Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration is back for 2026 and the charming kid-focused festival promises a full roster of new and returning offerings celebrating the characters created by Charles M. Schulz. This year, the event welcomes a brand new show plus an expansive offering looking into the history of the iconic characters

Here’s everything confirmed for for the 2026 Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration!

Entertainment

Knott’s Express (NEW)

A traveling musical adventure featuring toe-tapping dance numbers, heartwarming songs from the Golden Age and plenty of other surprises along the way for Charlie Brown and his friends.

  • For each show, the trolley will make three stops in the Boardwalk area, Charleston Circle and near Boardwalk Ballroom
  • Each stop is a spirited exhibitions of music and dance will be inspired by each location with songs that include “Put on a Happy Face” to “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile”
  • Of course, the performance will be punctuated with dapper and colorful costumes, streamers and other touches of whimsical joy

Snoopy’s Legendary Rooftop Concert 

At the Calico Mine Stage, at nightfall, the stage will transform into a for a high-energy spectacle featuring indie band The Jelly of the Month Club.

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Let’s Celebrate

At the Calico Mine Stage during the daytime, a heartwarming musical tribute will honor more than 75 years of the PEANUTS.

Snoopy, Charlie Brown and all their friends, as well as a host of singers and dancers, remind us why Peanuts is still beloved after 75 years!

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PEANUTS Cowboy Jamboree

At Calico Park, Franklin and Linus are on a Western escapade as they transform into cowboys. The boys are looking to challenge guests with some of the rootiniest, tootinest games in Calico.

Character Meet and Greets

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  • Pigpen’s Pig Pen is back again this year with a special meetup at the Livery Stables with some of his favorite animal friends.

More to Explore

Kite Flying Foibles (NEW)

At Calico’s Town Hall, this limited-time exhibition explores kite-flying with the Peanuts gang through high-quality reproductions of original Peanuts comic strips, drawings, and photos.

  • Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz admitted that he was never very good at flying kites, and unfortunately, poor Charlie Brown fares even worse.
  • Of Charlie Brown’s many frustrations, one of the biggest involves kites. In this exhibition, visitors will be swept away by the humor and relatability that made Schulz’s strip soar.
  • Organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center,

The PEANUTS Sketch School

The Wilderness Dance Hall offers an experience to learn how to draw favorite PEANUTS characters with a resident art teacher!

See it for Yourself

Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration takes place at Knott’s Berry Farm weekends from January 31 through February 22, 2026.

Check out our in-depth guides and coverage with everything you need to know!

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