| 100% | IRONMAN | 7 | ___ Triathlon (endurance event held annually in Hawaii) |
| 52% | METGALA | 7 | Star-studded event held annually at the Anna Wintour Costume Center in New York |
| 44% | RODEO | 5 | Event held in a ring |
| 42% | OKTOBERFEST | 11 | World's largest beer festival held annually in Munich, Germany |
| 41% | OKTOBERFEST | 11 | Annual event held in the Theresienwiese |
| 41% | SEOULOLYMPICS | 13 | 1998 sporting event held in Korea |
| 41% | ORANGEBOWL | 10 | *Annual event held in Hard Rock Stadium |
| 39% | SALES | 5 | Events that might be held in garages |
| 38% | DAYTONA | 7 | ___ 500, which is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually in Florida |
| 38% | MAN | 3 | Burning ___, annual event held in the Black Rock Desert since 1986 |
| 38% | WOMENSWORLDCUP | 14 | FIFA event held for the first time in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 37% | DESK | 4 | Tiny ___ Concerts (NPR-hosted music events held in a small office space) |
| 36% | WSOP | 4 | Event ending in a no-limit hold'em game, for short |
| 36% | NEWYORKMARATHON | 15 | Event held on the first Sunday in November, and whose path is recreated in this puzzle |
| 36% | IRONMAN | 7 | ___ Triathlon (endurance event) |
| 36% | OPEN | 4 | India ___ (badminton event held at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi) |
| 35% | WINTER | 6 | ___ Olympics, athletic event held in Beijing in 2022, where Norway won the most gold medals |
| 35% | POLAR | 5 | The ___ Circle Marathon, annual running event that is held in Greenland |
| 35% | FESTIVAL | 8 | The Atlantic ___, the weeklong event currently being held in New York |
| 34% | CMA | 3 | ___ Awards (event held in Nashville) |
| 34% | CONCERT | 7 | Musical event that may be held in a stadium or an arena |
| 34% | MOMA | 4 | Gallery where the Women Artists Visibility Event (WAVE) was held in 1984 |
| 33% | SEANCE | 6 | Holding-hands-in-the-dark event |
| 33% | DES | 3 | Tor ___ Geants, annual trail endurance race that is held in Aosta Valley, Italy |
| 33% | BLUE | 4 | The Foot Levelers ___ Ridge Marathon, annual running event that is held in Virginia |
| 33% | BIG | 3 | ___ Dog's Backyard Ultra, annual marathon running event that is held in Tennessee |
| 33% | PRO | 3 | ___ Bowl, prestigious annual event held by the NFL to which Vinny Testaverde was invited in 1996 and 1998 |
| 32% | ELECTRICDAISY | 13 | Electronic dance music festival whose flagship event is held in Las Vegas: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ALOHA | 5 | ''Hi,'' in Hawaii |
| 32% | MAUNALOA | 8 | . . . in Hawaii |