Events and Attractions

Charlotte’s bid to host the WTA Finals “now includes a request for incentives from a state-backed events fund,” according to sources cited by Erik Spanberg of CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL. A North Carolina Department of Commerce representative said that Charlotte “has asked for an unspecified amount” ...

The states of N.Y. and N.J. “have been rivals longer than the United States has been a country,” but what has long been a “clash of pride has turned into a more direct economic tussle as the World Cup approaches,” according to T.J. Quinn of ESPN.com. When N.J. Gov. Mikie Sherrill took office in Janu...

In Dallas, Elissa Jorgensen noted Netherlands-based muralist Rosalie de Graaf, Dallas-based artist Daniel Yanez and Houston-based artists Bimbo Adenugba and Ade Odunfa will “spend 10 to 12 hours” at the former Jesse R. Dawson State Jail building “each day until their FIFA World Cup mural is complete...

The arrival of the FIFA World Cup is an opportunity for Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city, “to shine on the international stage,” and the Jalisco state government “launched an upbeat campaign highlighting the municipality where games will be played: ‘Zapopan, the heart of soccer,’” according...

A bipartisan group of Maryland legislators is “already opposed” to the state’s interest in buying the rights to the Preakness Stakes’ brand for $85M, though Gov. Wes Moore “won’t say whether the state will purchase” the rights or “where that money would come from if it decides to do so,” according t...

NASCAR and Dover Motor Speedway owner Speedway Motorsports said that they will “evaluate the future location for the All-Star Race after this weekend,” according to Bianchi & Gluck of THE ATHLETIC. There is a “growing sense that Dover’s time as All-Star Race host will end after one year, with a ...

The PGA Championship “hardly could have unfolded better” for Aronimink Golf Club, which hosted its first major since 1962 over the weekend. The “brilliant event” took “nine years of planning logistics and build-out” as well as “months of sacrifice from dues-paying members” to pull the event off. A f...

Nashville is “expected to be named host of Super Bowl LXIV in 2030” by the NFL owners, who “will vote for the city on Tuesday” during the Spring League Meeting, according to sources cited by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo. This “would be the first time the Music City would host the Sup...

Philadelphia teams and permanent events drew 28.7 million fans during our study, the highest attendance-to-population ratio among the cities on the list.

With 14 professional sports venues within an hour’s drive — a higher concentration than any city in the world — multiple new or renovated college facilities, one of the world’s largest amateur sports complexes and enviable weather, Phoenix has amassed a diverse hosting résumé. It includes: multiple ...