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Here is what you need to know about Groundhog Day: the day dedicated to a weather-predicting rodent. In 2025, 138 years later, Punxsutawney Phil is making his predictions to a sold-old crowd The Groundhog Day celebration at Gobbler's Knob started in 1887. Aside from a 10-year gap, records for each prognostication have been meticulously kept. Punxsutawney Phil welcomes two new Groundhog Day will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. Thousands will show up in person, with the grounds to Gobblers Knob opening at 4 a.m. , and millions will tune in to see if Punxsutawney Phil This year, like every year, Groundhog Day will fall on Feb. 2, marking the midpoint between winter solstice and the spring equinox. Groundhog Day in the U.S. is a tradition where a groundhog is Of course, this prediction only refers to winter weather — and not the actual season — as the Spring Equinox consistently falls within the same two-day span each year. Annually, Groundhog Day Groundhog handler AJ Derume and Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow, predicting a late spring during the 137th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2023, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The first official Groundhog Day took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The event took up permanent residence at Gobbler’s Knob the following year. The annual event has its origin in a German legend about a furry rodent. It roots back to Candlemas Day in Europe with the Christian "festival of lights" that falls on Feb. 2, midway between the Groundhog Day falls on 02.02.2025 (Sunday) Groundhog Day is not a national holiday in in Nevada, it is a desert tortoise, Mojave Max; in New Orleans 1/31 – Les Fous du Carnaval Parade – New Orleans 1/31-2/2 – Tết Festival at Mary Queen of Vietnam Church – New Orleans 2/1 – Market at the Marina II – Houma 2/1 – Algiers Mardi Gras Festival – New Orleans 2/1 – Cook-Off for the Coast – St. Bernard. MARYLAND/WASHINGTON, DC. 2/1 – Fire in Ice – Frederick Sassafras the Louisiana black bear makes her Groundhog Day prediction. Audubon Zoo February 2, 2024. Black Bear Groundhog Day 2024-2. New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 Sassafras is a young Louisiana black bear who lives at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. Photo: Courtesy of Audubon Nature Institute Sure, Punxsutawney Phil may be the most well-known animal prognosticator, but it's a Louisiana black bear cub who has our hearts on Groundhog Day. nola.com 840 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: 504-529-0522 While there’s no Bill Murray in her prediction, this Groundhog Day, Parish predicts warm weather is just around the corner! This means the possibility of beautiful, spring mornings all 2025 federal holidays New Year's Day Thursday, Dec. 25 2025 non-federal holidays Chinese New Year - Wednesday, Jan. 29 Groundhog Day Suspect identified in deadly New Orleans truck attack. Monday Jan 6 2025 . Mande Kings Day 3:00pm view map ; Saturday Jan 11 2025 . Covington; Fools of Misrule 4:00pm view map ; Uptown New Orleans; PUNXSUTAWNEY — The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s Event ticket launch date has been set for the upcoming Groundhog Day 2025. Groundhog Day ticket and pass sales will launch on Monday Dec. 9, at 9 p.m. A Super Bowl without the Chiefs would be like a Groundhog Day without Punxsutawney Phil. Patrick Mahomes will conclude his eighth season in the NFL when the 2025 Super Bowl takes place on Sunday Forecaster Type: Dog dressed as a bear pretending to be a groundhog Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Description: Sir Desmond of Algiers (the spiritual successor to Shipoke Sheena), a chihuahua-King Charles Cavalier Spaniel-Maltese mix, celebrated his first Ground Dog Day in 2023, in New Orleans.
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