{"id":276253,"date":"2026-05-19T07:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276253\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:02:30","slug":"best-sports-business-cities-no-18-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276253\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Sports Business Cities: No. 18 Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-events-and-attractions \">Orlando is an event-hosting powerhouse, despite being the only city in our top 25 that has neither an NFL, NHL nor a Major League Baseball home team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-events-and-attractions \">For example, the nearby 220-acre ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, which celebrates its 30th birthday next year, hosts more than 200 sporting events each year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-events-and-attractions \">Home base: The annual PGA Show, a global gathering of approximately 31,000 golf industry professionals, companies and brands, has been held there since 1985. Similarly, the annual Surf Expo has been coming to town since 1988. Both events are held at the Orange County Convention Center, at which a $560 million expansion is scheduled to finish in 2029. AAU, AdventHealth, TMRW Sports and the WWE Performance Center all call the region home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-events-and-attractions \">Coming soon: Other venue projects include a $400 million overhaul of Camping World Stadium (home to several Pro Bowls, college football bowl games, the annual Pop Warner football national championships and other events); a $226 million upgrade to the Magic\u2019s Kia Center; and JMA Ventures\u2019 Westcourt Orlando, a $500 million, 900,000-square-foot mixed-use development adjacent to the arena.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Rankings<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-events-and-attractions \">2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Journal\/Issues\/2023\/03\/20\/In-Depth\/best-sports-business-cities-orlando\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Journal\/Issues\/2023\/03\/20\/In-Depth\/best-sports-business-cities-orlando\/\">#25<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-events-and-attractions \">2024 Eventing Hosting: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2024\/03\/18\/bsbc-orlando\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2024\/03\/18\/bsbc-orlando\/\">#1<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-events-and-attractions \">2025 Soccer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/05\/26\/best-sports-business-cities-soccer-no-11-orlando\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sportsbusinessjournal.com\/Articles\/2025\/05\/26\/best-sports-business-cities-soccer-no-11-orlando\/\">#11<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/TJS37NZGEBHWVDCMQSF3LS2QHI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Best Sports Business Cities No. 18 Orlando: Major League Volleyball All-Star Game. (Courtesy of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PDJSB25KYVFEDFTSS5YZHKUWDI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/>Best Sports Business Cities No 18 Orlando: 2024 Olympic marathon team trials (Courtesy of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission) <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ASBOLYL4CZAS3DEY7TPRFRGKSI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Best Sports Business Cities No. 18 Orlando: Major League Volleyball were the 2025 league champions. 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