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The city has various sports facilities. These are the following: four tennis courts at different locations of which one is privately owned: six-lane bowlodrome and four billiard halls.

Added to these are public basketball courts in almost every barangay within the city. One (1) big dome type edifice known as the Zamboanga del Norte Cultural and Sports Center, having a sitting capacity of 3,000 and an Olympic-size swimming pool at the back of the Center. The Zamboanga del Norte provincial government administered Teacher’s Convention Center and a Gymnasium. The Amando Borja Amatong Civic Center is having sitting capacity of 6,000 persons.  The Zamboanga del Norte National High School Athletic grounds that can accommodate all ball games and track and field events where in the  Palarong Pambansa was once held here in 1982.

The schools have always played a major part in the promotion of sports development and physical fitness programs and activities through the annual sports programs, like District Meets, City Meets, Provincial Meets and Intramural Meets that give chances to students to engage in the field of sports.

Dipolog has three (3) movie houses, namely: the  Rose Midtown Cinema I along corner Osmeña and I. Echavez; the  Roxsy Theatre at Rizal Avenue; and the May Cinema at barangay Turno.

There are three parks in the city. The Rotonda, located in front of Jose Rizal Memorial State College, at barangay Turno; the Capitol Park located in front of the Provincial Capitol and  the other one, located in front of the Holy Rosary Cathedral called the Magsaysay Park. Inside the park are a mini hill, an amphitheater and a   kiosk. Singing contests and other major gathering of public importance  are usually held in this park.

Rose Midtown Threatre

HELEN'S BOWLING ALLEY
Garcia Street, Dipolog City

Camila Hotel Disco