Two adorable groundhogs. The second day of February. Two predictions. Two functions.

Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation will celebrate Groundhog Day with a pair of parties.

The organization's "chief chuck," Elliott, will make his official prognostication during a get-together on Monday, Feb. 2, at Conestoga House & Gardens, 1608 Marietta Ave., Lancaster.

The festivities will run from 9 to 11 a.m. It is a ticketed event, but there is no charge for admission. Event tickets and tickets for parking are available by going to http://www.acornacreswr.com and clicking on the Programs/Events tab. The deadline to register is Saturday, Jan. 31, at noon.

There are only 30 tickets for parking available. An overflow lot will be located at the Grace Baptist Church lot entrance off Marietta Avenue. There will not be a shuttle bus.

"It's just like a meet-and-greet," said Betsy Shank, Acorn Acres' founder and executive director. "There will be photo ops with groundhogs, and bagels, cream cheese, and coffee will be provided."

Elliott will make his official prognostication at 10 a.m. Two identical bowls with the same snack placed in each will be put in front of the red-brown marmot. One side will be labeled "spring" and the other "winter." "Whatever bowl he consumes food from (first) is his prognostication," said Shank. It will be livestreamed on Acorn Acres' Facebook page. Elliott's little sister, Lilly, will also attempt to make a forecast.

"It's two live groundhogs, and it's a Pennsylvania tradition that is over 245 years old," said Shank. "It's one of those things where it's just fun. There's heart, there's humor, there's compassion."

Acorn Acres' Groundhog Day Party will be held later that night, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Tellus 360, 24 E. King St., Lancaster. This event is also free, but tickets are required.

The gathering will be sponsored by Tito's Handmade Vodka. "There will be one featured cocktail, and for any Tito's beverage purchased that night, a dollar will come back to Acorn Acres," said Shank.

Guests will be able to buy food from Tellus 360, and there will be a cash bar.

There will also be a selfie station, bingo, kids' crafts, and cornhole. The interactive game Kahoot! will test visitors' knowledge of groundhogs.

"We'll have merch for sale, and we'll have our education table with our skulls and our pelts," Shank said.

At 7 p.m., Elliott will make his prediction for the NFL championship game using the same process as he had for his prognostication that morning.

"The biggest, most important moment is Elliott doing his prognostication for the (title game)," Shank said. "I'm not telling people that they need to wager on things, but my groundhog has called the winner three years in a row."

Elliott researches his selection during the playoffs. "He does study," Shank said. "He's been known to watch a game or two while he's figuring out what he's going to do."

Proceeds will benefit Acorn Acres. "It is a fundraiser for us, but we're in Pennsylvania," said Shank. "This is a big day for us, and I have two live, really, really cute groundhogs. So why would I not have them prognosticate? This is purely for fun."

Shank said Acorn Acres is the "first and only nonresidential or commercial wildlife rehabilitation education facility in Lancaster County."

She added, "We specialize in the rehabilitation of your common backyard prey mammals. Everything from mouse to beaver. And Virginia opossums. Virginia opossums are not considered prey animals. They're opportunistic carnivores, but we're the only one in the county that is openly and actively rehabilitating them because they're so critically important to our entire environment."

Acorn Acres also has an education room and holds several events throughout the year. "We have a lot of open houses where we bring the community into a wildlife rehabilitation facility so they can see what it is and where we do our work," Shank said. "Nobody knows about wildlife rehabilitation until they need it, and then they have suddenly have all these questions. We open up this entire building to let people see so they understand where their dollars are going and what we're doing."