Spooky Screenings: Hocus Pocus

Newfields is bringing Hocus Pocus to the Tobias Theater on Friday, October 30, as part of its Harvest Nights Film Series. The movie is the 1993 family favorite directed by Kenny Ortega, and it runs 96 minutes. It's rated PG, so it works for kids and adults alike.

If you've seen it before, you know the story: the Sanderson Sisters are brought back to life three hundred years after they were killed, and they're not alone—a magical black cat is right there with them. It's become a seasonal tradition for a lot of people to revisit every October, and this is one of those chances to see it on a big screen.

The screening is more than just the movie. Before the film starts, there's a witches' cackle contest where you can enter for a chance to win a Newfields membership. Light snacks and drinks are available to buy, so you can grab something to eat while you wait for the lights to go down.

And the ticket doesn't stop when the credits roll. It includes admission to Harvest Nights, the outdoor Halloween event presented by Everwise Credit Union. That means after the movie, you can head outside and walk the Pumpkin Path of Peril and ride the Ghost Train among tens of thousands of pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns. Between the movie and the outdoor walk, it's a full evening's worth of Halloween. Doors open at 5:30 PM at the Tobias Theater in Indianapolis.