Fans can enter ticket lottery system to watch baseball played under black lights in Spring of 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – VyStar Ballpark will be illuminated like never before when the Cosmic Baseball Tour visits Jacksonville in the Spring of 2026. The Tri-City Chili Peppers – a collegiate summer wooden bat league team in the Coastal Plain League – take their show under black lights with a glowing ball, glowing bats, glowing bases and glowing uniforms to Jacksonville and VyStar Ballpark as part of their 2026 tour.
Fans can watch Cosmic Baseball at VyStar Ballpark by entering the ticket lottery and selecting ‘Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp’ on the dropdown menu. Fans who entered the lottery will be selected at random to purchase their tickets. Those selected will receive a designated time slot to purchase tickets via an email from Cosmic Baseball.
The Chili Peppers have captivated the sports world by playing baseball under the world’s only stadium-grade black lights, allowing reactive baseballs, bats, uniforms and more to glow in the dark. Cosmic Baseball blends traditional baseball with music and mind-bending special effects to create a one-of-a-kind fan experience.
Notable alumni of the Chili Peppers include current and former Major League Baseball players Justin Verlander, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds, Kevin Youkilis, Alec Bohm, Nicky Lopez and Jake Cave, as well as Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson.
ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins and compete in the International League. The team calls VyStar Ballpark home for baseball but also a wide variety of additional community focused events with a goal of providing Affordable, Family, FUN to Northeast Florida. Winners of many marketing and sales awards and recognition since the team was rebranded prior to the 2017 season, the Jumbo Shrimp continually lead the state of Florida in attendance across all minor league professional sports organizations.
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