Hi Michelle,
Great question!
You can automatically import events using our Event Aggregator service. That would allow you to enter a link to a calendar feed that automatically imports events on a recurring schedule.
For example, here is a site that provides links and files for national holidays that you could use with Event Aggregator:
http://www.calendarlabs.com/ical-calendar-holidays.php
It’s worth noting a couple of things about Event Aggregator:
- Event Aggregator will import those as events like any other event. In other words, they wold be clickable events rather than the notations you mentioned
- Event Aggregator is already included in The Events Calendar. You simply purchase a license for it, enter the license in the Events > Settings > Licenses screen and is instantly activated — there’s nothing to install.
Does this help answer your question? Please let me know. 🙂
Cheers!
Geoff