Most Fun Cities in America

List of the top 100 most fun cities in North America ranked. The United States has numerous cultural, historical, and leisure destinations. To help Americans find the cities with the most significant number and variety of fun yet cost-effective options, American Arenas® compared more than 1000 cities on "Entertainment & Recreation." The four main metrics include concerts, theater shows, music festivals, and sporting events. Every city possesses its special allure, and although capturing them all is challenging, here are 100 of the most exciting cities in America.

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Top 100 Fun Cities

List of the top 100 most fun cities in the U.S. and Canada ranked

#	City	All Events	Sports:	Concerts:	Shows:
1	Las Vegas, NV	16182	204	2889	10980	View Events
2	New York, NY	13150	118	1696	11171	View Events
3	Chicago, IL	2707	309	1438	939	View Events
4	Washington, DC	2328	255	1099	940	View Events
5	Boston, MA	2257	227	723	1203	View Events
6	San Francisco, CA	2057	150	991	795	View Events
7	Los Angeles, CA	1808	238	968	575	View Events
8	Philadelphia, PA	1680	263	835	541	View Events
9	Denver, CO	1679	215	762	573	View Events
10	Toronto, ON	1659	188	674	781	View Events
11	Houston, TX	1627	296	644	613	View Events
12	Atlanta, GA	1389	257	780	266	View Events
13	Phoenix, AZ	1383	215	605	543	View Events
14	Nashville, TN	1313	232	881	125	View Events
15	Orlando, FL	1293	161	400	700	View Events
16	Seattle, WA	1285	167	765	277	View Events
17	Portland, OR	1184	133	756	269	View Events
18	Dallas, TX	1137	140	648	319	View Events
19	Charlotte, NC	1079	221	532	258	View Events
20	Minneapolis, MN	1061	186	526	344	View Events
21	Cleveland, OH	1011	187	452	352	View Events
22	Branson, MO	933	0	388	482	View Events
23	San Diego, CA	916	196	546	156	View Events
24	Salt Lake City, UT	909	251	430	216	View Events
25	Montreal, QC	900	77	489	320	View Events
26	Indianapolis, IN	886	234	392	251	View Events
27	Austin, TX	882	117	553	127	View Events
28	Detroit, MI	802	193	354	230	View Events
29	Cincinnati, OH	801	202	254	339	View Events
30	St. Louis, MO	745	162	426	145	View Events
31	Columbus, OH	724	179	380	160	View Events
32	Honolulu, HI	721	29	136	545	View Events
33	San Antonio, TX	713	179	320	177	View Events
34	Miami, FL	712	192	290	176	View Events
35	Raleigh, NC	704	190	386	122	View Events
36	Milwaukee, WI	698	214	305	163	View Events
37	Brooklyn, NY	688	114	512	23	View Events
38	Kansas City, MO	686	149	293	232	View Events
39	Buffalo, NY	649	181	269	187	View Events
40	Tampa, FL	637	243	274	108	View Events
41	Pittsburgh, PA	627	197	307	115	View Events
42	Vancouver, BC	602	56	312	217	View Events
43	Fort Lauderdale, FL	576	12	245	305	View Events
44	Omaha, NE	576	135	269	167	View Events
45	Louisville, KY	553	198	223	112	View Events
46	Fort Worth, TX	525	159	193	169	View Events
47	Sandy, UT	519	1	4	513	View Events
48	Reno, NV	517	117	301	99	View Events
49	New Orleans, LA	494	157	214	107	View Events
50	Oklahoma City, OK	492	177	219	91	View Events
51	San Jose, CA	484	164	167	117	View Events
52	Baltimore, MD	477	150	167	93	View Events
53	Birmingham, AL	458	154	186	89	View Events
54	Jacksonville, FL	454	148	218	72	View Events
55	Grand Rapids, MI	443	75	205	158	View Events
56	Tempe, AZ	442	95	188	91	View Events
57	Richmond, VA	435	101	217	106	View Events
58	Ronks, PA	431	0	1	431	View Events
59	Knoxville, TN	430	160	137	129	View Events
60	Atlantic City, NJ	426	5	125	235	View Events
61	Saint Paul, MN	426	143	146	129	View Events
62	Tulsa, OK	422	166	163	86	View Events
63	Charleston, SC	421	134	149	77	View Events
64	Tucson, AZ	406	97	196	86	View Events
65	Calgary, AB	399	114	146	96	View Events
66	Lexington, KY	397	141	153	97	View Events
67	Sacramento, CA	396	54	251	80	View Events
68	Madison, WI	394	60	208	119	View Events
69	Greenville, SC	382	130	155	94	View Events
70	Des Moines, IA	377	176	89	108	View Events
71	Ottawa, ON	359	163	93	102	View Events
72	Spokane, WA	352	112	164	73	View Events
73	Memphis, TN	339	166	82	84	View Events
74	Greensboro, NC	339	127	85	109	View Events
75	Edmonton, AB	334	75	160	90	View Events
76	West Hollywood, CA	324	0	324	0	View Events
77	Tacoma, WA	322	82	226	11	View Events
78	Durham, NC	322	127	78	100	View Events
79	Albuquerque, NM	320	122	111	70	View Events
80	Albany, NY	317	39	132	144	View Events
81	Dayton, OH	314	126	59	123	View Events
82	Syracuse, NY	313	135	108	63	View Events
83	Rochester, NY	300	127	60	108	View Events
84	Fort Myers, FL	296	136	84	53	View Events
85	Providence, RI	292	108	55	123	View Events
86	Boise, ID	279	47	107	124	View Events
87	Asheville, NC	276	89	158	27	View Events
88	Rosemont, IL	276	91	151	23	View Events
89	Norfolk, VA	273	132	61	72	View Events
90	Portland, ME	265	124	103	31	View Events
91	Hartford, CT	265	116	53	92	View Events
92	Springfield, MO	263	111	72	74	View Events
93	Arlington, TX	258	132	109	15	View Events
94	Anaheim, CA	255	125	109	14	View Events
95	Wichita, KS	254	144	51	53	View Events
96	Winnipeg, MB	252	114	85	46	View Events
97	Cambridge, MA	252	15	119	118	View Events
98	Lincoln, NE	249	145	56	46	View Events
99	Akron, OH	249	98	57	89	View Events
100	Columbia, SC	248	130	50	58	View Events