A corn maze in Cordova has been confusing happy families for two decades, and this October it is doing it again at the Agricenter on Walnut Grove Road. The Mid-South Maze opened for its 2026 season on September 18, according to ilovememphisblog.com, and organizers say the attraction is marking its 20th season this year, as reported by FOX13 Memphis.
The maze sits at the Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, according to midsouthmaze.com, and runs as a family-owned and operated business per the maze's own about page. Regular admission is set at $12 for visitors 13 and older, $8 for ages 6 to 12, and free for kids 5 and younger, while the after-dark Haunted Maze runs $25 per person regardless of age. Tickets can be bought online in advance or in person on arrival, though the official site notes the Haunted Maze tends to sell out and recommends buying ahead.
Paths, Puzzles and a Memphis Skyline Past
Visitors should expect to spend roughly an hour working through the maze's marked paths, per the same ilovememphisblog.com account, with trivia questions woven in along the way to keep things interesting, according to the maze's about page. The layout has changed over the years — a 2021 report from localmemphis.com described that season's design featuring the Memphis skyline and the I-40 bridge, cut into the corn to mark what that report called the maze's 20th anniversary. That 2021 maze operated out of Agricenter International in east Memphis and ran from September 17 through October 31 of that year, the same report noted.
Family Nights and the Haunted Turn
Wednesdays during October bring Family Nights at the maze, with a free hayride from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and a bonfire included with regular admission, per the about page. Once the sun goes down on Fridays and Saturdays, the maze flips into its haunted version, starting at dusk according to that same official listing — a transformation the blog also describes, noting the scary turn begins on Friday nights in October.
Scheduling details differ depending on where you look. The official site's home page lists October Haunted Maze dates of the 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th, 30th and 31st, while its own about page separately states that October hours run Wednesday and Thursday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. The ilovememphisblog.com account gives yet another version, listing Wednesday and Thursday hours of 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday hours of 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with haunted Friday hours running 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Given the discrepancies across sources, anyone planning a visit should confirm the current schedule directly with the maze before heading out.
Two Decades of Getting Lost on Purpose
Regular admission is $12 for ages 13 and up and $8 for ages 6 to 12, with free admission for kids 5 and under.
Whether you count this as the maze's 20th anniversary, as a 2021 report framed it, or its 20th season, as this year's coverage describes it, the Cordova attraction has clearly carved out a long run in the Memphis area's fall lineup. With regular maze nights, Wednesday hayrides and the weekend haunted edition all running through the rest of October, families still have plenty of chances to wander in — and eventually find their way back out.
