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# Lock Timezone On Booking Page

> Fix your Cal ID booking page to a specific timezone for in-person events, fixed-time webinars, and situations where a timezone selector confuses guests.

Lock your **Cal ID** booking page to one fixed timezone so every guest sees the same "master" clock, no matter where they are booking from. It's the essential setting for events tied to a physical location or a fixed broadcast time.

By default, scheduling platforms translate your availability into the booker's local time. Enabling **Lock timezone on booking page** stops that translation and keeps the display fixed to the timezone you choose.

<Info>
  Reach for this feature when the event happens at a specific place or a fixed moment: in-person workshops, destination tours, and live-streamed webinars. For purely virtual events where each guest joins from their own location, leave it off so times show in their local timezone.
</Info>

## Why use "Lock Timezone"?

* **In-Person Events:** If you are hosting a workshop in London, it starts at 10:00 AM GMT regardless of where the person booking is currently located. Locking the timezone prevents confusion.
* **Travel and Tours:** For business owners in the travel industry, guests often book from a different timezone but need to see the "local" time of the destination.
* **Fixed Broadcasts:** If you are running a live stream at a set time in a specific region, locking the timezone ensures everyone refers to the same "master" clock.

## How to set it up

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Event Types">
    Click on **Event Types** in the left sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select an Event">
    Click on the specific event you want to lock.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Navigate to Advanced">
    Click on the **Advanced** tab in the top navigation bar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find the Toggle">
    Locate the **Lock timezone on booking page** option.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable">
    Switch the toggle to **ON**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the timezone">
    Choose the timezone you want to lock the booking page to.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click the **Save** button at the top right.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cal-id-docs/sKullsnr0kttqH1B/images/event-types/lock-timezone-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=sKullsnr0kttqH1B&q=85&s=937822615f88b9de80c1e2c9d6c84cb9" alt="Lock timezone on booking page toggle" width="1502" height="806" data-path="images/event-types/lock-timezone-1.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## How it works for the booker

* **Standard Behavior:** A guest in New York booking a meeting with someone in London (5 hours ahead) would see "9:00 AM" for a 2:00 PM GMT slot.
* **Locked Behavior:** With the timezone locked to GMT, the guest in New York will see "2:00 PM" on the calendar, with a clear indication that the time is in **GMT**.
* **Clarity:** It effectively tells the guest: "This event happens at this specific time in this specific place."

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/cal-id-docs/sKullsnr0kttqH1B/images/event-types/lock-timezone-2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=sKullsnr0kttqH1B&q=85&s=4dc5244ed860dfa816f93f6d7ef9624c" alt="Booking page with locked timezone indicator" width="1487" height="687" data-path="images/event-types/lock-timezone-2.png" />
</Frame>

<Tip>
  If you have multiple event types where some are virtual (needs local timezone) and some are in-person (needs locked timezone), make sure to check this setting individually for each event. This is an event-level setting, not a global one!
</Tip>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Set the event location" icon="location-dot" href="/docs/event-types/setup/location">
    Pair a locked timezone with a physical address so guests know exactly where and when to show up.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Allow rescheduling past events" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/docs/event-types/advanced/reschedule-past">
    Keep the reschedule link working even after a fixed-time event has passed.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Set Event Location](/docs/event-types/setup/location.md)
- [Allow Rescheduling Past Events](/docs/event-types/advanced/reschedule-past.md)
- [Custom Event Name in Booking](/docs/event-types/advanced/custom-event-name.md)
- [Add Events to Calendar](/docs/event-types/advanced/add-to-calendar.md)