Google has removed references to Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and other cultural observances from its U.S. calendar for 2025. The change, first reported by The Verge, follows user feedback and a shift in Google’s approach to displaying holidays.
Previously, Google Calendar marked February 1 as the start of Black History Month and March 1 for Women’s History Month. Other removed observances include Indigenous Peoples Month (November 1) and LGBTQ+ Pride Month (June 1). These events are no longer preloaded into the U.S. version of Google Calendar.
A Google spokesperson said the decision was made in mid-2024 to ensure consistency. “We received feedback about missing events from other regions, and maintaining hundreds of moments manually worldwide was not scalable or sustainable,” the spokesperson explained. As a result, Google Calendar now only displays official public holidays and national observances based on data from timeanddate.com, a Norway-based company. Users can still manually add events.
The change aligns with other policy shifts at Google following the election of President Donald Trump. The company recently scrapped its diversity hiring goals and announced that Google Maps would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” in line with updated U.S. government sources. It will also revert to using “Mount McKinley” instead of “Denali” for Alaska’s tallest mountain.
Users have criticized the removal of cultural observances, with complaints surfacing on Google support forums and social media. Google has not indicated whether it will reconsider its approach.
