When the cherry blossoms begin to turn pink in our local gardens, and the apricot and plum trees, and other fruitful branches in our regions also boast of buds aplenty, boysenberry fans begin to hope.
Not, of course, for a tree to suddenly grow the juicy purple favorite, which is a vintner. But the blooming of our regional fruit trees means spring is almost here, and when spring is near, so is Knott’s Berry Farm’s most famous food festival.
It’s the one built around the boysenberry, the gem associated with the theme park for nearly a century.
And just as the flowering of a fruit tree occurs in late February, so does Knott’s ad, the one with all the tantalizing details about this annual delight.
Here’s a look at what visitors can expect during Knott’s Boysenberry Festival, which adds jam-packed joy to the historic theme park from March 18 to April 24, 2022.
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Knott’s Berry Farm Over a month of everyday goodness is coming to Knott’s Berry Farm, starting March 18, 2022.
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Items on the 2022 menu include crab sushi roll with boysenberry aioli, spring salad with shrimp and boysenberry dressing, and boysenberry horchata.
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Local crafts are on sale during the event (with several purple offerings popping up, all to pay homage to the boysenberry).
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Hands-on activities are part of the charm of this month-long event.
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And watch a work of art appear before your boysenberry-loving eyes? This too can happen.
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Ghost Town is one of the joyful centers of the food festival.
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Joining a Boysenberry Pie Eating Contest? This is one of the essentials of this joyful event.
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Just like seeing the PEANUTS characters wearing their boysenberry-inspired outfits.
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If you’re struggling to choose what to eat, you’re not alone: the festival features more than 75 boysenberry-themed dishes and drinks.
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Enjoying a taste or two of vino can also happen.
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“Snoopy’s Boysenberry Jamboree!” is an adorable stage show at the Calico Mine Stage. For all the information on this happy event, visit the Knott’s Berry Farm website now.
