Situated in western Michigan, Grand Rapids is Michigan’s second-largest city and is home to a variety of venue options, including trails, beaches, lakes, rivers, outdoor ball fields, and courts. Grand Rapids is also home to at least 12 colleges and universities, most of which have state-of-the-art athletic facilities that sports governing bodies and national rights holders can book for events.
Grand Rapids at a Glance
- Hotel Rooms
- 10,800
- Hotel Tax Rate
- 15 percent
- Major Facilities
- Meijer Sports Complex features eight baseball/softball fields with a 1,000-seat championship baseball field. It’s going through a major $13.5 million expansion right now, which will see the addition of two flex-use diamond fields, a Championship Softball Field, 20 pickleball courts and a championship court.
- MSA Fieldhouse includes five basketball courts, two 9v9 turf fields, three 11v11 lacrosse fields, and two football fields
- MSA Woodland is a 101,300-square foot facility with four basketball courts, six volleyball courts, two indoor turf fields, and one outdoor grass field
- MSA Sports Spot houses 84,700 square feet and has one basketball court, five volleyball courts, four futsal courts, and two indoor turf soccer fields
- Van Andel Arena is a 12,000-seat arena used for volleyball, basketball, hockey, and more
- Convention Center
DeVos Place Convention Center is a 162,000-square-foot venue that can host weightlifting, judo, gymnastics, wrestling, roller derby, volleyball, among other events.
- Contact
West Michigan Sports Commission, westmisports.com.
