Knotts Berry Farm Christmas and New Year 2026
Knotts Berry Farm is forecast moderately busy over Christmas and New Year, averaging 41%. Quietest on Wednesday 23 December at 26%, busiest on Saturday 26 December at 68%.
Quietest day of Christmas and New Year
The quietest day Knotts Berry Farm is open during Christmas and New Year, forecast at 26% against a break average of 41%.
19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with the weekends either side. Knotts Berry Farm runs moderately busy across the break at 41% on a typical day. The figure is the forecast queue level against the park's own busiest days: 100% is its peak, under 30% is a quiet day.
Winter break for most schools runs from Saturday 19 December to Sunday 3 January. The days between Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year at the big parks.
Knotts Berry Farm day by day, Christmas and New Year
- Sat 19 Dec65%moderately busy, about 42 min queues
- Sun 20 Dec47%moderately busy, about 38 min queues
- Mon 21 Dec38%moderately busy, about 30 min queues
- Tue 22 Dec41%moderately busy, about 36 min queues
- Wed 23 Dec26%quiet, about 26 min queues
- Thu 24 Dec28%quiet, about 30 min queues
- Fri 25 Dec45%moderately busy, about 38 min queues
- Sat 26 Dec68%busy, about 46 min queues
- Sun 27 Dec56%moderately busy, about 43 min queues
- Mon 28 Dec42%moderately busy, about 39 min queues
- Tue 29 Dec44%moderately busy, about 40 min queues
- Wed 30 Dec28%quiet, about 30 min queues
- Thu 31 Dec29%quiet, about 32 min queues
- Fri 1 Jan26%quiet, about 26 min queues
- Sat 2 Jan47%moderately busy, about 38 min queues
- Sun 3 Jan26%quiet, about 26 min queues
Knotts Berry Farm has not published its hours for these dates yet, so every day is shown; check the park's site before you go. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.
Frequently asked
How busy is Knotts Berry Farm during Christmas and New Year 2026?
Moderately busy: a typical day of the break is forecast at 41% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.
What is the quietest day at Knotts Berry Farm over Christmas and New Year?
Wednesday 23 December, forecast at 26%. The next quietest are Fri 1 Jan at 26%, Sun 3 Jan at 26%, Thu 24 Dec at 28%.
What is the busiest day at Knotts Berry Farm over Christmas and New Year?
Saturday 26 December, forecast at 68%. Arrive for opening and ride the headline coasters first, or pick another day of the break.
Are the weekends busier than the weekdays of Christmas and New Year at Knotts Berry Farm?
Weekends run about 17 points busier than the weekdays of the break: the weekend days average 52% and the weekdays 35%.