Parade Stadium

Parade Stadium
Coordinates44°58′15″N 93°17′31″W / 44.97083°N 93.29194°W / 44.97083; -93.29194
OwnerMinneapolis Park & Recreation Board
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Football, concerts
Capacity16,560
Record attendance30,000
(Melissa Manchester concert, June 1979)
Construction
Opened1951
Demolished1990
Construction cost$600,000

Parade Stadium is a former football stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was Minneapolis's first public football stadium. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board built the 16,560-seat stadium at The Parade, a park just west of downtown, in 1951. It was meant for high school, amateur, and small-college games. The stadium was also used for summertime Minneapolis Aquatennial festivities for over forty years.