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	15489	214	2583	10484	View Events
2	New York, NY	12459	100	2045	10230	View Events
3	Chicago, IL	2293	322	1250	697	View Events
4	Washington, DC	2175	269	985	905	View Events
5	Boston, MA	1963	200	691	1026	View Events
6	San Francisco, CA	1832	169	971	646	View Events
7	Los Angeles, CA	1698	247	915	513	View Events
8	Toronto, ON	1568	180	722	643	View Events
9	Philadelphia, PA	1557	256	839	419	View Events
10	Houston, TX	1538	319	650	475	View Events
11	Denver, CO	1520	245	774	457	View Events
12	Atlanta, GA	1386	275	803	229	View Events
13	Seattle, WA	1342	233	838	213	View Events
14	Orlando, FL	1291	148	439	610	View Events
15	Phoenix, AZ	1289	232	588	454	View Events
16	Nashville, TN	1200	240	835	101	View Events
17	Portland, OR	1147	130	787	200	View Events
18	Dallas, TX	1098	112	699	253	View Events
19	Montreal, QC	1041	89	578	349	View Events
20	Minneapolis, MN	1036	182	574	273	View Events
21	Cleveland, OH	959	167	491	290	View Events
22	Charlotte, NC	948	216	491	227	View Events
23	Austin, TX	917	143	632	99	View Events
24	San Diego, CA	908	204	560	125	View Events
25	Salt Lake City, UT	870	215	454	187	View Events
26	Indianapolis, IN	836	253	361	211	View Events
27	Columbus, OH	771	211	435	117	View Events
28	Detroit, MI	768	166	397	187	View Events
29	Brooklyn, NY	765	133	550	74	View Events
30	Cincinnati, OH	764	199	261	295	View Events
31	Vancouver, BC	746	129	356	246	View Events
32	St. Louis, MO	737	163	433	123	View Events
33	Branson, MO	731	0	293	426	View Events
34	San Antonio, TX	713	202	356	127	View Events
35	Honolulu, HI	696	39	127	517	View Events
36	Tampa, FL	683	234	355	85	View Events
37	Kansas City, MO	642	134	332	165	View Events
38	Ashland, OR	625	0	1	625	View Events
39	Miami, FL	620	204	243	138	View Events
40	Milwaukee, WI	611	194	311	91	View Events
41	Pittsburgh, PA	604	180	326	89	View Events
42	Sandy, UT	602	18	8	574	View Events
43	Buffalo, NY	583	155	238	180	View Events
44	Stratford, ON	576	0	0	576	View Events
45	Fort Lauderdale, FL	562	41	247	258	View Events
46	Omaha, NE	560	112	294	149	View Events
47	Louisville, KY	553	189	258	86	View Events
48	Sacramento, CA	527	72	358	71	View Events
49	Fort Worth, TX	521	178	175	137	View Events
50	Richmond, VA	494	91	276	64	View Events
51	New Orleans, LA	483	125	244	77	View Events
52	Birmingham, AL	481	170	229	65	View Events
53	Raleigh, NC	474	115	288	65	View Events
54	Oklahoma City, OK	466	150	245	55	View Events
55	Reno, NV	449	122	282	45	View Events
56	Baltimore, MD	440	144	197	81	View Events
57	Spokane, WA	438	105	219	60	View Events
58	San Jose, CA	433	153	157	116	View Events
59	Grand Rapids, MI	432	63	225	140	View Events
60	Tulsa, OK	429	164	168	90	View Events
61	Greenville, SC	427	126	174	123	View Events
62	Ronks, PA	420	0	1	420	View Events
63	Jacksonville, FL	417	133	212	58	View Events
64	Tucson, AZ	404	95	196	88	View Events
65	Lexington, KY	400	169	151	74	View Events
66	Knoxville, TN	387	134	147	94	View Events
67	Albuquerque, NM	377	140	146	51	View Events
68	Madison, WI	375	48	224	95	View Events
69	Saint Paul, MN	373	146	135	86	View Events
70	Calgary, AB	373	95	149	91	View Events
71	Tacoma, WA	369	83	270	2	View Events
72	Charleston, SC	360	119	173	54	View Events
73	Fort Myers, FL	344	120	152	51	View Events
74	Greensboro, NC	337	147	112	73	View Events
75	Ottawa, ON	331	144	80	106	View Events
76	Des Moines, IA	330	160	93	74	View Events
77	Tempe, AZ	328	78	162	82	View Events
78	Edmonton, AB	324	60	179	76	View Events
79	Atlantic City, NJ	312	4	103	195	View Events
80	Durham, NC	308	121	102	83	View Events
81	Dayton, OH	304	111	87	102	View Events
82	Memphis, TN	301	163	71	67	View Events
83	Providence, RI	295	83	60	147	View Events
84	Rochester, NY	293	114	82	92	View Events
85	Syracuse, NY	291	136	106	44	View Events
86	Asheville, NC	289	92	181	15	View Events
87	Columbia, SC	289	168	64	47	View Events
88	Albany, NY	281	42	146	92	View Events
89	Hartford, CT	272	108	47	113	View Events
90	West Hollywood, CA	269	0	268	0	View Events
91	Eugene, OR	268	108	94	63	View Events
92	Winnipeg, MB	266	104	100	58	View Events
93	Fort Wayne, IN	264	110	127	19	View Events
94	Sarasota, FL	264	16	140	51	View Events
95	Rosemont, IL	259	85	141	25	View Events
96	Norfolk, VA	255	119	69	59	View Events
97	Lincoln, NE	252	147	64	39	View Events
98	Quebec, QC	251	67	108	67	View Events
99	Boise, ID	251	40	129	79	View Events
100	Arlington, TX	249	147	97	3	View Events