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. 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 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 Woodstock Willie will be making a grand appearance to kick off the weekend’s festivities. Theatre 121 cast will premiere a few songs from Groundhog Day the Musical. 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 Opera House; 📅 Feb 1, 2025. Groundhog 5K @ Woodstock Metra Station; Groundhog Tales: Storytelling with Jim May 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 The main event for Groundhog Day is the annual prognostication at 7:00 on February 2nd. Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone: 815-338-4300. Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Groundhog Day Prognostication February 2 at 6:30 AM Woodstock IL 60098 Business: 815-338-4212 Box Office: 815-338-5300 Fax: 815-334-2287. FAQs. 6:00 pm: Welcoming of the Groundhog Woodstock Willie will be making a grand appearance to kick off the weekend's festivities. Theatre 121 cast will premiere a few songs from Groundhog Day the Musical. This FREE event will be in the Event Center on the top floor of the Courthouse Center on the Square. And hundreds of people are traveling to Woodstock to see Willie The Groundhog make his big prognostication. Rick, Mark and Woodstock Willie join us with more. Woodstock, IL Jan. 30th – Feb. [] One of Woodstock’s best features for Groundhog Day movie enthusiasts is the Walking Tour that the Groundhog Days Committee has developed. 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. Coming in 2025 – For the first time there will be a 5K Groundhog Day Run. Run through Woodstock and go past some of the places in the movie. Run past the bowling alley, piano teacher’s house, movie theater and Pennsylvanian Hotel. You may recognize our home from “Groundhog Day”. Yes, this is where Bill Murray stayed. Same house, yet anything but stuffy and repetitive! Woodstock, IL Woodstock, Illinois celebrates Groundhog Day 2025 where Bill Murray filmed 1993 movie. Chairman of Woodstock Groundhog Days, Rick Bellairs, joined ABC7 on Sunday to talk about some of the many 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 Everybody’s favorite insurance agent from Groundhog Day - Stephen Tobolowsky, aka Ned Ryerson, will be back again for the Groundhog Day festivities in Woodstock, IL. You have seen Stephen on TV in Deadwood, Californication, Glee, One Day at a Time, Goldbergs and many others. Groundhog Days Hotline: (815) 334-2620. Home; Events. Thursday, January 30th. Groundhog Storytime; Welcoming of the Groundhog; Woodstock, IL 60098 United States Groundhog Days Hotline: (815) 334-2620 (Northwest Tollway to Rockford) to Illinois Rt. 47. Right (North) on Route 47, through Huntley into Woodstock “Official” Groundhog Day Breakfast 02 February 2024 7:30 am - 9:30 am Immediately following the ceremony on the town square the official Groundhog Day breakfast will be held at the Woodstock Moose Lodge on Clay Street.
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