Spooky Llamas

 NOTE: Spooky Llamas has been discontinued.

“Spooky Llama Trails & Tales” was a storytelling / musical hayride through a llama farm that started in 2010 on Walnut Ridge Llama Farm. The idea was to provide a family-friendly “spooky” fall event that was appropriate for all ages. Visitors were taken on a hayride through a pasture of over 50 llamas, and then entered the woods with spooky interactive scenes of a Wendigo cave, a wood hag, scarecrow, Hocus Pocus witches, and much more. We discontinued the event in 2016 for two years to focus our time on building the new “Lazy Llama Campground” on the farm.  We renewed the event in partnership with the Chuckey Ruritan Club in 2018 to help raise money for Ruritan activities in support of the community. In 2020 the event was discontinued due to COVID.

Family & Church Friendly

 The goal of Spooky Llamas was to provide the community with a family-oriented & church-friendly fall event that does not have blood, gore, devils, or people chasing you with a chain saw. The event is appropriate for the entire family, including church groups, scout troops, etc.  

Native American Indian Camp

A Native American Indian group called the East Tennessee Overhill Intertribal Descendants promotes “pow-wows” to educate the public about Indian customs and the ways of their ancestors.  The group camped on the farm each year to be part of our community event.  They would provide an 18′ Native American Tee Pee, dancing, arts & crafts, and storytelling.

Walk-A-Llama

Walnut Ridge Farm provides four trekking/hiking llamas for children & adults to walk around a trail.  The charge is $1 per walk.

Spooky Hayride

Everyone takes a hayride through the farm and woods listening to spooky music and seeing interactive scenes.  The spooky ride is appropriate for young children and more fun than scary.  A little spooky!

Storytelling

Keeping in the tradition of the Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Spooky Llamas provided storytelling from the Native Americans and professional East Tennessee Storytellers.  

FEED THE ANIMALS

Visitors could purchase feed bags at $1 each to feed the Walnut Ridge Farm Animals.  They would feed a variety of llamas, Weezie the miniature horse, Joey & Camille, the two miniature donkeys, and our two goats. 

Concessions

Concessions were provided for sale, including BBQ plates & sandwiches, popcorn, candy, smores, hot cocoa, coffee, and coke products.