Six Flags Holiday in the Park 2026: Opening Dates at 11 Parks

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation lists holiday events at 11 parks in 2026, and the first to open is Knott’s Merry Farm at Knott’s Berry Farm on Friday, Nov. 20, according to the company’s Nov. 4, 2026 release. Most others open Saturday, Nov. 21, and Kings Island, Carowinds and Discovery Kingdom open Friday, Nov. 27. The table gives the first and last date of each park with its weekday and the number of calendar days in the span, and a printable sheet lists every opening date.

Six Flags holiday event dates by park

All 11 parks run on select dates, so the span is not the number of open nights. Day counts include the first and last day. Each park’s name links to its official event page, where the calendar and hours are; the Six Flags México and Canada’s Wonderland dates come from the release alone.

Park	Event	First date	Last date	Days in span	Opens before Thanksgiving?
Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif.	Knott’s Merry Farm	Fri., Nov. 20	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	45	Yes
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, N.J.	Holiday in the Park (new)	Sat., Nov. 21	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	44	Yes
Six Flags Over Georgia, Mableton, Ga.	Holiday in the Park (new)	Sat., Nov. 21	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	44	Yes
Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio	Holiday in the Park	Sat., Nov. 21	Mon., Jan. 4, 2027	45	Yes
Canada’s Wonderland, Vaughan, Ont.	WinterFest	Sat., Nov. 21	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	44	Yes
Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington	Holiday in the Park	Sun., Nov. 22	Wed., Dec. 30, 2026	39	Yes
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif.	Holiday in the Park	Thu., Nov. 26	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	39	Opens on Thanksgiving Day
Six Flags México, Mexico City	Christmas in the Park	Thu., Nov. 26	Sun., Jan. 17, 2027	53	Opens on Thanksgiving Day
Carowinds, Charlotte, N.C.	WinterFest	Fri., Nov. 27	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	38	No, opens Black Friday
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, Calif.	WinterFest	Fri., Nov. 27	Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	38	No, opens Black Friday
Kings Island, Mason, Ohio	WinterFest	Fri., Nov. 27	Thu., Dec. 31, 2026	35	No, opens Black Friday

Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026 (see when is Thanksgiving). The release gives no opening-night hours, and we found none on an official page, so check each park’s calendar before you buy.

Which parks open the weekend of Nov. 20-22?

Six parks open between Friday, Nov. 20 and Sunday, Nov. 22. Knott’s Berry Farm opens Friday, Nov. 20. Great Adventure, Over Georgia, Fiesta Texas and Canada’s Wonderland open Saturday, Nov. 21, and Over Texas opens Sunday, Nov. 22. Great Adventure’s park page also lists Nov. 20 as a preview exclusively for Season Passholders; the public opening is Nov. 21.

Which parks open on Thanksgiving and Black Friday?

Magic Mountain and Six Flags México open on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. Kings Island, Carowinds and Discovery Kingdom open Friday, Nov. 27. In 2025, Six Flags’ Nov. 13, 2025 release listed Kings Island and Carowinds opening Nov. 28, so both open one day earlier this year. Knott’s Merry Farm opened Nov. 21 in 2025 and opens Nov. 20 in 2026, also one day earlier.

What is new at Six Flags holiday events in 2026?

• Great Adventure and Over Georgia: both are marked “New!” for Holiday in the Park, and the release says “Each park will introduce three new, immersive holiday lands.”
• Magic Mountain: the release lists seven new live shows, and the park’s page calls “Magic of the Holidays” its “brand-new holiday spectacular!”
• Over Texas: its page marks Tinker’s Toy Factory, Santa’s Brass Brigade, Polar Pop!, Cool Yule and The Merry Melodeon as new.
• Carowinds: its page lists “the all-new Snoopy’s Racing Railway” and “the all-new Carolers of the Carolinas.”
• Knott’s Berry Farm: the release adds a new ice skating show, “Snoopy’s Christmas Follies,” in the Walter Knott Theater.

Black Friday offers and resort stays

Six Flags says guests at participating parks can “buy a day” and get the 2027 spring and summer season included, valid through Nov. 30, excluding Knott’s Berry Farm and Canada’s Wonderland. Each new and renewing season pass and new membership gets a bring-a-friend-for-free ticket, also valid through Nov. 30, with redemption dates that vary by park operating schedule. The release also says guests who book two nights at participating Six Flags resorts can receive a third night free and gives no end date for it. It prints no prices; they are on each park’s site.

Six Flags holiday dates to mark on your calendar

The printable has one row per park with its opening date, last night, a source quote and a tick box. Add the dates to the November 2026 printable calendar and the December 2026 printable calendar. For other holiday events, see our stories on Disney and Universal Christmas dates, zoo lights and botanical garden holiday lights.

Dates can change, so check each park’s site before you go.