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Apparently it sucks to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Dallas

Dallas’ luck has run out in terms of St. Patrick’s Day fun.

If St. Patrick’s Day is up there on the list of holidays you love to celebrate, then perhaps you should consider doing it in another city. According to WalletHub, Dallas is the fourth worst place in America for St. Patrick’s Day parties.

Dallas ranks No. 97 out of 100. Only San Jose, California; Birmingham, Alabama; and San Bernadino, California were unluckier.

For its findings, WalletHub’s number crunchers looked at metrics within four categories: St. Patrick’s Day traditions, cost, safety and accessibility, and weather. Traditions include parades and festivals as well as number of Irish pubs and restaurants. Cost comprises everything from St. Paddy’s Day party tickets to beer and potatoes (yes, really).

Dallas doesn’t rank in the bottom five for any particular metric, but we are the 10th worst in the overall weather category. Huh.

Fort Worth comes in at No. 80. The best place in Texas to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Laredo, apparently, but it only takes the No. 37 slot.

Plano and San Antonio are almost as bad as Dallas, ranking Nos. 89 and 90, respectively. And here we thought Plano won everything!

Even Austin makes a subpar showing, at No. 66. Even scarier, Austin is one of the five worst cities for most DUI-related fatalities per capita. So are Lubbock and Corpus Christi, for that matter.

So what are the best cities to celebrate this day of green beer and leprechauns? Boston is No. 1, followed by Buffalo, New York; Omaha, Nebraska; and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

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Concert News

Katseye and Ludacris headline 2026 Jingle Ball Tour kickoff in DFW

Photo by Rahul Bhatt

The international girl group Katseye will be headliner at the Fort Worth stop on the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour.

The annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour will start its two-week December run in North Texas in 2026, bringing a variety of established stars and up-and-comers to the stage in Fort Worth' Dickies Arena on Tuesday, December 1.

According to a release, the lineup for the Fort Worth concert will include Katseye, Raye, Ludacris, Myles Smith, Tove Lo, Kylie Cantrall, The Beaches, and JYT.

This will be the second appearance by the international girl group Katseye in Dallas-Fort Worth in less than a month, as they're also scheduled to perform at American Airlines Center in Dallas on November 11.

Raye, Smith, and Cantrall will also be making return visits to the area, having each performed separately in Dallas earlier in the year. JYT will serve as the supporting act for Cantrall at her October 12 concert in Dallas.

The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour will continue through December 17, traveling to eight other cities across the U.S., including Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Nashville.

Headlining performers in other markets will include Olivia Rodrigo, Jonas Brothers, Charlie Puth, SOMBR, Hilary Duff, Alex Warren, OneRepublic, Ludacris, Teddy Swims, Sienna Spiro, and more.

Portions of the tour stops will be part of an exclusive network special airing on ABC in December. The special will available the day after it airs on Hulu, Disney+, and VOD.

Eligible Capital One cardholders will get first access to tickets via a cardholder presale in each city, starting Tuesday, September 29 at 10 am and running through Thursday, October 1 at 10 am, or while pre-sale supplies last.

Additionally, cardholders can add a Capital One Access Pass to their purchase in select markets to enjoy an exclusive pre-show party with a performing Jingle Ball artist.

All other tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 2 at 12 pm at TicketMaster.com.

The 2026 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour

December 1: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth - KATSEYE, RAYE, Ludacris, Myles Smith, Tove Lo, Kylie Cantrall, The Beaches and JYT
December 4: Intuit Dome, Los Angeles - Olivia Rodrigo, Hilary Duff, RAYE, OneRepublic, SIENNA SPIRO, Freya Skye, Bella Kay, Stella Lefty and The Beaches
December 7: Allstate Arena, Chicago - RAYE, OneRepublic, Ludacris, Dominic Fike, Tove Lo, Freya Skye, The Beaches and JYT
December 8: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit - Alex Warren, OneRepublic, Ludacris, Tove Lo, Jason Derulo, Bella Kay, Freya Skye, The Beaches and JYT
December 11: Madison Square Garden, New York - SOMBR, Alex Warren, Charlie Puth, Hilary Duff, Teddy Swims, SIENNA SPIRO, TOMORROW X TOGETHER & YEONJUN, Stella Lefty and Freya Skye with special guest performances from Bella Kay and The Beaches
December 13: TD Garden, Boston - SOMBR, Hilary Duff, Nickelback, TOMORROW X TOGETHER & YEONJUN, Freya Skye, Stella Lefty, ADÉLA, The Beaches and JYT
December 14: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. - Jonas Brothers, SOMBR, OneRepublic, Ludacris, Nickelback, TOMORROW X TOGETHER & YEONJUN, Kylie Cantrall, The Beaches and JYT
December 15: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia - SOMBR, Charlie Puth, OneRepublic, Ludacris, ADÉLA, Jason Derulo, Kylie Cantrall, The Beaches and JYT
December 17: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville - Alex Warren, Hilary Duff, Teddy Swims, OneRepublic, Nickelback, Stella Lefty, The Beaches and JYT

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