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Various locations - various times
Sloomoo Institute - Chicago - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Various locations - various times
Sloomoo Institute - Chicago - various times
The Escape Room Chicago - various times
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - various times
Morton Arboretum - various times
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Yellow Box Theatre - 7:30 PM
Morton Arboretum - various times
Various locations - various times
Homan Square Community Center Park - 9:00 AM Pick
Chicago History Museum - 10:00 AM Pick
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier - 11:00 AM Pick
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Groundhog Days in Woodstock
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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 30
5 p.m. Groundhog Storytime
6:00 p.m. Welcoming of the Groundhog
6:30 p.m. Groundhog paint-along
January 31
7 p.m. Groundhog Day screening
7:30 p.m. "Groundhog Day: The Musical"
February 1
8 a.m. Groundhog Day 5K
10 a.m. Groundhog Day screening
10 a.m. Groundhog Tales: Storytelling with Jim May
10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Theatre 121’s Storybook Players
11 a.m. Groundhog Day Bags Tournament
1 p.m. Puzzle Palooza
February 2
7:00 a.m. Groundhog Prognostication
7:30 a.m. Official Groundhog Day Breakfast
10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,1 p.m. and 6 p.m. "Groundhog Day: The Musical"