How to display a Google Calendar on a TV screen

Last updated July 13, 2026

A calendar can reach a TV screen three ways: casting from a computer, opening Google Calendar in the TV's browser, or connecting it through digital signage software. For an always-on office or venue screen, signage software is the reliable route: it refreshes the events on a schedule and asks you to reconnect if the Google sign-in ever expires, and on a dedicated player like Amazon's Signage Stick, comes back on its own after a reboot.

With Screenbird, for example, you connect your Google account or paste a public calendar link, choose a view, and push it to any paired screen. Once your screen is paired, the whole setup takes about two minutes.

Today at Harborview Office
Monday, July 13
09:00-09:15Team stand-upMain office
10:30-11:15Client visit, Nordvik BVFront deskNow
12:00-12:30Lunch deliveryKitchen
14:00-14:30Maintenance checkBuilding
16:00-17:00Staff meetingMain office

The end result, live on your TV.

What you need

  • A TV or monitor with an HDMI input
  • A media player: Amazon's Signage Stick and the Fire TV Stick 4K are the simplest plug-and-play options; smart TVs and Windows, Mac, or Linux devices work just as well
  • A Screenbird account (free trial, then EUR 15 per screen per month)
  • The Google Calendar you want to display, either shared with your account or set to public

Can't I just cast it?

You can get a calendar onto a TV in a few quicker ways, but they all break down for a screen that has to run unattended:

  • Casting from a laptop or phone works for a quick meeting, but the source device has to stay on and connected. Close the laptop, and the screen goes dark.

  • The TV's own browser needs no extra hardware, but TV browsers do not refresh on a schedule, fall asleep, and cannot be managed remotely.

  • A DIY kiosk (Raspberry Pi or mini-PC) runs unattended, but you build and maintain it yourself: no remote management, no scheduling, and nobody restarts it when it hangs.

Digital signage software exists for exactly this job: it connects the calendar once, refreshes it on a schedule, lets you manage the screen from anywhere, and on a dedicated player like Amazon's Signage Stick, recovers on its own after a reboot or an outage. That is the route in the steps below.

Step-by-step with Screenbird

For the full click-by-click walkthrough, see the Screenbird Knowledge Base.

1

Create your free account

Sign up for Screenbird in your browser. No installs needed on your computer, and the trial starts right away.

2

Pair your screen

Install the Screenbird player on your TV or stick. It shows a 6-character pairing code. Enter that code in your dashboard to connect the screen.

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Scan with your phone or visit screenbird.app
Connected
Device ID: A1B2-C3D4
3

Add the Google Calendar app

In My files, click New and choose New app. Then pick Google Calendar from the app browser.

New
New folder
Upload files
New app
New design
New split screen
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Clock
YouTube
Google Calendar
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4

Connect your account and choose the calendar

Sign in with Google, or paste a public calendar link. Then pick the calendar and a view: agenda list, day, week, or month.

Connect and configure
App name
Team Calendar
Source
you@company.com
Disconnect
Or use a public link →
Calendar
Team Calendar
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Content
Display
Agenda
Days ahead
14
Appearance
Theme
Light
Clock
Behavior
Refresh (min)
5
Team CalendarPreview
Full HD (1920x1080)
RegionOrdersRevenue
North3128,940
South2486,720
East1965,310
West1744,880
Revenue by region
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East
West
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SavePush to screen
5

Check the live preview and set the refresh

The setup form shows a live preview of exactly what will appear on screen. Set how often it refreshes, from every 1 to 60 minutes, then save.

Check the live preview
Team CalendarPreview
Full HD (1920x1080)
Today at Harborview Office
Monday, July 13
09:00-09:15Team stand-upMain office
10:30-11:15Client visit, Nordvik BVFront deskNow
12:00-12:30Lunch deliveryKitchen
14:00-14:30Maintenance checkBuilding
16:00-17:00Staff meetingMain office
6

Send it to your screen

Click push, choose the screen, and the calendar appears within seconds. It keeps refreshing on its own from here.

Send to screen
Push to screen
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Lobby TV
Break Room
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The result

Your calendar is now a live screen. Anyone who adds or updates an event updates the board, without anyone touching the screen itself.

Front desk & reception board

Today's meetings, visitor arrivals, and deliveries, always current, on the screen by your entrance.

Room & class schedule

See what's on, in which room, right now, straight from your shared calendar.

Venue & event calendar

Opening hours, tours, and the day's program, published straight from a calendar.

Questions people ask

You choose the interval when you set it up, anywhere from every 1 to 60 minutes. The screen only re-reads the calendar at that interval, it does not need a constant live connection in between.
When it turns back on, the player reconnects and loads the calendar again on its normal schedule. During a brief connection drop on modern platforms it can keep showing the last loaded view.
First check the refresh interval in the app settings; the screen only re-reads the calendar at that interval. If it still lags, confirm the player is online and that the calendar's sharing setting has not changed (a revoked link or account disconnect stops updates). A quick way to force it: push the app to the screen again.
Yes. Set the calendar's sharing to public and paste that link into the setup form instead of connecting your Google account.
Yes, in agenda view. Set it anywhere from 1 to 90 days ahead in the app settings; 14 days is the default.
No. Once it is configured, the screen runs on its own from the paired device. Nothing needs to stay open on your computer.
Yes. Screenbird has a separate Outlook Calendar app that connects the same way, with a Microsoft account or a public link.

See everything the Google Calendar integration can do.

See the Google Calendar integration page

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