The Great Groundhog Scavenger Hunt

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It turns out that Groundhog Day is less "a day" than a state of mind, evidenced, of course, in the classic Bill Murray film of 1993 in which he keeps reliving the day until he finally gets it right. It's also evidenced in Sun Prairie by the fact that its festivities run from Jan. 29 through the day itself, Feb. 2. There's a scavenger hunt for pictures of Jimmy the Groundhog throughout the town. Area merchants are featuring a number of specials and Cannery Wine Bar and Tasting Room is giving away bottles of "Jimmy Juice" which, since you must be 21 + to get it, figures to be alcoholic. But move over Punxsutawney Phil, the real fun comes on Feb. 2 at 7 am when Jimmy comes out to predict the rest of this winter's weather. Tune into the special broadcast via local cable (TDS Channel 1013 or Charter Channel 983), Roku or Apple TV apps (search for KSUN), Mobile app (search for Sun Prairie Media Center in app store or Google Play), or the Sun Prairie Media center website or Facebook.

press release: The city of Sun Prairie is celebrating the 73nd annual Sun Prairie Groundhog Day Prognostication with a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, produced by the Sun Prairie Media Center.  The ceremony will begin aired at 7:00AM with the Prognostication taking place at sunrise. 

Join us for a fun morning filled with surprises to hear Jimmy’s prediction!  Jimmy the Groundhog has an extremely high accuracy rate on his annual predictions, making him an outstanding leader in meteorological circles.

You can tune into the special broadcast via TDS Channel 1013 (HD), Charter Channel 983 (SD only), Roku app (search for KSUN), Apple TV app (search for KSUN), Mobile app (search for Sun Prairie Media Center in app store or Google Play), https://sunprairiemediacenter.com/ksun/, or the Sun Prairie Media Center’s Facebook page. 

New to the City of Sun Prairie’s annual Groundhog Prognostication event this year, is The Great Groundhog Scavenger Hunt! Get out and explore Sun Prairie from January 29 – February 2, in search of Jimmy! Pictures of Jimmy the Groundhog will be hidden in various outdoor locations throughout the city of Sun Prairie. Each picture will have a unique QR code for you to scan, for you to enter for a chance to win the prize of a gift card/s, donated by Sun Prairie businesses. Visit The Great Groundhog Scavenger Hunt event on the Visit Sun Prairie Facebook page for more information, and for clues. Clues will be posted to the Visit Sun Prairie Facebook page on January 29. 

Also, businesses and organizations throughout the City of Sun Prairie will be offering a variety of Groundhog Day specials.

The official Prognostication will be posted on the “Visit Sun Prairie” and “Downtown Sun Prairie” Facebook pages.

Check out the City of Sun Prairie’s website page for the history of Groundhog Day: http://www.cityofsunprairie.com/840/Groundhog-Day