2023 Events
Loppet Foundation: Luminary Loppet
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.
Learning from Place: Bdote
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.
Breathwork, Cold Exposure, and Meditation Experience
Join The Point Retreats for an unforgettable, breathwork and heat/cold exposure therapy experience at the beautiful Silverwood Park.
Ben Frost: Cold Air Rises
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.
The Great Northern Sauna Village
A social and therapeutic experience held this year at Malcolm Yards in Minneapolis, The Great Northern Sauna Village invites visitors to immerse themselves in sauna culture by interacting with thermaculture first-hand during the festival’s run in deep winter.
Orfield Labs: Anechoic Chamber
Experience enveloping quiet. The Great Northern invites participants into one of the quietest places on Earth—the “anechoic chamber” at Orfield Laboratories.
Maren Hassinger: Love (for Minneapolis)
Multidisciplinary artist Maren Hassinger reimagines her iconic pink installation Embrace/Love in Love (for Minneapolis)—a healing intervention for The Great Northern 2023.