Bangkalan Stadium

The location of Stadion Gelora Bangkalan (SGB) or Bangkalan Stadium at Jalan Soekarno Hatta no. 1 Bangkalan, Madura Island, is inaugurated in years of 2012. Bangkalan Stadium is the first stadium in Bangkalan that have the best quality grass in Indonesia like in Europe. Many football events that have done in this stadium. Besides as stadium, around the area of Bangkalan Stadium also there are destinations such as TRK (Taman Rekreasi Kota), Pumara (Food court), and Stadium at Night. Around the area of Bangkalan Stadium have known with society of Bangkalan and around and a lot of people like this destinations.

TRK location is the behind of Bangkalan Stadium. The park entrance is located on the north of Bangkalan Stadium. You can spent your time in this place with your family, your friend, your boyfriend/girlfriend. In this place there are playgrounds such as swings, slides, climbers, seesaw, and playhouse. In this place also there is water game like water bike. To try water bike you just pay five thousand rupiahs, you can around the artificial lake in this place with your family, friends, boyfriend or girlfriend. Besides that, there are facilities such as Mosque, Toilet, and waiting room for parents were keeping their children play. In TRK also there is swimming poll, the location is the East of Park. TRK, the park and the swimming poll are open from morning until afternoon. In holiday, this place is crowded.

 

PUMARA, stand for Pusat Makanan Rakyat is food court in area Bangkalan Stadium. The location is the north of stadium. This food court open from afternoon until midnight. Many traditional foods are sold here such as Madura Satay, Madura Soto, Madura’s Serpang rice, etc. And also many Indonesian foods such as Kupang Lontong, Gado-Gado, Tahu Campur, Fried Rice etc. And many drinks. The price is cheap, although the price of foods and drinks are cheap, the taste is delicious. Besides that the atmosphere is comfortable and clean. No wonder if many people like to eat and enjoying the night in this place. Every night PUMARA always crowded by consumers.

At the night, the area of Stadium exactly in parking area of Bangkalan Stadium also crowded like PUMARA. At the night this area is used as family recreation place. In this place, you can enjoy your free time to play with your family. There are games that is rent in this place. For children there are games such as mini scouters, mini cars, odong-odong, playhouses and so on. For teenager or adult there are Family bike, Family becak or you can rent a horse to around this area. Rental costs every game for about three thousand rupiahs until ten thousand rupiahs. If you just want to gathering with your family, your friends or your boy/girlfriend, there are many spot in this area by enjoying roasted corn and many snacks or drinks. At Saturday night, this area always crowded by family, or couple. The favorit place for couple, because not only beautiful and comfortable but also romantic. Many colourful lamps decorate the night this place. Because of many people visiting this place at satnight, often the vehicles of visitors parking in side of the road, so make traffic jam in Stadium area.

Although nowdays in Bangkalan downtown there are many destinations, recreation places and public facilities such as townsquare, Bangkalan Plaza, Paseban Park, and so on, society still need many destinations for refreshing, gathering, and hangout. It means  Bangkalan was to progress like Surabaya. After Suramadu Bridge was built, the economy and needs of society like entertainment venues are increase.