Banana Ball is coming to Hawaii for the first time, with the Loco Beach Coconuts set to face the Party Animals at Les Murakami Stadium on April 30 and May 1, 2027. The announcement came during the league's 2027 City Selection Show, broadcast live on ESPN2, and it puts Honolulu on a world tour that is expanding faster than almost anyone could have predicted just a few years ago.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser covered the Hawaii dates, which mark Banana Ball's first appearance on the islands. The games will be held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Les Murakami Stadium, where fans can experience the hybrid spectacle of baseball, singing, dancing, stunts and special guests that Banana Ball brings to every tour stop.
Banana Ball has sold out stadiums elsewhere on its circuit, and the Honolulu games are expected to draw strong demand. That echoes what Hoodline saw play out in Foxborough, where Gillette Stadium sold out completely.
Shane Victorino Returns Home as a Coach
The marquee storyline is Shane Victorino, who will coach one of the Banana Ball teams. Victorino serves as the Loco Beach Coconuts' “Primetime Coach” alongside head coach Mark Crocco, per the team's own account on the Banana Ball website. The Coconuts debuted in 2026 as the fifth franchise in the Banana Ball Championship League, and Victorino's coaching role gives the Honolulu stop a distinct storyline.
The Coconuts are one of six teams that made up the league in 2026, alongside the Savannah Bananas, Party Animals, Firefighters, Texas Tailgaters and Indianapolis Clowns, per Wikipedia's entry on the league. It was the Party Animals, not the Bananas themselves, who were announced as Honolulu's opponent for the Coconuts next spring.
How to Actually Get Tickets
Unlike traditional stadium box offices, Banana Ball tickets for the 2027 season are distributed through a random Ticket Lottery List, which opened Thursday and closes October 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET, with standard tickets starting at $35, according to the Banana Ball organization. Fans hoping to catch the Honolulu games will need to enter before the deadline rather than wait for tickets to go on sale through conventional channels — a process Hoodline previously detailed when tickets reopened in Cleveland earlier this year.
The game itself bears little resemblance to a standard baseball matchup. Fans can cause a batter to be called out simply by catching a foul ball in the stands, the Star-Advertiser notes, and the league's broader rulebook bans bunting, turns ball four into a sprint walk and enforces a strict two-hour time limit, according to the league's own explanation of its format. The Banana Ball Championship League describes itself as a mix of traditional baseball, non-stop action, choreographed dances and theatrical flair, per its website.
A Tour Still Rapidly Expanding
Hawaii's debut comes as the circuit continues to expand internationally. CTV News reported that Banana Ball will play in Canada and Mexico in 2027.
That growth now stretches beyond U.S. borders. Banana Ball will play internationally for the first time in 2027, with stops in Canada and Mexico, including Monterrey on Feb. 5-6, Tijuana on Feb. 12-13, Toronto's Rogers Centre on Aug. 14-15, and Winnipeg on Aug. 26 and 28, as reported by the Associated Press via the Houston Chronicle. Last year alone, 45 states hosted Banana Ball games, per the Star-Advertiser. The 2026 tour included 75 venues, and the league's TikTok following exceeded 10 million, according to Baseball America.
The Savannah Bananas themselves started far more modestly. Founders Jesse and Emily Cole launched the team in 2016 as a Coastal Plain League summer collegiate squad, selling their home and over-drafting their bank account to fund the operation, per Sports Illustrated. They left collegiate league play in 2022 to tour full-time, a decision that has since produced sellouts at venues such as Foxborough, with the tour now reaching Honolulu for the first time.
