Updated for 2023
Welcome the New Year at Knott’s Berry Farm. The countdown to the New Year is on at Knott’s Merry Farm with special fireworks, live entertainment, and special extended hours for the one-night event. Find out what’s in store at the Buena Park, CA, theme park as they celebrate the arrival of 2024!
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Guests will have a chance to say goodbye to 2023 at Knott’s Berry Farm as the park celebrates with memorable festivities, including Merry Farm seasonal performances throughout the day on December 31st. The enchanting Knott’s New Year’s Eve celebration gives guests front row seats to the final event of the year as the park rings in 2024 with a park wide-party unlike any other!
New Year’s Eve at Knott’s Berry Farm
The New Year’s celebration features entertaining activities for the whole family including a family-friendly comedian, live bands, swing dancing, and more. Guests will be treated to festive music, party hats, and noisemakers making this night extra special. The nighttime extravaganza offers a stress-free night perfect for family and friends. It’s a great way to create new memories by starting a new tradition by celebrating New Year ’s Eve at Knott’s.
Knott’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks
The spectacular firework celebration sets the skies above Knott’s ablaze at the stroke of midnight as colorful fireworks light the start of the New Year.
Knott’s New Year’s Eve Entertainment
This year’s line-up of can’t miss entertainment is:
- At the Midnight Fireworks Spectacular, guests can ring in the New Year with a bang as the park’s skies wonderfully light up for an aerial fireworks display that will leave the young and young at heart in awe.
- Visit Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies at Wagon Camp for the best entertainment this side of the Santa Ana freeway that will have the crowd’s toes tappin’, hands clappin’ and guts bustin’.
- DJ Howley brings the party to the farm for a special New Year’s celebration, with high energy music and dancing taking place at the Calico Mine Stage. Enjoy a 9 PM countdown for the East Coast crowd.
- Next to the Calico Mine Stage, the PEANUTS characters will be posing for pictures with guests to celebrate the New Year in their favorite party outfits.
- Surf on by Boardwalk BBQ where you can catch PianoMania Dueling Pianos. These two talented musicians go head-to-head in a musical battle you won’t want to miss.
- Fiesta Plaza will feature Adelaide Pilar playing upbeat Latin music.
- The Calico Mine Stage will blast unforgettable pop and rock music courtesy of the band Midnight Hiatus. It’ll have guests dancing in the aisles.
- Family-friendly comedian, Chipper Lowell, brings his hilarious comedy, magic and audience participation to the Bird Cage Theatre.
- Jitterbug Pop Swing Band, Dance Instructors, and the Jitterbug Jumpers are on hand to play the slickest standards ever. Swing, sway and jump with the hippest cats in town. The Jitterbug Pop Swing Band provides the tunes and you’re invited to dance the night away in the legendary Boardwalk Ballroom. Dance instruction classes included!
- A New Year’s Eve celebration is not complete without a delicious meal. Spur’s Restaurant is serving up a special New Year’s Eve Buffet. Walk up only.
New Year’s Eve Hours
Knott’s New Year’s Eve Celebration is included with regular daytime admission. Park hours on New Year’s Eve are 9am to 1am.
A 2024 Knott’s Season Pass is a great way to visit on New Year’s Eve. A new 2024 Season Pass includes unlimited visits in 2023 and 2024 with no blackout dates, discounts on select food and merchandise, and access to exciting year-round seasonal events like PEANUTS Celebration and Ghost Town Alive.
A Regular Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2024 to Knott’s Berry Farm and a Gold Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2024 to both Knott’s Berry Farm and Knott’s Soak City Waterpark with no blackout dates. For more information visit knotts.com
