Holland Days adds two-day kickball tournament to festival lineup

Holland Days will put kickball on the main stage in Holland, Minnesota, when the Holland Community Foundation runs a two-day tournament Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. The bracket will build to a championship game on Saturday, giving the festival weekend a clear sporting finale instead of a one-off side event.

Team sign-up is already open, and the foundation’s post said, “All ages welcome.” Danny Moffitt is listed as the contact to register, a sign that organizers want the field to include family teams, neighbors, and recreational groups alongside anyone looking for a more competitive run through the weekend.

The tournament lands in the middle of Holland Days, which is also scheduled for July 24-25, turning the game into part of the town’s core festival program rather than an add-on. A community post laid out Friday’s lineup as Kid’s Night, hotdogs in the park, the kickball tournament, and a movie under the stars, with Saturday’s activities continuing the celebration.

That structure gives the tournament a different role than a typical festival game tent or pickup field. By placing kickball inside the two-day schedule and setting the title game for Saturday, the Holland Community Foundation is shaping the event like a real competition with a finish line. The format should make it easier for mixed-age teams to enter, play multiple games, and stick around for the championship round.

For Holland Days, that matters because kickball is built for exactly this kind of setting. It is simple enough for casual players, open enough for family groups, and competitive enough to create a bracket people can follow from the opening kicks to the final game. With registration open and “All ages welcome” posted front and center, the foundation is treating kickball as one of the festival’s draw events, not just another warm-up before the music and movie night.