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Celebrating 71 years in 2025!
☾ Now open for Holiday shows!
Visit us at 1175 S. Sangamon Ave. Gibson City IL 60936
now showing 11.21-22 2025: Christmas comedies
November 21st-22nd for Holiday events with our 6th Annual Hot Chocolate & Holiday Movies Weekend 1
You are cordially invited to our 6th annual Hot Chocolate and Holiday Movie weekends this November & December.
Join us as we open our facility for some fun Holiday entertainment on the big screens over the course of 8 exciting nights for the final weekends of our 2025 71st Anniversary Season.
Weekend 1 November 21st & 22nd: Christmas Comedies
Screen 1: ELF (2003) PG
Screen 2: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) PG-13
Drive down our lighted entrance lane and see our Lighted Lane(November 21st - December 7th)
Check in at the Ticket Booth with your advance tickets or purchase admission at the gate.
If you bring out food/drink, please purchase a $5 food permit(100% benefiting St. Jude)
Fun lighted photo areas near the Snack Bar to get pictures to remember this special event including new additions: Snow Globe , giant gifts, light tunnel, arches etc.
The movies will start about 1 hour after we open the doors, Showtime is 6:30 pm Friday and Saturday of all 3 weekends(except November 22nd when we start 1 hour later due to the Lighted Parade in town that night).
Our Snack Bar will be open with limited Holiday menu: hot chocolate(with whipped cream) plus Hot Chocolate Bar additions this year, hot cider, hot coffee, fresh hot popcorn with or without butter, nachos with cheese, jumbo pretzels, candy items, Christmas Cookies, soda, bottled water, sweet tea, energy drinks, juice, hot mini donuts, assorted ice cream & Dippin Dots, & hot cooked to order thin crust pizzas in cheese, pepperoni or sausage. We may even have some Mexican specials from our neighbors at Los Caminos this year!
Santa and Mrs. Clause will be here before the shows until 7:30 pm each night(except 11.26-27) and the Grinch will be here for photos after the movies end.
Movies show with no intermission due to the typical freezing temps.
Hot Chocolate & Holiday Movies 2025
Admission Prices:
12 and older- $10 a person
Kids 4-11- $8 a person
Kids under 4 are free
Tickets available now for these special event weekends.
Pay it Forward Promo
Help spread cheer this Thanksgiving! Promo Ticket Counter- 50 free tickets bought as of 11.20.25!
Pay it Forward Promo Ticket 11.26-29 shows
This Thanksgiving, let's work together to give folks a fun time and festive memory. Introducing this special 1 week only Pay it Forward Promo Ticket. We will be selling these special donation promo tickets at face value of $10 each. When you buy one, we will put it in a 'bank' of promo tickets and offer free admission to anyone that wants to see a movie with us Thanksgiving week 11.26, 27, 28 or 29. We will also MATCH your donation with an in kind ticket! What does that mean? It means we are paying for the admission of 1 promo ticket when you buy one for a stranger to use. For example, if you purchase 2 tickets($20 donation), we will be giving out 4 (FOUR) free admissions for 1 of those shows to someone in need Thanksgiving week! Since every movie ticket has a percentage paid to the movie studios that own the rights, we can't just give out tickets(especially with a brand new movie like Zootopia 2). However, with your generosity, we can make sure those that are having a hard time will be able to see the show on one of those 4 nights AND make some wonderful memories to make this hard year a little better. Please ask any questions you may have and THANK YOU for your promo ticket purchase!
Shows promo tickets will be used on:
11.26, 11.28 & 11.29
Zootopia 2
OR
The Grinch
11.27
Zootopia 2
Planes, Trains & Automobiles(free show, no need to for any tickets!)
All funds NOT used for admission to these shows 11.26-11.29 will be donated to St. Jude Children's Hospital as part of our final 2025 fundraiser..
Get ready for a wonderful end to your 2025 this holiday season.
Winter Events calendar
Winter fun under the stars at the drive-in!
Hot Chocolate & Holiday Movies will be back in 2025 for 3 big weekends of holiday magic under the stars.
Weekend 1 will be November 21st & 22nd: Christmas Comedies
Screen 1- ELF PG
Screen 2- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation PG-13
Thanksgiving evening special shows 11.27
Screen 1- Zootopia 2 PG
Screen 2- Planes, Trains & Automobiles(free show) PG-13
Weekend 2 will be November 26th, 28th & 29th: Grinchmas!
Screen 1- Zootopia 2 PG
Screen 2- The Grinch PG
Weekend 3 will be December 5th & 6th: Holiday Magic
Screen 1- Zootopia 2 PG
Screen 2- The Polar Express G
What makes this end of the year event so special?
We host some of your favorite holiday movies and hits on the big screens plus a lot of interactive fun including: our Hot Chocolate Bar, Gourmet Coffee, meet & greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus, Meet the Grinch, Thousands of Christmas Lights and fun photo displays, holiday and Christmas music and fun before the movies and much more over 3 final weekends of the season this winter.
Get ready for a wonderful end to your 2025 this holiday season.
Coming Soon! Movies subject to change without notice
Hot Chocolate & Holiday Movies 2025 Weekend 1 November 21st-22nd
The drive-in reopens for spectacular holiday fun this November with our 6th Annual Hot Chocolate and Holiday Movies events.
Weekend 1 is Christmas Comedies November 21st & 22nd(to run in collaboration with the Lighted Holiday Parade)
Screen 1: ELF PG
Screen 2: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation PG-13
Tickets on sale now!
Hot Chocolate & Holiday Movies 2025 Weekend 2 Grinchmas November 26th-29th
The drive-in continues our spectacular holiday fun this November with our 6th Annual Hot Chocolate and Holiday Movies events and the return of GRINCHMAS at the drive-in.
Weekend 2 is Grinchmas November 26th, 28th & 29th
Screen 1: Zootopia 2 PG
Screen 2: The Grinch PG
Tickets on sale now!
November 27th Thanksgiving Shows
Special Thanksgiving shows for those that don't have somewhere to gather. Zootopia 2 on screen 1 at regular rates or pay it forward tickets(see above) and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles as a free showing on screen 2.
Tickets on sale now!
Hot Chocolate & Holiday Movies Weekend 3 December 5th-6th final weekend of 2025
The drive-in concludes our special holiday fun this December with our 6th Annual Hot Chocolate and Holiday Movies events and the final weekend of 2025 with Holiday Magic.
Weekend 3 is December 5th & 6th
Screen 1: Zootopia 2 PG
Screen 2: The Polar Express G
Tickets and more info available soon!
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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.
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