Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas is an ice skating spectacular that takes place in the Walter Knott Theater at Knott’s Berry Farm during the Knott’s Merry Farm celebrations. On Friday, November 21, 2025, this popular show kicked off its annual run. This particular show turned out to be extra exciting with an unexpected guest star.

This ice skating show includes incredible figure skaters, aerial performers, and of course, the Peanuts gang. Near the end of the show, it also features doves during a beautiful moment with Let There Be Peace On Earth. For the first performance of the first day, one of the doves decided to make an early appearance. This captivated the crowd who were watching. It can be seen in the video below.

Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas is full of Christmas spirit. It has multiple favorite holiday tunes. It also has Linus come forward and share the story of the first Christmas, just like he does in A Charlie Brown Christmas. The Daps Magic team was on hand for the first performance of this Christmas show. Check it out here:

This show is incredibly popular each year, and fans can be found lining up an hour before it starts to get some of the best seats. Thankfully, for those who show up closer to show time, there are still seats generally available in the theater, and pretty much all of them have decent views. Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas and Knott’s Merry Farm will continue through January 4, 2026. Knott’s Berry Farm is open each day during this run, except for Christmas when the park is closed. Each night as the sun goes down, there is a tree lighting ceremony that lights up the new Christmas tree at Knott’s Berry Farm. There are also plenty of other entertainment, merchandise, and culinary options to be enjoyed during this merry time of year.

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