Fort Worth is looking pretty patriotic this summer. Cowtown has just been named the second-best city in Texas for celebrating the Fourth of July, and it lands among the top 50 in the nation for its Independence Day festivities in 2026.

Fort Worth ranks No. 2 statewide and No. 42 nationally in WalletHub's annual report comparing the "Best & Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations." WalletHub's experts annually ranks the 100 biggest U.S. cities across 18 metrics like affordability, the variety of celebrations on July 4th, weather favorability, safety, and more. Last year, Fort Worth ranked 49th nationwide.

The three best cities in the U.S. for celebrating the Fourth of July in 2026 — marking the nation's monumental 250th birthday — are Las Vegas (No. 1), New York City (No. 2), and Orlando (No. 3).

Among individual categories, Fort Worth is the 18th most affordable U.S. city to visit over the Fourth of July holiday, and it ranks 17th overall for its abundance of July 4th celebrations. Festivities in honor of America's 250th birthday will start as early as June 27 in some Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs. In the "attractions and activities" subcategory, which was based on a separate survey of the best and worst cities for recreation, Fort Worth ranks 61st nationally.

Fort Worth's predictably hot weather forecast for the holiday earns it a middling ranking at No. 59 overall, and the city's safety and accessibility comes in 79th place

Elsewhere in North Texas, Dallas ranks as the No. 1 best Texas city for celebrating America's founding, but four other suburbs fall toward the bottom of the list: Arlington (No. 80), Plano (No. 81), Irving (No. 93), and Garland (No. 100).

This year's festivities are expected to be meteoric compared to previous years to commemorate the milestone anniversary, according to the report.

"This year, the National Retail Federation projects that U.S. households will spend a collective $9.4 billion on food for Fourth of July festivities alone," the report's author wrote.

Here's how the rest of Texas stacks up in the report:

• No. 57 – El Paso
• No. 63 – Lubbock
• No. 74 – San Antonio
• No. 80 – Arlington
• No. 81 – Plano
• No. 84 – Austin
• No. 91 – Corpus Christi
• No. 93 – Irving
• No. 99 – Laredo
• No. 100 – Garland