All-Day Events
Some things don't happen at a specific time — they just happen on a day. A birthday, a public holiday, a trip you're taking, or an exam week for your kids. These are all-day events: they mark that the whole day is claimed or notable, without tying the event to any particular hour.
What Makes an Event "All-Day"
An all-day event:
- Has no start or end time — only a date (or a range of dates)
- Appears across the top banner of its day in Week view, separate from the timed events below
- Shows as a full-width card in Month view
- Can span multiple consecutive days (e.g., "Beach Vacation: Jul 12–17")
All-day events are perfect for:
| Use case | Example |
|---|---|
| Holidays and observances | Christmas Day, National Holiday |
| Birthdays and anniversaries | "Grandma's Birthday" |
| Multi-day trips or vacations | "Family Beach Week" |
| Deadlines (the day something is due) | "Tax return due" |
| Exam periods | "Noah's Exam Week" |
| Out-of-office days | "Will — OOO, conference" |
Creating an All-Day Event
- Open the event creation modal — click New Event in the top bar, click a day in Month view, or click any time slot in Week view.
- Enter the event title.
- Check the All-day toggle near the date fields. The time pickers disappear — only date fields remain.
- Select the date (or drag the end date past the start date for a multi-day span).
- Choose the calendar, color, and any other details.
- Click Save.
You can also click a day number directly in Month view — the new event modal will open with that date pre-filled and, depending on where you click, the all-day toggle may already be active.
How All-Day Events Look in Each View
Month view: All-day events appear as solid colored cards spanning the day cell. Multi-day events stretch across the cells they cover, exactly like a banner. Timed events are listed below them in smaller text.
Week view: All-day events appear in a fixed banner row at the very top of the time grid, above the 12:00 AM slot. They don't scroll with the time grid. If you have several all-day events on the same day, they stack in this banner area.
Focus view: All-day events appear in a separate section at the top labeled "Today" or with their date, so they're visible at a glance without cluttering the live timeline.
Multi-Day All-Day Events
To mark a range of days — for example, a week-long school trip — set the start date to the first day and the end date to the last day while the All-day toggle is on.
Example: May is planning a beach trip with the whole Blate family. She opens a new event, types "Family Beach Week", turns on All-day, sets the start date to Saturday July 12 and the end date to Friday July 18. In Month view, the green "Family Beach Week" banner stretches across all seven days.
Editing and Deleting All-Day Events
All-day events edit just like timed events. Click the event to open it, make your changes, and save. You can also toggle the all-day setting off at any time to add specific start and end times.
See Editing and Deleting Events for full details, including how to handle recurring all-day events.
Example: School Exam Week
Noah has final exams running from Monday June 16 through Friday June 20. His mom May creates an all-day event on his school calendar:
- Title: Exam Week — No Practice
- Calendar: Late Family (so everyone can see it)
- All-day: on
- Start: June 16 | End: June 20
- Color: Orange (Noah's color)
The orange banner appears across the full week in Month view, and the rest of the family knows not to schedule anything demanding during those days.
All-day events don't affect time-based reminders or automation rules that look for event start times. If you need a reminder at a specific time, create a timed event instead.