International Week is an annual celebration initiated by the Arendal Municipality to raise awareness and understanding of the diversity of peoples, cultures and perspectives’ that enrich our community.
The week is organized to coincide with the celebration of UN Day in October. It is celebrated to help build awareness of the variety of cultures in Arendal and the surrounding region and to seek to offer an informative, educational, and entertaining look into unique aspects of many different nationalities, as well as promote internationalization in Arendal.