Build a Bear Workshops Chicago area locations - 10:00 AM
Wayfair Chicago - 11:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Brookfield Zoo - various times
Various Locations - various times Pick
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Millennium Park McCormick Tribune Ice Rink - various times
Various Locations - various times Pick
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Various Locations - various times Pick
Stahl Family Theatre - 10:30 AM
Beverly Arts Center - 10:30 AM
Various Locations - various times Pick
Various Locations - various times Pick
Klein Creek Farm - 10:00 AM
Chicago Childrens Museum - 10:00 AM
Harry Caray's Navy Pier - 3:00 PM
Morton Arboretum - various times
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile
Studebaker Theater
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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 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
