Knott’s Boysenberry Festival is back again for the 2025 season and this year its’ celebrating 10 years of a berry good time! Celebrating a decade of tasty treats, the event this year promises a whole bunch of food and entertainment options plus the return of the popular Boysenberry Festival Tasting Card.

Here’s a look at everything you need to know about the 2025 Knott’s Boysenberry Festival.

The Food

The menu boasts more than 80 boysenberry treats this year. Inventive highlights this year include:

  • The Stack features Boysenberry BBQ Pulled Pork Over Boysenberry Corn Bread and Coleslaw
  • French Toast Stuffed with Boysenberry Cream Cheese
  • Thai Crunch Peanut Salad with Boysenberry Peanut Dressing

  • Boysenberry Cheesecake Crisp Pie

  • Vegan White Chocolate and Boysenberry Tart
  • Boysenberry Ice Cream Sandwich
  • Boysenberry Elote
  • Boysenberry Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
  • Boysenberry Sausage on a Hoagie
  • Boysenberry Sangria
  • Boysenberry and Lavender Lemonade
  • Boysenberry Tequila Smash

Boysenberry Festival Tasting Card

The Boysenberry Festival Tasting Card runs $55. You’ll get six tastings from a selection of dozens of boysenberry-inspired dishes. Tasting cards are available at Knotts.com or at the theme park. Season Passholders can receive an even sweeter deal by purchasing tasting cards online for $45 (a $10 discount) until March 30.

20240309_102026

Entertainment

Knott’s Boysenberry Festival offers a selection of entertainment options.

  • Knott’s Preserved: A Musical Celebration is a commemoration of the heritage of California’s original theme park with a musical journey filled with dance and storytelling
  • NEW Boysen Bear’s Pie Kitchen Games in Calico Park invites guests to help thwart those sneaky coyote pups, Moxie and Brawny, from stealing all the pies!
  • Boysen Bear’s Pie Eating Contest: Experience the thrill of the boysenberry pie eating contest where participants showcase their appetite in a spirited display of skillful pie consumption.
  • The Great Bank Robbery: At the legendary Bird Cage Theatre, an all-new show that will have the audience cheering the hero and booing the villain in melodramatic style

More to Explore

A bunch of berry-themed offerings are also available adding value to a typical day in the berry park.

  • Boysenberry Festival Craft Fair: Unique boysenberry-inspired artisan products will also be available at the Boysenberry Festival Craft Fair returning with 30 local craft vendors. Each crafter features its own boysenberry-themed items.
  • Tied up in Knott’s: Take a gander at some of the finest art around – all celebrating Knott’s Berry Farm! The stunning original art was created by over 35 artisans to celebrate Knott’s Berry Farm’s history. Select pieces and prints will be available for purchase.

  • History of the Boysenberry museum is dedicated to the berry that started it all located inside of Town Hall

  • Mrs. Knott’s Cookie Decorating: Family fun activities await as you put your culinary creativity to the test with cookie decorating. Open select dates.
  • Boysenberry Fun and Games invite you to try your berry best in wildly entertaining activities
  • Old MacDonald’s Barn pays tribute to one of the farm’s original attractions featuring horses, sheep, goats and other furry friends

See it for Yourself

Knott’s Boysenberry Festival runs daily at Knott’s Berry Farm from March 28 through April 27, 2025.

MORE INFO: Check out all of our coverage for Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival

20240309_101310