---
title: startDate
framework: eventkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: eventkit/ekevent/startdate
---

# startDate

The start date of the event.

## Declaration

```swift
var startDate: Date! { get set }
```

## Mentioned in

Creating events and reminders

## Discussion

Discussion Floating events such as all-day events are returned in the default time zone.

## See Also

### Accessing Event Properties

- [eventIdentifier](eventkit/ekevent/eventidentifier.md)
- [availability](eventkit/ekevent/availability.md)
- [endDate](eventkit/ekevent/enddate.md)
- [isAllDay](eventkit/ekevent/isallday.md)
- [occurrenceDate](eventkit/ekevent/occurrencedate.md)
- [isDetached](eventkit/ekevent/isdetached.md)
- [organizer](eventkit/ekevent/organizer.md)
- [status](eventkit/ekevent/status.md)
- [birthdayContactIdentifier](eventkit/ekevent/birthdaycontactidentifier.md)
- [structuredLocation](eventkit/ekevent/structuredlocation.md)
- [birthdayPersonID](eventkit/ekevent/birthdaypersonid.md)
- [birthdayPersonUniqueID](eventkit/ekevent/birthdaypersonuniqueid.md)