How do I stop showing reminders in calendar?

On the Mac, display the calendar sidebar and turn off "Scheduled Reminders".

On iPhone and iPad, in Calendar, tap Calendars (bottom, center) and turn off "Schedule Reminders" and "Show Completed Reminders".

Nothing to do for the Apple Watch as it will follow the iPhone settings.

Every time Mac does an upgrade, more junk like this shows up by default. Shouldn't they just offer an option to add these kinds of things. It's life control!

I agree this was a horrible default. I missed a couple appointments/double booked before finding this and turning it off.

it also wasn’t that easy to turn off as there was a clear toggle at the bottom of calendars to turn off completed reminders or declined events, but the actual reminders were hidden under an other menu that had to be expanded

Ah do you remember where to find the way of turning them off? I can’t find it - if I go to Calendars it only offers to let me turn off completed reminders…

Thanks for the instructions. I too did not want to see my reminders (AKA my "to do" list) on my calendar.

denpesc wrote:

When I set up a new scheduled Reminder, I should be able to specify whether I want it to show up in my Calendar or not. Example: I want to see a scheduled reminder of an upcoming birthday, but I don't need to see a reminder to do a daily task. The alert sound and banner notification from the Reminders app is sufficient for the latter. The all-on or all-off option in Calendar widely misses the mark.

Why not set up the birthday as an annually recurring calendar event with an alert? That is, I suspect, what most people do.

You can also let Apple know what you'd like to see here:

Product Feedback - Apple

I have deselected SCHEDULED REMINDERS in the sidebar of my Calendar app but as soon as I click to add a calendar item SCHEDULED REMINDERS is again checked and active. How do I remove it for good?

Agreed. At least they should show you how to turn them off. Most popular response didn't work for me.

Hello phoebekins,

In the menu bar, choose View > Show Sidebar (or press Control-Command-S) to display the sidebar.

buzzoff13 wrote:

I have deselected SCHEDULED REMINDERS in the sidebar of my Calendar app but as soon as I click to add a calendar item SCHEDULED REMINDERS is again checked and active. How do I remove it for good?

That's odd. It doesn't happen on my end when I create a new calendar. I'm using iOS 18.2 if it makes any difference.

buzzoff13 wrote:

Sorry, I am actually talking about my Mac which is 15.1.1. iOS version works properly for me as well.

Hi buzzoff13, I did a test on my Mac (macOS Sequoia 15.2) and I'm not seeing the issue either. Try to update macOS or reboot your Mac.

Ive got a really old version on my phone and the calendar is ok. I have to update because too many problems but there's no room on the phone calendar anyway.

When I saw my Mac calendar my brain exploded. I don't want. my phone on my computer. I'm really sick of apple but now good alternatives.

When I set up a new scheduled Reminder, I should be able to specify whether I want it to show up in my Calendar or not. Example: I want to see a scheduled reminder of an upcoming birthday, but I don't need to see a reminder to do a daily task. The alert sound and banner notification from the Reminders app is sufficient for the latter. The all-on or all-off option in Calendar widely misses the mark.

I went to View - all I could find was Show Tab Bar, couldn’t find Show Sidebar. They aren’t the same thing, but I’m still not sure what the Tab Bar is - I can’t notice a difference whether I show it or hide it. Somehow I managed to get the Sidebar and found the Scheduled Reminders box. Thank you for your help.

Sorry, I am actually talking about my Mac which is 15.1.1. iOS version works properly for me as well.