diff --git a/nvim/init.lua b/nvim/init.lua
index adbbbcd..c79074b 100644
--- a/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/nvim/init.lua
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ vim.g.airline_section_x = "IP:" .. ipaddr .. " DNS:" .. hostname
 vim.g.loaded_ruby_provider = 0
 vim.g.loaded_perl_provider = 0
 
+-- calendar.vim: enable event loading (reads local cache populated by ics-to-calendarim)
+vim.g.calendar_google_calendar = 1
+
 -- ── Editor options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 vim.cmd("filetype plugin indent on")
 vim.cmd("syntax enable")