Savannah Bananas returning to Cincinnati for 2026 Banana Ball World Tour
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- Savannah Bananas schedule Cincinnati series June 19–21, 2026 at Great American Ball Park
- Fans must enter ticket lottery by Oct. 31; random drawing will determine purchase rights
- Banana Ball uses unconventional rules and spectacle; Bananas have sold out over 200 games
The Savannah Bananas are returning to Cincinnati next summer.
The popular, traveling baseball team on Thursday announced its 2026 schedule, and it includes a three-game weekend series at Great American Ball Park as part of the Banana Ball World Tour.
The games will be June 19-21.
Fans who want to purchase tickets for the games must enter a ticket lottery by Oct. 31. A random drawing will be held about two months before the games, and selected fans will have the chance to purchase tickets.
Tickets start at $40. Entering the lottery does not guarantee the chance to buy tickets, and the games are expected to sell out.
The Savannah Bananas play a unique and entertaining style of baseball called banana ball. The concept features nontraditional-rules, such as ejecting players for bunting, allowing batters to steal first base and counting a fan catching a foul ball in the stands as an out.
The Bananas are also the only baseball team to play in kilts with a dancing umpire, and they are well known for wild scoring celebrations and walk-up performances, according to the team’s website.
There are six teams, including the Bananas, that play banana ball. The Bananas will play the Indianapolis Clowns in the Cincinnati series.
The Clowns will also play in a three-game weekend series against the Loco Beach Coconuts in Lexington on Sept. 11-13 at Legends Field.
The Bananas originally played in the Coastal Plain League, a summer collegiate league, for seven seasons before deciding to leave the league and play banana ball full time.
Since rebranding as the Savannah Bananas, the team has sold out every game it’s played in — more than 200 and counting.
