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The spotlight will be on Wiarton this weekend as the town gears up for its annual Wiarton Willie Festival, culminating in the highly anticipated Groundhog Day Prediction Morning on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Every year, thousands gather in Wiarton to witness the world-famous groundhog make his winter forecast. 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. Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025 Wiarton Willie: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 8:07am EST: Wiarton Town Hall: 370 William St, South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario N0H 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 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 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) That means that Groundhog Day 2025 will be the 139th celebration! The original Wiarton Willie—one of Canada’s most famous prognosticators—lived to be 22 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. 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 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 Day 2025: What to Expect As February 2, 2025, approaches, anticipation builds for the spectacle in Punxsutawney. Phil’s prediction, whether it heralds more winter or promises an early spring, serves as a lighthearted moment of unity amid winter’s chill. Wiarton Willie is a prognosticating Groundhog from Wiarton in Ontario, Canada. In 2024, Willie predicted an early spring. 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. One holiday that brings thousands of people together from all over the world to celebrate the prediction of a furry forecaster. What would you rather be doing in the middle [] 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 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 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 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). As for 2025, the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction center is forecasting above average temperatures across the southern part of the country in the week after Groundhog Day, while average and slightly colder than average temperatures will stick around for the northern tier. Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil pictured as he makes his prediction on how long winter will last during the Groundhog Day Festivities, at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 2024.
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