Calendar: Background color for user events?

The Calendar app shows default events with a background colour, which makes them easy to recognise in the Month view. Events the user entered can also be colour-coded, but this only places a dot of the chosen colour in front of the event name. Is it possible to specify a background colour for user events?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 13.7

Posted on Nov 16, 2025 2:10 AM

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Posted on Nov 19, 2025 8:02 AM

Thank you. Unfortunately, Calendar Help does not provide a solution. A colour can be shown for an event in Week view, but not for an event in Month view (other than the initial dot or when the event is selected).

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Calendar: Background color for user events?

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