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.

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.

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

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).

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.

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

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.

A relaxed winter-themed family concert designed for audiences of all ages, including individuals with autism or sensory sensitivities.

Get together, get moving, and build some midwinter heat with this all-abilities movement class offering a fun and inclusive approach to dancing.

Celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with a performance featuring music that honors family traditions and themes of unity and health.

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.

Climate activist, artist, and entrepreneur Eric Pasi debuts music from his Polynesian surf rock project, Palms Psalm.

Famed music pioneer Brian Eno and Canadian guitarist Donna Grantis discuss the arts’ role in tackling climate change. In partnership with EarthPercent.

Pow Wow singer Joe Rainey performs his debut collection of songs, backed by electronics and Owls quartet, arranged by collaborators Andrew Broder and William Brittelle. Visuals by Isaac Gale.

Join us to kick off The Great Northern with a "festival eve" winter village at Surly Brewing Beer Garden.

Join Ashwini Ramaswamy, lead choreographer of Invisible Cities, and Will McGrath (author, Everything Lost is Found Again, Farewell Transmission) as they discuss her process of adapting Italo Calvino's book as a multi-faceted dance performance.