Holland Municipal Stadium is a 5,322-seat American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 stadium located in Holland, Michigan

Holland, Michigan

Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....

. Built in 1979, it is the home of the Hope College

Hope College

Hope College is a medium-sized , private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled...

 Flying Dutchmen football team. It is also used regularly for high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 football, including the home town team, Holland High School. The stadium features two concession stands, restrooms, and a press box. It is adjacent to a municipal swimming pool

Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...

; the stadium shares locker room facilities with the pool.

Although the stadium is owned by the city of Holland, Hope College built the adjacent Lugers Fieldhouse in 1991. The Flying Dutchmen's locker rooms are located there, as are locker rooms for other sports and a sports medicine center.

It is also used for graduation

Graduation

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 ceremonies and other special events, including fireworks

Fireworks

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 and the Tulip Time Festival

Tulip Time Festival

Tulip Time Festival is an annual festival held in Holland, Michigan. Tulip festivals are held in many cities around the United States of America that were founded or largely inhabited by Dutch settlers. It has been held every year in mid-May since 1929 and is currently the largest tulip festival in...

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External links

• Holland Municipal Stadium

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