Groundhog Day. Dates: February 2, 2025 Presenting Organization: The Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance is a division of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors 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 News; When is Groundhog Day 2025? Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? What does that mean? Published: Jan. 30, 2025, 12:25 p.m. Groundhog Day Tickets | Raleigh, NC | The Rialto 2025 2:29 PM to February 2, 2025 4:00 PM. Weatherman does poor job of predicting the weather, same as every day. In 2025, 138 years later, Punxsutawney Phil is making his predictions to a sold-old crowd. Who is Punxsutawney Phil? Punxsutawney Phil is the famous groundhog who predicts the weather in 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. ©2025, Hearst Television Inc. on 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. That means that Groundhog Day 2025 will be the 139th celebration! Punxsutawney Virtual Event. Sir Walter Wally in Raleigh, N.C., Staten Island Chuck in New York City. 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 If we're being honest, it even defies common sense. The legend is simple: The groundhog's shadow on Feb. 2 predicts the weather for the next six weeks, until the start of spring. 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. to 1 p.m. Groundhog Day 2025: Will Punxsutawney Phil, Buckeye Chuck see their shadows? What to know Groundhog Day is an "unusual holiday," according to the Farmers Almanac, that dates back centuries to Here's the forecast for Sunday morning: Cloudy conditions and chilly temperatures in the upper-20s are expected in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania when Phil makes his prediction around 7:08 a.m. ET 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 is known as Punxsutawney Phil, because the town where the Groundhog Day tradition originated is called Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A big celebration is still held in the town to this Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger) Phil and the town of Punxsutawney were portrayed in the 1993 film “Groundhog Day.” (It was really filmed in Woodstock, Ill.) Phil appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1995. (He did not get a Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. The Groundhog Day 2025 season is now under way! Find the latest predictions News Celebrate GROUNDHOG DAY with an exclusive, one-night-only feast. By ADH Editor | January 23, 2025 Published January 30, 2025 1:24pm EST Georgia. FOX 5 Atlanta article. General Beauregard Lee (Dauset Trails Nature Center) Groundhog Day traces its roots to ancient Celtic traditions, where
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