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.
The end result, live on your TV.
What you need
- A TV or monitor with an HDMI input
- A media player: we recommend Amazon's Signage Stick, which is built for 24/7 signage; a Google TV Streamer, smart TVs, and Windows, Mac, or Linux devices work too
- A Screenbird account (free trial, then from $14 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.
Create your free account
Sign up for Screenbird in your browser. No installs needed on your computer, and the trial starts right away.
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.
Add the Google Calendar app
In Files, click New and choose New app. Then pick Google Calendar from the app browser.
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.
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.
Send it to your screen
Click push, choose the screen, and the calendar appears within seconds. It keeps refreshing on its own from here.
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
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