Most Fun Cities in America

List of the top 100 most fun cities in North America ranked. The United States is a sprawling country with many cultural, historical, and recreational spots. 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 events, music festivals, and sporting events. Each city has its unique charm, and while it's hard to encapsulate them all, here are 100 of the most fun cities in the U.S. and Canada.

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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	15650	220	3671	9680	View Events
2	New York, NY	12330	43	1946	10309	View Events
3	Chicago, IL	3000	213	1226	1501	View Events
4	Los Angeles, CA	2079	177	1254	615	View Events
5	Washington, DC	2030	161	918	920	View Events
6	San Francisco, CA	1643	89	870	645	View Events
7	Boston, MA	1589	108	743	710	View Events
8	Houston, TX	1574	188	620	707	View Events
9	Philadelphia, PA	1407	123	847	408	View Events
10	Nashville, TN	1379	164	996	172	View Events
11	Atlanta, GA	1283	188	763	271	View Events
12	Toronto, ON	1255	137	703	403	View Events
13	Seattle, WA	1222	153	787	251	View Events
14	Phoenix, AZ	1209	160	565	449	View Events
15	Denver, CO	1175	150	805	195	View Events
16	Dallas, TX	1166	74	728	330	View Events
17	Minneapolis, MN	1124	158	554	397	View Events
18	Portland, OR	1116	76	781	212	View Events
19	Salt Lake City, UT	941	101	556	258	View Events
20	San Diego, CA	934	136	659	127	View Events
21	Charlotte, NC	917	180	555	176	View Events
22	Brooklyn, NY	866	93	747	19	View Events
23	St. Louis, MO	855	102	440	282	View Events
24	Austin, TX	777	57	567	129	View Events
25	Orlando, FL	755	89	367	287	View Events
26	Cleveland, OH	750	131	367	227	View Events
27	Columbus, OH	744	143	416	172	View Events
28	Cincinnati, OH	722	131	282	304	View Events
29	Kansas City, MO	708	114	436	147	View Events
30	Indianapolis, IN	689	194	362	112	View Events
31	Vancouver, BC	668	100	370	186	View Events
32	San Antonio, TX	613	128	305	156	View Events
33	Detroit, MI	609	87	365	146	View Events
34	Stratford, ON	602	0	0	602	View Events
35	Montreal, QC	593	62	374	143	View Events
36	Milwaukee, WI	541	122	267	140	View Events
37	Branson, MO	539	0	287	252	View Events
38	Omaha, NE	539	55	288	184	View Events
39	Louisville, KY	538	198	243	89	View Events
40	Tampa, FL	537	98	287	144	View Events
41	Sandy, UT	521	24	17	480	View Events
42	Fort Worth, TX	503	123	202	165	View Events
43	Pittsburgh, PA	502	123	327	41	View Events
44	Ashland, OR	497	0	2	495	View Events
45	San Jose, CA	476	107	204	151	View Events
46	Baltimore, MD	476	93	261	118	View Events
47	Miami, FL	476	122	249	101	View Events
48	Sacramento, CA	475	38	350	64	View Events
49	Niagara On The Lake, ON	474	0	0	474	View Events
50	Myrtle Beach, SC	463	66	195	194	View Events
51	Buffalo, NY	449	77	240	130	View Events
52	Oklahoma City, OK	441	112	213	108	View Events
53	Birmingham, AL	438	127	206	85	View Events
54	Edmonton, AB	436	106	226	86	View Events
55	New Orleans, LA	429	46	238	128	View Events
56	Tulsa, OK	417	102	187	116	View Events
57	Albany, NY	398	23	169	196	View Events
58	Richmond, VA	390	90	216	81	View Events
59	Raleigh, NC	386	46	256	72	View Events
60	Fort Lauderdale, FL	382	30	152	189	View Events
61	Grand Rapids, MI	379	24	190	154	View Events
62	Saint Paul, MN	377	93	151	114	View Events
63	Greenville, SC	367	101	117	148	View Events
64	Tacoma, WA	363	70	255	33	View Events
65	Jacksonville, FL	361	120	206	25	View Events
66	Des Moines, IA	357	100	101	153	View Events
67	Durham, NC	333	95	116	114	View Events
68	Lexington, KY	326	106	151	68	View Events
69	Atlantic City, NJ	323	7	194	71	View Events
70	Greensboro, NC	323	103	120	99	View Events
71	Portsmouth, NH	322	0	96	226	View Events
72	Reno, NV	321	87	152	79	View Events
73	Memphis, TN	319	92	95	128	View Events
74	Dayton, OH	319	74	110	130	View Events
75	Tempe, AZ	316	6	151	157	View Events
76	Tucson, AZ	309	42	166	98	View Events
77	Asheville, NC	308	61	209	35	View Events
78	Albuquerque, NM	291	97	155	27	View Events
79	Costa Mesa, CA	287	5	74	188	View Events
80	Ronks, PA	284	0	1	283	View Events
81	Ottawa, ON	283	80	119	81	View Events
82	Arlington, TX	277	135	136	3	View Events
83	Madison, WI	274	22	186	54	View Events
84	Calgary, AB	270	58	125	79	View Events
85	Portland, ME	255	70	129	51	View Events
86	Charleston, SC	253	71	150	9	View Events
87	Norfolk, VA	251	79	82	83	View Events
88	Boise, ID	249	20	123	102	View Events
89	Hartford, CT	246	89	62	84	View Events
90	Spokane, WA	246	82	130	24	View Events
91	Springfield, MO	245	63	123	44	View Events
92	Aurora, IL	242	0	10	225	View Events
93	Appleton, WI	238	62	83	91	View Events
94	El Paso, TX	233	88	127	16	View Events
95	Lincolnshire, IL	228	0	2	226	View Events
96	Syracuse, NY	222	75	120	24	View Events
97	Oakland, CA	220	71	139	2	View Events
98	Shipshewana, IN	212	2	131	77	View Events
99	Chattanooga, TN	210	84	110	15	View Events
100	Fort Wayne, IN	208	63	131	14	View Events