Personalised calendars

The standard UK size of a calendar is A4 or 21 × 29.7 cm (8.5 × 11 inches).

There’s not a huge difference between a planner and a calendar, but they are slightly different in their intended purpose. A calendar is easily described as the system we use to organise time into days, weeks, months, and years. It also refers to a rundown of planned events. However, a planner can be a printed or digital document used to list down tasks, reminders, or appointments. Planners usually follow a pre-made layout and design.

To recycle, simply remove the pages from the binder ring to recycle. At Canva, we take caring for the environment seriously which is why all our calendars are made from 100% post-consumer waste and packaging is free from plastic and bubble wrap.

Absolutely. Your own photos are the best way to make a calendar that's unique to you. Just drag and drop your favourite photos onto each page. Fancy mixing it up? Try our tools to resize photos, remove backgrounds or add a fun effect.

Yes. A calendar filled with your own photos makes a lovely gift for family and friends, and it's one they'll look at all year round, not just once. Perfect for Christmas, birthdays or just because you fancy treating someone.

It really comes down to what job you want it to do. A calendar is practical as well as personal, it helps you keep track of the year while putting a favourite photo on the wall every month. A photo book⁠(opens in a new tab or window) has a different purpose altogether, it's there to tell a story, whether that's a wedding, a holiday or a whole year's worth of memories, and it's something you keep and return to for years rather than swap out each January.

If you're torn, there's nothing stopping you having both.

Not at all. You can start your calendar in whatever month suits you, a new school year in September, a birthday, or the month you're giving it as a gift. Most of our templates are set up to begin in January, but you can change this in the editor, you'll just need to update the months and photos to match your new starting point.

Yes. You can add text to any date on your calendar within Canva's template editor, so it's easy to mark birthdays, anniversaries or anything else worth remembering, right on the month it falls in.

Yes. Every month can have its own photo, so you can build a calendar that changes as the year goes on, rather than sticking with just one image throughout. Feel free to add additional details on top of your photos, to make the design truly your own.

Yes, absolutely. It's entirely up to you how you design your calendar, whether that's 26 pages, a single page, or something you keep completely digital. To download your design, click "Download" in the top right corner and choose PDF, JPEG or PNG. To print, click the button next to it and follow the prompts to choose your printing options.

You can order a multi-page wall calendar, or resize a one-page design into a poster calendar and order that as a single print instead.

The One Print, One Tree initiative is just one of the ways we are making our printing solutions more sustainable, as part of doing the most good that we can through our Two-Step Plan⁠(opens in a new tab or window). So, how does it work? Simple: for every print order you make with us, we will plant one tree. For more information visit here⁠(opens in a new tab or window).