Groundhog Day
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Monday, Feb 2, 2026 8:30am - 9am
Location
Dupont Circle park
6-7 Dupont Circle NW
Details
It’s Groundhog Day, and Potomac Phil, the National Groundhog, is ready
to emerge in Dupont Circle to dispense his famed meteorological and
political wisdom. Will we face six more weeks of winter blues, or is
an early spring on the horizon?
Join the excitement at DC’s quirkiest annual ritual (IYKYK), featuring
banging polka hits, free coffee and pastries while supplies last,
surprise appearances by VIP “celebrities,” and more. Festivities begin
at the Dupont Circle Fountain, with Potomac Phil’s grand emergence at
8:30 a.m. sharp. Punctuality is key. Potomac Phil waits for no one.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Potomac Phil holding court in
Dupont Circle, a tenure that outlasts Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
presidency.
