Groundhog Days in Woodstock

Thu Jan 29, 2026 - Mon Feb 2, 2026
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Repeating every days through February 2, 2026.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Location:
Woodstock Opera House
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The Chicago area's own Woodstock Willie will predict whether we will have an early spring or six more weeks of winter at Woodstock Square. Families can tour the grounds where the classic movie was filmed and participate in a Groundhog Day bags tourney.

Celebrate just like Bill Murray did in Groundhog Day by seeing the groundhog arrive on February 2 and participating in prognostication, or celebrate with activities throughout the week. Some family-friendly options include:

January 29

6:30 p.m. Groundhog Paint Along

January 30

5 p.m. Groundhog Storytime

6:00 p.m. Welcoming of the Groundhog

January 31 

8 a.m. Groundhog Day 5K

9 a.m. Theatre 121’s Storybook Players

10 a.m. Groundhog Tales: Storytelling with Jim May

10 a.m. Groundhog Day screening

11 a.m. Groundhog Day Bags Tournament

12 p.m. Walking Tour of Filming Sites

1 p.m. Puzzle Palooza

7 p.m. Groundhog Day screening

7:30 p.m. "Groundhog Day: The Musical"

February 1

 

9 a.m. Theatre 121’s Storybook Players

10 a.m. Groundhog Day screening

10 a.m. Wake-up with Wolfgang and Willie

11 a.m. Theatre 121’s Storybook Players

1 p.m. Groundhog Wood Carving Demonstration

 

February 2

6:30 a.m. Groundhog Prognostication

7:30 a.m. Official Groundhog Day Breakfast, pictures with the groundhog

8 a.m. “Groundhog Day” the Movie

12 p.m. Meet Stephen Tobolowsky aka Ned Ryerson

 

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