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Groundhog Days 2025 will be better than ever. Visit Woodstock, Illinois, the home of everything Groundhog Days (the movie). This year, we’re celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the filming, with events for everyone. 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, 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 four-day event takes on special meaning for the northwest suburbs because the movie "Groundhog Day" was filmed there. Chairman of Woodstock Groundhog Days, Rick Bellairs, joined ABC7 on Sunday WHAT: Woodstock, Illinois, where the "Groundhog Day" movie was filmed, is celebrating with a four-day festival called Woodstock Groundhog Days, capped off with Woodstock Willy's Prognostication 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 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 The day before Willie’s weather report, you can also catch Groundhog Storytime at Makety Make in the Old Courthouse Center at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, and a free Welcoming of the Groundhog, with a performance by the Woodstock Community Choir, at a new location this year, the Event Center at the Courthouse Center on the Square. The charming town of Woodstock, IL, is set to come alive once again as it hosts the annual Woodstock Groundhog Days celebration from February 1st to February 4th, 2024. Unlike any other Groundhog Day event, Woodstock, the cinematic backdrop of the beloved film, invites enthusiasts from around the world to join in the festivities that transcend time and space. 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 Freas named February 2, the peak between the winter solstice and spring equinox, Groundhog Day after none other than a large rodent. As legend has is, if the groundhog emerges from his burrow to a sunny day and sees his shadow it will send him scurrying back underground forecasting six more weeks of winter. This Sunday is Groundhog Day! 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, 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 Peoria, IL (WMBD)- Since the late 1880s February 2nd has been celebrate as Groundhog Day. A way to “predict” when the winter weather moves on to make way for spring. If our groundhog fr Groundhog Day has been celebrated in the United States since at least February 2, 1886. Starting in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with its now-famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, the tradition spread throughout America. Groundhog Day: Gear up for all the festivities during Groundhog Day season from Thursday through Sunday in Woodstock. The city will have numerous events, including a movie memorabilia open house, a 5K, a cocktail party, storytelling and walking tours. “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 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. About Gertie. Gertie the Groundhog is a celebrated meteorologist from Wildlife Prairie State Park, Illinois. Since 1993, Gertie has been predicting the weather on February 2nd from her wildlife chalet, inspiring local musician Barry Cloyd to write the original, hit song “Wake-Up Gertie.” Woodstock Willie is the official weather-predicting groundhog of Woodstock, Illinois. Woodstock is the filming location of the Bill Murray 1993 classic movie, “Groundhog Day”. Woodstock’s Groundhog Day ceremony is well attended, attracting with hundreds of spectators and featuring a Groundhog Polka Band.
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