When you join or create a Google family group, a shared Family calendar automatically appears in Google Calendar for everyone in the group. If you don’t want to see it, or you want to remove a person from it, the answer depends on what you’re after: you can hide the calendar from your view in seconds, but removing people (or yourself) from the Family calendar means changing the family group itself. This guide explains all the options and what each one affects.
Quick Answer
To stop seeing it, open Google Calendar on a computer, hover over Family under My calendars, click the three dots, and choose Hide from list (or just uncheck it). To remove someone from the Family calendar, the family manager removes them from the family group at families.google.com. To remove yourself, leave the family group.
Hide the Family Calendar From Your View
- Open Google Calendar in a web browser.
- In the left sidebar under My calendars, find Family.
- Uncheck the box to hide its events temporarily, or click the three dots > Hide from list to remove it from the sidebar.
To bring it back, go to Settings (gear icon), find Family under Settings for my calendars, and turn it back on, or click the eye icon next to it.
On a phone: in the Google Calendar app, tap the menu (three lines) and uncheck Family to hide it on that device.
Remove Someone From the Family Calendar
The Family calendar is tied to your Google family group, so only members of the group can see it. To remove a person:
- The family manager goes to families.google.com (or Google Account > People & sharing > Family group).
- Click the member’s name.
- Click Remove member and confirm.
They lose access to the Family calendar and to everything else shared through the group, such as a shared Google One storage plan, YouTube Premium family plan or family payment method.
Remove Yourself (Leave the Family Group)
- Go to families.google.com and sign in.
- Click Leave family group (members) and confirm with your password.
The Family calendar disappears from your Google Calendar. Google limits how often you can switch family groups (typically once every 12 months), so be sure before you leave. Children with supervised accounts may need a parent to manage this.
Delete the Family Calendar Entirely
You can’t delete the Family calendar on its own. It exists as long as the family group exists. The family manager can delete the whole family group at families.google.com, which removes the Family calendar for everyone, but also ends all shared family services. You can delete individual events on the calendar as usual.
Remove a Shared Calendar That Isn’t the Family Calendar
If someone shared their personal calendar with you (it appears under Other calendars), hover over it, click the three dots > Settings, and click Remove calendar > Unsubscribe. If you shared your calendar with family members and want to stop, open your calendar’s Settings and sharing and remove them under Share with specific people.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does hiding the Family calendar affect other members?
No. Hiding only changes your view.
Can I stop getting notifications from the Family calendar?
Yes. In Settings, click Family under Settings for my calendars and change or remove its event notifications.
Why did a Family calendar appear suddenly?
You were added to a Google family group, often when someone shared a subscription or storage plan with you.
Summary
- Hide it: three dots next to Family > Hide from list.
- Remove a person: family manager removes them at families.google.com.
- Remove yourself: leave the family group.
- Delete it: only by deleting the family group.
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