The main Groundhog Day ceremony with Punxsutawney Phil takes place very early on Groundhog Day morning, with the key moment just after sunrise on February 2.

Quick Scoop: When is the Groundhog Day ceremony?

  • Groundhog Day in 2026 is on Monday, February 2.
  • The official festivities are held at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
  • Spectators are typically allowed onto the grounds starting around 3:00–3:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
  • The core ceremony—Phil’s appearance and shadow prediction—happens at daybreak, shortly after sunrise on February 2.

So if you want to see the ceremony in person, plan to be there in the very early hours of February 2, with the prediction itself happening around sunrise.

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