Reopening for our 70th anniversary soon!
☾ Reopening March 22nd 2024.
1175 S. Sangamon Ave. Gibson City IL 60936
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1175 S. Sangamon Ave. Gibson City IL 60936
We look forward to seeing you all here for our annual tradition Saturday March 23rd.
This is a FREE event as always!
6,500 eggs will be hidden in 3 separate areas
The number of registered participants in each group will determine number of eggs kids can have.
We will hand out bags for those that need them.
Eggs are stuffed with candy, toys, stickers and $1,000 in misc. drive-in coupons scattered throughout the 3 areas.
Free photos with the Easter Bunny.
Free Carousel Rides.
Snack Bar will be open for food and drink purchases to help offset the cost of the event.
Direction sheets will be handed out at the ticket booth along with 1 free child admission pass for all registered participating children. The passes can be used for a future movie event during the 2024 season.
We are seeking sponsors for this event now, please message us if interested!
Gates will open at 1pm for parking, free carousel rides and photos with the Easter Bunny and food/drink purchases.
This year, the hunts will take place in 3 separate time slots: 3:30 pm for ages 4 and younger, 3:45 pm for ages 5-7 and 4 pm for ages 8-12. The registration link is below, so folks can pre-register for the correct age groups.
This event was attended by over 1,000 participants last year and parking is limited to 350 spaces, so please use one registration per family so we can count cars.
We look forward to hosting you for this fun event next month to kick off our 70th Anniversary Season!
Last year 500 kids picked up over 6,500 easter eggs in under 5 minutes! Here's a video of the kids in action.
Kids big and small will love a nostalgic ride around our vintage 1940's carousel. Rides start at 1pm and end at 4:30 during our Easter Egg Hunt event.
Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in
1175 S. Sangamon Ave.
Gibson City IL 60936
Admission Prices:
12 and older- $10.00 a person
Kids 4-11- $8.00 a person
Kids under 4 are free
$5 food permit fee(to bring in outside food/drink/snacks) Billed at $5 per vehicle, each vehicle bringing in or sharing food brought in must have a food permit. A percent of each permit sold is donated to St. Jude!
Gates open at 6:30 pm Friday & Saturday
Showtime is 7:30 pm
Screen 1 Feature:
91.3 FM
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours 5 minutes
Screen 2 Feature:
88.5 FM
Kung Fu Panda 4
Rating: PG Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
We look forward to welcoming you all back in the spring of 2024 for our 70th Anniversary celebration!
We'll see you all in the spring!
Are you a local independent business, crafter, organization or artisan?
We are now accepting new applications for our upcoming event taking place on May 4th 2024.
We have room for up to 150 vendors and attendance of over 1,000 shoppers is expected.
We have a limit of 5 food vendors with those spots $100 each(fresh served foods only)
The other 145 spots are set for vendors of jewelry, art, crafts, collectibles, antiques, small business, consultants, etc. Regular 20x20 spaces are $35 each and must be registered online in advance. Registration will be open until all 150 spaces are filled, then will be closed for this event.
The event will take place Saturday May 4th from 9am to 2pm. Set up for vendors will be 7:30 am to 9 am. Breakfast and Lunch items will be available from 8 am to 1:30 pm.
If you would like to apply for a spot, please click the registration button below and fill out the information. Payment for the spaces can be done on the form or you can mail a check/receive an invoice after approval. We will approve all businesses that apply that meet our criteria for the show until all spots are filled.
Our first Truck Bed Experience rental is now available online starting for this season on screen 1.
To book the bed, you’ll use our online ticket app on the website www.drive-in.fun and select that as your parking option(instead of general parking or reserved front row). Then you’ll purchase tickets and the food permit (if you need one).
Remember, we only have 1 bed on screen 1 right now and are working to get the bed for Screen 2 done soon.
The truck bed experience includes- a reserved parking spot next to the truck bed and close to the bathrooms/food stands, a premium boom box radio to listen to the movie(we will still need your ID to hold), a full-size air mattress and sheet in the truck bed.
You can bring your own pillows, blankets, & extras to enjoy with the movie.
We are celebrating our 70th Anniversary with our monthly Drive-in Decades events. We will be showing single or double features showcasing some of the best movies of the respective decades represented starting with the 1950's and ending with the 2020's.
We kick off the season with the 50's April 5th and 6th with a gargantuan combo of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire followed by the local sci-fi classic Beginning of the End on screen 1 while screen 2 hosts the iconic Singin' in the Rain followed by the hilarious comedy Some Like it Hot!
April concludes with the return of our early season horror event: April Ghouls 2024!
This event showcases horror themed movies, treats and photo spots to enjoy!
We have an exceptionally rare combination this year with the drive-in double feature of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead from 1968 followed by one of the most iconic zombie movies of the last century: Dawn of the Dead from 1978 finally back on the big screen in 4k! Over on screen 2, we continue the fun of Abigail followed by the top thriller of the 60's Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho from 1960!
This event will also be our 1960's Drive-in Decades weekend!
May continues with Blown Away Mother's Day 2024 as we have the action packed The Fall Guy on screen 1 while we bring in the 85th Anniversary of the beloved and iconic The Wizard of Oz on screen 2. Plus it's our PJ Party Weekend!!!
Step with us, into a world of pure imagination!
We'll be hosting contests for kids including the drive-in box car build off and have the brand new movie IF on screen 1 with the iconic original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on screen 2!
Join us for the holiday weekend as we step into summer with the new family movie Garfield on screen 1 and IF on screen 2. Plus we'll have plenty of tropical Luau fun for the whole family to enjoy!
If you love food and you love pickles, you'll want to join us this weekend for all things pickles: drinks, burgers, pizza, cotton candy, candy, ice cream, funnel cakes, photo spots, character pic and more! To celebrate food, we'll be showing Garfield on screen 1 and THE iconic drive-in movie TWISTER in anticipation of the new movie arriving July 19th.
We are celebrating our 70th Anniversary with our monthly Drive-in Decades events. We will be showing single or double features showcasing some of the best movies of the respective decades represented starting with the 1950's and ending with the 2020's.
We kick off the season with the 50's April 5th and 6th with a gargantuan combo of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire followed by the local sci-fi classic Beginning of the End on screen 1 while screen 2 hosts the iconic Singin' in the Rain followed by the hilarious comedy Some Like it Hot!
April concludes with the return of our early season horror event: April Ghouls 2024!
This event showcases horror themed movies, treats and photo spots to enjoy!
We have an exceptionally rare combination this year with the drive-in double feature of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead from 1968 followed by one of the most iconic zombie movies of the last century: Dawn of the Dead from 1978 finally back on the big screen in 4k! Over on screen 2, we continue the fun of Abigail followed by the top thriller of the 60's Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho from 1960!
This event will also be our 1960's Drive-in Decades weekend!
Spring Fling Craft & Vendor Show 2024
Where can you shop over 100 vendors offering everything from farm fresh produce, artwork, antiques, collectibles, décor and more? Join us at the Spring Fling Saturday May 4th from 9am-2pm right here at the drive-in!
The event is open to attend(free admission and parking) from 9am to 2pm.
Enter the theater as you would for a movie and proceed to patron parking areas on screen 1(2 vehicles between the poles please to maximize parking for everyone) then come up to the vendor areas around the food stands and all over screen 2 to shop the huge selection of vendors!
The Harvest Moon Spring Fling Craft and Vendor Show is a free to attend event showcasing goods from a huge variety of local independent businesses offering a great selection of fun finds from the top brands.
Vendor spaces are 20'x20'.
Show runs from 9am - 2pm. Set up for vendors is 7:30am - 9am day of the show.
Our Burger Barn will be open for food purchases for breakfast and lunch.
We also have great food trucks and vendors to enjoy their unique treats.
Vendors spaces offering all of these unique wares: Antiques & Collectibles, Primitives, Handmaid Crafts & Jewelry, Home Décor, Make-up, Health and Wellness, Clothing, Kids Books, Games, Novelties and much more!
Mark your calendar now!
Harvest Moon's brand new Pickle Fest is coming the weekend of May 31st - June 2nd to kick off our summer season with some spice!
What is it?
A celebration of all things pickles PLUS some great movies to enjoy.
Pickle Pics with roaming characters, photo spots, music, vendors, and of course the good stuff: Pickle themed food and drinks including: cotton candy, suckers, pickle pops, fried pickles, slushies, cookies, baked goods, pizza, burgers, fries, mocktails and much more!
More details coming soon including movies.
Our 70th Anniversary Season is going to be HUGE!!!
And if you don't like pickles, we'll have plenty of regular goodies to enjoy if you can dill with it for a weekend.
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Introducing Drive-in Dollars!
What is it?
Simple, you get reward points for every admission you purchase to see a movie here at the Harvest Moon and every purchase of $10 or more that you spend on food and merch at our sales stands. Every point you earn adds up to great rewards such as Free Drinks, Free Popcorn, Free Admission.
Ask for your card at the Ticket Booth or Snack Bar
The Harvest Moon is a unique drive-in movie theatre located in the heart of central Illinois.
Conveniently located 35 miles from Bloomington Normal and 30 miles from Champaign Urbana, The Harvest Moon is the area's # 1 summer movie & event destination. From March - November we offer a unique escape with your favorite retro movies, sporting/music events on screen, live concerts and event rentals in our nostalgic atmosphere.
We are home to the $2 bill giveaway, retro movie nights, and the best drive-in food in the Midwest. Once you've been here, don't forget to tell your friends you've been the 'World Famous' Harvest Moon Twin Drive In and we'll see you again soon!
The Drive-in is now finished with our 69th anniversary season but looking forward to hosting you for our 70th in 2024.
Aerial view of Local H Concert at the Harvest Moon in 2020.
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