Celebrating 70 years in 2024!
☾ Now Open Friday -Sunday Nights
Join us at the drive-in this weekend! 1175 S. Sangamon Ave. Gibson City IL 60936
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Join us at the drive-in this weekend! 1175 S. Sangamon Ave. Gibson City IL 60936
Another surprise as we celebrate our 70th Anniversary!
We are very excited to announce that for the 3rd time in the past decade, the Harvest Moon Twin Drive-In Theatre has been selected as one of the 20 BEST DRIVE-IN THEATERS in USA TODAY's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards nomination stage! We are also one of the only previous Top 10 Drive-ins to make it back into the competition this year!
Your Votes make a difference! You can help the Harvest Moon make the 10 Best list once again in 2024.
You can vote once per day from now until May 13th at 11am Central Time. Please consider voting for us by clicking the photo above or at this link: https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-drive-in-theater-2024/harvest-moon-twin-drive-in-theatre-gibson-city-illinois/
We'd love to have the support of you, your family and friends as we try to show the world that a small rural drive-in in central IL is one of the best of the best!
Thank you everyone!
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 8:10 pm
Screen 1 Feature
8:10 pm:
91.3 FM
The Fall Guy
Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2 hours 6 minutes
Screen 2 Feature
8:10pm:
88.5 FM
Star Wars Episode 1- The Phantom Menace
Rating: PG Runtime: 2 hours 16 minutes
We look forward to welcoming you all back for our 70th Anniversary celebration!
We're working to bring out some folks dressed as Star Wars characters to get photos with people all 3 nights, selling lightsabers in the Snack Bar, and a lot of fun themed food and drink specials.
Plus it is our first Jeep Jamboree weekend of the season where we have free gifts for those that come out in a Jeep or vehicle with removeable top(convertibles, broncos, roadsters etc). We'll also have a prize for the Top 2 Jeeps each night with the winner taking home some drive-in goodies.
Where can you shop over 80 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.
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 and We have great food trucks and vendors to enjoy their unique treats.
Check out all these great vendors below!
Our May calendar is absolutely full of fun events for all ages! From anniversary classics newer and older, brand new blockbuster movies and a bunch of fun extras celebrating food, fun and special occasions.
May 3-5 May the Fourth & Jeep Jamboree Weekend
Screen 1: The Fall Guy Screen 2: Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary
Star Wars fun extras, specials and specials for Jeep and drop top owners that come to join us.
May 4th- Spring Fling Craft and Vendor Show
9am-2pm shop over 80 vendors and food trucks with free admission and parking!
May 10-12 Out of this World Mother's Day Weekend
Screen 1: The Fall Guy & The Mummy 25th Anniversary
Screen 2: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial & Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary
Free gifts for moms on Mother's Day
May 17-19 Pure Imagination & Pajama Party Weekend
Screen 1: IF for the early show, The Fall Guy for the late show
Screen 2: Wizard of Oz 85th Anniversary & Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Box Car Build-off & PJ contest plus fun extras for all ages.
May 24-27 Memorial Day Weekend Retro Luau Party
Screen 1: The Garfield Movie
Screen 2: IF
Luau and tropical inspired treats, photo spots, free leis, chill vibes and fun for all ages.
Memorial Day- Start of our summer season being open 7 nights a week through mid August
May 31-June 2 Chilly Dilly Pickle Fest
Screen 1: The Garfield Movie
Screen 2: TBD buy hopefully Furiosa
20+ pickle goodies, photo spots, contests and fun celebrating pickles!
So much to do and see each weekend to start off the 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!
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Lot's of fun arrives May 3rd-5th for our start of the May with the May the Fourth Star Wars weekend!
Up on screen 1 we have the brand new action comedy The Fall Guy rated PG-13.
Back on screen 2, we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of one the biggest movies we'd had in our career with the Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace back on the big screen!
We're working to bring out some folks dressed as Star Wars characters to get photos with people all 3 nights, selling lightsabers in the Snack Bar, and a lot of fun themed food and drink specials.
Seeing an iconic movie under the stars is an incredible experience and we love Star Wars!
Plus it is our first Jeep Jamboree weekend of the season where we have free gifts for those that come out in a Jeep or vehicle with removeable top(convertibles, broncos, roadsters etc). We'll also have a prize for the Top 2 Jeeps each night with the winner taking home some drive-in goodies.
Get ready for a grand adventure the entire family can enjoy this Mother's Day Weekend.
May 10th-12th the Harvest Moon is going Out of this World to deliver big action and adventure for families of all ages.
Up on screen 1, we have the brand new hit movie The Fall Guy followed by an absolute classic celebrating it's 25th anniversary The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser.
Back on screen 2, we have the outer space epics E.T. the Extraterrestrial from 1982 followed by the final nights of the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.
We'll have plenty of fun food and drink specials, both food stands will be open Friday and Saturday nights and we have some fun contests planned to enhance the event.
PLUS- All moms get a free gift when you join us on Sunday May 12th for Mothers Day(1 free admission pass to use for a future movie and a bonus pop & popcorn on us!).
You don't want to miss out on this drive-in adventure weekend.
Tickets are available now at www.drive-in.fun
Step with us, into a world of pure imagination!
May has one of our favorite new events this year: The Pure Imagination & Pajama Party weekend!
We have the brand new family movie IF followed by The Fall Guy showing on screen 1 and two absolute classics with the 85th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz followed by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on screen 2.
In addition to the movies, each night we'll be hosting our kid's box car build off where you bring out cardboard cars custom made and designed by the kids to compete for fun prizes.
It's also the return of our Pajama Party weekend! Dress in your favorite comfy pjs and you might win a prize at intermission time!
We will have some fun themed snacks and local collaborations to enhance the experience.
Plus- we have some really sweet collectibles and kids stuff to enjoy including Kid's combos and the IF figure popcorn container!
Tickets go on sale for IF soon and are already available for Oz/Willy Wonka online now at www.drive-in.fun
One of our favorite early season events returns this Memorial Day Weekend with the Retro Luau Party Weekend May 24th-26th!
Not only do we have the top 2 movies in the world including the brand new family movie Garfield on screen 1 and IF on screen 2, but we have fun extras the whole family will enjoy.
Luau inspired food and drink options, the Tiki Hut will reopen for it's summer season run on Friday and Saturday nights. The Snack Bar and Burger Barn will be open all 3 nights slinging some fresh food and inspired tropical treats.
We have free leis for everyone!
The drive-in gets a luau inspired makeover with fun photo spots, free carousel rides before the show and we have a special intermission plus relaxing vibes to start our summer off right.
The drive-in will also be open 7 nights a week starting Memorial Day Monday and run that way through the middle of August when school goes back into session.
Tickets will be on sale in advance for both movies at www.drive-in.fun once they are allowed to.
Our first Jeep and Drop Top weekend is May 3rd-5th!
We have free gifts for those that come out in a Jeep or vehicle with removeable top(convertibles, broncos, roadsters etc). We'll also have a prize for the Top 2 Jeeps each night with the winner taking home some drive-in goodies.
Showing May 3-5
Screen 1- The Fall Guy
Screen 2- Star Wars Phantom Menace 25th anniversary
Spring Fling Craft & Vendor Show 2024
Where can you shop over 80 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.
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!
Some of our biggest events of summer and our 70th anniversary season is the new flavor festivals.
We kickoff the fun with the first annual Chilly Dilly Picklefest May 31st-June 2nd right here at the Harvest Moon.
Up on screen 1, we will have the family(and food) related movie Garfield. Back on screen 2, we plan to have the new action thriller Furiosa.
Dill Pickles and Drive-ins have been an inseparable pair since the 1950's and we're celebrating our love of pickles in a Big way!
We will have over 20 different Pickle themed food and drink items including:
Dachos(dill pickle nachos), Dill Burgers, Pickle Fries, Pickle Slushies and Shaved Ice, several pickle inspired drinks/mocktails, pickle candy, pickle cotton candy, pickle popcorn, pickle condiments, pickle pizza, pickle ice cream, pickle flights, pickle snacks and a whole host more!
We have a fun photo spots including a life-size pickle jar, head in the hole photo prop, neon pickle wall, and our Pickle Posse of fun pickle characters to get photos with.
We're selling a wide variety fun pickle merch including commemorative shirts, stickers, temporary tattoos, keychains and bringing in vendors to offer up creative and customizable pickle items like blankets, tumblers/cups and more.
We'll have some fun interactive areas, contests and fun extras to make this the biggest pickle party in central IL!
We plan to open the gates earlier than our typical 6:30 times so people can get their pickle party on and show the world why the Harvest Moon is a big Dill this summer!
All pickle extras are part of the movies and admission to the movie of your choice is required to enter the fun. More info coming as we get closer to the event.
Tickets will go on sale soon for both features online in advance at www.drive-in.fun
Please don't go Bacon my heart this summer.
Just as the temperatures start to sizzle at the end of June, we're bringing out our 2nd flavor fest of the 70th anniversary season with Bacon Fest 2024.
We're celebrating a truly American food staple, smoking hot Bacon!
The new family movie combination of Inside Out 2 and Garfield will be on screen 1 while we host a drive-in creature feature and 90's classics Jurassic Park and Tremors on screen 2 featuring the one and only Kevin Bacon!
We'll have dozens of Bacon themed menu items from sweet, to salty and sizzling including bacon popcorn, cotton candy, candy items, nachos, hot dogs, burgers, fries and even dessert items like the maple bacon funnel cake!
You can grab a picture with our Bacon board or Bacon mascot and have some fun with us with extra contests like the Bacon and Beard showdown(prizes for whoever comes in tops in a custom mustache and beard contest).
Plus it's our 2nd Jeep Jamboree weekend of the season where those bringing out a Jeep or vehicle with a drop/removable top(broncos, slingshots, convertibles and roadsters) get a free gift item from us and we'll have our best looking Jeep contest each of the 3 nights. We're also working to have a fun overnight option you can take advantage of down the road for those that come from long distances to visit the drive-in.
Tickets will be available online at www.drive-in.fun in advance or at the gate each night.
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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 open on weekends for our 70th anniversary in 2024.
Aerial view of Local H Concert at the Harvest Moon in 2020.
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