If you want to celebrate the boysenberry, Knott's is the berry best place.

This year's Festival coincides with the grand unveiling of the new Knott’s Hotel.

Knott’s Berry Farm is the birthplace of the boysenberry. Each spring, Knott’s Boysenberry Festival celebrates the flavorful berry and its historic roots with unique food and berry fine products. The food festival features a wide range of boysenberry inspired dishes, drinks, and more.

Among the selections this year are chicken tikka marsala with boysenberry curry sauce and pork loin slices over mashed potatoes with a creamy boysenberry mustard sauce. Sweet options include the new boysenberry and chocolate stuffed cookie, lemon bar with a boysenberry compote, and boysenberry brownie parfait.

A tasting card can be purchased for $55; guests can choose 6 tastings from a selection of boysenberry-inspired dishes and drinks. A variety of signature boysenberry items can also be purchased a la carte. 

The boysenberry fun continues throughout the park, with stage shows Knott's Preserved: A Musical Celebration and the comedy melodrama Riverboat Revenge, Boysenberry Fun and Games, the Boysenberry Pie Eating Contest, and the Boysenberry Festival Craft Fair.

Knott's Boysenberry Festival runs daily March 8- April 7, 2024, then Friday through Sunday April 12 - 28, 2024. ​The limited-time food festival is included with admission to Knott’s Berry Farm. 

photo credit: Knott's Berry Farm