I have set up a calendar that can be viewed by the public. For context, it is for hotels and restaurants so they can be aware of upcoming events that might affect them. I collect other information for these events, like the number of participants and who the primary contact is, and I would like visitors to be able to click on the event name to see this other information. How do I set that up?
Short answer: this isn’t possible with a public monday calendar today — but there are a couple of workable patterns depending on how much detail you want to expose.
Why it works this way
In monday.com, a public calendar view is display-only by design:
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Visitors can see event titles and dates
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They can’t click into an item
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They can’t open an item card
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They can’t see other columns (participants, contacts, notes, etc.)
So the event name in a public calendar isn’t a drill-down link. This is intentional for security and simplicity.
Alternative: use a public board view instead of a calendar
If you’re okay moving away from a pure calendar experience:
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Share a public Table or Card view
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Show columns like:
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Event name
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Date(s)
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Estimated participants
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Primary contact
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This lets viewers see all relevant info at once, though they still won’t be able to open the item itself.
Tradeoff
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More information visible
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Less “calendar-native” experience
Common workaround
If you have a website or SharePoint page, a lot of teams do this:
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Embed the public calendar for awareness and timing
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Embed a public board view below it with event details
That way external viewers get both the schedule and the context, while staying within what monday supports today.
Hope that helps
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Public calendar views are usually limited. The simplest option is to include the extra details, like participant count and primary contact, directly in the event description so they appear when someone clicks the event. If you need more room or flexibility, you can add a link in the event that points to another page or document with full event details.
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Hello @ChrisWilson667
You can do this by storing the extra details on each event item and letting viewers open the item from the public calendar.
Set up a board where each item is an event
Add columns for participants and primary contact
Use a Date column and Calendar view
Share the Calendar view publicly
When someone clicks an event, they can open the item to see all related details and updates.
If you want others to submit events, add a Form view so submissions create items automatically.
Dr. Tanvi Sachar
Monday Certified Partner, Tuesday Wizard
Yes, this helps and is what I am trying to replicate. I’m having an issue with my template width, but am working on that.
I did notice that in the Calendar view, the day of the week starts with Monday instead of Sunday (more common here). Is anyone aware of a way to fix that?
Yep, just follow the directions here: How to change the first day of the week in my calendar – Support
Hi @ChrisWilson667,
If you’re open to marketplace apps, you can use Calendar Plus to show the extra information on the items, and in a tooltip. You can even use a link column so each item links to more information.
Week view
Month view
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