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Come out and experience one of central Illinois' top Halloween themed movie events over the course of 3 weekends in September & 2 big weekends in October 2024.
Frightfest has everything you want for some scary fun: spooky decorations, haunting ghost stories, fabulous themed food specials, Halloween themed movie features for family or scary movies for horror fans, costume contests, trunk or treat for the kids, roaming monsters and our final scary haunted trail for all those to enjoy.
Weekend 2: September 13th & 14th: 80's Anniversary Weekend
Screen 1: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) & Ghostbusters(1984) Double feature
Screen 2: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) & Friday the 13th(1980) Double Feature
Weekend 3: September 20th & 21st: Ghosts & Ghouls Weekend
Screen 1: Casper(1995) & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) Double feature
Screen 2: Sinister(2012) & A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984) Double Feature
Our 13th Annual Frightfest is coming soon with a ton of fun extras to enjoy with the movies! Not only does your admission get you in to see your choice of double features, but you can enjoy all the Halloween fun bonus activities before the movies start and during our intermission time including:
A chance to snag the collectible merchandise!
Trunk or Treat- decorate your car and hand out candy for a chance to win a prize or go around trick or treating to get some free goodies!
Photo spots- dozens of photo areas around the theater to get pictures with to remember your trip.
Roaming Monsters- Grab a selfie with a ghoul before the show!
Food/Drink Specials- from apple donuts to caramel apple slushies, Frightfest has plenty of themed treats and seasonal fall favorites to enjoy with your show plus our regular menus.
Harvest Hollow Haunted Trail- for just $2 you can enter our final haunted trail filled with scary monsters, traps and frightening fun.
Costume Contest- Prizes for participants and winners in Kids and Adults categories each night.
Spooky fun with Halloween music, special intermission and a fun Halloween makeover for the entire theater.
Don't just watch a movie, experience one at the drive-in during our 13th Annual Frightfest this September!
Lot's of fun extras for most of these weekends including themed food/drink specials, photo ops, contests and more. Get tickets online by clicking the 'get tickets' link or at the gate each night!
Our end of the season calendar is absolutely full of fun events for all ages! From anniversary classics new and old, brand new blockbuster movies and a bunch of fun extras celebrating food, fun and special occasions.
September 13 & 14 13th Annual Frightfest Weekend 2
Screen 1: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & Ghostbusters double feature
Screen 2: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & Friday the 13th double feature
September 20 & 21 13th Annual Frightfest Weekend 3
Screen 1: Casper & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice double feature
Screen 2: Sinister & A Nightmare on Elm Street double feature
September 27 & 28 5th Annual Harry Potter Wizarding Weekend 1
Screen 1: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
Screen 2: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
October 4 & 5 5th Annual Harry Potter Wizarding Weekend 2
Screen 1: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Screen 2: Coraline & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
October 11th- GREASE movie and cast Meet & Greet event plus Grease lightning Car.
October 12th- Trunk or Treat event with costume contests, trick or treating and lot's of family fun plus double features. Tentative movies: Beetlejuice 1988 & Nightmare Before Christmas
October 18th-19th: Howl at the Moon 2024 Halloween Horror Nights- Halloween fun, deep discounts and big double features!
Screen 1: Beetlejuice & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice double feature
Screen 2: Texas Chainsaw Massacre & An American Werewolf in London
So much to do and see each week or weekend this summer during our 70th Anniversary season. Don't just watch a movie, experience it under the stars this year with us at the Harvest Moon!
Lot's of fun extras for most of these weekends including themed food/drink specials, photo ops, contests and more. Get tickets online by clicking the 'get tickets' link or at the gate each night!
Weekend 2 Awesome 80's 9.13-9.14
Screen 1: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & Ghostbusters
Screen 2: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & Friday the 13th
Weekend 3 Ghosts & Ghouls 9.20-9.21
Screen 1: Casper & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Screen 2: Sinister & A Nightmare On Elm Street
Our 13th Annual Frightfest is coming soon with a ton of fun extras to enjoy with the movies! Not only does your admission get you in to see your choice of double features, but you can enjoy all the Halloween fun bonus activities before the movies start and during our intermission time including:
A chance to snag the collectible merchandise!
Trunk or Treat- decorate your car and hand out candy for a chance to win a prize or go around trick or treating to get some free goodies!
Photo spots- dozens of photo areas around the theater to get pictures with to remember your trip.
Roaming Monsters- Grab a selfie with a ghoul before the show!
Food/Drink Specials- from apple donuts to caramel apple slushies, Frightfest has plenty of themed treats and seasonal fall favorites to enjoy with your show plus our regular menus.
Harvest Hollow Haunted Trail- for just $2 you can enter our final haunted trail filled with scary monsters, traps and frightening fun.
Costume Contest- Prizes for participants and winners in Kids and Adults categories each night.
Spooky fun with Halloween music, special intermission and a fun Halloween makeover for the entire theater.
Don't just watch a movie, experience one at the drive-in during our 13th Annual Frightfest this September!
Our 13th Annual Frightfest is coming soon with a ton of fun extras to enjoy with the movies! Not only does your admission get you in to see your choice of double features, but you can enjoy all the Halloween fun bonus activities before the movies start and during our intermission time including:
A chance to snag the collectible merchandise!
Trunk or Treat- decorate your car and hand out candy for a chance to win a prize or go around trick or treating to get some free goodies!
Photo spots- dozens of photo areas around the theater to get pictures with to remember your trip.
Roaming Monsters- Grab a selfie with a ghoul before the show!
Food/Drink Specials- from apple donuts to caramel apple slushies, Frightfest has plenty of themed treats and seasonal fall favorites to enjoy with your show plus our regular menus.
Harvest Hollow Haunted Trail- for just $2 you can enter our final haunted trail filled with scary monsters, traps and frightening fun.
Costume Contest- Prizes for participants and winners in Kids and Adults categories each night.
Spooky fun with Halloween music, special intermission and a fun Halloween makeover for the entire theater.
Don't just watch a movie, experience one at the drive-in during our 13th Annual Frightfest this September!
For years the Harvest Moon has been entertaining central Illinois with our early Halloween celebration FRIGHTFEST.
This September, come out and experience one of central Illinois' top Halloween themed movie events over the course of 3 weekends as we celebrate lucky number 13!
It's also our 10th Anniversary of the Walk of the Dead Haunted trail so you won't want to miss it.
Frightfest has everything you want for some scary fun: spooky decorations, haunting ghost stories, fabulous themed food specials, Halloween themed movies for both family & horror fans, costume contests, trunk or treat for the kids, roaming monsters and a scary haunted trail for all to enjoy.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opens on weekend 1 with a single feature of the new movie on Thursday September 5th and Sunday the 8th also.
Weekend 2: September 13th & 14th: Awesome 80's!
Screen 1: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) followed by Ghostbusters as a double feature.
Screen 2: Beetlejuice Beetle Juice followed by the original Friday the 13th double feature.
Weekend 3: September 20th & 21st: Ghosts & Ghouls.
Screen 1: Casper followed by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) as a double feature.
Screen 2: Sinister followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Frightfest runs Friday & Saturday nights September 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th & 21st. Each weekend has a new theme with family movies on 1 side and scary horror movies on the other.
Tickets available for most movies now! See more soon along with more information on food and events at hmfrightfest.com
Lot's of fun extras for most of these weekends including themed food/drink specials, photo ops, contests and more. Get tickets online by clicking the 'get tickets' link or at the gate each night!
September 13th & 14th
Join us Friday & Saturday nights as we continue the month long event with the 80's Anniversary Weekend!
Gates open at 6pm each night with a 7:45 pm showtime.
Screen 1 Spooky Movies for Families:
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) PG-13
&
Ghostbusters(1984) PG-13
Screen 2 Scarier Movies for Horror Fans:
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) PG-13
&
Friday the 13th(1980) R
Tons of fun activities besides the movies: Trunk or Treat for everyone with prizes for the top 3 decorated vehicles, tons of photo spots and photo ops with roaming monsters/characters, haunted trail walk for kids(during the light fright time), then scary after dark(dusk & intermission), Halloween music, lot's of food and drink specials, special merchandise, costume contest for kids, adults, groups and pets both nights at intermission time, and some fun content on screen for Intermission.
September 13th & 14th
Join us Friday & Saturday nights as we conclude the month long event with the Ghosts & Ghouls Weekend!
Gates open at 6pm each night with a 7:45 pm showtime.
Screen 1 Spooky Movies for Families:
Casper(1995) PG
&
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice(2024) PG-13
Screen 2 Scarier Movies for Horror Fans:
Sinister(2012) R
&
A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984) R
Tons of fun activities besides the movies: Trunk or Treat for everyone with prizes for the top 3 decorated vehicles, tons of photo spots and photo ops with roaming monsters/characters, haunted trail walk for kids(during the light fright time), then scary after dark(dusk & intermission), Halloween music, lot's of food and drink specials, special merchandise, costume contest for kids, adults, groups and pets both nights at intermission time, and some fun content on screen for Intermission.
Revisit the magic of Hogwarts!
We invite you to join us for the return of magic on the big screen with your favorite witches and wizards with our Wizarding Weekends of Magic and Mystery! This year we expand to 2 weekends with 3 Harry Potter movies.
Snack Bar & Burger Barn open Friday & Saturday with so many Wizarding World favorites!
Dress up in your house colors, wear your robes or dress as a favorite character and step into a world of magic at the Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in this September & October over 2 weekends.
Anything from the trolly dears?
Fresh tapped Butterbeer! We brought in the authentic stuff for the event this year and will have it available in both the Snack Bar and Burger Barn. Get yours served in a 16oz Butter Beer mug or Potions Ball for $6.50. Or you can enjoy it in our 12oz or 20oz size cups for $4.50 or $6.50. All Butterbeer is served with real whipped cream and a butterscotch drizzle(unless requested without it).
We've brought in a cornucopia of authentic treats including Chocolate Frogs(with collectors cards), Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Butterbeer Chews, Hogwarts Express Chocolate Tickets & more!
Plus many themed specials including Butterbeer Funnel Cakes & Funnel Cake Sundaes, Weasley Cotton Candy, Felix Felicias Banana flavored elixir, assorted potions including Polyjuice punch in special potions bottles, Hagrid's Monster Burger, & more.
Tons of fun activities besides the movies: We have an assortment of magical creatures including Aaragog & his children, Lupin the Werewolf, Ghastly Dementors, Harry's Patronus, Giant Dragons, an inflatable Hogwarts Castle, Kid's size Hogwarts Express, and fun photo spots: Platform 9 & 3/4, Wizarding Posters, Great Hall Floating Candles, Dobby the House Elf, Backdrops, And Owlery with Letters, Wand Dueling Spot, and interactive area to see a Mandrake root, visit Headwig, take a picture with the Monster Book of Monsters and even get sorted by the Sorting Hat!
Plus on screen trivia during the intermission, best dressed contest at intermission with prizes for participation as well as top 3 kids, top 3 adults, best group and best pet!
Get your tickets now and plan to join us for all the fun under the stars this fall at the drive-in!
Weekend 1: September 27th & 28th
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone on screen 1
or
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on screen 2
Weekend 2: October 4th & 5th
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on screen 1
or
Coraline & Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on screen 2
Lot's of fun extras for most of these weekends including themed food/drink specials, photo ops, contests and more. Get tickets online by clicking the 'get tickets' link or at the gate each night!
We invite you to join us for the return of magic on the big screen with your favorite witches and wizards with our Wizarding Weekends of Magic and Mystery! This year we expand to 2 weekends with 3 Harry Potter movies.
Join us for Weekend 1 Friday September 27th or Saturday September 28th when everyone can relive the wonder of the
Wizarding World at the drive-in.
Screen 1: The original Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone.
Screen 2: it's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Each night, come dressed in your house colors or as a favorite character for a chance to win prizes at intermission. Plus- Hogwarts castle, several photo backdrops, sorting hat ceremony, owlery, visit Dobby, See giant magical creatures, and so much more!
Fun themed food and drinks including Butter Beer, Chocolate Frogs, Cookies, Candy, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, and more.
Plus fun photo spots and themed on screen intermission fun!
Gates will open at 5:30pm and showtime is roughly 7:00 pm
Get tickets now for this magical experience!
We invite you to join us for the return of magic on the big screen with your favorite witches and wizards with our Wizarding Weekends of Magic and Mystery! This year we expand to 2 weekends with 3 Harry Potter movies.
Weekend 2 is a celebration of the 15th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with all the fun stuff for 2 final nights October 4th & 5th. We will also be showing Coraline with either Nightmare Before Christmas or Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on the opposite screen this weekend.
Each night, come dressed in your house colors or as a favorite character for a chance to win prizes at intermission. Plus- Hogwarts castle, several photo backdrops, sorting hat ceremony, owlery, visit Dobby, See giant magical creatures, and so much more!
Fun themed food and drinks including Butter Beer, Chocolate Frogs, Cookies, Candy, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, and more.
Plus fun photo spots and themed on screen intermission fun!
Gates will open at 5:30pm and showtime is roughly 7:00 pm
Get tickets now for this magical experience!
GREASE is the word this fall. GREASE is coming to the Drive-In October 11th with an entire event night!
We'll be showing the movie on both screens of course, but the BIG news is who'll be here for the show!
We'll have STARS from the movie at the Drive-In!!!! Doody (Barry Pearl), Jan (Jamie Donnelly) and Tom (Lorenzo Lamas) will be here at the Drive-In for a meet and greet from 5-8 pm! We'll also have "Grease Lightning" the car used in the movie here for photos!
Gates will open at 4pm, meet & greet/photo ops 5-8pm, food/drinks available 5-8pm and through intermission.
Food permits for this very special event are $20.00 a car and can be purchased at the gate the day of the show. All parking will be first come, first served for this event with no reserved parking.
Entry to the event is exclusively available here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/982767192127?aff=oddtdtcreator
As this is an event held by a separate promotor, prices and ages are different than our normal rates.
Adults(age 13 and older) are $20.00 each
Kids(age 5-12) are $10.00 each
When buying tickets, please select tickets for your entire car in one purchase. Only 400 parking spots are available for this event, and 1 transaction per spot is required to gauge parking.
Autographs, photos and selfies are available at an additional expense.
Get your tickets and get ready for a fun filled night of Grease with some of the original cast members, 'the' car, and a whole lotta fun!
Our concession stand and Burger Barn will be open serving up our tasty treats! Bring your date, your friends, or your family and come hungry! We'll have our pizzas, hamburgers, popcorn, candy, soda and all our other treats ready to serve you!
So don't miss out on this final "Summer Night" because we're "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and know that "You're the One That I Want" because we don't care if you're a "Beauty School Dropout". We don't want you to be "Alone at a Drive In" so we'll have cast members here and "Grease Lightning" for you to see and enjoy on this final weekend of our 2024 70th anniversary season.
The final night of our regular 70th anniversary season will be Saturday October 12th with our very first full scale Trunk or Treat event.
Gates will open at 3pm for set up of Trunks(registration in advance). We're looking for individuals, groups and local businesses to set up 50-75 decorated trunks to hand out candy.
Gates will open at 4pm for parking and to participate in the Trunk or Treating. Admission will be $20 a carload to participate and the movies are included.
4-6pm is Trunk or Treat. 6:30-7pm is the costume parade and competition with prizes for top 3 in each age class.
7pm Trunk Decoration Winners announced and preshow begins for movies on both screens.
7:15 pm the movies will start and play through the intermission.
Both the Snack Bar and Burger Barn will be open with our last chance to clear the freezers and big sales on select items.
More information coming soon along with the registration links.
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Sometimes amazing things line up unexpectedly.
The Harvest Moon will be open 1 additional weekend this October for something special we absolutely had to stay open for.
THE Halloween double feature of this year is coming October 18th & 19th for our 2024 Howl at the Moon Halloween Horror Nights!
Screen 1- Beetlejuice(1988) followed by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) as a back to back double feature!!!
Screen 2- The 50th Anniversary of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre followed by An American Werewolf in London.
During a weekend featuring an October Super Full Moon!
More info and ticket on sale dates coming soon.
After a brief intermission at the end of October to get the theater winter-ready, we reopen for a limited engagement with our 5th Holidays at the Harvest Moon Christmas events.
Over 3 weekends November 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th & 30th the Harvest Moon transforms into a winter wonderland.
Over 50,000 lights, fun lighted scenes & inflatables, photo spots, a lighted tunnel, hot chocolate, Christmas cookies, popcorn, candy, Meet & Greet with Santa & Mrs. Clause and some of your favorite holiday movies on the big screens!
Movies to be announced soon!
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