Annual Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration Set to Bring New Entertainment and the Return of The PEANUTS GANG

Annual Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration Set to
Bring New Entertainment and the Return of The PEANUTS GANG

Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration returns Jan. 31 for weekends through Feb. 22 and will feature the new on-the-move musical Knott’s Express

BUENA PARK, Calif., Jan. 13, 2026 – Knott’s PEANUTS™ Celebration is back this year with a new show featuring the Knott’s Express Trolley and the limited-time exhibition, “Kite Flying Foibles.” And as they do every year, Snoopy and the PEANUTS gang will stage a park takeover with plenty of excitement and family-friendly fun running weekends from Jan. 31 through Feb. 22. Guests will also experience a fun lineup of returning shows and photo ops inspired by the iconic PEANUTS comic strip. Throughout the park, guests will have several chances to play and interact with their favorite PEANUTS characters

A highlight of Knott’s PEANUTS Celebration will be the new show, Knott’s Express, a traveling musical adventure that will feature toe-tapping dance numbers, heartwarming songs from the Golden Age and plenty of other surprises along the way for Charlie Brown and his friends. For each show, the trolley will make three stops in the Boardwalk area, Charleston Circle and near Boardwalk Ballroom. These spirited exhibitions of music and dance will be inspired by each stop’s location and songs include “Put on a Happy Face” to “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.” Of course, the performance will be punctuated with dapper and colorful costumes, streamers and other touches of whimsical joy.
 
At Calico's Town Hall, guests will enter the new, limited-time exhibition, “Kite Flying Foibles”, organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. This exhibition explores kite-flying with the Peanuts gang through high-quality reproductions of original Peanuts comic strips, drawings, and photos. Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz admitted that he was never very good at flying kites, and unfortunately, poor Charlie Brown fares even worse. Of Charlie Brown’s many frustrations, one of the biggest involves kites. In this exhibition, visitors will be swept away by the humor and relatability that made Schulz’s strip soar. 

On the Calico Mine Stage, Let’s Celebrate, will offer a heartwarming musical tribute with Snoopy, Charlie Brown and all their friends, as well as a host of singers and dancers, that will remind audiences why Peanuts is still beloved after 75 years! At nightfall, the stage will host Snoopy's Legendary Rooftop Concert where the PEANUTS gang and the indie band The Jelly of the Month Club will perform a high-energy spectacle, sure to have everyone dancing.

A western escapade occurs with Franklin and Linus at Calico Park as they transform into cowboys in the PEANUTS Cowboy Jamboree. The boys will challenge guests with some of Calico's root-toot-tootiest games. Also in Ghost Town is Pigpen's Pig Pen, where everyone's favorite messy pal will join the rest of the PEANUTS gang as he hosts a special meetup at the Livery Stables with some animal friends.

The PEANUTS-inspired festivities will continue at Wilderness Dance Hall, where the park will offer an experience that teaches the young and the young at heart how to draw their favorite PEANUTS characters. The PEANUTS Sketch School will include a resident art teacher, who will provide step-by-step instructions on creating the perfect PEANUTS masterpiece.

The celebration would not be complete without PEANUTS Celebration specialty food and beverage items. Guests can indulge in limited-time savory offerings such as gruyere cheese raclette baked potato with grilled onions or cheesy mac and cheese bites with barbecue bacon and spicy aioli. And continue the occasion with sweet items like a confetti birthday funnel cake that includes glazed icing with colorful sprinkles and circus animal cookies or the peanut butter and jelly stuffed deep-fried French toast.
 
The best way to enjoy Knott's PEANUTS™ Celebration – plus all of the other Seasons of Fun in 2026 – is with a Season Pass. A 2026 Season Pass includes unlimited visits for all of 2026, discounts on select food and merchandise, and access to exciting year-round seasonal events. For more information or to purchase a 2026 Gold or Prestige Pass, visit sixflags.com/knotts.
 

ABOUT SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 26 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 16 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also manages an amusement park in Saudi Arabia. Focused on its purpose of making people happy, Six Flags provides fun, immersive and memorable experiences to millions of guests every year with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts and a portfolio of beloved intellectual property such as Looney Tunes®, DC Comics® and PEANUTS®.
 
ABOUT PEANUTS
The characters of Peanuts and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide, which is 41% owned by WildBrain Ltd., 39% owned by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and 20% owned by the family of Charles M. Schulz, who first introduced the world to Peanuts in 1950, when the comic strip debuted in seven newspapers. Since then, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang have made an indelible mark on popular culture. In addition to enjoying beloved Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV, fans of all ages celebrate the Peanuts brand worldwide through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats, from traditional to digital. In 2018, Peanuts partnered with NASA on a multi-year Space Act Agreement designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.
 
ABOUT THE CHARLES M. SCHULZ MUSEUM AND RESEARCH CENTER
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 579-4452 | schulzmuseum.org
The Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center opened in 2002 to fulfill its mission of preserving, displaying, and interpreting the art of Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, and building an understanding of cartoon art. Located 50 miles north of San Francisco in Sonoma County, California—where Schulz lived and worked for over 40 years—the Schulz Museum features the largest collection of original Peanuts comic strips in the world and presents changing exhibitions and programming for all ages. The museum also provides reference services and supports a robust traveling exhibition program. For more information, visit schulzmuseum.org.

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