St. Louis is going bananas with the Savannah Bananas coming to town: info on game at Busch, City Museum banana event, plus banana treats

The Savannah Bananas are bringing their “Banana Ball World Tour” to Busch Stadium on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th, 2025.

The Savannah Bananas are a baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia and play their home games at Historic Grayson Stadium, but are taking the show on the road for their Banana Ball World Tour! The team has been featured on ESPN, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Sports Illustrated and are made popular by their in-game entertainment and social media presence.

They have been featured across the globe for everything from playing a game in kilts, having the world’s only dancing umpire, the first ever baseball player to wear stilts, players backflipping while catching fly balls and more. Each game, they feature unique in-game pre-pitch dances that have combined together for over 300 million views on TikTok.

The regular tickets are sold out but there are all-Inclusive Tickets are on sale now for one of the two nights of the 2025 Banana Ball World Tour at Busch Stadium on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th.  If you have tickets you can upgrade your experience with tickets that include food, drinks and a great view of Banana Ball.  For information CLICK HERE.

The Bananas play their own version of baseball called Banana Ball, a fast-paced, action-packed style of baseball with rules that include no bunting, a two-hour time limit, fans catching foul balls for outs, batters stealing first base, and a one-on-one tiebreaker showdown at the end of the game if it’s tied.

City Museum is also going Bananas

The City Museum is getting in on the shennanigans with an Official Guinness World Record Attempt for the Largest Gathering of People Wearing Banana Hats on April 2 at 5:30 pm.

Since there was so much demand for head-adorned underwear last year, City Museum is offering a pre-sale on tickets that guarantees an opportunity to participate in this event. These limited tickets include General Admission for the day, plus exclusive participation in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title attempt from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in Architecture Hall on the 3rd floor.  Order tickets here. 

Our Food/Travel Editor, Suzanne Corbett has come up with a few banana recipes to celebrate the fun.

Watermelon Banana Split

2 bananas

1 medium watermelon

1 cup fresh blueberries

1 cup diced fresh pineapple

1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

1/4 cup caramel fruit dip

1/4 cup honey roasted almonds

Peel bananas and cut in half lengthwise then cut each piece in half. For each serving, lay 2 banana pieces against sides of shallow dish. Using an ice cream scooper, place three watermelon “scoops” in between each banana in each dish. Remove seeds if necessary. Top each watermelon “scoop” with a different fruit topping. Drizzle caramel fruit dip over all. Sprinkle with almonds. Makes 4 servings.

Big Easy Upside down Bananas Foster Cake

1 yellow cake mix

bourbon

1 1/2 sticks butter, melted

2 cups dark brown sugar

2-3 bananas

1 cup toasted pecans pieces

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cake according to package directions, replacing bourbon for the water that’s call for on the package directions.  Place melted butter on the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking pan or divide between two 8-inch round cake pans. Melted butter should cover the entire bottom of the pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter, top with a layer of sliced bananas and sprinkle with pecans. Bake for 35 –45 minutes or until cake is done when tested using a wooden pick. To test for doneness, insert pick in center of cake – if it come out clean the cake is done. Remove from oven and let cool five minutes. Run a knife along the sides of the cake pan to loosen, then place a serving platter/platter over top of cake and turn over. Carefully lift off pan.

Recipe makes one 9×13-inch cake  or two small 9-inch round cakes.