Your Savannah Bananas weekend in Savannah

Why Banana Nation stays at Ola's Oasis

• One house for the whole crew 4 bedrooms with 5 beds (a king, two queens and two twins) and 2.5 baths for up to 8 guests, rented to one party at a time.
• Room to regroup A full kitchen, a dining table for six, a washer and dryer for game-day yellow, and Wi-Fi.
• Bring the dog Dogs are welcome (dogs only) with a fenced yard. Dog rules
• Walk to the rest of Savannah Forsyth Park is about 10 minutes on foot, and 35 restaurants, bars and sights are within a 15-minute walk.

After the game, park for free in front of the house and sit out on the porch. Mind street sweeping.

Cheer as loud as you like at the ballpark. At the house, the limit is 8 registered guests, with no parties or events and quiet hours from 10 PM to 8 AM. House rules

About 2.2 miles, roughly 10 minutes by car without game traffic. Open directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Who are the Savannah Bananas?

The Savannah Bananas are a touring exhibition baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia, owned by Jesse and Emily Cole. The Bananas started out in fall 2015 as a summer collegiate club. After seven seasons in the Coastal Plain League, they left in 2022 to play only Banana Ball, their own version of the game.

Today the Bananas sell out major league and college football stadiums on their World Tour, but home is still Historic Grayson Stadium, a city-owned ballpark in Daffin Park that is about 100 years old. A 2025 renovation added a center-field video board, programmable LED lights, artificial turf and more bleachers.

2027 Savannah Bananas home games at Grayson Stadium

An All-Star Game and a "Secret Peel" game at Grayson have not been dated yet. The schedule was announced October 15, 2026, and can change, so check bananaball.com before you plan your trip.

Banana Nation and the Banana Family

Bananas fans are known as Banana Nation, or the Banana Family. Rather than one name for every spectator, the team gives quirky nicknames to its performance groups and traditions:

• The Man-Nanas The team's all-male cheerleading squad, proudly built on dad bods, with more enthusiasm than footwork.
• The Banana Nanas The senior dance team. Every member is at least 65, and they dance during home games.
• The Banana Baby At each game, a real baby dressed in a banana costume is lifted up for the crowd, Lion King-style, while "Circle of Life" plays. Parents sign up well ahead for the spot.
• The Banana Splitz A youth dance team of young performers.

The opposing teams are part of the show too. The Party Animals, Firefighters, Coconuts, Clowns and Tailgaters all play Banana Ball, and all of them visit Grayson Stadium in 2027.

Watch the team's original song, "Go Bananas!" on the Savannah Bananas YouTube channel (opens in a new tab).

What is Banana Ball?

Banana Ball is baseball with its own rulebook, written to keep games short and the crowd involved. The official rules include:

• A two-hour time limit. Once the clock passes two hours, the inning in progress is the last one. A game still tied goes to a one-on-one Showdown Tiebreaker.
• Win an inning, take a point. Outscore the other team in an inning and that point is yours. In the final inning, every run counts.
• Fans can make outs. Snag a foul ball in the stands and the batter is out.
• No walks. Ball four becomes a sprint: the batter can keep running until every fielder has handled the ball.
• No bunting. Bunting gets the batter thrown out of the game.
• Batters can take off for first on any pitch, and a batter who steps out of the box is charged a strike.
• No mound visits by coaches or players, ever.

Between plays, the players dance choreographed routines and try trick plays. Read the full Banana Ball rules.