Fright and enjoyable at Roan Valley Farms corn maze

Fright and enjoyable at Roan Valley Farms corn maze

Published 1:49 pm Monday, October 6, 2025

By Angela Caito
Star Correspondent

Fall enjoyable is again at Roan Valley Farms, the place the Ayers household is making ready for his or her second yr of corn maze adventures at 440 Okolona Road in Johnson City. The occasion gives each haunted and nonhaunted sights, creating one thing for everybody in the neighborhood to get pleasure from.

Austin Ayers, a part of the third technology of his household operating the farm, mentioned the thought got here from a need to develop the farm’s traditions and supply extra seasonal leisure near house. “We’ve always liked a family atmosphere and having people on the farm,” Ayers defined. “We just saw this as an opportunity to get more people out to the farm, get our name out to the community a little more, and give people something fun to do in the area.”

This yr’s haunted choices embrace 4 separate sights, together with a haunted corn maze, a spooky hayride, a ghostly Christmas tree subject, and a chilling peach orchard. “We listened to feedback from last year, and we’ve worked hard to implement those things this year,” Ayers mentioned. “So, this year we’ve added more people inside the maze and throughout the attractions.” For these in search of lighter enjoyable, a family-friendly corn maze gives a non-scary different that each one ages can get pleasure from.

The farm additionally options loads of methods to loosen up and have enjoyable exterior of the maze. Visitors can store from native distributors contained in the pavilion, get pleasure from meals from rotating meals vans like Jeff and Steph’s Hot Dawgs & Catering, Jolene’s, 2 to Taco, and others, or spend time across the out of doors hearth and seating areas. Games reminiscent of cornhole, a Halloween-themed eyeball toss, and a playground add to the family-friendly environment.

Roan Valley Farms’ fall festivities run each Friday and Saturday in October from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., with ticket gross sales closing at 10:30. If traces are lengthy, sights could proceed later into the night time.

Once the Halloween season wraps up, the farm rapidly shifts to Christmas. The Ayers household has been within the tree enterprise for many years, with choose-and-cut bushes obtainable starting the Friday after Thanksgiving.

For extra data, comply with Roan Valley Farms on Facebook and Instagram or go to their web site at https://www.roanvalleyfarms.com/.