diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarController.php b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarController.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarController.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarController.php
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
       ->setUser($this->getViewer())
       ->addAction(
         id(new PhabricatorActionView())
-          ->setName('asdf')
-          ->setHref('#')
-          ->setIcon('fa-pencil'));
+          ->setName(pht('Create Private Event'))
+          ->setHref('/calendar/event/create/?mode=private'))
+      ->addAction(
+        id(new PhabricatorActionView())
+          ->setName(pht('Create Public Event'))
+          ->setHref('/calendar/event/create/?mode=public'));
 
     $crumbs->addAction(
       id(new PHUIListItemView())
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/controller/PhabricatorCalendarEventEditController.php
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@
     $uri_query = $request->getStr('query');
 
     if ($this->isCreate()) {
-      $event = PhabricatorCalendarEvent::initializeNewCalendarEvent($viewer);
+      $mode = $request->getStr('mode');
+      $event = PhabricatorCalendarEvent::initializeNewCalendarEvent(
+        $viewer,
+        $mode);
 
       $create_start_year = $request->getInt('year');
       $create_start_month = $request->getInt('month');
diff --git a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
--- a/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
+++ b/src/applications/calendar/storage/PhabricatorCalendarEvent.php
@@ -28,18 +28,26 @@
   private $invitees = self::ATTACHABLE;
   private $appliedViewer;
 
-  public static function initializeNewCalendarEvent(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
+  public static function initializeNewCalendarEvent(
+    PhabricatorUser $actor,
+    $mode) {
     $app = id(new PhabricatorApplicationQuery())
       ->setViewer($actor)
       ->withClasses(array('PhabricatorCalendarApplication'))
       ->executeOne();
 
+    if ($mode == 'public') {
+      $view_policy = PhabricatorPolicies::getMostOpenPolicy();
+    } else {
+      $view_policy = $actor->getPHID();
+    }
+
     return id(new PhabricatorCalendarEvent())
       ->setUserPHID($actor->getPHID())
       ->setIsCancelled(0)
       ->setIsAllDay(0)
       ->setIcon(self::DEFAULT_ICON)
-      ->setViewPolicy($actor->getPHID())
+      ->setViewPolicy($view_policy)
       ->setEditPolicy($actor->getPHID())
       ->attachInvitees(array())
       ->applyViewerTimezone($actor);