Thunderbird Stadium, Outdoor sports stadium at University of British Columbia, Canada

Thunderbird Stadium is an outdoor stadium on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, with an artificial playing surface and covered grandstand seating. Grass embankments surround the field and provide extra space for spectators during larger events.

Thunderbird Stadium opened on October 7, 1967, on the UBC Vancouver campus. Its twelve 80-foot concrete support towers are topped with thunderbird statues created by First Nations artist Bill Reid. Later renovations replaced a few original benches with fold-down seating directly below the press box.

The stadium takes its name from the Thunderbird, a figure from the traditions of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Visitors can see sculptures on the twelve concrete pillars near the entrance that draw directly from that heritage.

The stadium sits inside the UBC campus, so getting there takes some planning, especially on event days when parking fills up quickly. Arriving early gives you more choice of seating on the grandstand or on the surrounding grass embankments.

The record crowd at Thunderbird Stadium was 9,542, set on September 17, 2017, when UBC played its annual homecoming football game; it ranks third in Canada West football history. The main grandstand seats 3,500, with grass seating for about 5,000 more and room for up to 12,000 using the embankments.