Knott’s Berry Farm was the first theme park to hold a Halloween event back in the early 1970s. Perhaps you’ve heard of Knott’s Scary Farm Halloween Haunt? It’s quite terrifying — but wait! There is a much tamer daytime family-friendly Halloween event at Knott’s Berry Farm, and our toddler, Lily, can tag along. Knott’s Spooky Farm offers all of the Halloween fall fun without the scares.
Overview of Knott’s Spooky Farm
Knott’s Spooky Farm is a daytime Halloween event that takes place at Knott's Berry Farm during select days in the fall. The event is part of normal operating theme park hours and is geared toward ages 3 to 11.
Families can join in some slightly wicked fun with Halloween décor and not-so-scary surprises around every corner. There are sweet eats, special ride overlays, Halloween-themed entertainment and more. Plus the whole family can dress in costume. Our tadpoles always jump at the chance to dress up, especially Lily. The Peanuts characters wear costumes too!
Keep in mind that there are still some decorations up from Scary Farm, but they are mostly pumpkins (so many pumpkins!), skeletons and spider webs, which don't seem as spooky in the light of day. But all of the gory stuff and monsters are safely out of sight. Look in the shop windows at Camp Snoopy to see some Peanuts Halloween costumes!
Knott's Spooky Farm Dates, Tickets and Hours
This daytime event takes place on Thursdays through Sundays, plus Halloween from opening to 5:30 p.m., Sept. 25 through Oct. 31, 2024, plus Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day. It takes place on Halloween day, and Oct. 13, for the holiday. You’ll be safely out of the park and working off your sugar rush before the real monsters emerge at 7 p.m. for Knott's Scary Farm. We recommend arriving at park opening for the lowest crowds. Saturdays are the busiest days. Sunday mornings are the best weekend day to visit.
The best part about Knott's Spooky Farm is that it's included with your regular theme park ticket and takes place during normal park hours in daylight.
Knott's Spooky Farm Special Entertainment
There are a few shows to watch. Check the show schedule on the Knott’s Berry Farm app to plan out your day. Arrive at least 20 minutes early to get a seat. We can't wait to enjoy the revitalized Camp Snoopy, which will include a new stage area at a later date.
Bob Baker Marionettes at the Bird Cage Theatre — Watch talented puppeteers put on a spooky puppet show on select dates. We especially love the skeletons and ghosts under blacklight. If you hang around after the show, you can meet and take a photo with one of the puppets!
Linus Van Pelt's Great Pumpkin Patch — We all know Linus spends most of his Halloween in the pumpkin patch waiting for the Great Pumpkin. You can spend some time in the Calico Park Pumpkin Patch by decorating a cookie ($7) or personalizing a mini jack-o-lantern ($7). Prices are subject to change.
Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies — Head to Wagon Camp for music, comedy and a toe-tappin' good time.
Meet Creepy Critters of Calico — Stop by the Livery Stable to meet spiders, bugs, snakes, tortoises and other creepy crawlies that we frogs sometimes refer to as snacks. Just kidding! We also got a glimpse of the skeleton horse (OK, the bones were just painted on the horse). It's worth hopping by to meet some new animal friends. You can even pet or hold some of them!
Calico Park Spooktivities
Enjoy Camp Spooky games, music and spooky stories.
Snoopy's Spooktacular Costume Party
Join Snoopy and pals at the Calico Mine Stage to show off your Halloween costume.
Knott's Spooky Farm Character Greetings and Rides
You'll find Peanuts characters in costume around the park and in Camp Snoopy. You can see their location and meet times in the Knott's Berry Farm app. You can find more characters at the Costume Party.
While all of the rides are open for Knott's Spooky Farm, a few rides take you on a special trip during this time.
Take a Sweet Ride on Calico Candy Mine Ride (not confirmed for 2025)— This ride mysteriously transforms from silver ore to pure candy every Halloween.
Halloween Hootenanny — The Timber Mountain Log Ride has Halloween decorations (and possibly an alien encounter) on this family-friendly, splashtastic classic ride. It has a different song for the Halloween season, by Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies. Keep an eye out for the Calico Creeper Coffin Band and the town's Green Witch!
Costumes at Knott's Spooky Farm
The whole family can dress up for Knott's Spooky Farm! Since it is a daytime event, be sure your costume works with the weather so you don't get too hot or you might get some cranky "boils" and "ghouls" in your skeleton crew. Choose family-friendly costumes that are not too scary for the tadpoles. However, if your tadpoles want to be scary, they can dress as monsters. Children can wear masks, but make sure they can see and breathe well in them.
Show off your costumes in Snoopy's Spooktacular Costume Party. Join the Calico Mayor and Cameo Kate as you show off your costume in the colossal cavalcade led by costumed Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Sally, Linus and Lucy. It usually takes place at 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. It includes music from Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies.
Trick-or-Treating in Ghost Town at Knott's Spooky Farm
You just might spot some actual pretend ghosts in Ghost Town this time of year. Don't worry! They are friendly and hand out candy. Head down to the Gold Mine Trail, where guests can find an additional places to trick-or-treat, play carnival games (for a fee) and taste ghoulishly delightful treats.
We can never get enough trick-or-treating. But it’s extra fun to collect candy from friendly scarecrows and neighborhood ghouls on Schoolhouse Rd. and Ghost Town Main St. We received Twizzlers, Skittles, popcorn, Abba Zabba, Smarties, Starbursts and more. Kids 11 and under receive a treat bag upon entering the park and do not need to bring their own.
Knott's Spooky Farm Food
Knott’s always has all of the yummy, good stuff! You can stuff your face with special Halloween treats and more. See the full menus and more pics in our Knott's Scary Farm guide. The foods are available day and night for select dates. The bar drinks are just available at Scary Farm. You can find the full menu in the Knott's Berry Farm app once the event starts.
Keep in mind that food lines get scary long. Hop in line early for lunch before you become a hangry mummy! Grizzly Creek Lodge in Camp Snoopy, I mean Camp Spooky, opens earlier than other restaurants and has all the tadpole faves. Boardwalk BBQ and Panda Express have faster lines than some other options. We also love the Ghost Town Grill table-service restaurant. It's not much more expensive than the quick-service locations and is a lot more relaxing (and not to mention yummy!).
These festive foods are mostly available for Knott's Spooky Farm and Knott's Scary Farm. A few items are on the meal plan during the day.
We previewed the 2025 foods on Aug. 19, 2025. There are some fiendishly fun and freaky foods available throughout the park during Knott’s Scary Farm. But we don't appreciate the return of frog legs. Croak!
There are cocktails in blood bags such as Zombie Juice, A Positive Blood (vodka) and the Witches Brew (tequila).
All of the seasonal food and drink items are also available during the day for Knott's Spooky farm with one exception. The blood bags for Spooky Farm do not have alcohol and the ones for Scary Farm do.
Here are the menus for each restaurant and serving location Items on the dining plan are marked with DP:
Boardwalk BBQ
- Alligator Sausage with Grilled Onions, Tomatoes, Jalapeño's, Bacon, and topped with a BBQ Sauce and Creole Mustard - DP
- Blood Moon Bat Wings with a Sticky Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce
- Acorn Squash Salad, served with a Maple Cider Vinaigrette
- Graveyard Mousse Cup
Coasters Diner
- Fall Chicken Salad - DP
- Slasher Shake — Chocolate shake with raspberry sauce and sprinkles
- Brownie Stuffed Spider Cookie
Prop Shop Pizzeria
- Scalped Sarah Pasta — an Angel Hair Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce and Chorizo - DP
- Harvest Salad - DP
- Pumpkin & Chorizo Pizza - DP
- Pumpkin Crumble Gourmet Cookie
- Midnight Tiramisu, layered with Espresso-soaked lady fingers and Dark Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse, dusted with Black Cocoa Powder.
Ghost Town Bakery
- Carrot Cake Bars
- Halloween Cake Pops
- Witches Cupcakes
- Halloween Snoopy Cupcakes
- Graveyard Mousse Cups
- The Queen of the Undead — a black velvet mini cake with raspberry jam, chocolate mousse, and orange buttercream frosting
Wilderness Dogs and Drinks
- Frankenweenie — an all-beef hot dog topped with spicy jalapeño relish and boysenberry mustard - DP
- The Bride Loaded Fries with white cheddar, chicken tenders, chipotle honey aioli and green onions - DP
- The Wolfman - Smoked sausage w/bacon, green onions and white cheese sauce - DP
- Frank 'n' Stein - your choice of dog and canned beer combo
Calico Tater Bites
- Exhumed Mushroom and Sausage Pizza (How fun are skull mushrooms on pizza?)
- Gloulrean Meatball Tots loaded with Korean BBQ Meatballs, green onions. Sriracha mayo and sesame seeds
Sutter's Grill
- Decomposing Bison Burger with caramelized onions, bleu cheese crumbles, Swiss cheese and smokey mayo - DP
Calico Tater Bites
- Mushroom and sausage Pizza - DP
- Korean BBQ Meatball Tots w/Green Onions, Sirarcha Mayo & Sesame Seeds - DP
Baja Taqueria
- Tacos de Terror - Cow Tongue w/Citantro, Onion & Tomatillo Arbol Sauce - DP
- Spider Buñuelos
- Dona Barbara's Duritos
Papas Mexicanas
- Steak Stake Fried with carne asada, romesco sauce and crispy onions - DP
- Tosti-Esquite
- Spider Buñuelos
- Doña Barbara's Duritos
Casa California
- Al Pastor Negro— Marinated pork in an ancho and mulato pepper sauce - DP
- Spider Buñuelos
Miner's Mac & Spuds
- Radioactive Gator Stuffed Potato - DP
- Radioactive Gator Stuffed mac and Cheese Bowl - DP
- Vampire Bite Red Velvet Cheesecake Cup
Grizzly Creek Lodge
- Slime Pizza — pesto sauce with mazzarella cheese, jalapeño sausage and cherry tomatoes - DP
- Candy Corn Fanta Float with Dole Pineapple Soft Serve and candy corn
- Graveyard Mousse Cup
- Halloween Sugar Cookie Bar
Charleston Circle Coffee
- Pumpkin Bundt Cake
- Red Velvet Black Window Whoopie Pie
- Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino
- Tequila Refresher
Chow House Ice Cream
- Mesmer's Black Cheery Cookiewich
- Black widow's Lemonade infused with blackberry and pomegranate syrups
Gourmet Churro Factory
- Twinkie of Terror - Deep fried Twinkie with vanilla soft serve and raspberry sauce
Ghost Town Grub
- Ghoulish Lids Glow Funnel Cake with glow0in-the-dark pineapple cream, vanilla soft serve and glow0in-the-dark Sour Patch Kids
- Graveyard French Toast with Oreo cream cheese and dusted with Oreo crumbs and gummy worms
Log Ride Funnel Cake
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Funnel Cake with pumpkin cream cheese frosting, pumpkin spice and soft serve
Sutter's Funnel
- Witches Brew Funnel Cake w/Ube Ice Cream, Chocolate Syrup, Toasted Coconut and Halloween Sprinkles
- Killer Brownie Funnel Cake w/Deep Fried Brownie. Vanilla Soft Serve, Chocolate and Caramel Sauce (while supplies last)
Strictly-on-a-Stick
- Crispy Fried Frog Legs with fries and a spicy remoulade - DP
Gold Mine Trail Booth
- Turkey Leg
- Foot Long Hot Dog
- Hot Cheetos & Cheese Pretzel
- Mango Lime Panna Cotta
- Glowing Ghost Cupcake
- Walking Nachos Tostitos or Doritos
- Pumpkin Crumble Gourmet Cookie
Knott's Spooky Farm Tips
Here's our advice to make your day at Knott's Spooky Farm terrific instead of terrifying:
- Choose a costume that is comfortable for walking around the park and rides. Wear good walking shoes.
- Check the weather to dress appropriately. (Put shorts and T-shirts under heavy costumes in case kids want to take off the costume, or pack that extra set of clothes.)
- Visit on a Thursday or Friday for the lowest crowds and food lines.
- Arrive early. The early frog gets the flies (and shortest lines). We recommend being there at the opening time.
- Hit as many rides as you can before the crowds thicken by noon. Focus on trick-or-treating, characters and shows when ride lines get long.
- Arrive with a full belly. Food lines can get scary long.
- Bring water and refillable bottles to stay hydrated.
- Find showtimes, foods and characters in the app.
- Follow the link to the event map and menu. We will link it as soon as it is available.
- Be sure to visit Fiesta Village and try the food there!
- Enjoy the reimagined Camp Snoopy!
Keep in mind that Knott's Berry Farm has a chaperone policy in effect. You can find the most up-to-date information on Knott's Code of Conduct page.
Will you be heading to Knott's Spooky Farm this year? What is your favorite part? Get your Go City discount tickets that include Knott's Berry Farm from Undercover Tourist.
Related: The Full Lineup of Beary-Good Knott's Berry Farm Events
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