• The Arrival (film), a 1996 science fiction film starring Charlie Sheen
• "The Arrival" (The Twilight Zone), an episode of The Twilight Zone
• "Arrival" (The Prisoner), first episode of The Prisoner
• Arrival is the first episode of British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
• "The Arrival," book #38 of K.A. Applegate's Animorphs series
• "The Arrival," a wordless graphic novel by Shaun Tan

In music:

• Arrival (band), Arrival, a vocal/instrumental group from Liverpool 1969-73
• Arrival (Alannah Myles album), an album by Alannah Myles
• Arrival (ABBA album), an album by ABBA
• "Arrival (song)", the title track from the ABBA album, later covered by Mike Oldfield
• Arrival (Aviatic album), an album by Aviatic
• The Arrival (Hypocrisy album), an album by Hypocrisy
• The Arrival (Magic Kingdom album), an album by Magic Kingdom
• Arrival (Journey album), an album by Journey
• Arrival (Jordan Rudess album), a Jordan Rudess album
• Arrival (Rocket Transfer Warehouse album), an album by Rocket Transfer Warehouse
• Arrival (Rosie Gaines), a Rosie Gaines album
• The Arrival (EP), the debut EP by Bliss n Eso