Welcome to the BU Calendar

The BU Calendar is maintained by Campus Information & Visitor Relations. This comprehensive calendar includes on- and off-campus events sponsored by University departments or student organizations.

• Event information may be submitted online by BU community members.
• Events held on campus but sponsored by outside groups may also be considered for inclusion. Please email the event’s information to calendar@bu.edu.

Boston University reserves the right to refuse submissions for any reason, and to edit information as necessary for accuracy and completeness. Please allow 1 to 2 working days for approval.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the BU Calendar?
  • The BU Calendar is the official calendar of University events and is managed by Campus Information & Visitor Relations. It is all-inclusive and includes events from all Schools, Colleges, Departments and Offices. It may be accessed at www.bu.edu/calendar.
• I submitted my event and I do not see it in the calendar. What’s wrong?
  • After each event is submitted, it needs to be approved before it will be posted to the BU Calendar. Your event is placed in queue to be approved. You will receive an email confirming your submission and a second email when your event is added to the calendar.
• My event’s date/time/place has changed. What can I do to correct this?
  • Please email the event update to calendar@bu.edu and the Campus Information & Visitor Relations staff will be more than happy to make the change for you. Please include the name and date of your event in your email.
• My event has been cancelled. How do I remove this event from the calendar?
• Please email the event cancellation to calendar@bu.edu and the Campus Information & Visitor Relations staff will remove your event. Please include the name and date of your event in your email.
• How do I know if my School, College, Department or Office calendar uses technology compatible with that of the BU Calendar?
• Calendars listed on www.bu.edu/phpbin/calendar/app/calendars.php use the same technology that the BU Calendar uses. If your School, College, Department or Office calendar is included in this list, then the two calendars may share events.
• My School, College, Department or Office calendar uses technology compatible with that of the BU Calendar. Can the calendars share their events?
  • Yes, we encourage Schools, Colleges, Departments and Offices to share their calendars with the BU Calendar. Your calendar administrator may opt in to share event online at www.bu.edu/phpbin/calendar/app.
  • You may share your School, College, Department or Office events with the BU Calendar and you may also opt to feature events from the BU Calendar on your calendar. The sharing is capable of going both ways, depending on your preference.
  • Please email calendar@bu.edu to receive more detailed instructions. 
• Would I notice any changes due to sharing events with the BU Calendar?
  • The BU Calendar administrator may edit events for accuracy and completeness.
  • For shared calendars, when events are shared between a School, College, Department or Office calendar and the BU Calendar, edits made to the BU Calendar posting will also appear on the original calendar. Typical edits include adding web links, standardizing locations or fixing a typo.
  • Changes made to a shared event on the originating calendar after an event is approved for sharing will automatically update in the BU Calendar. If an event is deleted from the original calendar, the event will be deleted automatically BU Calendar.
  • To request an edit to your BU Calendar event, you may also email the change directly to calendar@bu.edu. Please be sure to include the title and date of your event.