The Savannah Bananas are bringing their full Banana Ball circus to Knoxville this Memorial Day weekend, and if you do not already have a ticket, you may be stuck watching from home. The team will stage a ballpark show at Covenant Health Park on May 21 and then roll into Neyland Stadium on May 23. Both dates are listed as sold out, pushing late buyers toward resale listings and the team’s ticket interest lists.
Two stops, two sellouts
Both Knoxville stops, the May 21 date at Covenant Health Park and May 23 at Neyland Stadium, are listed as sold out, as reported by Knoxville News Sentinel. The University of Tennessee had earlier confirmed the Neyland date as part of the 2026 Banana Ball World Tour, per UT Athletics, and Visit Knoxville lists the Covenant Health Park stop on the same Memorial Day weekend. With a small downtown ballpark show followed by a near-100,000-seat stadium spectacle, demand in Knox County spiked almost immediately.
How to try for tickets
If you missed the ticket lottery, the team directs fans to its official ticket portal and FansFirst waitlists. The Banana Ball ticket page explains the lottery and verification steps and points to Banana Ball for the interest list and any post-lottery inventory. Joining a waitlist does not guarantee a purchase, but it remains the safest official route.
Resale market and warnings
With the official allotment exhausted, third-party marketplaces are already showing sharply marked-up listings; SeatGeek currently lists Knoxville dates at several hundred dollars apiece. The team and local reporting have cautioned that tickets bought outside FansFirst can be fraudulent, so buyers should verify transferability and favor platforms that offer buyer protections. If you do go secondary-market, compare protections and seller reviews before you buy.
Watch at home
If getting through still fails, you can still tune in. ESPN and Disney+ expanded Banana Ball coverage for 2026 and say the network will stream every game on the ESPN App and Disney+, with selected games on linear channels, per ESPN. That means the May 23 Neyland stop should be available to a national audience even if in-person tickets are gone. Check the ESPN App or Disney+ for exact start times as game day approaches.
How big are these crowds?
Neyland Stadium lists seating of about 101,915, per UT Athletics, while Covenant Health Park seats roughly 6,355, according to MiLB/Covenant Health Park. That puts the two-date total in the neighborhood of 108,000 possible seats across both shows. Expect busy downtown streets, limited parking near the Old City and crowded restaurants on Memorial Day weekend.
If you are still trying to go, sign up for the official FansFirst interest list, monitor verified resale marketplaces and exercise caution with social media offers. For tips on parking, hotels and getting around town during Banana Ball weekend, Visit Knoxville maintains an event guide and local resources.
