Most Fun Cities in America

Browse a list of the top 100 most fun cities in North America. 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 unique 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	16478	238	3744	10273	View Events
2	New York, NY	11674	54	1712	9796	View Events
3	Los Angeles, CA	2068	226	1091	653	View Events
4	Chicago, IL	2064	249	1286	478	View Events
5	Washington, DC	2061	198	981	840	View Events
6	Branson, MO	2024	0	1426	597	View Events
7	Boston, MA	1844	123	718	929	View Events
8	San Francisco, CA	1792	144	972	625	View Events
9	Toronto, ON	1568	164	876	497	View Events
10	Philadelphia, PA	1501	144	861	342	View Events
11	Houston, TX	1485	290	746	377	View Events
12	Seattle, WA	1479	223	940	272	View Events
13	Atlanta, GA	1408	226	868	270	View Events
14	Nashville, TN	1407	193	1004	169	View Events
15	Denver, CO	1366	160	824	326	View Events
16	Dallas, TX	1356	67	874	383	View Events
17	Portland, OR	1228	91	824	265	View Events
18	Minneapolis, MN	1217	165	534	511	View Events
19	Phoenix, AZ	1159	182	589	245	View Events
20	Cleveland, OH	1038	147	551	318	View Events
21	Austin, TX	1032	112	695	185	View Events
22	Orlando, FL	1000	126	417	442	View Events
23	Salt Lake City, UT	989	170	586	217	View Events
24	Charlotte, NC	945	167	610	154	View Events
25	St. Louis, MO	936	126	494	278	View Events
26	San Diego, CA	904	183	562	139	View Events
27	Montreal, QC	897	68	555	261	View Events
28	Kansas City, MO	814	136	451	211	View Events
29	Cincinnati, OH	795	146	279	366	View Events
30	Indianapolis, IN	763	203	381	166	View Events
31	Detroit, MI	760	145	429	169	View Events
32	San Antonio, TX	755	139	407	184	View Events
33	Columbus, OH	753	188	434	116	View Events
34	Brooklyn, NY	715	110	543	54	View Events
35	Vancouver, BC	713	114	399	187	View Events
36	Louisville, KY	632	195	301	127	View Events
37	Honolulu, HI	608	34	148	413	View Events
38	Omaha, NE	598	93	304	192	View Events
39	Milwaukee, WI	588	122	380	75	View Events
40	Stratford, ON	573	0	0	573	View Events
41	Fort Worth, TX	573	212	160	197	View Events
42	Oklahoma City, OK	569	125	306	122	View Events
43	Pittsburgh, PA	561	136	345	73	View Events
44	Ashland, OR	549	0	1	549	View Events
45	New Orleans, LA	536	58	279	149	View Events
46	Tampa, FL	536	161	291	57	View Events
47	Miami, FL	528	171	211	107	View Events
48	San Jose, CA	515	126	211	161	View Events
49	Baltimore, MD	501	102	215	148	View Events
50	Fort Lauderdale, FL	497	34	189	260	View Events
51	Birmingham, AL	488	121	264	97	View Events
52	Richmond, VA	481	78	295	94	View Events
53	Jacksonville, FL	470	127	277	30	View Events
54	Sacramento, CA	460	47	347	43	View Events
55	Calgary, AB	445	75	175	168	View Events
56	Raleigh, NC	436	50	335	44	View Events
57	Grand Rapids, MI	425	24	248	150	View Events
58	Buffalo, NY	417	89	218	103	View Events
59	Lexington, KY	411	170	175	62	View Events
60	Edmonton, AB	384	89	227	46	View Events
61	Tulsa, OK	381	131	189	54	View Events
62	Atlantic City, NJ	379	3	184	185	View Events
63	Sandy, UT	377	27	25	322	View Events
64	Reno, NV	373	115	229	25	View Events
65	Tucson, AZ	368	77	180	102	View Events
66	Greenville, SC	368	84	202	76	View Events
67	Madison, WI	368	86	225	52	View Events
68	Spokane, WA	355	81	213	51	View Events
69	Charleston, SC	350	91	198	30	View Events
70	Albuquerque, NM	345	108	168	30	View Events
71	Durham, NC	343	123	84	134	View Events
72	Saint Paul, MN	342	138	166	36	View Events
73	Lincolnshire, IL	338	0	5	333	View Events
74	Des Moines, IA	319	106	142	65	View Events
75	Knoxville, TN	314	118	124	68	View Events
76	Greensboro, NC	304	92	103	97	View Events
77	Ronks, PA	295	0	1	294	View Events
78	Tacoma, WA	288	85	195	2	View Events
79	Portsmouth, NH	287	0	76	210	View Events
80	Allentown, PA	285	87	47	149	View Events
81	Winnipeg, MB	285	88	116	67	View Events
82	Asheville, NC	277	68	183	23	View Events
83	Boise, ID	273	12	161	90	View Events
84	Memphis, TN	269	124	99	39	View Events
85	Eugene, OR	264	130	88	35	View Events
86	Ottawa, ON	260	99	97	63	View Events
87	Tempe, AZ	259	16	85	137	View Events
88	Norfolk, VA	258	88	86	77	View Events
89	Albany, NY	254	18	151	83	View Events
90	Chattanooga, TN	251	90	120	29	View Events
91	Cambridge, MA	244	1	181	23	View Events
92	Arlington, TX	243	147	89	3	View Events
93	Colorado Springs, CO	239	82	122	30	View Events
94	Dayton, OH	238	76	108	51	View Events
95	Springfield, MO	234	105	76	46	View Events
96	Fort Wayne, IN	234	74	146	9	View Events
97	Syracuse, NY	229	96	112	17	View Events
98	Rochester, NY	225	87	77	59	View Events
99	Ivins, UT	220	10	8	202	View Events
100	Niagara On The Lake, ON	219	0	1	218	View Events