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The Wiarton Willie Festival draws people in from all over Ontario and the 2025 rendition is set to be a fun one. The festival. Happening in the community of Wiarton located in South Bruce Peninsula, the festival kicks off on Jan. 31 and runs until Feb. 2. Between the 31st and the 2nd, there will be a little something for everyone. Wiarton Willie: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 8:07am EST: Wiarton Town Hall: 370 William St, South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario N0H 2T0: Chilly Charlie: Groundhog mascot: 02/02/25: 8:15am EST: South Gate Centre: 191 Old Wellington St S, Woodstock, Ontario : There will also be a buffet breakfast at 0830. Octoraro Orphie: Taxidermy mount Groundhog: 02/02/25 Wiarton Wille is Canada’s most famous prognosticating groundhog, from the town of Wiarton, Ontario. Willie is a white groundhog whose coming was foretold as one who would forever alter the world of weather prognostication. Every February 2nd, Willie announces his prediction in Groundhogese to The Mayor of the Land and of the Marmot, the only Wiarton Willie Hockey Dance (Sat Feb 1, 2025) Dance Sat Feb 1, 2025 from 8pm to 2am. Music featuring Fat Boy Tony Band and Grey Road One. $20/per ticket at the Wiarton Arena. Wiarton Willie Hockey Tournament (Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2025) Pancake Breakfast (Feb 1, 2025) The St. John's United Church Wiarton Willie Pancake Breakfast. Feb 1 from 8am to 12 Wiarton Willie festival weekend full of winter fun 2025-01-28 - GREG COWAN Wiarton Willie may help put an early end to winter this Groundhog Day, Sunday, Feb. 2, at the future home of the new south Bruce Peninsula town hall (370 William. Street) in Wiarton near Bluewater Park. The original Wiarton Willie—one of Canada’s most famous prognosticators—lived to be 22 years old. Groundhogs are typically 16-26 inches long and weigh 4 to 9 pounds, but they can weigh much more — Punxsutawney Phil weighs 20 lbs! Posted: January 29, 2025 | Last updated: January 29, 2025. The Weather Network's Michael Vann has the history of Wiarton Willie ahead of Groundhog Day. More for You. The Wiarton Willie Hockey Dance at the Wiarton Arena runs on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. and features the Fat Boy Tony Band and Grey Road One. Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase at the rink and The Silo. The Wiarton and District Curling Club is hosting a Wiarton Willie Groundhog Mixed Curling Bonspiel on Saturday, Feb. 1. Wiarton Willie has made 61 predictions since 1955.. 25 predictions (41%) of six more weeks of winter; 36 predictions (59%) of early spring; 9 times, Willie’s predictions went unrecorded Published on Jan. 17, 2025, Groundhog Day is almost here: A celebration where North Americans turn toward local groundhogs, like Canadian notables Balzac Billie, Manitoba Merv, Wiarton Willie Town of South Bruce Peninsula Janice Jackson coaxed Wiarton Willie out of his burrowed hole on Wednesday and with grey skies overhead and light snow falling Join us at 8:00 am on Wednesday, February 2nd for a virtual event, live from Wiarton. Will Willie see his shadow? Will it be an early spring? Gosh we sure ho According to a February 4, 1999 CBC article, the original Wiarton Willie died just days before the Wiarton Groundhog Day festival, so they decided to have the corpse predict the weather. Dressed in a tuxedo, coins over its eyes and a carrot between its paws, the corpse of a groundhog made an appearance at the 1999 Groundhog Day festival. The groundhog did not see its shadow this morning (Friday, Feb. 2), and if the Groundhog Day prediction holds true, that means we’ll have an early spring this year. Willie has been predicting the weather every year on Feb. 2 since 1957. Watch Groundhog Day 2024: Wiarton Willie predicts early spring Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca. 09:41 | January 26, 2025 Doug Ford says he plans to call snap Ontario election next week. Watch Groundhog Day 2023: Wiarton Willie predicts early spring for Canada Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca. Global News at 6 Toronto: Jan. 25, 2025. 15:12 | January 25, 2025 There are 82 prognosticators throughout North America: 68 in the USA, and 14 in Canada. Use the map to find your nearest Groundhog Day prognosticator (unless you’re from Saskatchewan — sorry bud). The Wiarton Willie Statue in Wiarton, Ontario is a beloved landmark that pays tribute to the town’s famous groundhog, Wiarton Willie. Wiarton Willie is a groundhog that has gained significant recognition for his role in predicting the arrival of spring on Groundhog Day, which is celebrated annually on February 2nd. The statue of Wiarton 4:40 Groundhog Day 2022: Wiarton Willie predicts early spring with grey skies Ontario’s groundhog Wiarton Willie with South Bruce Peninsula Mayor Janice Jackson. ©2025 Global News, a The Groundhog Day concept first became popular in Canada in 1956 when Wiarton Willie became a household name for his early February weather predictions. Wiarton’s Groundhog Day festival grew as Willie’s fame increased. It became one of the largest winter festivals in Bruce County, Canada.
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