Our events run from Thursday, January 30th until Sunday, February 2nd. Meet our special guest, Stephen Tobolowsky aka Ned Ryerson – BING! New events this year include the inaugural 5K run past many of the familiar places in the movie, the Broadway musical ‘Groundhog Day’ live on stage in the Woodstock Opera House, and Storybook Players for kids. “Groundhog Day” the Movie . All Events “Groundhog Day” the Movie. 31 January 2025 7:00 pm. Woodstock, IL 60098 United States + Google Map Woodstock, Illinois, home site of filming for the 1993 classic “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Stephen Tobolowski, is hosting a Groundhog Days celebration with a The Brief. Woodstock, Illinois, became the filming location for "Groundhog Day" (1993), and the town now celebrates the movie with an annual festival that attracts visitors from around the world. Woodstock, Illinois celebrates Groundhog Day 2025 where Bill Murray filmed 1993 movie. The home of the Groundhog Days movie is celebrating 33 years with its annual celebration. Celebrate the magic with us at these unforgettable events with Groundhog Day festivities kick off in Woodstock!: 📅 Jan 30, 2025 Children’s Groundhog Storytime @ Old Courthouse Center Welcoming of the Groundhog @ Old Courthouse Center 📅 Jan 31, 2025 Groundhog Day Movie Memorabilia Open House Groundhog Day Dinner Dance “Groundhog Day” the Movie Groundhog Day the Musical @ Woodstock One of Woodstock’s best features for Groundhog Day movie enthusiasts is the Walking Tour that the Groundhog Days Committee has developed. visitors to Woodstock Woodstock, Illinois - Home of Annual Groundhog Days Groundhog Days FestivalThis quirky annual festival celebrates the iconic filming locations of the cult classic Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. In 1992, Woodstock, Illinois, was chosen as the backdrop for the film, and ever since, thousands of visitors from around the world have descended upon the historic Woodstock Downtown Square for This eccentric annual festival celebrates the film site for the cult-classic, Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. Woodstock, Illinois was chosen as the film location for the film in 1992. Thousands of visitors from around the globe flock to the historic Woodstock Downtown Square for the annual Prognostication to hear the verdict on future The movie "Groundhog Day" hit the big screen 30 years ago. That iconic film was filmed in Woodstock, featuring Bill Murray. And the city plans to celebrate all things groundhog Thursday, including “Groundhog Day” the Movie . All Events “Groundhog Day” the Movie. 02 February 2025 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. Woodstock, IL 60098 United States + Google Map Groundhog Day The Movie You may recognize our home from “Groundhog Day”. Yes, this is where Bill Murray stayed. Woodstock, IL 60098 815-308-5946. Text 321 Woodstock Square/Gobbler’s Knob. 121 W Van Buren St “Woodstock Square” AKA “Gobbler’s Knob”, is the scene of the main event: where crowds gathered to see if the world’s most famous weatherman, the great prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil, would see his shadow or not (spoiler alert: he sees his shadow, inciting many jeers for the six more weeks of winter to come) in the “Weather Thanks to a small town in northern Illinois, Groundhog Day is bigger than one chubby rodent and its shadow dropping a dubious weather forecast. In Woodstock, the groundhog takes a backseat to the real cause for celebration: the 1993 Bill Murray movie that was filmed there. WNIJ’s Under Rocks team visited the famed town square with the head of the annual festival (and Groundhog Day movie “Groundhog Day” the Movie . All Events “Groundhog Day” the Movie. 01 February 2025 10:00 am. Woodstock, IL 60098 United States + Google Map Groundhog Day Movie Memorabilia & Memories; Groundhog Day Dinner Dance; Groundhog Day the Movie; Groundhog Day the Musical; Saturday, February 1st. Groundhog Day the Movie; Groundhog Tales with Jim May; Groundhog Day Bags Tournament; Walking Tour of Filming Sites; Groundhog Day Movie Memorabilia & Memories; Groundhog Day Pub Crawl; Groundhog The Groundhog Day 5k Will Start near the Woodstock Train Station and race by famous filming locations from the “Groundhog Day” Movie. All Proceeds will support the Woodstock High School Backers Club. Theatre 121, the Woodstock Opera House resident production company is proud to present ‘Groundhog Day the Musical' in the Woodstock Opera House. 7 Tony Award nominations and winner of the [] January 31 @ 7:30 pm A Brief History of Woodstock’s Groundhog Days. 1992 Filming of the movie; 1993 Groundhog Day movie released; Feb.2, 1994 Cheryl Wormley and Mike Palmquist cross paths, and decide that Woodstock needs to celebrate Groundhog Day in honor of the movie’s filming in Woodstock. From the movie’s commentary Harold Ramis said: “We didn’t use Punxsutawney for the film because Punxsutawney itself didn’t have a real town center that looked very good on camera, so we wanted a town that looked perfect so the town you’ll see is Woodstock, IL.
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