Dining Experiences
We’re celebrating Minnesota chefs, cooks, mixologists, farmers, and growers with an exciting lineup of cooking demos, hands-on workshops, markets, dinners, and more!
Highlights
Check out The Great Northern Winter Festival’s dining experiences below. We’ll also have plenty of food trucks at the festival grounds, with a variety of different options to try while moving throughout the festival!
Chef demos
From campside-inspired techniques to creative takes on BBQ and comfort food, these demos invite audiences to savor the warmth, flavor, and camaraderie of cooking together in the cold.
Workshops with Minnesota’s top cooks and mixologists
Grazing board demonstrations, cocktail classes, and other hands-on workshops led by some of the most talented cooks and mixologists in Minnesota.
Winter Farmers Market
The Winter Farmer’s Market will have a sampling of vendors building a local, sustainable, and organic food economy. Presented in partnership with Mill City Farmer’s Market.
Chef-curated dinner and music experiences
We’ve teamed up with Aster Cafe to offer a special chef-curated dinner and music experience, featuring MMYYKK + Omar Abdulkarim
Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2026
Vikre Winter Lounge
Step into the Vikre Winter Lounge, a cozy après-ski pop-up bar crafted by the flavor-obsessed minds behind Vikre Distillery. The Vikre Winter Lounge will be open Friday-Sunday.