
2022 Events

Annie Dorsen: Yesterday Tomorrow
Algorithmic theater inventor Annie Dorsen remounts a prescient 2016 work suited to our technologically-drenched and environmentally/politically anxious times that celebrates the potential transcendence of living in the moment.

After Antarctica screening & discussion
In a dramatic attempt to bring awareness to the changing continent, an international expedition led by renowned explorer Will Steger embarked on the first-ever coast-to-coast expedition across Antarctica in 1989.

Nightchurch
This weekly dance party—tailored specially for The Great Northern Jan 29—features local DJs extraordinaires, giving a stage to rising talent.

Barley and Snow: A Panel on Climate Action, Beer, and Skiing
Prior to the celebration of an upcoming top-secret, limited-release beer, Fat Tire will host a panel focused on the impacts of climate change across brewing and winter sports.

CANCELED // Seth Parker Woods & Spencer Topel: ICED BODIES
An ice cello dyed black and embedded with electronics is played and translated into sound, paying tribute to an avant-garde past while reflecting on overlooked and undocumented cases of mental disability within underrepresented populations.

Kari Leibowitz: Winter Mindset Workshop
Health psychologist/speaker/writer Kari Leibowitz discusses concrete strategies for thriving in winter and learning to see the season as a time of joy and opportunity.
Latins on Ice
Five local Latin performers reflect on their distinct Minnesota winter experiences in a comedic, tragic, and passionate variety show set on the frozen Lake Nokomis.

Unlock It: Silverwood Park
Join us for an Unlock It adventure at Silverwood Park—a new outdoor orienteering challenge for all ages.

Wim Hof Method Workshop presented by Sand Valley
The Wim Hof Method is a simple, yet powerful method, based on the foundation of three pillars: Breathwork, Cold Exposure and Mindset. Presented by Sand Valley.

Molly Joyce: Perspective
One of the "most versatile, prolific and intriguing composers working under the vast new-music dome" (The Washington Post), Molly Joyce's Perspective is an ongoing multimedia project featuring words and stories of disabled interviewees set within a complimentary soundscape.

U.S. Pond Hockey Championships
Since 2006, The U.S. Pond Hockey Championships have given hockey enthusiasts a premier opportunity to experience hockey the way nature intended.

The Great Northern at Cardamom Ice Bar
Set on the backdrop of the ice bar created by Cardamom, MN Ice, and Apricot Floral, this singular dining and beverage experience will reinvigorate the senses and transport guests to another world as they gaze over the Minneapolis skyline.

Jovan C. Speller & Andy DuCett: Conservatory
A physically immersive and visually captivating experience designed to center Black life. Surrounded by solid ice, a thriving greenhouse garden wedged between two buildings in a downtown Saint Paul alley will flourish with hundreds of deeply hued plants.

Saint Paul Winter Carnival
The Great Northern founding partner Saint Paul Winter Carnival has brought family-friendly events and community pride to Saint Paul and the Twin Cities metro area since 1886.

Juxtaposition winter art
Youth apprentices from Juxtaposition Arts' Graphics Lab will debut their animated visions of winter projected onto Highlight Tower on loop in Northeast Minneapolis Jan 26, and making their way across Minneapolis and Saint Paul at surprise locations to be announced.