Track events with
interactive calendars
Calendars are a powerful way to visualize data across days, weeks, months, or even years. They make it easy to spot patterns, identify trends, and highlight key dates at a glance.
With Flourish, you can create interactive calendars in minutes — no coding needed. Simply upload your spreadsheet and start customizing. Features include adjustable colors, sizes and icons, interactive filtering by category, and even pop-up panels. Try it for free now.
USE CASES
Share schedules that make sense
From big-picture timelines to daily events, calendars help audiences stay on track and informed
Simplify news & events coverage
Turn complex stories into clear timelines for elections, global summits, or local events.
Organize sports schedules
Show every match, tournament, or season milestone in one easy-to-navigate view.
Coordinate events and timelines
Track and share activities such as exams, holidays and agendas in a single interactive calendar.
FEATURES
Everything you need to make online calendars
Powerful features that make data visualization easy and beautiful
Highlight today
Emphasize today’s date automatically so users can orient themselves quickly.
Custom icons and colors
Adjust event markers or upload your own icons for a unique look that's on brand.
Interactive filters
Let users explore by category with a clickable color legend, filters and sliders.
Pop up details
Add rich descriptions, links, and any extra info in pop ups and panels.
Locale and layout options
Switch start days, set language, or move between monthly, weekly, and yearly views.
Responsive design
Calendars are interactive and mobile-friendly, working across devices and screen sizes.
Monthly with categories
Break down events by category in a simple month-by-month view.
RESOURCES
Data visualization resources
Tips, guides, and resources to make your interactive calendars even more effective
Calendar – an overview
A step-by-step guide on how to create interactive calendars with Flourish
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Frequently asked questions
A calendar chart organizes events or values by date, showing patterns, frequency, or key moments over time. Use it to show events, schedules, or milestones across a set time period — from daily habits to yearly timelines.
Flourish makes it easy to turn spreadsheets into interactive, shareable calendars. You can customize icons, colors, and layouts, add filters and pop-ups, and publish responsive designs with no coding required.
Flourish offers a free plan that’s perfect for exploring interactive data storytelling. You’ll get access to the full range of visualization types available in Flourish (including Calendar), unlimited projects, full privacy for your unpublished work, plus helpful support resources.
If you’re an individual creating presentations and reports, our Presenter plan might be the right fit. It includes access to the Flourish app within Canva, along with image and SVG export options for your visualizations.
And if you’re ready to create fully branded visuals without attribution, collaborate across teams, connect your systems via API, and unlock advanced storytelling features like scrollytelling, our premium plans are designed for you. Reach out to our team to find the best option for your business.
Once you publish your Flourish visualization, you’ll get a responsive embed code you can paste anywhere HTML is supported – from WordPress and Medium to custom CMS platforms. Your chart will look great on any screen size, no extra setup needed.
Every project also comes with a unique URL, so you can easily share your work on social media or link to it directly.
Yes! On a Presenter, Publisher, or Enterprise plan, you can download your finished projects as PNG, JPEG, or (in most cases) SVG files. These formats are perfect for adding charts to reports, presentations, social posts, or anywhere you need a static version of your visualization.
We also have a help doc on how to create looping, autoplaying Flourish stories – a great alternative to GIFs if you need an animated visual for your website.
