Entertainment & Leisure Market Research 2025
Entertainment & Leisure Market Research 2025 presents an in-depth assessment of leisure, examining the market within the scope of such topics as cultural & creative activities, gambling & wagering, gardening, genealogy, hiking & camping, hobbies, holiday festivities, hunting & fishing, lifestyle activities, nightlife, sports & recreation, theme parks, and yoga. In all, 44 unique segments of leisure are assessed, covering virtually every major activity where consumers spend their non-working time and discretionary income. Most chapters provide statistics on participation and expenditures, market characteristics and trends, demographics, and a list of resources for further research.
Entertainment & Leisure Market Research 2025 also provides comprehensive data on consumer use of media. Segments covered include filmed entertainment, home entertainment, live performances, radio, recorded music, television, video games, and more.
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- 1 MARKET SUMMARY
- 1.1 Spending on Entertainment and Leisure
- 1.2 Time Spent With Leisure
- 1.3 Favorite Activities
- 1.4 Time Spent Using Media
- 1.5 Children’s Activities
- 2 AMUSEMENT PARKS
- 2.1 Market Assessment
- 2.2 Most-Visited Amusement Parks
- 2.3 Readers Choice Awards
- 2.4 Market Resources
- 3 ARTS & CRAFTS
- 3.1 Market Assessment
- 3.2 Crafters
- 3.3 Crafts Fairs and Festivals
- 3.4 Online Marketplace
- 3.5 Market Resources
- 4 BICYCLING
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Bicycle-Friendly Cities
- 4.3 Bicycle-Friendly Communities
- 4.4 Bicycle-Friendly States
- 4.5 Bicycle Trails
- 4.6 Mountain Biking
- 4.7 Market Resources
- 5 CAMPING
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Campers
- 5.3 Glamping
- 5.4 Market Resources
- 6 CASINOS
- 6.1 Market Assessment
- 6.2 Casino Census
- 6.3 State-by-State
- 6.4 Largest Casino Gaming Markets
- 6.5 Market Resources
- 7 CITIZEN SCIENCE
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Projects
- 7.3 Market Resources
- 8 CLIMBING
- 8.1 Participation
- 8.2 Climbing Gyms
- 8.3 Mountaineering
- 8.4 Ice Climbing
- 8.5 Market Resources
- 9 COLLECTING
- 9.1 Participation and Spending
- 9.2 Scope of Collecting
- 9.3 Collectibles As An Investment
- 9.4 Classic Cars
- 9.5 Coin Collecting
- 9.6 Sports Memorabilia
- 9.7 Stamp Collecting
- 9.8 Market Resources
- 10 CULTURAL & PERFORMING ARTS
- 10.1 Public Participation in the Arts
- 10.2 Audience Demographics
- 10.3 Survey of Metropolitan Areas
- 10.4 Market Resources
- 11 ESPORTS
- 11.1 Overview
- 11.2 Market Assessment
- 11.3 Top Esports Companies
- 11.4 Livestream Viewing
- 12 EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES
- 12.1 The Experience Economy
- 12.2 Airbnb Experiences
- 12.3 Extreme Adventures
- 12.4 Fantasy Adventure Camps
- 12.5 Racing Schools and Driving Experiences
- 12.6 Sports Adventures
- 13 FANDOM
- 13.1 Overview
- 13.2 Activities
- 13.3 Most Popular Fandom
- 13.4 Conventions and Events
- 13.5 Largest Events
- 14 FESTIVALS, FAIRS & EVENTS
- 14.1 Market Assessment
- 14.2 Top 50 Fairs
- 14.3 State Fairs
- 14.4 Film Festivals
- 14.5 Other Festivals
- 14.6 Market Resources
- 15 FILMED ENTERTAINMENT
- 15.1 Market Assessment: Cinema Box Office
- 15.2 Market Assessment: Digital Home Entertainment
- 15.3 Film Studios
- 15.4 Theaters
- 15.5 Economic Impact
- 15.6 Market Resources
- 16 FISHING
- 16.1 RBFF Assessment
- 16.2 SFIA Assessment
- 16.3 FWS Assessment
- 16.4 Bass Fishing
- 16.5 Top Places For Family Fishing
- 16.6 Fishing Equipment
- 16.7 Market Resources
- 17 FITNESS
- 17.1 Fitness Activities
- 17.2 Where Adults Workout
- 17.3 Fitness and Health Clubs
- 17.4 Connected Fitness
- 17.5 Market Resources
- 18 FLYING DISC SPORTS
- 18.1 Overview
- 18.2 Disc Golf
- 18.3 Ultimate
- 18.4 Market Resources
- 19 GAMES
- 19.1 Board Games
- 19.2 Chess
- 19.3 Contact Bridge
- 19.4 Poker
- 19.5 Market Resources
- 20 GAMING
- 20.1 Participation
- 20.2 Market Assessment
- 20.3 Types of Games
- 20.4 Game Genres
- 20.5 Casual and Social Games
- 20.6 Mobile Gaming
- 20.7 Subscription Services
- 20.8 Gaming Networks
- 20.9 Market Resources
- 21 GARDENING
- 21.1 Market Assessment
- 21.2 Assessment By Metropolitan Area
- 21.3 Community Gardens
- 21.4 Gardening Blogs
- 21.5 Market Resources
- 22 GENEALOGY
- 22.1 Market Assessment
- 22.2 At-Home DNA Testing
- 22.3 Genealogy Research Websites
- 22.4 Ancestry Tour Companies
- 22.5 Market Resources
- 23 GOLF
- 23.1 Participation
- 23.2 Spending
- 23.3 Golf Courses
- 23.4 Top Golf Courses
- 23.5 Market Resources
- 24 HIKING
- 24.1 Overview
- 24.2 National Trails
- 24.3 Best Trails By State
- 25 HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES
- 25.1 Overview
- 25.2 New Year’s
- 25.3 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 25.4 Valentine’s Day
- 25.5 Mardi Gras
- 25.6 St. Patrick’s Day
- 25.7 Easter
- 25.8 Cinco de Mayo
- 25.9 Memorial Day
- 25.10 Juneteenth Day
- 25.11 Independence Day
- 25.12 Labor Day
- 25.13 Oktoberfest
- 25.14 Halloween
- 25.15 Thanksgiving
- 25.16 Christmas
- 26 HOMEBREWING
- 26.1 Overview
- 26.2 Profile Of Homebrewers
- 26.3 Homebrew Clubs
- 26.4 Market Resources
- 27 HUNTING
- 27.1 Participation
- 27.2 Demographics
- 27.3 FWS Survey
- 27.4 Market Resources
- 28 IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCES
- 28.1 Overview
- 28.2 Popular Immersive Experiences
- 29 LOTTERIES
- 29.1 Market Assessment
- 29.2 Types of Games
- 29.3 State-by-State Assessment
- 29.4 Market Resources
- 30 MUSEUMS
- 30.1 Market Assessment
- 30.2 Types Of Museums
- 30.3 Most Visited Museums
- 30.4 Readers Choice Awards
- 30.5 Market Resources
- 31 MUSIC CONCERTS & FESTIVALS
- 31.1 Concert Tours
- 31.2 Music Festivals
- 32 NIGHTLIFE
- 32.1 Top Cities For Nightlife
- 32.2 Bars & Nightclubs
- 32.3 Market Resources
- 33 PERFORMING ARTS VENUES
- 33.1 Market Summary
- 33.2 Amphitheaters
- 33.3 Arenas
- 33.4 Club Venues
- 33.5 Stadiums and Outdoor Venues
- 33.6 Theaters
- 33.7 Market Resources
- 34 PICKLEBALL
- 34.1 Overview
- 34.2 Participation
- 34.3 Top Cities For Pickleball
- 34.4 Spectator Sport
- 34.5 Market Resources
- 35 RADIO
- 35.1 Radio Listening
- 35.2 Top Genre
- 35.3 Listening By Car Commuters
- 35.4 Public Radio
- 35.5 Satellite Radio
- 35.6 Market Resources
- 36 RAILWAY EXCURSIONS
- 36.1 Market Assessment
- 36.2 Popular Rail Excursions
- 36.3 Market Resources
- 37 READING
- 37.1 Overview
- 37.2 Books And Ebooks
- 37.3 Literature
- 37.4 Magazines
- 37.5 Newspapers
- 37.6 Market Resources
- 38 RECREATION: INDOOR
- 38.1 Axe Throwing
- 38.2 Billiards/Pool
- 38.3 Bowling
- 38.4 Darts
- 38.5 Escape Rooms
- 38.6 Family Entertainment Centers
- 38.7 Haunted Houses
- 38.8 Indoor Skydiving
- 38.9 Indoor Trampoline Parks
- 38.10 Table Tennis
- 38.11 Market Resources
- 39 RECREATION: OUTDOOR
- 39.1 Overview
- 39.2 Adventure Races and Obstacle Races
- 39.3 Gold Prospecting
- 39.4 Kiteflying
- 39.5 Paddling Sports
- 39.6 Skydiving
- 39.7 Zipline Courses
- 39.8 Market Resources
- 40 RECREATION: YARD GAMES
- 40.1 Overview
- 40.2 Badminton
- 40.3 Bocce Ball
- 40.4 Cornhole
- 40.5 Croquet
- 40.6 Horseshoes
- 41 RECREATIONAL BOATING
- 41.1 Boat Ownership
- 41.2 Market Assessment
- 41.3 Boat Shows
- 41.4 Marinas
- 41.5 Market Resources
- 42 RUNNING
- 42.1 Overview
- 42.2 Top Events
- 42.3 Marathons
- 42.4 Triathlons
- 42.5 Reader’s Choice Awards
- 42.6 Market Resources
- 43 SKIING
- 43.1 Market Assessment
- 43.2 Skier Demographics
- 43.3 Ski Resorts: State-by-State
- 43.4 Top Ski Resorts
- 43.5 Market Resources
- 44 SPORTS & RECREATION PARTICIPATION
- 44.1 Conditioning and Fitness
- 44.2 Individual Activities
- 44.3 Outdoor Activities
- 44.4 Racquet Sports
- 44.5 Team Sports
- 44.6 Water Activities
- 44.7 Winter Activities
- 44.8 Participation By Generation
- 44.9 Market Resources
- 45 SWIMMING
- 45.1 Participation
- 45.2 Competitive Swimming
- 45.3 Swimming Pools
- 45.4 Market Resources
- 46 TARGET SPORTS
- 46.1 Participation
- 46.2 Demographics
- 46.3 Archery
- 46.4 Sporting Clays
- 46.5 Market Resources
- 47 TELEVISION & STREAMED VIDEO
- 47.1 TV Viewing
- 47.2 Demographics Of TV Viewing
- 47.3 Over-the-Top/Streamed Video Services
- 47.4 Pay TV And Online Video Services
- 47.5 Binge Viewing
- 47.6 Broadcast and Cable Networks
- 47.7 Streaming Video Services
- 48 TENNIS
- 48.1 Participation
- 48.2 Spending
- 48.3 Demographics
- 48.4 Courts
- 48.5 Market Resources
- 49 THEATRE
- 49.1 Overview
- 49.2 Local Theatre
- 49.3 National Theatre
- 49.4 Touring Broadway
- 49.5 Market Resources
- 50 TREASURE HUNTING
- 50.1 Overview
- 50.2 Lost Treasures
- 50.3 Hunting For Natural Resources
- 50.4 Hidden Treasures
- 50.5 Market Resources
- 51 URBAN EXPLORATION
- 51.1 Overview
- 51.2 Waymarking UE Points Of Interest
- 51.3 Popular Abandoned Places
- 51.4 UE Tours
- 51.5 Market Resources
- 52 URBAN FARMING
- 52.1 Hobby Farmers
- 52.2 Backyard Chickens
- 52.3 Beekeeping
- 52.4 Farm Visits
- 52.5 Food Gardening
- 53 WALKING
- 53.1 Overview
- 53.2 Walking For Fitness
- 53.3 Top Walking Cities
- 54 WILDLIFE WATCHING & BIRDING
- 54.1 Overview
- 54.2 Birdwatching
- 54.3 Backyard Habitat Certification
- 54.4 Market Resources
- 55 YOGA
- 55.1 Market Assessment
- 55.2 Yoga Studios
- 55.3 Top Towns for Yoga
- 55.4 Yoga Festivals
- 55.5 Yoga Retreat Centers
- 55.6 Market Resources
- 56 ZOOS, AQUARIUMS & BOTANICAL GARDENS
- 56.1 Market Assessment: Zoos & Aquariums
- 56.2 Market Assessment: Botanical Gardens
- 56.3 Most-Visited Zoos and Aquariums
- 56.4 Readers Choice Awards
- 56.5 Market Resources
- APPENDIX A - ANALYSTS
- APPENDIX B - ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX C - PARKS & RECREATION ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX D - PERIODICALS
- REFERENCES
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