{"id":155340,"date":"2026-01-29T19:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/155340\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:50:10","slug":"knotts-peanuts-celebration-returns-with-a-new-musical-show-whittier-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/155340\/","title":{"rendered":"Knott\u2019s Peanuts Celebration returns with a new musical show \u2013 Whittier Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Snoopy, Charlie Brown and their comic strip pals will once again take over Knott\u2019s Berry Farm during a Peanuts festival featuring a new live musical show aboard the Knott\u2019s Express Trolley that will travel throughout the Buena Park theme park.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Knott\u2019s Peanuts Celebration will run on weekends and holidays from Saturday, Jan. 31 through Feb. 22 with stage shows, character meet-and-greets, themed food and specialty merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2026\/01\/21\/knotts-berry-farm-closes-9-attractions-after-busy-christmas-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Knott\u2019s Berry Farm closes 9 attractions after busy Christmas season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new \u201cKnott\u2019s Express\u201d traveling musical show will feature song and dance numbers performed by Peanuts characters and a colorful troupe of dapper performers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"The new &quot;Knott's Express&quot; traveling trolley show will join the Peanuts Celebration at Knott's Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott's)\" width=\"1650\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769716209_181_OCR-L-PEANUTS-KNOTTS-0129-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"4936139\" \/>The new \u201cKnott\u2019s Express\u201d traveling trolley show will join the Peanuts Celebration at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p>The Knott\u2019s Express Trolley will make show stops along a route that stretches from Charleston Circle to the Boardwalk Ballroom to perform Golden Age songs that will include \u201cPut on a Happy Face\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The returning \u201cLet\u2019s Celebrate\u201d musical will take over the Calico Mine Stage during the day with the Peanuts gang joined by singers and dancers for a 75th anniversary party.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"&quot;Snoopy's Legendary Rooftop Concert&quot; takes over the Calico Mine Stage in the evening during Peanuts Celebration at Knott's Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott's)\" width=\"1000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769716209_986_OCR-L-KNOTTS-PEANUTS-CELEBRATION-0129-03.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"4936140\" \/>\u201cSnoopy\u2019s Legendary Rooftop Concert\u201d takes over the Calico Mine Stage in the evening during Peanuts Celebration at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p>In the evening, Calico Mine Stage will play host to \u201cSnoopy\u2019s Legendary Rooftop Concert\u201d with the Jelly of the Month Club indie rock band headlining the musical event.<\/p>\n<p>The new \u201cKite Flying Foibles\u201d in Calico Town Hall will explore Charlie Brown\u2019s never-ending frustrations with kites in a gallery exhibit organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Franklin takes part in the Peanuts Cowboy Jamboree in Calico Park during Peanuts Celebration at Knott's Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott's)\" width=\"3300\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769716210_322_OCR-L-KNOTTS-PEANUTS-CELEBRATION-0129-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"4936141\" \/>Franklin takes part in the Peanuts Cowboy Jamboree in Calico Park during Peanuts Celebration at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p>The Peanuts Cowboy Jamboree in Calico Park will feature Wild West-themed games hosted by Franklin and Linus. Pigpen\u2019s Pig Pen in the Ghost Town Livery Stables will offer a chance to meet a few animals and the messiest Peanuts character of them all.<\/p>\n<p>Budding artists can learn to draw Snoopy, Woodstock and other characters in the Peanuts Sketch School in the Wilderness Dance Hall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Pigpen and other Peanuts characters will pose for photos during the Peanuts Celebration at Knott's Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott's)\" width=\"3300\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769716210_899_OCR-L-KNOTTS-PEANUTS-CELEBRATION-0117-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"4628827\" \/>Pigpen and other Peanuts characters will pose for photos during the Peanuts Celebration at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm. (Courtesy of Knott\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p>Peanuts-themed food items will include a gruyere cheese raclette baked potato, deep-fried French toast stuffed with peanut butter and jelly and confetti birthday funnel cake.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Knott\u2019s Peanuts Celebration will be centered in Camp Snoopy \u2014 which features more than a dozen kiddie rides including the new family coaster and super-sized kids swing and updated off-road rally race and miniature train ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Snoopy, Charlie Brown and their comic strip pals will once again take over Knott\u2019s Berry Farm during a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2223,163,165,164,1311,7,8311,611,420],"class_list":["post-155340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-amusement-parks","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-buena-park","tag-california","tag-knotts-berry-farm","tag-orange-county","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}