Knott’s Berry Farm didn’t let a little rain get in the way of the start of the Boysenberry Festival that brings dozens of dishes to the park drizzled, dipped and drenched in the signature fruit that started it all more than 100 years ago.
Knott’s Berry Farm kicked off the annual Boysenberry Festival on Friday, March 10 in such a steady rain that the Buena Park theme park was eventually forced to close early due to bad weather. The food fest runs through April 16.
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I got to Knott’s around lunch time on Friday when it was only misting before the gray skies started dumping enough rain to swamp overwhelmed sewer drains throughout the park.
While there was plenty of food, there weren’t many festivities at the food festival. Most of the entertainment called it a day as did many of the outdoor food booths. Knott’s gamely served food at indoor and semi-indoor locations throughout the afternoon before ultimately throwing in the towel and admitting defeat at 3 p.m. on the festival’s opening day.
The biggest upside of the foul weather: No waiting in lines to get food. There were so few people in the park that there was never any competition to find a table to eat either indoors or out of the rain. Canopy umbrellas kept at least portions of the bench seats dry at a sea of picnic tables leftover from pandemic social distancing protocols.
I tried a baker’s dozen of main courses, appetizers, side dishes, desserts and drinks at the 2023 Boysenberry Festival. Here are the 8 best things I ate and the 5 worst that you should skip.
Main Courses
Boysenberry Sausage
Served on a Boysenberry Hoagie with Boysenberry Mustard — Wilderness Broiler
The Boysenberry Sausage was the best bite I had at the Knott’s food festival.
The sausage was savory and juicy with just a hint of sweetness — but it’s the boysenberry mustard that pushes this one over the top.
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