2023 Events
The Great Northern Winter Exchange at Emery
Come and peruse local makers, craftsman and artists at The Great Northern Winter Exchange in the lobby of Hotel Emery in downtown Minneapolis.
Lunar New Year with the Minnesota Orchestra
Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with a performance featuring music that honors family traditions and themes of unity and health.
Our Common Home Walking Tour
Join Iregular founder Daniel Iregui for an outdoor walk touring the various interactive installation Our Common Home sites in Saint Paul.
Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards
Join us for the 2023 Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards, a special evening honoring climate leaders from across Minnesota who are working to ensure our state is making needed progress responding to and preparing for a changing climate.
Jovan C. Speller and Gabrielle E. W. Carter: Cultural food preservation, climate limitations and adaptation
Join Gabrielle E. W. Carter and Jovan C. Speller as they examine what it looks like to transplant tradition rooted in the global south to cooler climates. Moderated by Erin Sharkey.
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson: The role and opportunity of a climate refuge
Join Mayor of Duluth Emily Larson for a discussion on Duluth’s potential role and opportunity as a climate refuge in the coming years.
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.
Juwaria Jama and Isra Hirsi: Power of the Youth Voice
Join change-makers, Isra Hirsi and Juwaria Jama, leaders in the youth climate movement in Minnesota and beyond, for a powerful conversation around what this moment means to them, moderated by Change Narrative’s Jothsna Harris.
Secret Supper: Minneapolis
An adventurous dining experience designed to create an evening you’ll treasure for a lifetime.
Climate Announcement from Lake Superior’s National Parks & Askov Finlayson
Join the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation, Askov Finlayson, and special guests (to be announced) for an exciting announcement and discussion.
Speaker Series at The Great Northern Sauna Village
Dive deeper into sauna culture by engaging in a series of conversations and live podcasts surrounding The Great Northern Sauna Village on Sat, Jan 28—including topics on sauna-building, health benefits, and more.
David & Kai Salmela: Sense and Sustainability
Professor Thomas Fisher joins architects David and Kai Salmela of Salmela Architect in a conversation on designing sustainable, place-based architecture in the North.
Spotlight Science: Climate Solutions with Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership
Join the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) at the Bell Museum to celebrate the opening of the new Snow: Tiny Crystals, Global Impact exhibit and participate in Spotlight Science: Climate Solutions.
The Future of Sustainable Travel
A conversation among three top travel journalists from outlets including AFAR, National Geographic, and The Wall Street Journal about their predictions, research, and trends on the topic of sustainable travel.
Curiosity Studios: Sewing Circles
Join Curiosity Studio for an interactive sewing circle and discussion on the clothing cycle and its ecological consequences.
Ashwini Ramaswamy & Kevork Mourad: Invisible Cities
Bharatanatyam choreographer and dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy reinterprets Italo Calvino’s metaphysical novel through interwoven cultural perspectives and interactive projections created live by internationally-renowned visual artist Kevork Mourad.
Climate Solutions Series
Join us for a series of discussions engaging diverse perspectives on climate solutions.
Iregular: Our Common Home
This arresting, interactive installation by Montreal-based studio Iregular raises awareness and sparks conversation about the universal subject of our impact on the environment.
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.
Kablusiak: Qiniqtuaq exhibition opening
Join us for the opening celebration of Qiniqtuaq—an exhibition inviting viewer participation in the ongoing histories of the who’s who of looking and being looked at.
Andrew Schneider: N O W I S W H E N W E A R E (the stars)
This one-of-a-kind immersive experience by theater/technology pioneer Andrew Schneider allows viewers to explore traces of themselves in starlight, the universe, and those who have been here before us through a theatrical cosmos of reactive light points and enveloping sound design.
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.
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.
Aaron Dysart: Regrowth
Immerse yourself in this Green Minneapolis and MWMO-commissioned work throughout The Great Northern Jan 25–Feb 5, first at Surly Brewing for Chill Out, and then at Peavey Plaza in downtown Minneapolis
U.S. Pond Hockey Championships
The Great Northern founding partner U.S. Pond Hockey Championships have given hockey enthusiasts a premier opportunity to experience hockey the way nature intended since 2006.