
If you don’t receive calendar alerts on Mac
If you set an alert to occur before a Calendar event but aren’t receiving the alert in Notification Center, there are several possible solutions.
- Make sure alerts aren’t turned off in Calendar preferences. In the Calendar app  on your Mac, choose Calendar > Preferences, click Alerts, then select “Show shared calendar messages in Notification Center” and “Show invitation messages in Notification Center”. on your Mac, choose Calendar > Preferences, click Alerts, then select “Show shared calendar messages in Notification Center” and “Show invitation messages in Notification Center”.
- Make sure alerts aren’t turned off in Notifications preferences. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Notifications. Click Calendar, then select Banners or Alerts as the alert style. > System Preferences, then click Notifications. Click Calendar, then select Banners or Alerts as the alert style.
- Make sure Do Not Disturb isn’t turned on in Notification preferences. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Notifications. Click Do Not Disturb, then make sure Do Not Disturb is not set to turn on when you want to receive alerts. 
- Make sure you set up the alert properly. See Set event alerts and receive notifications. 
- If the alert is set to send an email, make sure your email address is correct in your card in Contacts. See Edit contact info.