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Knott’s Berry Farm Guide: Scary Farm, Merry Farm and What’s New in 2026 and 2027

By Philip Hernandez · Updated Nov. 9, 2026
Knott's Berry Farm lit up at night, with a lit drop tower and coaster track above rockwork and water

Knott's Berry Farm at night. Image: Six Flags

Buena Park, CA — Knott’s Berry Farm is a Six Flags theme park in Buena Park, California, with the Knott’s Soak City water park and the Knott’s Hotel.

In a Nutshell

Knott’s Scary Farm stays a separately ticketed event, and its 2026 season added two mazes, Inked and Unearthed. Montezooma’s Revenge reopened in 2026 as MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress, and Knott’s Merry Farm adds an ice show, Snoopy’s Christmas Follies, this holiday season. In 2027, Knott’s Soak City adds two family raft slides, Coral Craze and Kelp Kraze.

LocationBuena Park, California
Water parkKnott's Soak City
HotelKnott's Hotel
OwnerSix Flags Entertainment Corp.

Knott's Berry Farm in 2026: MonteZOOMa and Two New Mazes

2026ReopenedMontezooma’s Revenge reopened as MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress, with a new look and story.
Sept. 17, 2026NewKnott’s Scary Farm added two mazes, Inked and Unearthed, and two new shows. My story
Nov. 20, 2026NewSnoopy’s Christmas Follies, a new ice show in the Walter Knott Theater, opens with Knott’s Merry Farm.

Knott's Berry Farm in 2027: Two Soak City Raft Slides

2027ComingKnott’s Soak City adds two five-rider family raft slides, Coral Craze and Kelp Kraze.

Knott's Berry Farm Events: Boysenberry Festival, Scary Farm and Merry Farm

Jan. 30 to Feb. 21, 2027PEANUTS Celebration
March 12 to April 11, 2027Boysenberry Festival
June 11 to Aug. 29, 2027Ghost Town Alive! and Summer Nights
Select days, Sept. 17 to Oct. 31, 2026Knott's Scary FarmSeparate ticket
Sept. 24 to Oct. 31, 2026Knott's Spooky Farm, daytimeIncluded with park admission
Nov. 20, 2026, to Jan. 3, 2027Knott's Merry Farm

Knott's Berry Farm Guides: Knott's Scary Farm and Los Angeles Haunts

My Green Tagged Episodes on Knott's Berry Farm

Six Flags Settles the X2 Lawsuit, Knott's Pulls a Shirt Knott's Berry Farm pulls an Inked T-shirt over concerns it carried a racist caricature, and Six Flags settles the X2 lawsuit. Green Tagged, Sept. 6, 2026
Knott’s Scary Farm Celebrates 50 Years of Never-Ending Nightmares Knott's Scary Farm's 50th season, with three new mazes. Green Tagged, Aug. 28, 2023

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