Walk, ski, or snowshoe through a fun-filled, candlelit night on Lake of the Isles at The Great Northern founding partner Loppet Foundation’s Luminary Loppet.

Cap off The Great Northern 2023 at Malcolm Yards Market with a special outdoor screening of David Bowie biopic Moonage Daydream and lively set by DJ Yasmeenah—plus plenty of delectable food and beverage offerings.

Drawing from birdsong, contemporary music ensemble Alarm Will Sound interprets John Luther Adams’s Ten Thousand Birds, following the cycle of a day and using space by moving around the venue as they play.

Visit and expand your understanding of Twin Cities sites with deep significance to Dakota people through stories and perspectives often left out of our state’s history in this immersive outdoor offering by Minnesota Humanities Center.

Inhale the sweet aroma of fresh Northern Minnesota birch as artist Nathan White demonstrates woodturning at the American Association of Woodturners' Gallery of Wood Art.

Join The Point Retreats for an unforgettable, breathwork and heat/cold exposure therapy experience at the beautiful Silverwood Park.

Join us at Icehouse for solo and collaborative material from Naeem and Cheeky, with a set from DJ Keezy to follow.

Drawing upon J.A. Baker’s prophetic 1967 book The Peregrine, Australia-born/Iceland-based artist Ben Frost presents the new choral performance and installation Cold Air Rises.

Join Minneapolis Parks Foundation for a dynamic guided walk throughout Water Works at Mill Ruins Park.

Come and peruse local makers, craftsman and artists at The Great Northern Winter Exchange in the lobby of Hotel Emery in downtown Minneapolis.

American Composers Forum’s most recent cohort of McKnight Composer Fellows share new music in a special presentation at Icehouse.

Celebrate the opening of American Swedish Institute’s Fluidity: Identity in Swedish Glass—an exhibit exploring glass as a form of expression by artists on journeys of identity and self—and the U.S. premiere of Swedish glass artist Jo Andersson’s immersive installation, Being.

A conversation between “reigning musical ambassador of the natural world” (The New York Times) John Luther Adams and The New Yorker’s music critic Alex Ross (The Rest is Noise).

Join us for a special book launch event in celebration of A Darker Wilderness (Milkweed Editions)—with book editor Erin Sharkey and live readings from contributors Michael Kleber-Diggs, katie robinson and Tia-Simone Gardner—and a conversation to follow.

An artist talk surrounding TO ILLUMINATE ABUNDANCE—an exhibition from nine local Black women and femme designers exploring what it means to live a life full of love, freedom, and light… beyond survival.

Peabody Award-winning host Krista Tippett presents a live, in-person recording of the wildly popular On Being podcast, featuring biologist, author, innovation consultant, and self proclaimed “nature nerd” Janine Benyus.

We are thrilled to invite you to the tasting event, Mamaqtuq!, meaning “It’s delicious!” in Inuvialuktun – an invitation to celebrate a newly inspired seven-course tasting menu by chef Rob Kinneen.

Wisconsin-born/North Carolina-based Phil Cook (Bon Iver, Indigo Girls, Hiss Golden Messenger, Megafaun) performs songs from his new solo piano record All These Years.

Hear from Australia-born/Iceland-based artist Ben Frost as he discusses his process of translating JA Baker's classic novel The Peregrine into an opera titled Cold Air Rises—the first part of which will debut at The Great Northern 2023.

A curatorial talk speaking to Inuit art histories, presents and futures through the exhibition Atautchikun | wâhkôtamowin (Remai Modern, Saskatchewan, 2021-2022), co-curated by Kablusiak and Missy LeBlanc.

Composer, producer, and video artist Emily Wells and her band (cellist Topu Lyo, drummer Addie Vogt, and multi-instrumentalist Alec Spiegelman) perform work from her 2022 album Regards to the End.

A program of three documentary films that unite around expressions of environmental activism and climate action. In partnership with MSP Film Society.

A standout lineup of Minnesota-based comedians live at Sisyphus Brewing. Curated and hosted by Ali Sultan.

Join us for food collective K’óoben’s 5th pop-up experience, featuring guest chefs who will explore what it means to be crafting and cooking food in the middle of winter in Minnesota—plus specialty beverage pairings, and live music.

Educator and explorer Will Steger joins forces with Norwegian explorer and author Erling Kagge for a reflective conversation on nature’s rhythms, silence, the human relationship to the environment, art, deep cold, and more.

A launch and celebration of nine local changemakers, offering a window into how you—and everyday people from diverse backgrounds in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and beyond—can be part of climate solutions. Presented in partnership with Project Drawdown.

Kara-Lis Coverdale’s singular composition Music for Sauna will take listeners on a sonic journey as they bask in The Great Northern Sauna Village’s largest on-site sauna, Superior Saunas’ Artist Sauna.

Curious about funeral options beyond the standards of burial and cremation? Join Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, to learn about human composting.