The value of athletics in schools is significant and cannot be overlooked. It has a profound impact on individuals, the school as a whole, as well as the community. Athletics is powerful and transcendent. It can bridge gaps, bring people with relatively nothing in common together, and gives many participants unbelievable, life-altering opportunities. Perseverance, a strong work ethic, dedication, resiliency, dealing with adversity – attributes truly needed for achievement and valued by employers – are all characteristics honed and developed by participation in sports.

Sports
Archery
Artistic Swimming
Australian Football
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Cheerleading
Contact Football
Cornhole
Dance
Diving
Drone Racing
ESports
Fencing
Field Hockey
Fitness Training
Flag Football
Futsal
Gaelic
Gymnastics
Handball
Lacrosse
Martial Arts
Non-Contact Football
Other Sport or Activity
Pickleball
Quadball
Racquetball
Roundnet
Rugby
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling
Yoga

Amenities
Air Conditioning
Bleachers
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Concessions
Field Goal Posts
Futsal Goals
Gymnastics Equipment
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lighting
Locker Room
Parking
Restrooms
Retractable Hoops Nets
Rugby Posts
Scoreboard
Soccer Goals
Speakers
Tables
Volleyball Nets
Water Fountain
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Spaces
1 – Indoor Fitness Center
5 – Indoor Hardwood Courts
1 – Indoor Pool
6 – Indoor Pool Lanes
1 – Outdoor Grass Diamond
4 – Outdoor Grass Fields
7 – Outdoor Tennis Courts

The value of athletics in schools is significant and cannot be overlooked. It has a profound impact on individuals, the school as a whole, as well as the community. Athletics is powerful and transcendent. It can bridge gaps, bring people with relatively nothing in common together, and gives many participants unbelievable, life-altering opportunities. Perseverance, a strong work ethic, dedication, resiliency, dealing with adversity – attributes truly needed for achievement and valued by employers – are all characteristics honed and developed by participation in sports.

Sports
Archery
Artistic Swimming
Australian Football
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Cheerleading
Contact Football
Cornhole
Dance
Diving
Drone Racing
ESports
Fencing
Field Hockey
Flag Football
Futsal
Gaelic
Gymnastics
Handball
Lacrosse
Martial Arts
Other Sport or Activity
Pickleball
Quadball
Racquetball
Roundnet
Rugby
Soccer
Squash
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling
Yoga

Amenities
Air Conditioning
Bleachers
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Concessions
Field Goal Posts
Futsal Goals
Gymnastics Equipment
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lacrosse Nets
Lighting
Locker Room
Parking
Restrooms
Retractable Hoops Nets
Rugby Posts
Scoreboard
Soccer Goals
Speakers
Tables
Tumbling Mats
Volleyball Nets
Water Fountain
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Spaces

4 – indoor hardwood courts

4 – indoor pool lanes

5 outdoor grass fields

7 – outdoor tennis courts

Located in the heart of the Mankato City Center, the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center has established itself as one of the Midwest’s premier centers for meetings, events, and entertainment.

Meetings and Conventions
The Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center has the ability to host various events such as expos, large banquets, meetings, special events, receptions, conventions, conferences, and large company outings and includes:

70,000+ square feet of flexible meeting space
50,000 square feet of flexible exhibit space
15 versatile meeting spaces
Up to 25 meeting rooms in the City Center Campus
A large Grand Hall that can seat up to 2,200 people theater style or 1,000 people banquet style
Flexible space configurations available for all types of events
Onsite production tools and technical abilities
270 hotel rooms connected by skyway
680 parking spaces within 2 blocks
Ability to host events from as little as a 5-person board meeting, to a 2,200 person conference

Banquet Hall
The Banquet Hall is a spacious room featuring high ceilings and located adjacent to the Ellerbe Room, which provides the perfect flow from your ceremony or social hour to your dinner or reception.

Reception Capacity – 650+

Grand Hall
The Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Grand Hall is a flexible space with retractable first-floor seating. This space can accommodate up to 2,000 people theater-style, and up to 1,000 people with rounds. The Grand Hall also features two lobbies perfect for pre-wedding or social hour space.

Capacity – 2000

Reception Hall
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center’s historic Reception Hall, also known as the Ellerbe Room, was built in the early 1900’s as the First National Bank and is classified as Mankato’s 14th Heritage Preservation Landmark. The building was tied into the design of the Civic Center in 1995. The building was designed by St. Paul architects Ellerbe and Round and features original bank vaults, brick architectural accents that include Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired stained glass windows, and intricate hand-crafted details. The Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Reception Hall is the perfect unique location for wedding ceremonies, bridal showers, groom’s dinners, social hours, and intimate meetings and gatherings.

Ellerbe Room
The Ellerbe Room is Mankato’s 14th Heritage Preservation Landmark. The building features original bank vaults, brick architectural accents, and stained glass windows.

Capacity – 200

Sports
Badminton
Boxing
Cheerleading
Cornhole
Curling
Dance
ESports
Fencing
Fitness Training
Futsal
Gymnastics
Handball
Ice Hockey
Ice Skating
Martial Arts
Other Sport or Activity
Pickleball
Roundnet
Table Tennis
Volleyball
Wrestling
Yoga

Amenities
Air Conditioning
Bleachers
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Concessions
Hand Sanitizing Station
Heat
Lighting
Locker Room
Parking
Restrooms
Scoreboard
Speakers
TV’s
Tumbling Mats
Video
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Capacity:6500
Location:City Center
Property Type:Convention Center
Catering:Full Service

Website | 507-389-3000

The Minneopa Golf Course has been serving the greater Mankato area for over 75 years. M.J. Donndelinger started construction on the course is 1928 and it was opened to the public in May of 1929. The course was designed by Donndelinger and John McRae, who was the club professional at the Mankato Golf Club at the time.

A tragic accident led to Donndelinger selling the course to Henry (Hank) Bohks in 1930. This started the first of three generations of the Bohks family owning and operating the Minneopa Golf Club. After Hank suffered a heart attack while playing the 9th hole and passed away, the course’s management was turned over to his son, Kenneth Bohks. He operated the course with his wife, Donna, and his sister, Elaine in the early 1960s. Kenneth and Donna operated the course until 1997, when his son, Kyle, and daughter-in-law, Tracey, purchased the course from them.

In 2014, Minneopa Golf Course had a fire that burned down the clubhouse. Kyle and Tracey operated the rest of the season, but felt it was time to move on. In the spring of 2015, the Minneopa Golf Club was purchased from the Bohks family by an investment group in Mankato.

Sports
Cornhole
Drone Racing
Golf
Other Sport or Activity
Roundnet
Yoga

Amenities
Air Conditioning
Bar
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Concessions
Golf Carts
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lighting
Parking
Restrooms
Scoreboard
Speakers
TV’s
Tables
Water Fountain
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Space
1 – Indoor Multi-purpose
1 – Outdoor Driving Range
1 – Outdoor Golf Course

The Maverick Bullpen in the lower level of the Centennial Student Union is one of the nation’s largest university game rooms offering 12 lanes of bowling, 15 billiard tables, four gaming stations, a TV lounge offering weekly karaoke, snack bar and more.

Sports
Bowling
Other Sport or Activity

Amenities
Air Conditioning
Bar
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Concessions
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lighting
Locker Room
Parking
Restrooms
Scoreboard
Speakers
Tables
Water Fountain
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Spaces
12 – Indoor Bowling Alley
1 – Indoor Multi-purpose Room

Fallenstein Field is a fully accessible softball/baseball field in Minnesota built for children and adults. The field complies with all National Wheelchair Softball Association (NWSA) specifications. Fallenstein Field provides opportunities for children and adults with all types of disabilities to actively participate in softball/baseball.

• Barrier free handicapped and wheelchair accessible softball/baseball field
• Fence distance: left = 150 feet; center = 180 feet; right = 150 feet
• Seating capacity: 150
• Covered dugouts
• Electronic scoreboard

Sports
Baseball
Other Sport or Activity
Softball
Amenities
Bleachers
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lighting
Parking
Pitching Machine
Restrooms
Scoreboard
TV’s
Tables
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Spaces
1- Outdoor Turf Diamond

Nestled between the Minnesota and Blue Earth Rivers, Sibley Park is one of the oldest parks in Greater Mankato, once featuring a horse racing track, regional zoo, museum and clay tennis courts. Now featuring an agricultural theme, the park has been recognized as having one of the coolest playgrounds in the state by NewsCastic in 2015. To add to the theme, there is a petting zoo with farm animals typically including, alpacas, goats, peacocks, lambs, chicks, as well as Koi fish in the pond. More features of this beautiful, historic place include beautiful walking trails through the park and along the river, gorgeous flower and stone gardens, HealthBeat outdoor exercise equipment and a bandshell that is utilized in the summer months to host the Mankato Area Community Band and more! In the winter, take a sled and delight in a large sledding hill for everyone to enjoy! Coming festively aglow, the park is decorated with more than 2 million lights and dancing displays during Kiwanis Holiday Lights event that begins on black Friday through December 31.

Sibley Park consists of three adult softball fields with one lighter field for nighttime play. Each field has the capacity to house 100-200 spectators and is equipped with bleachers, permanent restrooms, and ample parking. A playground in the area serves as entertainment for the little ones too.

Sports
Baseball
Cornhole
Drone Racing
Kickball
Other Sport or Activity
Roundnet
Softball

Amenities
Bleachers
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Concessions
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lighting
Parking
Pitching Machine
Restrooms
Scoreboard
Speakers
Tables
Wheelchair Accessible

Spaces
3 – Baseball/Softball Fields

Website | 507-387-8600

This facilities include a beautiful 9 hole regulation course, an executive Par 3 course, a 50+ stall driving range and a full service pro shop.

This 3304 yard, par 36 course is great for the beginner golfer and yet challenging for more advanced golfers that are willing to take risks.

Many improvements have been made to the course over the last few years. We have cleared out a lot of the shrubbery around the creek, put in a new bunker on hole 3 and installed a new irrigation system to keep the fairways in great shape all year round.

Sports
Cornhole
Drone Racing
Golf
Other Sport or Activity
Roundnet
Yoga

Amenities
Air Conditioning
Bar
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Concessions
Golf Carts
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lighting
Locker Room
Parking
Restrooms
Scoreboard
Speakers
TV’s
Tables
Water Fountain
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Spaces
1 – Indoor Multipurpose
1 – Outdoor Driving Range
1 – Outdoor Golf Course

Thomas Fields offers:

Five fields: two adult baseball, one adult softball; or five youth baseball
Base distance: 1 = 90 feet; 2 = 90 feet with portable fences; 3-5 = 60-65 feet
Concession stand and playground
Field distance: 300 (baseball): left = 330 feet center – 395 feet; right = 330 feet

Sports
Baseball
Other Sport or Activity
Softball

Amenities
Bleachers
Chairs
Cleaning Station
Hand Sanitizing Station
Lighting
Parking
Pitching Machine
Restrooms
Speakers
Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi

Spaces
5-Outdoor Grass Diamond Fields

Tourtellotte Pool is an 8 lane outdoor, lifeguard-staffed, swimming facility featuring an Olympic-sized pool. It is located in Tourtellotte Park, 310 East Mabel Street, Mankato.

The park also includes outdoor pickleball courts and softball field.

Tourtellotte Pool is operated and maintained through a partnership between the city of Mankato and the Mankato YMCA.

Sports
Artistic Swimming
Diving
Other Sport or Activity
Pickleball
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Tennis
Water Polo

Amenities
Bleachers
Chairs
Locker Room
Parking
Restrooms
Water Fountain

Spaces
1 – 8 Lane Outdoor Pool
6 – Outdoor Tennis Court

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