It’s the berry best time of year for foodies!  The Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival is returning for another year of delicious fun!

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The Boysenberry Festival is a Season of Fun celebrating the roots of Knott’s Berry Farm.  The food-inspired fun pays tribute to the little berry that started it all, the boysenberry.  The food festival brings over 75 inspired dishes to the park, plus shopping and entertainment.

The expanded celebration this year runs 31 days, starting March 29 through April 28, 2019.

The New Boysenberry Festival Menu

I’ll be attending a media preview night of the Boysenberry Festival next week, and can’t wait to showcase all the new menu items.  Make sure you’re following along on social media to get the first peek at the menu!

But to wet your whistle before the preview, here’s the line-up of the new foods coming to the Boysenberry Festival:

• Flavorful boysenberry dry rubbed flank steak topped with boysenberry cream cheese
• Sweet and tangy boysenberry jerk chicken wings
• Hearty boysenberry chili in a fresh-baked boysenberry sourdough bread bowl
• Tender boysenberry pot roast served over rich and creamy boysenberry mashed potatoes
• Grilled boysenberry BBQ chicken skewers served with a zesty boysenberry aioli dipping sauce
• Boysenberry glazed salmon served on mixed greens and topped with a boysenberry vinaigrette
• Spicy boysenberry habanero baked mac and cheese
• Boysenberry jambalaya prepared with chicken, boysenberry sausage and bell peppers served with white rice
• Boysenberry pulled pork tostada topped with creamy coleslaw and boysenberry drizzle
• Boysenberry-lemon hummus served with pita bread
• Grilled boysenberry sausage on a freshly baked roll topped with boysenberry ketchup, relish, and mustard
• Boysenberry elote, a grilled corn on the cob smothered in fresh boysenberry butter, mayo and topped off with cotija cheese
• Fresh-baked boysenberry waffles served with sweet maple boysenberry cream cheese syrup
• Boysenberry cinnamon sugar tortilla crisps served with creamy boysenberry ice cream

The list includes some favorites from years past, like the Boysenberry Elote.  I’m thrilled to see some additional vegetarian featured items (not that I mind sampling all of the desserts).  After the preview, I’ll fill you in on the other returning favorites.  The Boysenberry Pie Milkshake last year was absolutely divine.

Want a refresher on the Boysenberry Festival menus?

Check out previous coverage on the Boysenberry Festival!

Gluten-Free Options

I’m a vegetarian; my husband isn’t.  So we share responsibilities for sampling all of the yummy offerings.  I always appreciate when efforts are made to accommodate those of us with dietary restrictions.  If you’re looking for gluten-free option at the Boysenberry Festival, you will not be disappointed.

Here are some of the gluten-free options being offered this year:

Sutter’s Booth A

• Boysenberry Chili in a Boysenberry Sourdough Bread Bowl (skip the bread bowl)
• Boysenberry and Lemon Hummus with Pita (skip the pita)

Sutter’s Booth B

• Boysenberry Dry Rubbed Flank Steak with a Boysenberry Cream Cheese Topping

Ghost Town Bank

• Boysenberry Elote

Outside Spurs Chophouse

• Boysenberry Jerk Chicken Wings (skip BBQ sauce)

Wilderness Dance Hall (outside)

• Boysenberry Sausage in a Bun (skip the bun)
• Boysenberry BBQ Chicken Skewers with a Boysenberry Aioli (skip BBQ sauce)

Wilderness Dance Hall (inside)

• Boysenberry Pot Roast over Boysenberry Mashed Potatoes
• Boysenberry Glazed Salmon over Mixed Green and topped with a Boysenberry Vinaigrette

Wagon Wheel Pizza

• Boysenberry Pulled Pork Tostada

The Boysenberry Festival Tasting Card

 Pick up a tasting card for the best value on the Boysenberry Festival.

The tasting cards are $35 for eight tastings from a selection of fourteen boysenberry-inspired dishes.  These menu items can be found at various booths throughout the park. Additionally, boysenberry items will be available for purchase a la carte.  You can buy your tasting cards at Knotts.com or within the park.

What’s on the 2019 Tasting Card?

• Boysenberry Chili in a Boysenberry Sourdough Bread Bowl (outside Sutter’s Grill)
• Boysenberry and Lemon Hummus (outside Sutter’s Grill)
• Boysenberry Dry Rubbed Flank Steak with a Boysenberry Cream Cheese Topping (near Pemmican Pickle)
• Boysenberry Elote (near Ghost Town Bank)
• Boysenberry Jerk Chicken Wings (near Spur’s Chophouse)
• Boysenberry Sausage in a Bun (outside Wilderness Dance Hall)
• Boysenberry BBQ Chicken Skewers with a Boysenberry Aioli (outside Wilderness Dance Hall)
• Boysenberry Pot Roast over Boysenberry Mashed Potatoes (Spurs Chophouse)
• Boysenberry glazed Salmon over Mixed Greens and topped with a Boysenberry Vinaigrette (Spurs Chophouse)
• Boysenberry Habanero Baked Mac and Cheese  (Wagon Wheel Pizza)
• Boysenberry Jambalaya with Chicken and Sausage (Wagon Wheel Pizza)
• Boysenberry Pulled Pork Tostada (Wagon Wheel Pizza)
• Boysenberry Waffle with a Maple Boysenberry Cream Cheese Syrup (Ghost Town Bakery
• Boysenberry Cinnamon Sugar Tortilla Chips with Boysenberry Ice Cream (Ghost Town Bakery)

Want even more Knott’s foodie posts?

Boysenberry Ice Cream Recipe

Use the boysenberry syrup available within the park to make your own Boysenberry Ice Cream.

Homemade PEANUTS Gummies

Make your own homemade PEANUTS-shaped gummies with cute reusable molds!

Boysenberry Pie Frozen Yogurt at Yogurtland

Made with real boysenberries and a hint of sweet butter crust, the newest flavor at Yogurtland pays homage to Mrs. Knott’s Boysenberry Pie.

We can’t wait to start sampling all of the berry best foods of the Boysenberry Festival!  Which are you most excited to try?