What is Welcoming Week?
Welcoming Week is an annual series of events where neighbors, immigrants and long-term residents come together in a spirit of unity. These gatherings demonstrate that in places large and small, people of all backgrounds can come together and create stronger communities by building meaningful connections and affirming the benefits of welcoming everyone.
In 2019, there were over 2,500 events in over 250 communities during Welcoming Week, with more than 80,000 people participating and over 10 million social media impressions.
By hosting a Welcoming Week event, you are part of a movement of more and more communities across the globe who recognize that being a welcoming community for all makes us stronger economically, socially, and culturally. We are grateful for your interest, and we look forward to partnering with you to make your event a success.
Welcomer Signs & Postcards
Our multilingual Welcomer signs and Welcoming Week Postcards are a fun and easy way to show community support for everyone, including immigrants and refugees, and lift up our shared values.
Click the links below to download a Welcomer sign or a postcard in one of multiple languages.
Download Welcoming Week Postcards
Show the World You Welcome
Now more than ever, we need to stand up for immigrants and refugees. Show the world that you
welcome by joining the Welcomer campaign.
Welcoming Week Toolkits
By hosting a Welcoming Week event, you are part of a movement of more and more communities across the world who recognize that being a welcoming community for all makes us stronger economically, socially and culturally. Our Welcoming Week Toolkits provide a fun and easy way to find inspiration for an event or help you plan an event you've already scheduled.
Click the links below to download the Event Host and Partner Toolkits.
Resources
Welcoming Week Toolkit
Kick off your event planning with sample activities, check lists, a sample press release, and more. Read More
Visit the Welcoming Week Store!
The Welcoming Week store is where you can buy branded merchandise, including shirts, hats, banners, and pins. Read More
Webinar: What You Need to Host a Successful Event
Watch the recording to explore new ideas for events, new tools, and best practices for hosting. Read More
Host an Event
Host a festival, volunteer project, shared dinner, or any event that encourages connectivity and dialogue. Welcoming America will give you the tools you need to make it a success.
What You'll Get After Signing Up
- National, searchable event listing
- Planning webinars and toolkits
- Discounted merchandise
- Promotional support
- Branded marketing materials
Event Listing
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Please use the search function below to find your event by: city, organization or keyword
On September 17th, come and take a cultural crawl through the East Somerville restaurant corridor! With the purchase of one ticket, you will be off on a culinary journey full of authentic foods, colors and smells from Ethiopia, El Salvador, Italy, Brazil and Mexico.
Come to Thompson Park and learn about Ithaca Welcomes Refugees and Open Doors English! How would you like to welcome newcomers to our community?
The Chula Vista City Council has proclaimed September 13 - 22, 2019 as Welcoming Week to recognize and celebrate immigrant contributions to the community.
The City of Boise is proud to proclaim the week of September 13th, 2019 as Welcoming Week!
Families Together Field Day is a chance for neighbors—both immigrants and U.S.-born residents—to get to know one another and celebrate what unites us as a community.
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