Getting Savannah Bananas tickets is not like buying tickets for anything else. You cannot just turn up at a website and buy a seat. There is a lottery, it is free, and almost everyone gets the process wrong the first time. Here is how it actually works.
Updated October 2026. Dates and rules change each season, so always confirm on the official site before entering.
1. What the Savannah Bananas are
They are a baseball team that decided normal baseball was too slow. They play their own version called Banana Ball, with its own rules. Players dance, innings are capped on time, and catching a foul ball in the crowd can get the batter out.
The result is closer to a circus than a sports fixture, which is why demand for seats is enormous.
2. Why there is a lottery at all
Because demand is far bigger than the number of seats. A normal on sale would be gone in seconds and most of it would end up on resale sites at several times the price.
A lottery spreads the chance out. It also means being quick does not help you, which is the opposite of how most ticket sales work.
3. How to enter
The process is short:
- Go to the official ticket page on the team website.
- Register for the lottery for the season you want.
- Pick the city or cities you are interested in when asked.
- Submit, and wait.
Entering is free. You are not buying anything at this stage. You are joining a list.
4. The deadline
For the 2027 season, registration closes at the end of 31 October 2026. Coverage differed slightly on the exact cut off time, with some saying midnight and others 11:59pm Eastern, so do not leave it until the final hour.
5. Entering early does not help
This is the single most useful thing to know, and it is the opposite of what people assume. Winners are drawn at random. Signing up on the first day gives you no better chance than signing up on the last.
So there is no point refreshing a page at midnight. Enter once, properly, before the deadline.
6. What happens if you are picked
Being drawn does not hand you tickets. It hands you the right to buy them.
- Winners are chosen at random after entries close.
- If you are picked, you get an invitation to buy during a set window.
- Each selected fan can buy up to five tickets.
- Miss your window and the chance goes.
In some cities there are extra pre-sale routes. In Miami, for example, Marlins season ticket holders get dedicated early access before the public window.
7. If you do not get Savannah Bananas tickets
You have a few honest options, and one trap.
- Enter again next season. The tour visits new cities each year.
- Watch for extra dates. Venues sometimes add games when demand is high.
- Be careful on resale. Prices run far above face value, and ticket scams rise around sold out events.
That last one deserves care. If someone contacts you privately offering tickets, treat it as a scam until proven otherwise. Our guides on spotting a phishing email and buying cricket tickets cover the same traps, which show up around every sold out event.
How to avoid a Savannah Bananas tickets scam
Sold out events attract fake sellers, and the lottery format makes it worse, because plenty of disappointed people are actively looking. A few rules keep you safe.
- Never pay by bank transfer or gift card. Both are effectively untraceable. A real seller will take a normal card payment.
- Ignore private offers. Messages on social media offering spare seats are the most common trap.
- Check the web address slowly. Fake sites copy the real design and change one letter in the name.
- Be suspicious of urgency. “Three people are looking at this” is a pressure tactic, not information.
What to expect if you do get in
It helps to know this is not a normal baseball night. Banana Ball has its own rules, and several of them involve the crowd.
- If a fan catches a foul ball, the batter is out. So you are part of the fielding side whether you meant to be or not.
- There is a time limit, so games do not drag on.
- Players dance, and there are stunts between plays.
- Arrive early. A lot of the entertainment happens before the first pitch.
That mix is the reason the lottery exists in the first place. People go for the show as much as the sport, which widens the audience far beyond baseball fans.
A simple plan for next season
If you want the best realistic chance, treat it as a yearly routine rather than a one off scramble.
- Follow the team own channels, so you hear when the next lottery opens.
- Enter as soon as it opens so you cannot forget, remembering that entering early does not improve your odds.
- Pick more than one city if you can travel, because quieter stops are easier to get into.
- Keep the email address you registered with, and watch it during the sales window.
The people who get in year after year are rarely lucky. They enter every season, for several cities, and actually open the email when it arrives.
It is worth the small effort. Entry costs nothing, takes a couple of minutes, and the worst outcome is that you try again next year with no money lost. Compared with refreshing a ticket page at nine in the morning and losing out in eleven seconds, that is a much calmer way to try for a seat.
Common questions
How do I get Savannah Bananas tickets? Enter the free lottery on the official site before the deadline. Winners are drawn at random and invited to buy.
Does it cost anything to enter? No. Entry is free. You only pay if you are selected and choose to buy.
Does entering early improve my chances? No. Selection is random, so an early entry is worth no more than a late one.
How many tickets can I buy if I win? Up to five per selected fan.
When does the 2027 lottery close? At the end of 31 October 2026. Reports differed on the exact time, so enter before the final day.
Sources and further reading
Where the figures and rules above come from, so you can check them:
- The official ticket and lottery page: Savannah Bananas, Tickets
- The 2027 tour dates by city: Savannah Bananas, Schedule
- How the lottery, the deadline and the five ticket limit were reported: Yahoo Sports
Photo credits: BYU baseball spectators (42375550612) by Ben P L from Provo, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cavendish banana from Maracaibo by Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Olympic Stadium Munich – Rows of Seats, April 2019 -04 by Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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