Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas: Ice Show, Peanuts characters in their holiday best, hourly snowfall in Ghost Town, festive lights, music and treats — Knott’s transforms into the Merry Farm from late November through early January.
Each year from late November through early January, Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park transforms into Knott’s Merry Farm — a full holiday season takeover with Peanuts characters in their holiday best, festive lights across the park, holiday music, themed food, and signature shows that run all season.
Highlights include Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas: Ice Show — the park’s signature holiday production — along with hourly snowfall in Ghost Town, visits with Santa (or Santa Snoopy), the Bird Cage Theatre running rotating performances of The Gift of the Magi 1885 and A Calico Christmas Carol, and the Home for the Holidays sing-along program. All the entertainment and decor is included with admission; food costs extra.
Buena Park sits in north Orange County, within easy reach of Fullerton, Anaheim, Yorba Linda, and the broader north OC corridor. For families planning a big-park December outing, this is a strong pick.
8039 Beach Boulevard in Buena Park, in north Orange County. Easy reach from Fullerton, Anaheim, and the broader north OC corridor.
From late November through early January, daily. The park is closed Christmas Day. New Year’s Eve brings extended hours and midnight fireworks.
Yes — visits with Santa run through the season at Knott’s, with Santa Snoopy as a Peanuts twist on the meet-and-greet. Both are popular; plan accordingly.
Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas: Ice Show is Knott’s signature holiday production. It runs multiple times daily; check the in-park schedule on arrival for show times and seating.
Yes for all the entertainment and decor: shows, characters, snowfall, lights, and visits with Santa are all included with standard park admission. Food, drinks, and special vendor items are separate.
Knott’s Berry Farm is one of America’s oldest theme parks — opened in 1940 from Walter and Cordelia Knott’s roadside boysenberry stand and Old West village, now a 57-acre amusement park anchored by Ghost Town, Camp Snoopy, and Fiesta Village. The original Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant still operates next door, with the Marketplace and California Marketplace adjacent. The park sits at Beach Boulevard and La Palma in north Orange County, easily reached from Fullerton, Anaheim, and the broader north OC corridor.
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