Knott's Berry Farm Prepares for Boysenberry Festival Return

February 22, 2022, 5:36 PM · Knott's annual Boysenberry Festival returns next month, running daily from March 18 through April 24. The park today announced new food, beverage, and entertainment for the festival, which celebrates the fruit that put the "berry" in Knott's Berry Farm.

The highlight of the festival is a variety of sweet and savory food items featuring the Boysenberry, the hybrid berry that became famous when it was sold at Walter Knott's Buena Park, California berry farm, years before the farm evolved into a theme park. This year's new food items include:

• Chicken Dumplings with a Boysenberry Wonton and a Teriyaki Dipping Sauce
• Chicken Cordon Bleu with a Boysenberry Cheese Sauce
• Crab Sushi Roll with a Boysenberry Aioli
• Trio of Sausage with Peppers and Onions on Boysenberry Polenta
• Spring Fling Salad with Shrimp and a Boysenberry Vinaigrette

Newly announced dessert selections include:

• Boysenberry Filled Donut Open Faced Chicken Sandwich with an Aioli Drizzle
• Boysenberry Rocky Road Brownie
• Boysenberry Pie Bars

On the drink menu, Knott's will be serving a Boysenberry Horchata along with the following new adult beverages:

• Boysenberry Slushy Mudslide
• Prosecco with Hibiscus and Boysenberry
• Boysenberry Sweet Tea with Vodka

Selections will be available from food stalls and restaurants around the park, while Knott's also will offer a six-selection tasting card from among 25 designated items for $50, or $45 for pass holders.

As for entertainment, a new Riverboat Revenge comedy melodrama will play this year at the Bird Cage Theatre, joining the Snoopy's Boysenberry Jamboree on the Calico Mine Stage, the Knott's Totally Tubular 80's Dance Party, and the Mariachi Angelitas. The Old MacDonald's Barn will be open in Calico, as will the Boysenberry Fun and Games, including the Boysenberry Pie Eating Contest.

In an addition, the Boysenberry Festival Craft Fair returns this year with 30 local craft vendors.

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