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The Sims 4 Seasons: All About The Calendar + Creating Holidays and Events

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The Calendar

The Calendar is a huge gameplay feature that comes with The Sims 4 Seasons Expansion Pack, letting you not only have an overview of the days to come but giving you the ability to plan every single day for up to 112 days!

Each year is defined by the seasons’ length. This means that if you choose seasons to last for one week you’ll have a year that lasts for 28 days; years with 2 week seasons last for 56 days and years with 4 week seasons last for 112 days.

Down below you can see how the calendar changes with each option that you select in the game options:

The calendar provides useful information such as the forecast for the next 7 days, current weather and work & school schedule. Down below you can see a full overview of the calendar and what you can do with it.

Holidays

Through the calendar you’re able to plan your own holidays! However, just make sure that you plan holidays for the coming day(s) as you won’t be able to plan a holiday for the day that you’re currently in. Still, if there’s a holiday that’s going on at the moment you are able to edit it and customize it to your will.

To create your own holiday, select any day in the calendar that’s not the present day and select Add Holiday.

From here you have plenty of options to create your own holidays. First, you’re able to choose your own icon for the holiday that’ll follow you through the entire holiday. For example, if there’s an interaction that’s supported by one of the traditions that you’ve chosen, the holiday icon will appear next to that interaction.

You’re also able to write your holiday’s name, as well as choose the decoration theme and make a decision should that day be a day off work/school or not.

However, the most important part about creating a holiday is choosing traditions. These traditions define how all Sims will act in the world around you. There’s plenty of traditions and if you’re looking for a full list click here!

The Sims 4 Seasons: All About The Calendar + Creating Holidays and Events

You can choose up to 5 traditions for your holiday, however you don’t have to feel obligated to use every tradition slot. You can have only 1 tradition or if you want – none! Having no traditions will give you the opportunity to only have a day free from work and school and if you want – decorate the worlds with the theme that you want.

Events

With calendars you also get a feature that lets you plan events in advance. Unlike with holidays you’re able to plan an event for the current day as well. Any day on the calendar can be planned up with any social event that you want. However, planning events through a calendar over planning events through a phone gives you a slight advantage and that’s the ability to choose the time of when your event begins.

The Sims 4 Seasons: All About The Calendar + Creating Holidays and Events

What’s great about the calendar is that it allows you to have both social events and holidays planned up on the same day. This means that you’re able to have a Spooky Party (from The Sims 4 Spooky Stuff Pack) AND celebrate the Halloween Holiday that you’ve created.

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Reticulating splines as a webmaster for Sims Community over the last 11 years. You can find me here writing articles and doing reports on your favorite life sim games, among other things!

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Paris
Paris
6 years ago

My calendar doesn’t even work

Rene
Rene
6 years ago
Reply to  Paris

Can you be more specific? If you use mods or cc, are they up to date? Are you getting any last except files? If you’re playing vanilla then you should definitely message a guru.

Kylie
Kylie
6 years ago
Reply to  Paris

Mine doesn’t either, when I want to plan an even(wedding) it made me start it right away. And I did plan it with the calendar.

sarah
sarah
6 years ago
Reply to  Kylie

me too

Freya
Freya
5 years ago
Reply to  Paris

Oh

Shane
Shane
6 years ago

Do the holidays repeat each calendar year? Even if I create one?

Anastasia
Anastasia
6 years ago

do you have to have the spooky stuff pack to do that specific party or no

Alexis
Alexis
6 years ago

Can you plan a baby shower on the Sims 4 using the phone or the calender on the ps4

Cat
Cat
6 years ago

How do u even pull up the calendar and how do u add a holiday

nhhf
nhhf
6 years ago
Reply to  Cat

r u dumb

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
5 years ago
Reply to  nhhf

Are you dumb?

1. nhhf spells absolutely nothing and looks stupid.
2. you can’t say ‘r u dumb’ while you yourself are so dumb you can’t spell are or you.
3. You’re fucking rude and shouldn’t even be here if you have nothing useful to contribute.
4. My brother didn’t even notice the calender icon til I showed him it.
5. Not knowing something and asking about it does not make you stupid… knowing something and acting better than everyone else makes you stupid.
6. Grow up.

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
5 years ago
Reply to  Cat

It’s an icon next to your phone.

Julian
Julian
5 years ago

Every time I try to make a holiday. It wont repeat every year. I think the Seasons Expansion pack needs to be updated so you can have custom holidays repeat each year.

Sara
Sara
5 years ago

How do I open it up?

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
5 years ago
Reply to  Sara

It’s an icon next to your phone.

dontaskformyname
dontaskformyname
5 years ago

how do i open the calendar?

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
5 years ago

It’s an icon next to your phone.

lauren
lauren
5 years ago

uh…..why wont it let me download it?

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
5 years ago
Reply to  lauren

Download what…?

Courtney
Courtney
5 years ago

Is it a way to view all the custom holidays you’ve created on your calendar?

Laura-Beth Frankland
Laura-Beth Frankland
5 years ago

How do you change the time of the event?

Julian
Julian
4 years ago

Every time I try to make a holiday. It wont repeat every year. I think the Seasons Expansion pack needs to be updated so you can have custom holidays repeat each year.

Cat
Cat
4 years ago

How do u even pull up the calendar and how do u add a holiday

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
4 years ago
Reply to  Cat

It’s an icon next to your phone.

nhhf
nhhf
4 years ago
Reply to  Cat

r u dumb

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
4 years ago
Reply to  nhhf

Are you dumb?

1. nhhf spells absolutely nothing and looks stupid.
2. you can’t say ‘r u dumb’ while you yourself are so dumb you can’t spell are or you.
3. You’re fucking rude and shouldn’t even be here if you have nothing useful to contribute.
4. My brother didn’t even notice the calender icon til I showed him it.
5. Not knowing something and asking about it does not make you stupid… knowing something and acting better than everyone else makes you stupid.
6. Grow up.

Sara
Sara
4 years ago

How do I open it up?

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
4 years ago
Reply to  Sara

It’s an icon next to your phone.

Alexis
Alexis
4 years ago

Can you plan a baby shower on the Sims 4 using the phone or the calender on the ps4

Courtney
Courtney
4 years ago

Is it a way to view all the custom holidays you’ve created on your calendar?

dontaskformyname
dontaskformyname
4 years ago

how do i open the calendar?

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
4 years ago

It’s an icon next to your phone.

Paris
Paris
4 years ago

My calendar doesn’t even work

Kylie
Kylie
4 years ago
Reply to  Paris

Mine doesn’t either, when I want to plan an even(wedding) it made me start it right away. And I did plan it with the calendar.

sarah
sarah
4 years ago
Reply to  Kylie

me too

Rene
Rene
4 years ago
Reply to  Paris

Can you be more specific? If you use mods or cc, are they up to date? Are you getting any last except files? If you’re playing vanilla then you should definitely message a guru.

Freya
Freya
4 years ago
Reply to  Paris

Oh

Anastasia
Anastasia
4 years ago

do you have to have the spooky stuff pack to do that specific party or no

Shane
Shane
4 years ago

Do the holidays repeat each calendar year? Even if I create one?

lauren
lauren
4 years ago

uh…..why wont it let me download it?

Beverly Kell
Beverly Kell
4 years ago
Reply to  lauren

Download what…?

Laura-Beth Frankland
Laura-Beth Frankland
4 years ago

How do you change the time of the event?