Join us for ten days full of outdoor activities, live music, art, dining experiences, and community conversations.

Schedule of Events:

The Great Northern Sauna Village: Open Steam Sessions
5:30 PM Malcolm Yards
Visit our pop-up sauna village in the heart of Minneapolis. Our Community Steam sessions are a self-guided sauna experience. Book 60- to 90-minute sessions and explore various traditional wood-fired saunas, including barrel, backyard, and mobile units, just steps away from the Malcolm Yards food hall.

Role of Sci-Fi + Imagination in Climate Solutions (virtual)
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Virtual
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.

The Great Northern Ice Bar
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM Union Depot
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 Sauna Village: Open Steam Session
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Malcolm Yards
Visit our pop-up sauna village in the heart of Minneapolis. Our Community Steam sessions are a self-guided sauna experience. Book 60- to 90-minute sessions and explore various traditional wood-fired saunas, including barrel, backyard, and mobile units, just steps away from the Malcolm Yards food hall.

The Great Northern Sauna Village: Open Steam Session
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Malcolm Yards
Visit our pop-up sauna village in the heart of Minneapolis. Our Community Steam sessions are a self-guided sauna experience. Book 60- to 90-minute sessions and explore various traditional wood-fired saunas, including barrel, backyard, and mobile units, just steps away from the Malcolm Yards food hall.

Mary Prescott: Mother Tongue
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Public Functionary
Join us for an evening of film, food, and conversation with Minnesota composer Mary Prescott at the premiere of Mother Tongue, a new work commissioned by The Great Northern.

The Great Northern Sauna Village: Twin Cities Pride Steam
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Malcolm Yards
The Great Northern and Twin Cities Pride invites members of the queer community to a steam session focused on wellbeing, togetherness, and an embrace of the winter season.