if an update is available. Google says the app only syncs past events up to a year. For older events, use the web version. These steps apply to the Google Calendar app. Apple Calendar uses a separate sync setup.

On Android, choose Menu → Refresh, and check that Calendar is enabled in the phone’s Google account sync settings. For a calendar you created other than the primary one, also check its Sync option in the app’s settings. On iPhone, quit and reopen the Google Calendar app. If the missing event still appears on one device only, copy its details before clearing app data or removing an account.

On a computer, open Google Calendar and choose Settings → Trash. Deleted events that went to Trash stay there for 30 days unless removed earlier. Check the right calendar and choose Restore if the event is there and you have permission. For a missing invitation on someone else’s calendar, ask the organizer to confirm the invitation and the email address they used.