Knott’s Merry Farm returns this holiday season with a new Victorian-inspired Christmas tree serving as the centerpiece of a winter wonderland filled with festive shows, live music and a nightly forecast of soapy snowflakes.
Knott’s Merry Farm kicks off on Friday, Nov. 21 and runs through Jan. 4 at the Buena Park theme park with a host of holiday shows, entertainment, food, merchandise and decor.
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The ‘Tis the Season tree lighting ceremony in Calico Park will add a new 50-foot-tall Victorian-inspired Christmas tree with 7,000 lights, custom-made candles and vintage wood ornaments.
A host of holiday shows and entertainment return for this year’s Knott’s Merry Farm.
“A Calico Christmas Carol” alternates show times in the Bird Cage Theatre with the returning “Gift of the Magi, 1885.”
The reinterpretation of the Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” debuted last year in melodrama theater with a Wild West twist that turned the bah-humbug cautionary tale into yee-haw dramedy.
Long-time favorite “Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas” brings the ice skating spectacular back to the Walter Knott Theater for a retelling of the holiday poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” re-imagined Peanuts style.
The “Home for the Holidays” stage show that debuted in 2019 returns to the Calico Mine Stage. The theatrical musical feels like watching an “Andy Williams Christmas Special,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade all rolled up into one holiday spectacular.
The popular “Snow & Glow” light show with “snoap” falling on Calico Ghost Town that takes place several times a night serves as a nightcap kiss goodnight.
Texas-born trumpeter and singer Adelaide Pilar will take over the Fiesta Plaza Stage during the holidays with a mix of New York salsa, Latin Caribbean beats and Top 40 hits.
The Snow and Glow experience returns to Ghost Town during Knott’s Merry Christmas. (Courtesy of Knott’s)
Seasonal entertainment includes Krazy Kirk & the Hillbillies with a holiday twist in the Wagon Camp and Knott’s Calico Carolers on the Ghost Town streets.
Throughout the event, shoppers can browse the Christmas Crafts Village and snap holiday photos at Santa’s Christmas Cabin.
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Holiday eats and treats will be available at more than two dozen locations throughout the park. Highlights include the Loaded Cornbread Waffle Tower, Angry Santa Fries and Caramel Apple Pie Milkshake.