There are many free or inexpensive online calendars available on the web, each offer very similar functionality. Each company provides free hosting for the calendar and an option to include or embed it in your website. Review each service to choose one that best fits your needs.

The most widely used free online calendars are:

• Google Calendar: www.google.com/calendar
• Localendar  http://www.localendar.com
  
• Bravenet: http://www.bravenet.com/webtools/calendar/

Share your events with an individual, a group, or the whole world

These calendars makes it easy for you to share events and publish events and calendars on your website. If your website mentions events — including reservations, appointments, conferences and shows, they each can help your users find this information and easily add it to their own calendars. Each service offers a guide which explains all the options.

Include your events in Public Event Search

If you would like to promote your events, allowing them to be added as part of a public events search will help people find them. All 3 services offer a way to do this.

Display a calendar on your site

If you choose to share your calendar with others, you can create a webpage where they can browse through your calendar. You can also embed an interactive calendar of your events into your website or blog.