In February each year Arendal Vinterfestival takes place. in 2015 the actual days are 4-6th of February. The festival has a focus on Vinter activities both inside and outside, you can experience ice-skating, skiing on remote islands, bathing in icy water, concerts, theatre, and a carnival.

Combined with the Vinter Festival Arendal City arranges the ”Cultural days for Children”, with a lot of activities for kids and youth. Theatre, concerts, building and flying of dragon kites.

Ung Klassisk / “Young Classics” is a row of concerts with young performers in classical music.

Arendal City Nights have been arranged since 2010, with a focus on city planning, new ways of using the possibilities of the old city core which as in most other cities is loosing against the malls outside the city.

Some days in the summer, the charming southern city of Arendal changes to an international fete – where we can see, taste, smell and in all other ways feel that the whole world is here.

In the course of 16 years, Canal Street has offered large musical events to the inhabitants of Arendal, tourists and other guests. About 20-25 000 people visit this festival each year, and it takes place the last week of July.

Arendalsuka (Arendal week) is Norways main political event, where politicians, organizations and ngo’s meet to discuss, debate, mingle and meet ordinary people.