No One Does Winter Better Than Minnesota
The Best of Winter Passport is your guide to discovering it all, from art and music to food, festivals, and outdoor adventures.
How it Works
Pick Up Your Passport
Pick up your passport at participating locations or download and print it out at your convenience. Read on to see the complete list participating venues and organizations.
Visit Participating Locations
From Jan 1 to Feb 8, stop by participating locations to collect stamps, use coupons, and enjoy a fantastic variety of winter activities.
Collect Stamps
Show your passport at every stop—get your stamp, keep collecting!
Get Rewards + Enter Grand-Prize Giveaways
Score exclusive merch and get entered to win big—like a two-night downtown hotel stay.
Passport Activities
Explore our curated guide to the coolest arts, eats, and outdoor experiences across Minneapolis + St. Paul, Jan 1 – Feb 8
The Great Northern
Loppet Foundation
The Great Northern
Minneapolis Vintage Market
Walker Art Center
Saint Paul Winter Carnival
Minneapolis institute of art
U of M Landscape Arboretum
The Great Northern
Amtrak
Caribou Coffee
Owamni
See More Passport Activities
B Suite
Four Seasons Hotel, Minneapolis
Four Seasons Hotel, Minneapolis
Loppet Foundation
The Great Northern
The Great Northern
The Great Northern
The Great Northern + Brownbody
The Saint Paul Winter Carnival
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
The Loft Literary Center
Discover the best of winter, score special merch, and be entered to win grand prizes!
Collect stamps to unlock special discounts and get the chance to win special prizes. Make sure to get the challenge page at the back of your passport stamped at your 7th, 10th, and 15th location. Take a picture or scan your challenge page and send it to passport@thegreatnorthernfestival.com by Monday, February 16th to get entered to win prize packages.
7+ Stamps
Earn a pair of limited edition socks.
10+ Stamps
Get entered to win a special prize package!
15+ Stamps
Get entered to win our grand prize package!
10+ Stamps
Art and Dining Prize Package
• $20 Caribou Coffee Gift Card
• Private tour + tasting experience for two at Vikre Distillery
• Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous People’s of North America signed by author Sean Sherman
• 2 tickets to Mia’s special exhibition
• 2 tickets, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
10+ Stamps
Winter Wellness Prize Package
• $20 Caribou Coffee Gift Card
• One sauna session for two guests at Superior Sauna + Steam
• 8-Class Passbook, Sunna
• Private group ski lesson + equipment rental at Loppet Ski School
• 1 pair, Ice Bug shoes
15+ Stamps
Grand Prize Package
• 2-night hotel stay for up to two guests at Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot
• One sauna session for two guests at Superior Sauna + Steam
• Gift card, Aster House
Collect Your Passport, Start Exploring
Explore all the locations participating in the Best of Winter Passport! This map highlights must-visit winter destinations where you can pick up a passport, complete passport activities, collect stamps, and enjoy seasonal experiences. Use it to plan your route, discover new favorites, and make the most of winter.
Can’t wait to get started? You can download a print-ready version of the passport here:
The Best of Winter Passport is presented in partnership with Meet Minneapolis
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
You can pick up a passport at any participating location. You can find all participating locations at the map listed on this page. Don’t want to wait? You can also download and print the passport (linked above).
Visit each participating location or event listed in The Best of Winter Passport to collect your stamps. Each passport page should have specific instructions on how to collect your stamp (i.e: Visit the Welcome Desk on the second floor). Make sure to also collect stamps on your Challenge page at the back of your passport stamped on each 7th, 10th, and 15th location to make sure you can enter to win prizes.
If you’ve collected seven stamps, you can redeem your passport at The Great Northern info booths (Jan 31 – Feb 1) or at the MeetMinneapolis Visitor Center in February, timing TBA.
Take a picture or scan your challenge page and send it to passport@thegreatnorthernfestival.com by Monday, February 16th to get entered to win prize packages. Winners will be contacted on March 1st.