KNOTT'S BERRY FARM HARVESTS FUN ALL YEAR LONG

A Bumper Crop of Seasonal Entertainment Abounds on the Farm

BUENA PARK, Calif. (2013) – Knott's Berry Farm harvests great special events and entertainment all year long.  No matter what the season, there is always something for the family to enjoy!

Knott's Berry Bloom

Spring Season

Knott's Berry Farm, where fun is always growing, celebrates the coming of spring in a BIG way with live entertainment, interactive games and a food and wine tasting event.  From Ghost Town to the Boardwalk the park will be alive with new activities and décor for the entire family creating a park-wide experience that welcomes the new season.

The Search for the Easter Beagle will have kids (3-11) scurrying across the park to find images of the famous beagle.  All participants who complete the quest have a chance to win egg-mazing giveaways.

            Warmer weather means enjoying the great outdoors, which is just what the Peanuts characters are doing in “Peanut's Party in the Park,” a new interactive live show located in Charleston Circle.  This musical revue includes some of today's top ten tunes that will have the whole family singing along.

            For the younger set, “Lucy's Really Big Show” in Camp Snoopy features Lucy Van Pelt in her very own show at the Camp Snoopy Theatre.  The darling diva is joined by her brother, Linus and good friends, Charlie Brown and JT in a show that's sure to delight kids of all ages.  For the teens, tweens and anyone who has rhythm, the nighttime Spring Fling Dance Party in Fiesta Village will provide an opportunity for everyone to take to the floor with some of their favorite dance music.

Knott's Sizzlin Summer

There is no better cure for the summertime blues than Knott's Berry Farm. Brand new summer entertainment includes a spectacular new ice show, a Cirque inspired Calico Stage show and an evening light presentation.

Over at the Charles M. Schulz Theatre, Knott's Berry Farm is proud to present “Snoopy...Unleashed!” Snoopy breaks through all of the walls and goes where he

wants to, does what he wants and does it all in ways that only Snoopy can! Join Snoopy and his cast of ice athletes for this brand new ice production the whole family will love!

Also new this summer is “Boom Town” where the Wild West, at the peak of the Gold Rush, meets Cirque. A cast of nine acrobats brings to life what it was like to live in the small town of Calico in the 1860s. You'll be inspired to pick up your picks and pans and hop in an ore and come along for the ride!

 “Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular” returns for its fourth season and is bigger and brighter than ever.  When darkness falls over Knott's Berry Farm, Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular brings Camp Snoopy to life with a continuous light show filled with PEANUTS' figures, themed music, sound effects, and colorful projections.  In “Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular” guests will see their favorite characters in scenes that personify them – Lucy's dream of being a Hollywood starlet, Schroeder's musical genius, even Woodstock gets into the act as he and Snoopy go on a camping adventure.

For the younger set, “Hooray for Hollywood” tells the story of the PEANUTS® Gang as they try to make it big in Tinseltown.  Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, and their friend JT pay homage to the golden days of Hollywood in a show that's sure to delight kids of all ages.

Knott's Halloween Haunt

September through Halloween (select dates)

Snoopy's Costume Party – Camp Spooky

Weekends in October

Knott's Scary Farm's Halloween Haunt, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012, started with a few Halloween decorations and costumed employees.  It has grown to be the world's largest Halloween celebration in the world.  Starting in late September and running through Halloween the typically family friendly theme park transforms itself for its willing victims into acres of sheer terror.

            Knott's Halloween Haunt continues to be the leader in theme park Halloween events offering a whopping 13 mazes, seven hair-raising shows, four horrific scare zones and 1,000 monsters roaming throughout the entire park. 

        For those looking for a friendlier Halloween celebration “Snoopy's Costume Party” is the ticket.  This daytime, non-scare celebration, of cheer rather than fear, is  the social event of the season with shows, activities and of course, trick-or-treating all geared for kids ages 3-11.  Kids can take part in the “Snoopy's Costume Contest and Parade” and show off their costume as they join the affable group of monsters, and the PEANUTS characters, in a spirited procession through Camp Spooky.

                                    In the Camp Spooky Theatre the PEANUTS Halloween “Spooktacular” will have you singing and dancing in the aisles to all your favorite Halloween tunes.   And for those a little more adventurous, a walk through the “Monster Factory” will be transforming!

Kids will want to make sure they grab their Trick or Treat bag and take part in the “Spooky Ookie Scavenger Hunt” where they can follow the clues to find the five

Halloween treat locations.   At the “Creepy Crawly Critter Cave” Knott's park naturalist will amaze them with her slithery, slimy, creepy, crawly critters.

The whole family will enjoy “Scary Stories at the Lodge” where master story tellers will spin the craziest, creepiest, silliest tales this side of the Great Pumpkin Patch.  And what goes better with a story than a delicious cookie that you can decorate yourself at the “Kooky Cookie Painting.”(Small fee applies)

Knott's Merry Farm

Thanksgiving Day – First Weekend in January

Knott's Berry Farm is filled with the magic of the season as it transforms into Knott's Merry Farm and celebrates the holidays with seasonal entertainment, spectacular decorations including a 65 foot tall Christmas tree, and a beautiful tree lighting show.  

Now a holiday tradition inSouthern California, Knott's Merry Farm is proud to present the holiday ice spectacular, “It's Christmas, Snoopy!”  The show, performed in the 2,100-seat Charles M. Schulz Theatre, is hosted by the famous skating beagle and his PEANUTS friends as they look for the true meaning of Christmas and features Knott's ensemble skaters, dazzling sets, colorful costumes and plenty of surprises!   

            Knott's 1880s Ghost Town is transformed into Knott's Christmas Crafts Village, inviting mall-weary guests to explore one-of-a-kind treasures created by more than 100 artisans in a Victorian holiday wonderland of strolling carolers, musical groups, community choirs and lavish holiday decorations.

            Adding to the unique Village atmosphere are live performances of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” and O. Henry's “A Gift of the Magi” in the Bird Cage Theatre.  Additionally, the world famous Timber Mountain Log Ride is transformed into Elf Mountain giving guests an up-close and-personal view into the world of Santa's Elves.              

            Guests can also experience the wonder of “Snoopy's Magical Nights of Lights.” Hundreds of thousands of twinkling white and multicolored lights merrily light up the nighttime sky accompanied by a festive soundtrack that bring the Christmas spirit alive from dusk to Park closing. 

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