52 Examples of Entertainment Culture

John Spacey, updated on October 08, 2023

Entertainment culture is culture that is viewed as enjoyable, relaxing or thrilling such that it is viewed as leisure. This is similar to popular culture, that is also mostly about entertainment. However, entertainment culture can include things that aren't widely popular such as a niche music scene associated with a particular subculture. The following are common examples of entertainment culture.

Adventure sports	Board games
Books	Card games
Carnivals	Cartoons & animation
Celebrations	Circuses
Comics & manga	Concerts
Cosplay conventions	Cruises
Dinner theater	Documentaries
Escape rooms	eSports
Fashion shows	Festivals
Fireworks displays	Karaoke
Leisure activities	Magazines
Memes	Mobile apps
Movies	Museums as entertainment
Music	Nightclubs
Parades	Performance art
Photo sharing platforms	Podcasts
Radio	Reality television
Recreation activities	Shopping as entertainment
Social media	Spas
Sports events	Sports media
Stand-up comedy	Streaming platforms
Tabloid journalism	Television
Theme parks	Tours
Travel activities & excursions	Video games
Videos sharing platforms	Virtual reality
Wrestling matches	Zoos & aquariums

Entertainment plays an outsized role in modern culture as people commonly spend many hours a day consuming entertainment such as music, streaming media series, television, movies and social media. By comparison, more serious culture such as traditions or art get far less attention.

The attention consumed by entertainment, gives the entertainment industry significant power in shaping culture, society and politics.

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