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City celebrates 20th anniversary of 'Groundhog Day'

City of Woodstock unleashes week of festivities to celebrate 20th anniversary of 'Groundhog Day' filming

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Animal handler Mark Szafarn of Chicago holds Woodstock Willie at last year's Groundhog Day prognostication in the Woodstock Square.

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Hundreds of people are expected to wait anxiously to see if Woodstock Willie the groundhog sees his shadow during the annual Groundhog Prognostication event on Saturday, Feb. 2, in Woodstock Square in Woodstock.

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Will Woodstock Willie see his shadow this year? Find out on Saturday morning, Feb. 2.

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Woodstock's Town Square doubles for Punxsutawney, Pa., for Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliot in the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day."

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Bill Murray and a groundhog get behind the wheel of a pickup truck in the 1993 film "Groundhog Day." This year's Groundhog Days festival in Woodstock celebrates the film's 20th anniversary.

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Storyteller Jim May will share "Groundhog Tales" at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Home State Bank in Woodstock.

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It's been more than 20 years since the movie "Groundhog Day" was filmed in Woodstock, but the town hasn't forgotten. The 20th anniversary of the 1993 film will be celebrated in the city where much of it was shot. Woodstock's Groundhog Days festival continues through Sunday with a dinner dance, prognostication on the square, chili cook-off, storytelling, tour of filming sites, and more.
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    • Animal handler Mark Szafarn of Chicago holds Woodstock Willie at last year's Groundhog Day prognostication in the Woodstock Square.
    • Hundreds of people are expected to wait anxiously to see if Woodstock Willie the groundhog sees his shadow during the annual Groundhog Prognostication event on Saturday, Feb. 2, in Woodstock Square in Woodstock.
    • Will Woodstock Willie see his shadow this year? Find out on Saturday morning, Feb. 2.
    • Woodstock’s Town Square doubles for Punxsutawney, Pa., for Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliot in the 1993 movie “Groundhog Day.”
    • Bill Murray and a groundhog get behind the wheel of a pickup truck in the 1993 film “Groundhog Day.” This year’s Groundhog Days festival in Woodstock celebrates the film’s 20th anniversary.
    • Storyteller Jim May will share “Groundhog Tales” at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Home State Bank in Woodstock.
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