This holiday season, Knott’s Merry Farm and Magic Mountain’s Holiday in the Park invite guests to immerse themselves in enchanting winter wonderlands. At Knott’s Merry Farm, running Nov. 21 through Jan. 4, the park will come alive with the magic of the holiday season, featuring beloved traditions such as Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas and the mesmerizing Snow and Glow experience. This year, the park is set to unveil an extraordinary new centerpiece, a dazzling Christmas Tree that stands tall and proud, adorned with over 7,000 twinkling lights, a hundred custom-made candles and a stunning array of vintage Victorian-inspired wood ornaments.
Meanwhile, select evenings Nov. 27 through Jan. 4, Magic Mountain’s Holiday in the Park will glimmer with over two million lights and stunning, larger-than-life ornaments. The season promises to be merrier and brighter than ever as the park proudly debuts a spectacular tree lighting ceremony. Each evening festivities will kick off with enchanting dancers, delightful singers and the breathtaking illumination of a colossal Christmas tree.
Knott’s Merry Farm
Tis the Season Tree Lighting. The nightly ceremony in Calico Park is a favorite celebration featuring an abundance of dancers, singers and nostalgic charm.
Christmas in Calico continues as the Snow and Glow experience will fill the buildings and paths with thousands of lights dancing to the beat of Christmas music while “snow” gently falls throughout Ghost Town. The Wilderness Dance Hall will transform into Santa’s Christmas Cabin, where the entire family can create fond memories by taking photos with Santa Claus and his friends. At The Bird Cage Theatre, Knott’s melodrama company will present a reimagined Charles Dickens classic, A Calico Christmas Carol. The theatre will also present the heartwarming Knott’s version of O. Henry’s classic tale of love and sacrifice, The Gift of the Magi, 1885.
Knott’s own vocal quartet, the Ghost Town Carolers, will transport guests back in time to a Victorian Christmas as they perform the season’s songs throughout the streets of Ghost Town. Yuletide cheer is in store with Home for the Holidays, where joyous merriment will take over the Calico Mine Stage with dancing and fun set to popular holiday tunes.
Over at the Walter Knott Theater, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang will once again take to the ice in Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas. This guest favorite returns with the Knott’s Ice-Skating Ensemble and Snoopy retelling the classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” that has been re-imagined Peanuts style.
At the Fiesta Plaza Stage, guests can enjoy Latin Caribbean and New York salsa as well as current American top 40 songs, with bands Adelaide Pilar and Junio. Knott’s Christmas Crafts Village is set to return with dozens of local artisans selling their unique gifts, including chainsaw wood carvings and elegant glass blowing.
It’s not a holiday celebration without festive food. Throughout the park, guests can indulge in traditional holiday classics with a twist, including chicken tamale fries, a turkey corn dog with a stuffing seasoned batter and a gingerbread cheesecake dip with Nilla wafers. At Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant, new specialty holiday offerings are back on the menu and bigger than ever with items meant to be shared such as a turkey club jumbowich.
Turn your Merry Farm experience into a holly jolly hotel getaway with an overnight stay at The Knott’s Hotel. The Knott’s Merry Farm Holiday Package will include hotel accommodations, Knott’s Merry Farm admission for one day for each registered guest and hotel parking. For hotel reservations, please visit knotts.com.
For more information about Knott’s Merry Farm, please visit knotts.com or download the Knott’s Berry Farm app for your smartphone. Join the festive conversation using the hashtag #MerryFarm on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
Magic Mountain’s Holiday in the Park
From coasters to cocoa, Holiday in the Park is a holiday spectacular for all to enjoy! Each evening the festivities will kick off with an all-new Tree Lighting Ceremony, where dancers and singers will come together in the DC Universe Area to light a majestic Christmas tree, creating a memorable start to the celebrations. Also new this year is Oh Santa! A Holiday Spectacular starring the Snow Belles and the Holly Jollies, hosted by Jack Frost and his sidekick, Snickerdoodle. This fun-filled show combines song, dance and comedic antics while promoting messages of giving, peace, love and hope.
The season’s entertainment will shine bright with returning favorite Reindeer Dash, which showcases Santa’s reindeer in a thrilling slider show complete with music and laughter. Another holiday highlight includes HollyRock!, that will feature a rockabilly holiday extravaganza set in the 1950s within the Gleampunk District, blending the Industrial Revolution’s charm with festive illumination. In Holiday Square, guests will marvel at a kaleidoscope of colors from hundreds of thousands of lights amid gently falling snowflakes. Wishing Ridge will captivate with a whimsical light show, while Peppermint Path will treat guests to live country holiday music from trio Drivin’ Mama Crazy under candy cane lights and Jingle Bell Way is sure to delight visitors with 30-foot-tall ornaments and a choreographed dancing light show.
Across the park, including Holiday Village, there will be a myriad of family-friendly activities such as visits with Santa, crafts with Mrs. Claus, holiday photo opportunities, wish list stations, rides on the North Pole Express, fire pits and s’mores, music and more. To add to the merriment, guests will be able to take home Holiday in the Park gifts and souvenirs, including novelty apparel, ornaments and soft plush toys.
For those interested in the tastier side of the season, the Holiday in the Park menu will include a wide variety of specialty holiday-inspired main courses including pozole, holiday burger with turkey bacon and cranberry aioli, bourbon brown sugar-glazed ribs and many more tasty eats. Of course, guests will need to save room for festive sweets and treats including s’mores funnel cake, banana pudding and slices of pumpkin pie. Guests can also cozy up with loved ones and roast marshmallows over an open fire pit at one of several locations around the park.
For more information on Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain, visit sixflags.com/magicmountain/events.
Season Passes
Give the gift that keeps on giving all year with a 2026 Season Pass. Buy a 2026 Gold Season Pass and receive unlimited visits through 2025, including Knott’s Merry Farm and Holiday in the Park, plus all of 2026, as well as discounts on select food and merchandise, exclusive bring-a-friend ticket offers and access to exciting seasonal events. For now until Monday, Nov. 3, buy a 2026 Gold Season Pass and receive access to all 40+ parks.
Please visit park websites for specific details. For hours, more information or to purchase a 2026 Gold or Prestige Pass, visit knotts.com or sixflags.com/magicmountain.
