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
@@ -5,11 +5,23 @@
   protected function buildApplicationCrumbs() {
     $crumbs = parent::buildApplicationCrumbs();
 
+    $actions = id(new PhabricatorActionListView())
+      ->setUser($this->getViewer())
+      ->addAction(
+        id(new PhabricatorActionView())
+          ->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'));
+
     $crumbs->addAction(
       id(new PHUIListItemView())
         ->setName(pht('Create Event'))
         ->setHref($this->getApplicationURI().'event/create/')
-        ->setIcon('fa-plus-square'));
+        ->setIcon('fa-plus-square')
+        ->setDropdownMenu($actions));
 
     return $crumbs;
   }
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);
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUICrumbsView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUICrumbsView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUICrumbsView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUICrumbsView.php
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
             'class' => implode(' ', $action_classes),
             'sigil' => implode(' ', $action_sigils),
             'style' => $action->getStyle(),
+            'meta' => $action->getMetadata(),
           ),
           array(
             $icon,
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUIListItemView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUIListItemView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUIListItemView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUIListItemView.php
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@
   private $aural;
   private $profileImage;
 
+  public function setDropdownMenu(PhabricatorActionListView $actions) {
+    Javelin::initBehavior('phui-dropdown-menu');
+
+    $this->addSigil('phui-dropdown-menu');
+    $this->setMetadata(
+      array(
+        'items' => $actions,
+      ));
+
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function setAural($aural) {
     $this->aural = $aural;
     return $this;