Mostly true but everybody should have this on their bucket list to do at least once.
A few years back, mainly on the strength of the 1993 "Groundhog Day" movie featuring Bill Murray, we decided to take a mini-vacation out there to witness the festivities firsthand.
We stayed at some Courtyard Marriott, or maybe it was a Hampton Inn, in a nearby town the night before. We were up at 4:30am and after spiking our coffee with some Kahlua, we joined the masses - and I do mean masses - in the predawn darkness and stood for hours in the 25 degree cold.
Pretty much spent the whole day there in Punxsutawney. It really is a lot like the movie. A bunch of people having a goofy fun time with all kinds of school bands making noise and people blowing into horns, etc. We almost expected some middle-aged guy in a trench coat to run into us and try to sell us insurance.
It's not something I'd do a second time but I'm glad I did it the one time. And yes, the Kahlua definitely helped. Make sure your wife brings a bottle in the purse and pour it into your coffee.
OK. Worth experiencing, one time. Or maybe your description will suffice. Getting too old to travel & there’s always youtube.
As for a.m. Kahlua: my day begins with coffee and ends with whiskey on ice, without fail. But the two cannot mix outside their appointed times in the diurnal cycle.