More to Explore in 2020!

The Knott’s Peanuts Celebration has returned to Buena Park, California and there is more to explore in 2020! This annual event has quickly become a fan favorite for guests visiting Knott’s Berry Farm. From specialty food offerings to toe-tapping entertainment, there is plenty to see and do for everyone. However, this is a limited time event that runs on weekends from January 25 to March 1, with bonus dates on February 10, 14, and 17, 2020. Our family went on February 1^st and here is a recap of our visit. 

Know Before You Go

• 2020 Knott’s Peanuts Celebration: Weekends from January 25 to March 1, plus February 10, 14, and 17. 
• Check the Knott’s website for park hours.
• Admission includes the Peanuts Celebration event entertainment.
• Admission rates – 
  • Buy online and save off the front gate price.
  • Daily Admission Tickets – pricing varies by day selected at purchase. As low as $47.00, plus applicable taxes and fees.
  • Season Passes – visit Knott’s Berry Farm as many times as you wall all season in 2020 with a season pass.
    • Regular Pass: Special discounts on food & merchandise, hotel stays, and early entry to select rides during the summer. Discounts on tickets for Knott’s Scary Farm. Does not include Knott’s Soak City Waterpark. Payment options available after an initial payment. Parking can be added for a flat-rate fee.
    • Gold Pass: Special discounts on food & merchandise, hotel stays, and early entry to select rides during the summer. Discounts on tickets for Knott’s Scary Farm. Gold pass also includes admission to Knott’s Soak City Waterpark. Payment options available after an initial payment. Parking can be added for a flat-rate fee.
    • Platinum Pass: Enjoy all the benefits of the Knott’s Berry Farm Gold Pass, with free parking included. An added benefit of the Platinum Pass is exclusive privileges at all Cedar Fair Parks across the country, including California’s Great America and more!
  • Buy Knott’s Berry Farm tickets through Get Away Today, this blog’s official travel partner.

• Meet your favorite Peanuts Pals –
  • Inside Main Entrance: Meet Snoopy at various times throughout the day. 
  • Camp Snoopy Characters Meet & Greet Area: Daily between 10 AM and 5 PM, except during Camp Snoopy Theatre show times.
  • Calico Park: Meet Linus & Franklin before and after the Peanuts Cowboy Jamboree games. Meet Spike at various times in this same spot.
  • G.T. Livery Stable: Meet Pigpen daily between 10 AM and 5 PM.
• Purchase FunPix for to capture and share unlimited digital downloads of photos taken by the Knott’s photographers.

Entertainment

Pigpen’s Pig Pen:

Step inside the G.T. Livery Stable in Ghost Town to meet Pigpen. While you’re here, you can also see some pigs, and usually a donkey and at least one horse. While you are exploring Ghost Town, be on the lookout for the kite eating trees. There are two in Ghost Town and more over in Camp Snoopy.

Peanuts Cowboy Jamboree:

Calico Park is the place to be if you want to play some games with Linus and Franklin. The schedule of games if posted at the jamboree, located next to the Calico Saloon. During our visit, we played Prickly Cactus Bowling in the morning and returned later in the day for a second game. The Vanishing Prairie is a clever name for musical chairs that is played with short stools. Before and after the games is when you can meet and take pictures with Linus and Franklin. At select times, Calico Park is also where you can meet Spike.

Space Beagle & Beagle Bonanza:

Camp Snoopy is where you will find the Peanuts Gang year-round. During the Peanuts Celebration, Camp Snoopy is the place to be for some extra entertainment and photo opportunities. In Space Beagle, blast off with Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Snoopy as the world’s most-famous beagle becomes the first dog on the moon. This show takes place at the Camp Snoopy Theater several times a day during the Peanuts Celebration. The Camp Snoopy Characters Meet & Greet is another place to take pictures you’re your favorite Peanuts Gang. Climb aboard the Grand Sierra Railroad to see the Beagle Bonanza. New for 2020 is a Child to Teacher Translator machine, which will take your words and broadcast them in the “mwah-mwah-mwah-mwah-mwah” dialect of the Peanuts Gang’s teacher.

Sketch School:

Want to try your hand at sketching a Peanuts character? Then head over to the Bird Cage Theatre in Ghost Town, grab a pencil, and let the Knott’s resident art teacher show you how to draw a Peanuts character. With seven classes a day during the Peanuts Celebration, there are many chances to sketch. The list of characters is not publicly posted; however, I noticed a daily schedule inside the theatre. The sequence is Charlie Brown, Sally, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, and Pig Pen. We went to the 4:30 sketch school and learned to draw Charlie Brown’s pal, Peppermint Patty.

Woodstock’s Music Festival:

This night-time show is a must-see during the Peanuts Celebration. The Peanuts Gang joins a local southern California band, “The Jelly of the Month Club”, for a high-energy rock concert. This nearly 45-minute show takes place at the Calico Mine Stage two times each night during the Peanuts Celebration. Seats go quickly for this show, so consider showing up at least 30 minutes in advance. It was standing room only when we saw the 5:30 PM show. We were impressed with both the music and how the songs incorporated the Peanuts gang and Snoopy as a rock star. 

Spike’s Discoteca de Silencio:

Located at the Fiesta Plaza Stage from 5:00 PM until closing, you can dance the night away at a silent disco as only Snoopy’s brother, Spike, can throw. What is a silent disco? We wondered this too, so we made sure to stop by Fiesta Village after Woodstock’s Music Festival. There’s a dance floor and lights, even a disco ball, like you would find at a dance club. The DJ cues the tunes; however, you do not hear any music! Everyone on the dance floor wears headphones that Knott’s provides and there is more than one style of music to choose from. 

Additional Entertainment:

Pigskin Peanuts – Explore an all new exhibit from the Charles Schulz Museum that is dedicated to Charles Schulz’s love of football. Located inside Ghost Town Hall.

Happiness Is… – Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, and Linus as they play, dance, sing, and laugh through a medley of popular songs. Daytime performances at the Calico Mine Stage.

Woodstock’s Bird’s-Eye View – The Sky Cabin has transformed into Woodstock’s nest during the Peanuts Celebration.

Food Offerings

Treat your taste buds with the delicious food offerings at Knott’s for the Peanuts Celebration. There are both sweet and savory food items available for a limited time at select locations throughout the park.

Wagon Wheel Pizza – Pulled Pork Baked Mac-n-Cheese and Sweet Chili Thai Pizza

Ghost Town Bakery – Charlie Brown Macarons (with Nutella filling) and various freshly baked treats themed for the Peanuts Celebration

Ghost Town Grub – Deep Fried PB&J (2 Uncrustable PB&J sandwiches, dipped in funnel cake batter, and deep fried. Topped with a generous amount of powdered sugar)

Wilderness Broiler – Junkyard Dog (foot long hot dog with French fries, chili, onions, and cheese)

Coasters Diner – Seasonal Shakes: Everything Peanut or Butterscotch Blondie (also available at Cable Car Kitchen in the California Marketplace)

Boardwalk BBQ – Sloppy Joe Burger (ground beef, bacon, cheese, and onion strings all on a brioche bun)

Log Ride Funnel Cake – Tooty Fruity Funnel Cake (funnel cake topped with Fruity Pebbles, a Rice Krispy treat, vanilla ice cream and a swirl of whipped cream (also available at Cable Car Kitchen)

Strictly-on-a-Stick – Dilly Dilly Dog (corn dog stuffed with a dill pickle)

Snoopy’s Dog House (Fiesta Village) – Fiesta Dogs has transformed (temporarily) into Snoopy’s Dog House, featuring a variety of hot dog creations such as the Beagle Scout (an all-beef hot dog topped with corn relish, guacamole, and crispy jalapeno bites)

Grizzly Creek Lodge – Peanuts themed Rice Krispy Treats and Everything But the Kitchen Sink Cookie (sugar cookie topped with mini-marshmallows, chocolate chips, crushed peanuts, Reese’s Pieces, and a chocolate drizzle)

Sutter’s Funnel Cake – Mud Pie Funnel Cake (funnel cake topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate pudding, chocolate chips, and whipped cream)

Cable Car Kitchen (in the California Marketplace) – Sarsaparilla Root Beer Float

Charlie Brown Day

On one special day during Knott’s Peanuts Celebration, there is a Charlie Brown Day. This year it was on February 2, 2020. Guests are encouraged to dress up like Charlie Brown in classic gold shirts with a black zigzag stripe. A photo shared on the Knott’s Berry Farm Facebook page captured this year’s group. We missed Charlie Brown Day this year and will hope to make it next time!

Knott’s BEARY Farm – Build-A-Bear now open at Knott’s Marketplace

At the end of January 2020, a new Build-A-Bear location joined the Knott’s Marketplace. This new shop is behind the Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant and Virginia’s Gift Shop. We stopped in to check it out at the end of our recent visit. In the upcoming weeks and months, this location will feature more customized Knott’s items.

Some Tips

• Be sure to pick up a Knott’s Peanuts Celebration Event Guide at the front gate. This will show the locations of the seasonal food offerings and entertainment. 
• Check out the limited time Peanuts Celebration t-shirt available in youth and adult sizes. Find them at the Event Booth near the Main Gate, Snoopy’s Camp Store, Casa California, Cordy’s Corner, and Peanuts Headquarters.
• If you miss the Peanuts Celebration this time, be sure to check it out when it returns next year!
• Another great seasonal event is the Knott’s Boysenberry Festival – returning to Knott’s from March 20 to April 19, 2020.

Have you visited Knott’s during the Peanuts Celebration? What is your favorite part of this event?  Looking forward to hearing from you in the comments!

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