Has anyone had issues with iCal not being searchable since the new MacOS Sonoma update?

I contacted Apple support, and they suggested the following : (a) disable the iCloud calendar and re-enable (b) as I had a Google calendar sync'd, disable/enable that calendar as well. With that, this issue got resolved immediately.

Hello MerrilyAlice,

If the search function on your device is not working, you can try rebuilding the index to see if that fixes it:

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings.

2. Click Siri & Spotlight in the sidebar, then scroll down and click Spotlight Privacy on the right.

3. Drag the disk or folder that you want to index again to the list of locations that Spotlight is prevented from searching. Or click the add button (+) and select the disk or folder to add.*

4. From the same list of locations, select the disk or folder that you just added. Then click the remove button (–) to remove it from the list.

5. Click Done, then quit System Settings. Spotlight will reindex the contents of the disk or folder. This can take some time, depending on the amount of information being indexed.

Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac

If the search function still doesn't work after that, you'll want to contact Apple to report the issue: Get Support

Cheers!

I disabled/enabled my google account in the calendar and search works fine now. thanks.

Did you try this?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255148266

Same. I can't use Search feature for my iCal on MacBook Air. It says it's searching but, it's not working.

MacBook Air Sonoma 14.1.1 all updates done.

I am going to need this feature for Year-End Taxes.

Yes, the issue has suddenly surfaced. Never seen this issue earlier. The search was all fine till very recently - even after upgrade to Sonoma. Hence I doubt if it has to do with Sonoma upgrade itself or one of the updates that came out later. Very frustrating when a feature which was always working, suddenly breaks down like this :-(

I'm having exactly the same problem

He's not talking about the general search, just ical

Nope. This doesn't work.

This does not work. The Applications folder can be opened but, individual applications cannot be dragged into the box.

@VenkatAK This worked! I've been having so many spotlight issues since updating to sonoma (it crashes whenever I search for invisible + system files). Now at least the calendar is working.

That fixed it for me! Much thanks!

The instructions here and at Add or delete calendar accounts on Mac - Apple Support

are not complete. Took 2 of us quite a while to figure out all the necessary steps.