A new report says San Antonio is not feeling very patriotic this summer. The Alamo City has just been named the sixth-best city in Texas for celebrating the Fourth of July, but it flopped in a national ranking of the best cities for Independence Day festivities in 2026.<\/p>\n
San Antonio ranks No. 6 statewide and No. 74 nationally in WalletHub’s annual report<\/a> comparing the “Best & Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations.” WalletHub’s experts annually rank the 100 biggest U.S. cities across 18 metrics such as affordability, the variety of July 4th celebrations, weather favorability, safety, and more. <\/p>\n The three best cities in the U.S. for celebrating the Fourth of July in 2026 \u2014 marking the nation’s monumental 250th birthday \u2014 are Las Vegas (No. 1), New York City (No. 2), and Orlando (No. 3).<\/p>\n Among individual categories, San Antonio is the 9th most affordable U.S. city to visit over the Fourth of July holiday, and it ranks 29th overall for its abundance of July 4th celebrations. In the “attractions and activities” subcategory, which was based on a separate survey<\/a> of the best and worst cities for recreation, San Antonio ranks 59th nationally.<\/p>\n San Antonio’s predictably hot weather forecast for the holiday earns it a bottom-tier ranking at No. 84 overall, while the city’s safety and accessibility rank 85th.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in Texas, Dallas and Fort Worth ranked as the top two best cities in the Lone Star State for celebrating America’s founding, and ranked 39th and 42nd nationally. Houston rounded out the top three statewide and ranked 47th in the U.S.<\/p>\n This year’s festivities are expected to be more spectacular compared to previous years to commemorate the milestone anniversary, according to the report.<\/p>\n