src/pretix/base/settings.py

@@ -1924,8 +1924,6 @@ DEFAULTS = {
         'serializer_class': serializers.BooleanField,
         'form_kwargs': dict(
             label=_("Hide all past dates from calendar"),
-            help_text=_("This option currently only affects the calendar of this event series, not the organizer-wide "
-                        "calendar.")
         )
     },
     'allow_modifications': {

src/pretix/presale/views/organizer.py

@@ -650,6 +650,10 @@ def add_subevents_for_days(qs, before, after, ebd, timezones, sales_channel, eve
             if hide:
                 continue
 
+        if s.event_calendar_future_only:
+            if (se.date_to or se.date_from) < time_machine_now():
+                continue
+
         timezones.add(s.timezone)
         tz = ZoneInfo(s.timezone)
         datetime_from = se.date_from.astimezone(tz)