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Snerd, at White Deer Park in Garner, is North Carolina’s only official Groundhog Day groundhog. The pressure’s on, Snerd! On Sunday, February 2, 2025, White Deer Park, 2400 Aversboro Road, Garner, North Carolina, is hosting a Groundhog Day celebration from 1 to 3:15 p.m. The highlight will be when Snerd makes her prediction at 3 [] The NC Museum of Natural Sciences said that despite Sir Walter Wally's retirement, there will still be displays and activities at the museum on Thursday from 10 a.m Groundhog Day is Feb. 2 In addition to the Groundhog Day festivities, the release said that Tryon International will offer ice skating, a carousel and various dining options for families at the event. North Carolina 28712: Potato and Yam: Groundhogs: 02/02/24: 10:00am - 11:00am EST: Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 431 Main St, Highway 64/74A, Chimney Rock, North Carolina 28720: Snerd: Groundhog: 02/02/24: 10:00am - 12:15pm EST: White Deer Park: 2400 Aversboro Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529 Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2. Before retiring in 2023, North Carolina’s own Sir Walter Wally gave his predictions at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. North Carolina’s last remaining weather-predicting groundhog is Snerd, in Garner. White Deer Park is hosting a Groundhog Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on February 2nd, 2024, during which Snerd will make her prediction. Where Can NC See Groundhog Day Predictions? Garner is still having their annual Groundhog Day celebration. Snerd the Groundhog will continue her annual duties this Thursday. Garner’s annual Groundhog Day celebration will be held at White Deer Park from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Sit Walter Wally will not make any weather predictions for Groundhog Day this year. 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham Fayetteville U.S. & World North Carolina ABC11 I-Team ABC11 Troubleshooter Groundhog Day 2025 Schedule. 12-2pm: Arrive early at Tryon International and enjoy family-friendly activities as we await Tater’s big prediction, including encounters with Chimney Rock’s animal ambassadors and park naturalists, groundhog-themed activities, ice skating, and carousel rides. Shop WNC Main Street for an opportunity to support Hear Snerd the Groundhog’s official prediction for an early spring or six more weeks of winter. See live animals, visit educational booths, meet Smokey Bear, enjoy storytime on the stage and much, much more. Snerd will deliver her prediction to the Mayor at the stage at 3pm sharp. Groundhogs & armadillos across NC to make predictions on early spring. Whether you're a groundhog named Snerd in Garner or an armadillo named Sylvia in Apex, animals across the country are getting “We have a modern-day groundhog,” explains Kindra Mammone, the executive director of CLAWS, Inc., the Chapel Hill wildlife center that Snerd calls home. Snerd, a 10-year-old domesticated, banana-loving groundhog, is brought out to greet the crowd at Garner’s annual Groundhog Day Celebration. About Sylvia. Sylvia the armadillo is the resident Armadillo Day meteorologist for the City of Apex, North Carolina. For her prognostication, Mayor Jacques Gilbert dramatically raises Sylvia towards the sky while playing “The Circle of Life” as Sylvia peers into the future. Here are some fun facts about Groundhog Day history, North Carolina groundhogs and other animals that predict the weather. Groundhog Day springs from a Pennsylvania-German tradition in the 18th and 19th centuries, when people used the hibernation patterns of bears and badgers to predict the end of winter. Will the Groundhog See His Shadow in 2025? According to our weather predictions, February 2, 2025, will bring snow showers and cold weather. We think that when Punxsutawney Phil—that Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Weather Prognosticator Extraordinary— emerges from his burrow (with a little help from his handlers) to make his much-anticipated forecast, he will NOT see his shadow, which 1993 - Columbia Pictures releases the movie, "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray.In the years following the release of the movie, crowds numbering as high as 30,000 have visited Gobbler's Knob North Carolina 28712: Potato and Yam: Groundhogs: 02/02/24: 10:00am - 11:00am EST: Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 431 Main St, Highway 64/74A, Chimney Rock, North Carolina 28720: Snerd: Groundhog: 02/02/24: 10:00am - 12:15pm EST: White Deer Park: 2400 Aversboro Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529 Sit Walter Wally will not make any weather predictions for Groundhog Day this year. 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham Fayetteville U.S. & World North Carolina ABC11 I-Team ABC11 Troubleshooter About Penny. Pisgah Penny is a white Tree Squirrel who makes an annual prediction for “White Squirrel Day” in Brevard, North Carolina. White Squirrel Day is similar in many respects to Groundhog Day, the primary difference being the substitution of a groudhog for a squirrel. Snerd gave North Carolina’s only live Groundhog Day show this year. Sir Walter Wally, Raleigh’s crowd-pleasing groundhog and perhaps the state’s best known, retired from his regular posting
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