FARMS AND FRIGHTS- Halloween Fun

Get lost in a corn maze; pick out a pumpkin in the patch; enjoy a bonfire; or get your adrenaline running with a good fright.  East Tennessee farms go all out for the fall season meaning you might have to make a choice even more difficult than deciding which candy to eat first after trick-or-treating.

We’ve rounded up some of the best options for farm fun and spooky sensations here in the 9 Lakes region, so go have fun and enjoy all this wonderful season has to offer.

Please remember some attractions are only open certain days throughout the season and some only take cash or checks or may charge extra for using credit or debit cards.

Corn Mazes and Family Fun on the Farm

• Echo Valley in Jefferson City: This farm features 3 large corn mazes, evening bonfires and the Discovery Barn. Open through November 3rd
•  Ballinger Farm in Jefferson City: This farm features a Jumping Pillow, Farm Scene Investigation and a Pumpkin Patch. *cash or check only
•  Oakes Farm in Corryton: For more than 20 years, Oakes Farm has offered a corn maze and pumpkin patch.  This year’s maze design it a tribute to UTK’s winning baseball team. Open through November 3rd  
• Maple Lane Farms in Greenback: Come enjoy a corn maze, hayrides and campfires down on the farm. Open through October 31st
• Narramore Farms in Kingston, TN: Pumpkins and corn maze fun. Open through October 27th
• Kyker Farms in Sevierville: There are four corn mazes to keep you “Kornfused” as well as a pumpkin patch and tunnel slides. Open through October 27th
•  Deep Well Farm in Lenoir City: Enjoy a trip through a corn maze, take a hayride or pick a prized pumpkin.  Open through October 27th
• Blackburn Farm in Lenoir City: Spin around on the Racetrack, tackle the corn maze or visit the pumpkin patch. Open through October 31st
• Walnut Springs Winery & Farm in Strawberry Plains: Wind down at this spot and visit the pumpkin patch and wander through the corn maze. Open October 5th through November 3rd

Frightful Attractions

•  Deadman’s Farm in Philadelphia: Face your fear in a Haunted House, dare to walk the Haunted Trail, try your hand at Escape Games & enjoy some Side Shows. Open October 4th through November 2nd
• Frightworks Haunted House in Powell-October 4th through November 2nd
• Frightmare Manor in Talbott Open through November 2nd
• Screamville: Cursed Acres in Knoxville Open through November 2nd
• The 13th Hour Haunted Trail in Corryton-Through November 2nd
• AMS Haunted Attractions in Maryville-Open through November 2nd
• Avondale Haunted Barn in Rutledge Open through November 2nd

Halloween “Spooky” Events and Tours-

• Paranormal Tours at Historic Brushy Mountain Prison in Petros
• Guided Ghost Hunts and Paranormal Investigations Historic Scott County Jail in Huntsville
• Ghostly Gathering in Historic Rugby-October 26th
• Haunted Knoxville Ghost Tours– Knoxville
• Hauntings of Harriman (Cornstalk Heights Neighborhood) October 18th & 19th
• Boo at the Zoo in Knoxville Ends October 27th
•  Freaky Friday Fright Nite in Farragut October 25th
• Trick or Treat in the Cave Cherokee Caverns in Knoxville, October 18, 19, 20 and 25, 26, 27th