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When is Groundhog Day 2025? 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 will see his shadow. More: Where to watch Bill Murray's 1993 classic movie 'Groundhog Day' for Groundhog Day. What is Gobbler’s Knob: Movie magic vs. reality The site of the enthusiastic Groundhog Day celebration, Gobbler’s Knob, is depicted in the film as being in the center of town. 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. Over the years, Phil has predicted six more 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 The ‘Groundhog Festival Banquet’, where Connors puts his new musical skills to good use, is held at Woodstock Moose Lodge, 406 Clay Street, at Newell Street. ‘Gobbler’s Knob’ is never really explained in the film, since the festival takes place in the town’s square. The new Groundhog Visitor Center now makes Gobbler’s Knob a year-round attraction for visiting tourists from around the world. The first Groundhog Day festivities took place in Punxsutawney on February 2, 1887. Groundhog Day is now a tradition in Canada and the United States. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a When is Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada on February 2. Where was the movie Groundhog Day filmed? Tourists arriving to Gobbler’s Knob might be surprised to discover that the Pennsylvania location looks nothing like the 1993 cult classic. That’s because it’s not! Gobbler's Knob. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. When people travel to Punxsutawney to see where Phil the groundhog makes his annual weather prediction, they often spend fruitless time searching downtown, because that's where it was located in the movie Groundhog Day. In fact, Hollywood made that up (the film wasn't even made in Punxsutawney). The arrival of annual Groundhog Day celebrations Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, will draw thousands of people to see celebrity woodchuck Phil at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. — an event that exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Murray movie. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File) Screenings of the movie Groundhog Day are played at the theater the night before. Gobbler's Knob Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, 15767 United States 40.93091, -78.957061 Visit Website Oh yeah. At the community center in town, there were repeated showings of the Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day. Indeed, that 1993 movie, more than anything else, went to transform Feb. 2 of each year from a quaint event to a mega happening. Before the movie, maybe 3,000 people came here for the annual prognostication. Since the movie, the Screenings of the movie Groundhog Day are played at the theater the night before. Gobbler's Knob Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, 15767 United States 40.93091, -78.957061 Visit Website The film locations for Groundhog Day are supposedly in Pennsylvania, but most of the film was shot in Illinois.. There’s a brief moment of scene setting in Pittsburgh, with an aerial shot of the city wedged between the the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, as cynical TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) and his crew head off to ‘Punxsutawney, Pa’ to cover the annual Groundhog Day A VIP Pass will allow you to stand closer to the stage the morning of Groundhog Day, in our natural amphitheater. This natural amphitheater is a great setting to be able to watch and partake in all of the Groundhog Day festivities! However, why not get a little closer and be able to feel like you are right there with Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2023. In the Fall of 2017, The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club initiated a capital campaign called Destination: Gobbler’s Knob, that’s primary focus being a visitor center at Gobbler’s Knob. During Prohibition Phil threatened to impose 60 weeks of winter on the community if he wasn’t allowed a drink. As the most famous Groundhog Day celebration in the world, you might be able to assume that the ceremony at Gobbler’s Knob is not the only event Punxsutawney hosts for Groundhog Day. Indeed, there will be numerous events and activities throughout the week leading up to 2025 Groundhog Day, like brewery parties, a talent show, and a bar crawl. The whole playlist of Groundhog Day (1993): below:=====Sing along:Pennsylv When is Groundhog Day? Groundhog Day is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada on February 2. Where was the movie Groundhog Day filmed? Tourists arriving to Gobbler’s Knob might be surprised to discover that the Pennsylvania location looks nothing like the 1993 cult classic. That’s because it’s not! Groundhog Day! It’s here you’ll find the most famous, weather-predicting groundhog in the world, Punxsutawney Phil! During the winter, brave the elements and make your way up to Gobbler’s Knob for Punxsutawney Phil’s annual - and always 100% right, do not question him - prognostication.
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