Summer fun doesn't have to be at the beach, in a secluded mountain cabin, or even on the wakes of a lake. A ton of summer fun is to be had every year in the city - every personality-filled, busy and bustling, culturally classy bit of it. It can be your city or a city somewhere else; doesn't really matter. The vast options for entertainment and mirth will be there nonetheless.
Picture this: You wake up to a pancake breakfast cooking in the street and go down to join the street fair. Don't eat too much, though - your 5K run is in just a few minutes. After coming in 73rd, you walk around the city park to listen to a variety of bands playing, some famous and some just locals trying to make it big at their concerts. The parade starts at 3, and there are performing pigs, pony rides for the kids, and miniature golf. Later in the evening, everybody gets a little rowdy and has plenty of good laughs on the carnival rides and then watching the fireworks. That picture is a classic example of summer fun in the city at one of the greatly-loved festivals. Other interesting pastimes include -
• Outdoor Entertainment. Concerts, summer evenings in the park, outdoor theatre, parades, and more.
• Summer Enlightenment. City tours, exploration of the culture and the history, art fairs and galleries, and more.
• Summer Dining and Entertainment. River cruises, outdoor dining, "tastes of the city," and more.