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Chicago Children's Theatre - 9:30 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
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Yorktown Center - various times
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Oakbrook Center - various times
Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
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Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Fox Valley Mall - 11:00 AM
The Morton Arboretum - 4:30 PM
The DuSable Museum of African American Art - 10:00 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Fox Valley Mall - 11:00 AM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
Fox Valley Mall - 11:00 AM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
EXP Rosemont - 1:00 PM
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Chicago Children's Museum - 10:00 AM
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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"
