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Halloween Frightfest Fun at the Harvest Moon this October

Something wicked this way comes...

 

Fall fun under the stars at the drive-in!

October arrives to end the regular season at the drive-in!

Halloween is in the air and Harvest Moon has the fun fall events for all ages this October before we have our annual Intermission Break!

Trunk or Treat Weekend & Taylor Swift Life of a Showgirl Release Party October 3rd & 4th
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7pm: Taylor Swift Life of a Showgirl Release Party Show

8:45pm: Corpse Bride & Beetlejuice Double Feature
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7pm: Casper 30th Anniversary & Gabby's Dollhouse Double Feature

Vamparty & Witch's Weekend October 10th & 11th
Screen 1- Fright Night & The Lost Boys Double Feature
Screen 2- Practical Magic & The Craft Double Feature

Plus Night Market and Halloween themed fun


Howl at the Moon Halloween Horror Nights October 17th & 18th

Friday 10.17 Supernatural Thills and Killer Creatures

Screen 1- Good Boy, 28 Days Later & Final Destination

Screen 2- Killer Klowns form Outer Space, Critters & Return of the Living Dead

Saturday 10.18 Horror in Illinois & Killer Icons

Screen 1- Halloween, Child's Play & Candyman

Screen 2- Scream, Saw & Terrifier


Plus- all your favorite fall/Halloween treats & specials each night while they last: butterbeer and zombie brains funnel cakes and sundaes, caramel apple slushies, chocolate frogs and Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, mocktails and so much more!
Halloween & Horror Creatures plus the haunted graveyard, monsters, ghosts and more.
Contests nightly for best dressed with prizes for adults, kids and groups.


Trunk or Treat weekend 1, Night Market Weekend 2 and Adult Trunk or Treat Weekend 3.Plus the entire drive-in from front to back will have dozens of fun themed photo op displays, decorations and interactive areas to enjoy and make memories.

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Trunk or Treat Weekend 2025

Trunk or Treat Weekend 2025 

October 3rd & 4th


We had so much fun at last year's first official Trunk or Treat event that we decided to go bigger with 2 nights this year and some very special anniversary movie celebrations on the big screen!

We will be registering folks in advance to set up 50+ decorated trunks and hand out candy to the kids before the shows start. To participate, you just have to register and agree to arrive and set up, bring candy to hand out for 4-600 kids for the night you sign up(you can do both nights if you want) and show up to participate on the night you signed up for. Registration includes free admission for everyone in your car for the movie combo of your choice that night and a drive-in gift pack.

Admission for the Trunk or Treaters and family is our regular rates(these movies are higher cost this year). All kids will get a free admission ticket to use for a future 2025 or 2026 event and we have bags for candy if you forget to bring some.

Friday the gates will open at 4:30 pm for Trunk Set-up and will open at 6pm for regular admission. Trunk or Treat will take place before the show and during the intermission. Costume Contest will be held at Intermission and announcement for Trunk Decoration Winners(top 5 get big drive-in prizes!).

Saturday we kick things off early with gates open at 3:30pm for trunk set up and 4:30 pm for regular admission and trick or treaters. Trick or Treating will run 4:30 pm to 6pm. 6:30 pm-7 pm Costume Parade and Contest. 7:10 pm Showtime. Intermission- Winners announced for Trunk Decoration Contest.

Movies for this fun event:

Screen 1- 30th Anniversary rerelease of Casper followed by Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

Screen 2- 20th Anniversary rerelease of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride followed by the classic Beetlejuice for Burton Bash 2025.

Plus- we continue all our Halloween fun with our haunted graveyard and inflatable haunted house, spooky decorations and monsters, plus all the fun Halloween themed collectibles & food/drink specials.

Arrive early to participate in the contests and trunk or treat, or just come to see the movies with the fall fun. Registration for Trunks will be posted later this week here on the event and also on our website. Tickets are on sale now for the movies.


Trunk registration is now open! Please register at this link if you would like to set up and participate in this event. Only 50 trunks per night available. Register here:  https://form.jotform.com/252605393752157

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Taylor Swift | Life of a Showgirl Event

Taylor Swift | Life of a Showgirl Album Release Party

October 3rd & 4th


 We had an epic time in 2023 when Taylor Swift hosted the Eras tour at theaters everywhere. Well, Taylor dropped another unexpected special for the Weekend of October 3rd & 4th and we're going to be making it work with our already scheduled Trunk or Treat events. We have to do some moving and changes to our systems to get it done, but we think the fans will enjoy it AND we still get our Trunk or Treat fun in!
Advance tickets will be live on our website later this evening for all the show dates here and we'll make sure it's a fun time. Spots are limited, and depending on how the advance tickets go, we may not have in person sales at the gate!
So mark the calendar and get ready Swifties, let's celebrate The Official Release Party of a Showgirl at Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in Theatre on October 3 & 4! Plus, the drive-in is the best place to sing and dance along with Taylor as we turn up the volume on this special event!
See the exclusive world premiere of the music video, “The Fate of Ophelia”, along with behind-the-scenes footage from the music video shoot, brand new lyric videos, and Taylor’s never-before-seen personal reflections on songs from her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
Rough Schedule Info for Harvest Moon 10/3 & 10/4:
Friday- Gates open at 5:30 for admission to this show AND our Trunk or Treat on the opposite screen.
7:00 pm - Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl shows on screen 1, Casper starts off the night on screen 2.
8:40 pm Both shows end. Corpse Bride & Beetlejuice Double Feature starts on screen 1 as a separate combo from T Swift. Back on screen 2, Gabby's Dollhouse begins.
10 pm- Beetlejuice Starts on screen 1
10: 30 pm- Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl shows on screen 2 for the late show(if there is enough demand).
Saturday- Gates open at 4:30 for admission to this show AND our Trunk or Treat on the opposite screen.
Trunk or Treat runs 4:30-6 pm
Costume Parade & Contest 6:30-7 pm
7:00 pm - Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl on screen 1, Casper starts off the night on screen 2.
8:40 pm Both shows end. Corpse Bride & Beetlejuice Double Feature starts on screen 1 as a separate combo from T Swift. Back on screen 2, Gabby's Dollhouse begins.
10 pm- Beetlejuice Starts on screen 1
10: 30 pm- Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl shows on screen 2 for the late show(if there is enough demand).
Showtimes are approximate and an estimate
Both events will run rain or shine
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Vamparty & Witch's Weekend

Vamparty & Witch's Weekend 

October 10th & 11th


We host our 2nd to last weekend of the regular season with a party you won’t want to miss!

Join us Friday October 10th or Saturday the 11thfor the Vamparty and Witch’s Weekend at the Harvest Moon. We’ll have all the spooky fun of our Halloween events: All Ages Trunk or Treating before the shows, themed specials and mocktails, collectible merchandise, best dressed costume contest and our first ever Night Market featuring 13 bewitching vendors with an assortment of themed items, merch and fun to enjoy before the movie and during the intermission time.

Up on screen 1 is the Halloween VAMPARTY with 80’s blood sucking classics. It’s the 40th Anniversary of the horror comedy Fright Night kicking off the night at 7 pm and The Lost Boys at 9 pm.

Back on screen 2, the witching hour starts at 7 pm with the 90’s classic Practical Magic before we join the weirdos in the 90’s cult classic The Craft ending the night at 9 pm.

Bewitched or Bitten, grab your coven and join us for this magical moonlit party under the fall stars at the Harvest Moon!


Vendor Registration is now open for the 13 spaces in our Night Market. If you are a good fit for the vibe and want to set up, please register exclusively at this link: https://pci.jotform.com/form/252503755436155

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Howl at the Moon Halloween Horror Nights

Howl at the Moon 2025

October 17th & 18th


Our final weekend of the regular 2025 season will be an unforgettable experience with our Howl at the Moon Halloween Horror Nights. Since we had so much family friendly fun in September, we’re throwing it back to the horror fans with creepy classics, slashtasctic flicks and some extra fun with at least 8 different movies showing over the final 2 nights October 17th& 18th.

The movie line-up will be announced soon, but it’s going to be killer, and you’ll want to make plans to attend BOTH nights, so you don’t miss a moment of the massacre.

In addition to the movies, we’ll have discounts on many of our food/drink items, exclusive merch to some of the movies, interactive elements to enhance the fright factor and your last round of our themed specials and mocktails. Plus, there will be adult Trunk or Treat (bring candy or party fun items for folks to go around and grab as they trick or treat before the shows), a costume contest and some glow fun.

Snack Bar & Burger Barn will both be open for the final weekend event.

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Fun Extras & Schedule

Here is our rough Schedule for the final frightfest Halloween event weekends.

Gates will open around 6:00 pm each night allowing folks to come and enjoy the fun extras of our event!
Before the movies start:

  • Trunk or Treat- set up a cool car display, hand out candy or treats to both the kids and adults walking around Trick or Treating. Trunk or Treat takes place each night and on both screen 1 & 2, so arrive early to enjoy it!
  • Fun themed music on the radio to groove to while waiting on the sun to set.
  • Photo Ops! Get your photo taken with the escaped freaks & ghouls of some local Haunted Houses or our movie monsters. We have several areas around the Snack Bar and theater for photo fun!
  • Harvest Moon's haunted graveyard
  • Food Specials: Get our regular menu goodies, or an assortment of amazing themed food treats including Caramel Apples, Curtis Orchard Apple Crisp Donuts, Slushies & Floats, Witch's Brew or other specialty drinks, Zombie Brains Funnel Cakes, Monster Mix Loaded Cheese Fries & more!

At intermission:!

  • Costume Contest Time! Come up to the photo area by our Carousel for some fun competition to win prizes. Awards for to 3 of the following categories: Kids, Adults and Groups!
  • Photo Ops! We have several areas around the Snack Bar and theater for photo fun!
  • Special on screen intermission to enjoy while waiting for the movies to start back up.
  • Food Specials: Get our regular menu goodies, or an assortment of amazing themed food treats including Caramel Apples, Curtis Orchard Apple Crisp Donuts, Slushies & Floats, Witch's Brew or Monster Punch drinks, Zombie Brains Funnel Cakes, Monster Mix Loaded Cheese Fries & more! Grab your favorites before the food stands shutdown for the night!


What is Frightfest at the Harvest Moon?

The Drive-in gets a spooky makeover with fun Halloween decorations all around the place.

We encourage folks to decorate cars for everyone to walk around and enjoy and those wanting to participate in the Trunk or Treat before the movies start.

We'll be hosting our Costume contest during our intermission with drive-in prizes.

As usual, we'll have fun Halloween music before the movies, themed food specials, special intermission content and more.


We look forward to seeing you all here as we wrap up our 2025 season with our Halloween Celebrations at the Harvest Moon!

Event Activities

During our Frightfest Events at the Harvest Moon, we have a short haunted graveyard to enjoy with creepy decor.

Decorate your vehicle and hand out candy for the Trunk or Treat before the movies start and at intermission. There is no Food Permit charge for candy to hand out, only food/drinks you are consuming at the theater. This is for both Kids and Adults during our Frightfest events!

Each night at intermission we host our Costume Contest with prizes for Adults, Kids & groups! Trophies for the top 3 costumes in each category and 1 best of show winner each night. 

The drive-in gets a complete spooky makeover for Frightfest, and we have several fun photo areas for folks to interact with, take group photos and selfies!

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