diff --git a/calendar/classes/external/event_exporter_base.php b/calendar/classes/external/event_exporter_base.php
index ba11090e791..aca99fefafa 100644
--- a/calendar/classes/external/event_exporter_base.php
+++ b/calendar/classes/external/event_exporter_base.php
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ class event_exporter_base extends exporter {
             'formattedtime' => [
                 'type' => PARAM_RAW,
             ],
+            'formattedlocation' => [
+                'type' => PARAM_RAW,
+            ],
             'isactionevent' => [
                 'type' => PARAM_BOOL
             ],
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@ class event_exporter_base extends exporter {
         $values['viewurl'] = $viewurl->out(false);
         $values['formattedtime'] = calendar_format_event_time($legacyevent, time(), null, false,
                 $timesort);
+        $values['formattedlocation'] = calendar_format_event_location($legacyevent);
 
         if ($group = $event->get_group()) {
             $values['groupname'] = format_string($group->get('name'), true,
diff --git a/calendar/lib.php b/calendar/lib.php
index bf73338ea54..87b0aa3d345 100644
--- a/calendar/lib.php
+++ b/calendar/lib.php
@@ -2554,6 +2554,25 @@ function calendar_format_event_time($event, $now, $linkparams = null, $usecommon
     return $eventtime;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Format event location property
+ *
+ * @param calendar_event $event
+ * @return string
+ */
+function calendar_format_event_location(calendar_event $event): string {
+    $location = format_text($event->location, FORMAT_PLAIN, ['context' => $event->context]);
+
+    // If it looks like a link, convert it to one.
+    if (preg_match('/^https?:\/\//i', $location) && clean_param($location, PARAM_URL)) {
+        $location = \html_writer::link($location, $location, [
+            'title' => get_string('eventnamelocation', 'core_calendar', ['name' => $event->name, 'location' => $location]),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    return $location;
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks to see if the requested type of event should be shown for the given user.
  *
diff --git a/calendar/templates/event_details.mustache b/calendar/templates/event_details.mustache
index 0d9bf1e4b21..9b01e90cf90 100644
--- a/calendar/templates/event_details.mustache
+++ b/calendar/templates/event_details.mustache
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
     Example context (json):
     {
         "formattedtime": "Wednesday, 17 April, 9:27 AM",
+        "formattedlocation": "Moodle HQ",
         "normalisedeventtype": "Group",
         "normalisedeventtypetext": "Group event",
         "description": "An random event description",
-        "location": "Moodle HQ",
         "isactionevent": "true",
         "course": {
             "viewurl": "http://mymoodlesite/course/view.php?id=1",
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@
         <div class="description-content col-11">{{{.}}}</div>
     </div>
 {{/description}}
-{{#location}}
+{{#formattedlocation}}
     <div class="row mt-1">
         <div class="col-1">{{#pix}} i/location, core, {{#str}} location {{/str}} {{/pix}}</div>
         <div class="location-content col-11">{{{.}}}</div>
     </div>
-{{/location}}
+{{/formattedlocation}}
 {{#iscategoryevent}}
     <div class="row mt-1">
         <div class="col-1">{{#pix}} i/categoryevent, core, {{#str}} category {{/str}} {{/pix}}</div>
diff --git a/calendar/tests/behat/calendar.feature b/calendar/tests/behat/calendar.feature
index ebfd64d7b58..861de7f2746 100644
--- a/calendar/tests/behat/calendar.feature
+++ b/calendar/tests/behat/calendar.feature
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ Feature: Perform basic calendar functionality
     And I follow "Full calendar"
     Then I should not see "Really awesome event!"
 
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: Create an event containing URL as location
+    Given I log in as "admin"
+    And I create a calendar event with form data:
+      | Type of event | site               |
+      | Event title   | Important webinar  |
+      | Location      | https://moodle.org |
+    When I click on "Important webinar" "link"
+    Then "https://moodle.org" "link" should exist in the "Important webinar" "dialogue"
+
   @javascript
   Scenario: Delete an event
     Given I log in as "teacher1"
diff --git a/calendar/tests/lib_test.php b/calendar/tests/lib_test.php
index a2d3b91de22..f212cdff9e9 100644
--- a/calendar/tests/lib_test.php
+++ b/calendar/tests/lib_test.php
@@ -14,19 +14,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-/**
- * Contains the class containing unit tests for the calendar lib.
- *
- * @package    core_calendar
- * @copyright  2017 Mark Nelson <markn@moodle.com>
- * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
- */
 namespace core_calendar;
 
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
-require_once(__DIR__ . '/helpers.php');
-
 /**
  * Class contaning unit tests for the calendar lib.
  *
@@ -36,6 +25,15 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/helpers.php');
  */
 class lib_test extends \advanced_testcase {
 
+    /**
+     * Load required test libraries
+     */
+    public static function setUpBeforeClass(): void {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        require_once("{$CFG->dirroot}/calendar/tests/helpers.php");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests set up
      */
@@ -1046,4 +1044,35 @@ class lib_test extends \advanced_testcase {
         $result = calendar_can_manage_user_event($adminevent);
         $this->assertEquals(false, $result);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Data provider for {@see test_calendar_format_event_location}
+     *
+     * @return array[]
+     */
+    public function calendar_format_event_location_provider(): array {
+        return [
+            'Empty' => ['', ''],
+            'Text' => ['Barcelona', 'Barcelona'],
+            'Link (http)' => ['http://example.com', '<a title=".*" href="http://example.com">http://example.com</a>'],
+            'Link (https)' => ['https://example.com', '<a title=".*" href="https://example.com">https://example.com</a>'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test formatting event location
+     *
+     * @param string $location
+     * @param string $expectedpattern
+     *
+     * @covers ::calendar_format_event_location
+     * @dataProvider calendar_format_event_location_provider
+     */
+    public function test_calendar_format_event_location(string $location, string $expectedpattern): void {
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+
+        $event = create_event(['location' => $location]);
+        $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression("|^({$expectedpattern})$|", calendar_format_event_location($event));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/calendar/upgrade.txt b/calendar/upgrade.txt
index 3349bc7afdd..79c554796e8 100644
--- a/calendar/upgrade.txt
+++ b/calendar/upgrade.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 This files describes API changes in /calendar/* ,
 information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 
+=== 4.1 ===
+* New method `calendar_format_event_location` which will format the location property of an event, converting any
+  links into suitable markup
+
 === 4.0 ===
 * The following external functions now accepts an optional parameter 'searchvalue' to search the events:
   - core_calendar_external::get_calendar_action_events_by_timesort
diff --git a/lang/en/calendar.php b/lang/en/calendar.php
index aa04c3a7e22..2239d623973 100644
--- a/lang/en/calendar.php
+++ b/lang/en/calendar.php
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ $string['eventkind'] = 'Type of event';
 $string['eventname'] = 'Event title';
 $string['eventnameandcategory'] = '{$a->category}: {$a->name}';
 $string['eventnameandcourse'] = '{$a->course}: {$a->name}';
+$string['eventnamelocation'] = '{$a->name} location: {$a->location}';
 $string['eventnone'] = 'No events';
 $string['eventrepeat'] = 'Repeats';
 $string['events'] = 'Events';