Most Fun Cities in America

List of the top 100 most fun cities in North America ranked. The United States is a nation, with 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 events, music festivals, and sporting events. Every city possesses its special allure and although it's a challenge to capture them all here are 100 of the most exciting cities, in the United States 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	New York, NY	12235	41	1974	10170	View Events
2	Las Vegas, NV	11652	182	3081	6929	View Events
3	Chicago, IL	2967	274	1592	1018	View Events
4	Washington, DC	2328	181	1142	962	View Events
5	Los Angeles, CA	2082	175	1338	521	View Events
6	Branson, MO	2070	0	1081	790	View Events
7	Houston, TX	1692	231	792	644	View Events
8	San Francisco, CA	1689	126	1095	440	View Events
9	Philadelphia, PA	1606	185	930	442	View Events
10	Boston, MA	1582	168	858	523	View Events
11	Toronto, ON	1562	158	811	576	View Events
12	Denver, CO	1439	202	922	275	View Events
13	Atlanta, GA	1430	178	978	215	View Events
14	Seattle, WA	1313	184	853	210	View Events
15	Phoenix, AZ	1295	141	639	458	View Events
16	Nashville, TN	1278	168	918	156	View Events
17	Dallas, TX	1245	79	823	297	View Events
18	Portland, OR	1165	78	844	204	View Events
19	Minneapolis, MN	1133	157	734	222	View Events
20	Cleveland, OH	1045	172	482	366	View Events
21	St. Louis, MO	1006	157	536	274	View Events
22	San Diego, CA	1002	139	740	101	View Events
23	Salt Lake City, UT	986	112	610	243	View Events
24	Orlando, FL	929	80	426	401	View Events
25	Detroit, MI	897	167	465	212	View Events
26	Austin, TX	882	40	649	168	View Events
27	Montreal, QC	860	77	539	233	View Events
28	Charlotte, NC	846	105	517	212	View Events
29	Cincinnati, OH	828	170	325	326	View Events
30	Brooklyn, NY	805	38	751	6	View Events
31	Kansas City, MO	791	153	437	185	View Events
32	Vancouver, BC	766	75	478	200	View Events
33	Columbus, OH	717	100	461	150	View Events
34	San Antonio, TX	717	141	363	190	View Events
35	Pittsburgh, PA	695	173	399	112	View Events
36	Milwaukee, WI	692	162	358	150	View Events
37	Indianapolis, IN	678	100	486	76	View Events
38	Ronks, PA	636	0	1	636	View Events
39	Miami, FL	583	124	222	180	View Events
40	Sacramento, CA	516	18	400	69	View Events
41	Fort Lauderdale, FL	513	14	210	267	View Events
42	San Jose, CA	509	90	243	137	View Events
43	Tampa, FL	501	70	314	98	View Events
44	Baltimore, MD	493	144	245	101	View Events
45	Honolulu, HI	492	29	139	308	View Events
46	Omaha, NE	475	48	298	123	View Events
47	Grand Rapids, MI	470	24	263	159	View Events
48	Raleigh, NC	463	55	314	84	View Events
49	Oklahoma City, OK	444	52	263	126	View Events
50	Buffalo, NY	444	71	223	141	View Events
51	Louisville, KY	428	137	198	83	View Events
52	Fort Worth, TX	428	78	216	121	View Events
53	Birmingham, AL	403	59	263	78	View Events
54	Boise, ID	403	33	188	180	View Events
55	New Orleans, LA	398	19	241	116	View Events
56	Tulsa, OK	389	64	179	136	View Events
57	Edmonton, AB	388	93	180	95	View Events
58	Richmond, VA	379	33	264	73	View Events
59	Atlantic City, NJ	372	8	185	163	View Events
60	Spokane, WA	369	56	220	91	View Events
61	Madison, WI	368	34	268	57	View Events
62	Stratford, ON	366	0	0	366	View Events
63	Ashland, OR	361	0	3	358	View Events
64	Albany, NY	355	6	167	175	View Events
65	Saint Paul, MN	348	75	189	72	View Events
66	Myrtle Beach, SC	348	18	179	151	View Events
67	Sandy, UT	346	13	19	312	View Events
68	Niagara On The Lake, ON	346	0	0	346	View Events
69	Calgary, AB	343	87	144	91	View Events
70	Jacksonville, FL	337	69	195	61	View Events
71	Greenville, SC	333	65	130	130	View Events
72	Reno, NV	322	47	222	48	View Events
73	Des Moines, IA	321	51	147	122	View Events
74	Arlington, TX	320	158	130	30	View Events
75	Anaheim, CA	318	144	152	9	View Events
76	Tempe, AZ	314	14	187	112	View Events
77	Tucson, AZ	313	30	213	64	View Events
78	Ottawa, ON	279	63	87	109	View Events
79	Greensboro, NC	276	46	138	87	View Events
80	Durham, NC	265	39	102	102	View Events
81	Albuquerque, NM	256	40	157	39	View Events
82	Appleton, WI	254	83	97	70	View Events
83	Charleston, SC	253	44	182	10	View Events
84	Costa Mesa, CA	249	3	74	169	View Events
85	Shipshewana, IN	247	3	148	96	View Events
86	Memphis, TN	237	49	98	87	View Events
87	Lexington, KY	234	77	115	33	View Events
88	Aurora, IL	230	1	10	220	View Events
89	El Paso, TX	229	40	131	41	View Events
90	Asheville, NC	227	18	191	13	View Events
91	St. Petersburg, FL	227	115	90	18	View Events
92	Dayton, OH	227	35	99	89	View Events
93	Winnipeg, MB	225	63	123	19	View Events
94	Tacoma, WA	223	31	185	4	View Events
95	West Hollywood, CA	220	0	220	0	View Events
96	Oakland, CA	218	51	153	7	View Events
97	Chattanooga, TN	215	38	140	35	View Events
98	Springfield, MO	212	21	99	71	View Events
99	Portsmouth, NH	211	0	68	141	View Events
100	Rosemont, IL	202	38	148	6	View Events