2025 Annual Appeal – Your ImpactThanks to support from dedicated film lovers like you, we are on the way to making vital upgrades to our historic building and to our outdated projection equipment. We stand by our mission of bringing you a curated blend of films, while maintaining the highest possible presentation standards.

The Road AheadUpon the replacement of essential digital cinema equipment, including our digital servers and sound processors, we will raise funds to replace the lobby carpet. We will share more info on this project soon. Your contributions will allow us to preserve our 1913 building, while maintaining its historic charm and original integrity.

Thank you for making these upgrades possible through your generous support of our nonprofit theater. We look forward to completing projects underway, and to the exciting improvements on the horizon!

The Hiway Theater’s 4th Annual Sci-Phi Film Festival blasts back onto the big screen March 27–29, bringing three days of classic science fiction, cult favorites, and pure moviegoing fun for audiences of all ages! Events like Sci-Phi Fest are exactly the kind of special programming your Hiway membership helps make possible.

Over the course of the weekend, we’ll screen 10 films spanning decades of the science fiction genre — a mix of beloved blockbusters, cult classics, and family-friendly adventures that are perfect to experience with a crowd.

A Weekend Festival Pass gives you access to the entire lineup. Passes are $65 General / $50 Member, and supplies are limited — so be sure to reserve yours before they sell out!

Festival Highlights:
• Men in Black – Fri, March 27, 7 PM
• Dark City – Fri, March 27, 9:45 PM
• Explorers – Sat, March 28, 10 AM
• Them! – Sat, March 28, 12:40 PM
• Westworld – Sat, March 28, 3:05 PM
• They Live – Sat, March 28, 7:15 PM
• Chopping Mall – Sat, March 28, 10 PM
• Back to the Future Trilogy Marathon – Sun, March 29
     • Back to the Future, 12 PM
     • Back to the Future Part II, 3 PM
     • Back to the Future Part III, 6 PM

The 2026 Sci-Phi Film Festival is made possible by a generous grant from the Vesta Fund, with additional support from Happily Haunted Barbershop and Multiverse Philly.

Whether you come for one film or the whole weekend, Sci-Phi Fest is a celebration of big-screen sci-fi and the moviegoing community that makes events like this so special.

🔗 Join us for the adventure! Weekend Passes and tickets to individual screenings are on sale now! »

Our Sunday Classics series is heading back in time for a groovy new lineup: Seventies Sundays. From April through October, we’re celebrating the bold films from the “New Hollywood” era with seven unforgettable flicks that were made to be experienced on the big screen. This series captures the humor, heart, and risk-taking that defined the decade.

Whether you’re revisiting a favorite or discovering these classics for the first time, Seventies Sundays is your chance to experience some of the most beloved films of the decade together and on the big screen.

Our series kicks off on April 26 with the delightfully offbeat romantic comedy Harold and Maude, and continues with the nostalgic cruising nights of American Graffiti on May 17, and the high-speed hijinks of Smokey and the Bandit on June 21.

🔗 Check out our full lineup and get your tickets now »

Cult Cinema Club: Hidden Gems and Fan Favorites Cult Cinema Club is your monthly excuse to revisit the quotable films you first discovered on late-night cable — now back where they belong: on the big screen.

From the sci-fi noir of Dark City (March 27) to the punk-rock chaos of Repo Man (April 25) and the subversive John Waters classic Pink Flamingos (May 16), this series celebrates both the iconic and hidden gems that became legendary.

Join the Fright Club: Horror at the Hiway Do you like scary movies? Don’t miss our monthly Horror at the Hiway screenings. Each month we gather after hours at 9:45pm to watch a flick from this beloved genre on the big screen. Our neighbors from Human Robot Jenkintown get in on the fun, and will join us every month to sell beer in the lobby for you to enjoy during the show. Upcoming features include In the Mouth of Madness (April 10) and Audition (May 8), plus a members-only Secret Screening (May 1). Join as a Horror at the Hiway member for discounted admission, free screenings, and access to secret screenings and members-only swag.

🔗 Join online today »

Are we showing one of your favorite movies on the big screen? Support the Hiway Theater and bring your favorites to the big screen through our Underwriting Program!

Individuals, businesses, and organizations can help cover the costs of a film, special event, or an entire series—like our Sci Phi Fest, Cult Cinema Club, or Horror at the Hiway—while showing support for our nonprofit community theater.

Underwriters receive four tickets to the event, are recognized on screen and online, and have the opportunity to introduce a screening in person. Single-film underwriting starts at $400, with custom options for series sponsorship or special ticket underwriting.

🔗 Start making an impact today »

Bring the whole crew—these family films are made for the big screen!

In April, look for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, followed by The Mandalorian & Grogu in May, and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 arriving in June—great opportunities for movie lovers of all ages to enjoy the big screen together.

Our $5 Family Matinee series continues on select Saturday mornings throughout the spring, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) on April 18 and The Care Bears Movie on May 9. These screening are free for members and their children or grandchildren under 18 and only $5 General Admission.

Also don’t miss: a special community partner screening of Wayne’s World on April 28 with the Abington Art Center, celebrating film and the arts in our community.

🔗 Tickets are on sale now »

Support independent cinema and help keep great films—and great conversations—alive in our community. Your membership directly sustains our historic theater while giving you exclusive perks:
• Discounted admission to screenings and special programs
• Free access to select events and members-only screenings
• Complimentary Deep Focus Online Seminar Series and discounts on additional education opportunities
• Benefits at sister theaters: Ambler, County, and Princeton Garden

Membership Levels: • Basic: Individual & Dual – affordable and tax-deductible
• Benefactor: Producer & Executive Producer – extra support + free passes; Mogul, Angel, Icon - generous support with premium benefits and recognition
• Horror at the Hiway: For fright fans, with exclusive screenings and collectible merch

All memberships make a meaningful difference in sustaining independent film in our area. Join, renew, upgrade, or gift a membership this season—be part of the story!

🔗 Learn more & sign up »

We are thrilled to announce that Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D., has joined our team at Renew Theaters as our Senior Director of Education. Andrew will be bringing his experience as the former Deputy Director and Founding Director of Education at Bryn Mawr Film Institute to help us grow our in-theater Educational programs. Your Hiway Theater membership entitles you to member pricing for Andrew’s upcoming seminars at the Ambler and County Theaters later this spring and summer.

We asked Andrew a few questions to help our members get to know him:

What’s the movie that made you fall in love with cinema?
Coming of moviegoing age in the late 1970s/early '80s, there are a lot of titles that played a part in that, but if I had to narrow it down to one, it would be the earliest one I remember seeing in a theater--the old movie house in my small hometown that was razed not many years later — SUPERMAN (1978). The poster promised, "You'll believe a man can fly," and when I walked out of that theater, I did.

What’s been one of the most rewarding moments in your career so far?
I guess I'd have to say it was being in my previous theater for the first several on-site classes after COVID and hearing the warm greetings and kind appreciation from the dozens of new students who discovered our education program via the free, online learning opportunities we provided during the mandated closure. It clearly meant a lot to them that we created and sustained that virtual film community for all those months, and that means a lot to me.

What excites you most about your role with Renew?
There are two main things: One is joining this outstanding team that does so much tremendous work bringing the best of cinema, old and new, to these wonderful communities that are committed to the vitality of their hometown cinemas. The other is being able to bring more film education to new audiences who are eager to learn.

What’s an underseen film you wish more people would discover?
Well, if I'm picking one, I guess it would be the 1937 screwball comedy THE AWFUL TRUTH starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant and directed by Leo McCarey. While I'm not sure one can call a movie that had two of the bigger stars of its era and was nominated for six Oscars "underseen," it isn't nearly as well known today as a movie like IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934), but it's just as smart, funny, and relevant.

If you could have dinner with any filmmaker (past or present), who would it be?
Boy, that's a tough one. I mean, Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles come immediately to mind, but so much has been written and said about them that I am not sure I would learn anything new. Maybe Billy Wilder. A lot has been written about him, too, but he was so witty, so worldly, and such a raconteur that hearing his thoughts on cinema (and the world) since his passing in 2002 should make for a really good time.

We’re excited for the curiosity, dialogue, and discovery Andrew will bring to our theaters in the future. Be sure to say hello when you see him at the theaters!