Play and explore with The Great Northern at Silverwood Park! Indoor and outdoor activities include a live show of Brains On!, kicksledding, illuminated fat tire biking, luminary trails, and campfires for making s’mores.

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In The Last of the Sea Women, an extraordinary band of feisty grandmother warriors wage a spirited battle against vast oceanic threats. Peering into what drives haenyeo young and old, this moving documentary zeroes in on their tight-knit friendships, savvy independence, and infectious sense of empowerment, unfolding into an uplifting tale of women taking on world powers to protect their beloved ocean and inspiring a new generation.

The Great Northern and Minnesota Ice are teaming up to bring you a 50-foot ice bar with a menu curated by Steady Pour—featuring specialty drinks from Minneapolis and St. Paul mixologists, breweries, and distilleries.

Enjoy free hot chocolate at the Ice Bar in celebration of National Hot Chocolate Day! The Great Northern and Minnesota Ice are teaming up to bring you a 50-foot ice bar with a menu curated by Steady Pour—featuring specialty drinks from Minneapolis and St. Paul mixologists, breweries, and distilleries.

The Great Northern and Minnesota Ice are teaming up to bring you a 50-foot ice bar with a menu curated by Steady Pour—featuring specialty drinks from Minneapolis and St. Paul mixologists, breweries, and distilleries.

This session will explore the themes of the upcoming Cli-Fi anthology, Metamorphosis, published in partnership with GRIST, featuring global contributors. We'll discuss the imaginative possibilities of a new world, with insights from authors and curators, and consider how these ideas resonate locally, particularly in Minneapolis.

Join us for an essential panel discussion on the "Equitable Decarbonization of Buildings in the Midwest," where we explore how the Inflation Reduction Act presents unique opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the region. Presented in partnership with Fresh Energy.

The Great Northern and Minnesota Ice are teaming up to bring you a 50-foot ice bar with a menu curated by Steady Pour—featuring specialty drinks from Minneapolis and St. Paul mixologists, breweries, and distilleries.

This panel discussion will spotlight a new campaign launching in Minnesota during the 2025 legislative session, focusing on recognition of legal rights for manoomin / psin (wild rice) during the upcoming legislative session. Presented with Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light.

Vibe Check hosts, Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, and Zach Stafford, help the audience make sense of the post-election and inauguration moment, exploring its implications for our time and for climate advocacy, action, and future.

Explore the five domains of the planetary health framework and how they can help transform all sectors to ensure a future that works for all, especially for those experiencing the first and worst impacts of climate change.

Thoughtfully helmed by acclaimed director Jeff Orlowski-Yang (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral, The Social Dilemma) and first-time filmmaker Sarah Keo, Chasing Time is a meditative exploration of time and mortality, following James and his crew as they bring the decades-long project to a close, cataloging more than one million images in the process.

Are you interested in a career focused on climate action, clean energy, or sustainability? Join us for a series of “spark talks”—short presentations by experts in their field—that highlight a wide range of climate-related career options.

This session celebrates the farmers who sustain us year-round, the markets that bring their harvest to life, and the partnerships that build strong, resilient food networks. This session will illuminate the “connective tissue” of resilient food systems—bridging local infrastructure, community partnerships, and a culture of care for the earth.

The Great Northern and Minnesota Ice are teaming up to bring you a 50-foot ice bar with a menu curated by Steady Pour—featuring specialty drinks from Minneapolis and St. Paul mixologists, breweries, and distilleries.

This session is sold out. Join our waitlist and get notified if more space becomes available.

Join us for a hands-on mending circle with Curiosity Studio as part of The Great Northern’s Climate Solution Series, where participants will build community, learn climate-resilient skills, and engage in dialogue to develop collective actions rooted in relationships.

This session will explore the hidden costs of textile production and disposal, examining environmental and health impacts, innovative recycling initiatives, and the role of waste management systems, with insights from experts on reimagining textiles, enhancing material reuse, and the benefits of second-hand markets.

Dr. Britt Wray, Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry and author of Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis, joins Leah Thomas, Founder of Intersectional Environmentalist, to discuss navigating climate anxiety by fostering hope through taking action and building meaningful community.

This session is sold out. Standby tickets are available.

Join the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) to learn about what our future winters might look like, drawing from their MN CliMAT tool, and highlighting local efforts of how communities are already adapting to climate change.

This session is sold out. Join our waitlist and get notified if more space becomes available.

Join us for a hands-on mending circle with Curiosity Studio as part of The Great Northern’s Climate Solution Series, where participants will build community, learn climate-resilient skills, and engage in dialogue to develop collective actions rooted in relationships.

The Great Northern and Minnesota Ice are teaming up to bring you a 50-foot ice bar with a menu curated by Steady Pour—featuring specialty drinks from Minneapolis and St. Paul mixologists, breweries, and distilleries.

We’re kicking off The Great Northern in true Minnesota fashion! Enjoy guided sauna sessions, catch Prince’s iconic Sign O’The Times concert projected onto the United Crushers building, and sip our signature cocktails around fire pits located on the Malcolm Yards patio.