The annual KBF Boysenberry Festival is almost here!

Starting daily March 8 through April 7 and Friday through Sunday April 12-28, 2024, the Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival begins. It will celebrate the historic roots by highlighting the berry that started it all, the boysenberry.

• The Craft Fair
  • Ghost Town will have have unique boysenberry-inspired artisan products will also be available at the Boysenberry Festival Craft Fair returning with 30 local craft vendors. Each will feature its own boysenberry-themed items.
• Boysenberry Funa dn Games
  • Calico Park will be filled with fun family activities with some of the craziest and messiest games in Calico.
• Old McDonald’s Barn
  • The Lively Stable invites young ones and young at heart to cozy up to the cutest critters on the farm.
• Tied Up in Knott’s
  • The Factory store will have some of the finest art around.
• History of Boysenberry
  • Make sure to visit Town Hall to dive into the history of the Boysenberry Festival.
• Mrs.Knott’s Cookie Decorating
  • Make sure to put your creativity to the test in Ghost Town as you can decorate cookies (additional fees will apply)
• Pie Eating Contest
  • Calico Mine Stage will host the thrill of the boysenberry pie eating contest where participants showcase their appetite.
• Knott’s Preserved: A Musical Celebration
  • Calico Mine Stage will also celebrate the heritage of Californias original theme park with the show Knott’s Preserved Through song, dance and storytelling.
• Riverboat Revenge
  • At the Bird Cage Theater, Knott’s pays tributes to its past in a comical melodrama, Riverboat Revenge.

Since it is a festival, they will offer a lot of festive foods.

Wilderness Dance Hall

• Cucumber and Boysenberry Lemonade
• Charcuterie Board
• Boysenberry Cobbler
• Blackened Shrimp Stir Fry with Lemon Rice and A Boysenberry Teriyaki sauce
• Boysenberry BBQ Chicken Wings
• Boysenberry and Parmesan Polenta with Roasted Veggies (and more!)

Gold Mine Trail Booth

• Bousenberry Layered No-Bake Cheesecake Cup
• Chicken Tikka Marsala with Boysenberry Curry Sauce over steamed white rice
• Boyseberry BBQ Beef Barbacoa on Mac and Cheese with Green Onions
• Boysenberry Pulled Pork over Pastel de Elote (and more!)

Ghost Town Baker

• Cucumber and Bosenberry Lemonade
• Boysenberry Bundt Cake
• Lemon Bar with a Boysenberry Compote
• Lemon and Boysenberry Gourmet Cookie
• Vegan Boysenberry Chia Parfait
• Boysenberry and Chocolate Stuffed Cookie
• Spam Musubi with a Boysenberry Soy Sauce

Wilderness Dogs and Drinks

• Boysenberry Sausage on a Hoagie with a Boysenberry and Sauerkraut Slaw
• Plant based Frank with a Boysenberry Mustard on a Vegan or Gluten Free Bun
• Beef and Chorizo Boysenberry Chili Poutine with Cheese Curds
• Boysenberry and Chocolate Stuffed Cookie (and more!)

Minor’s Mac and Spuds

• Berry Mango Smoothie
• Doubled Stuffed Baked Potato with Boysenberry BBQ Pulled Pork and Green Onions
• Potato and Corn Chowder with Boysenberry Crostini and Boysenberry Drizzle
• Brownie and Boysenberry Parfait (and more!)

Prop Shop Pizzeria

• Boysenberry Sausage and Hot Honey Pizza with Ricotta and Basil
• Caprese Stuffed Portobello with a Boysenberry Balsamic Drizzle
• Boysenberry Layered No-Bake Cheesecake Cup (and more!)

Silver Butler Booth

• Roasted Vegetable Lettuce Wrap with a boysenberry tahini sauce
• Beef and chorizo boysenberry chili over boysenberry mashers
• Boysenberry bbq beef Barbacoa on mac and cheese (and more!)

Ghost Town Grub

• Mini funnel cake with boysenberry ice cream and powdered sugar
• Brownie bite and boysenberry parfait (and more!)

Chow House

• Boysenberry lemonade with mint
• Boysenberry gourmet cookie a la mode
• Boysenberry ICEE float with boysenberry soft serve (and more!)

Other:

• FUN Bun – deep fried cinnamon fun bun with a boysenberry glaze
• Boysenberry collectable sipper cup
• Boysenberry chicken tinga nachos – boysenberry chicken tinga nachos with boysenberry salsa and sour cream
• Funnel Cakes
• Shrimp Tots – deep fried shrimp over tots with boysenberry coleslaw and cilantro crema
• Elk Burger – elk burger with a boysenberry bbq sauce and fried onions
• chicken mole fries – boysenberry chicken mole french fries
• Beignets – raspberry and boysenberry sugar
• Beef Stroganoff – one pot beef stroganoff with Cavatappi noodle and boysenberry bolognese
• Pickle Pizza – pickle and potato pizza with boysenberry garlic Alfredo

So many good food to try and amazing merchandise to purchase. What are you most excited for?

-Dezi