Minneapolis
Climate Week
Climate change can feel overwhelming, but local climate action is strong and hopeful. Experience it!
Minneapolis Climate Week is five days of climate events across the Twin Cities — a chance to see an ecosystem at work. No convention hall, no flown-in keynote. Hosted by the people already doing the work.
Free to host. Free to list. Built by those who show up.
Not a conference. A week.
Minneapolis Climate Week is a distributed, community-organized week of climate action across the metro — launched in February 2026. Think small businesses, breweries, coffee shops, job sites, community centers, schools, church basements, and frozen lakes. Practical climate work, open to everyone.
There is no central application. There is no central management. There is no central authority. The week is decentralized and everywhere — and that is the point.
This site will have a calendar of events, maintained by The Twin Cities Climate Collaborative, but individual events will be run by the people or organizations hosting the event.
Not a conference. A set of conditions.
More collisions. More participation. More visibility. More possibilities.
See the ecosystem
Climate work is already happening across Minnesota, in buildings, neighborhoods, companies, utilities, farms, nonprofits, public agencies, and more. A climate week can surface the often invisible work and put it in context, with helpful connections often following.
If you want in, you're in
This is community-built by design; no centralized applications or invitations. The week is shaped by those who show up. If there is something worth sharing, asking, showing, or working through, there is room for it. And if you are thinking about it, chances are good others are too.
Winter, on purpose
February makes the week specific to Minnesota. Climate work is a lived experience, and progress has to happen under real conditions, not ideal ones.
Room for complexity
There is no single climate problem, and no single climate answer; climate work involves trade-offs, uncertainty, and disagreement. A useful week makes space for the tensions, and candid conversations about what's hard, what's working, and where and how perspectives differ.
What we can actually verify
Start somewhere
Tune in. Show up. Help out.
Host an event
The main way in. A workshop, a tour, a panel, a potluck, a repair clinic, a walk on a frozen lake. It's free to list and you keep full control of your own event. We provide a calendar for your event to be discovered.
Submit an event →Event organizer instructions →
Offer a venue
Space is valuable. A taproom, a community room, an event venue, a church basement, a library meeting room, a gallery, an office after hours. If you've got a room and some chairs, you can make an event possible for someone who otherwise couldn't.
Email us about a venue →Volunteer
A few hours, or the whole week. Help events that want help, take photos, make content, or be the person who notices whoever came alone. No climate expertise required.
Email us to volunteer →Sponsor or give
From $10 to founding partner. Cash, coffee, a venue for a day, a charitable donation, or professional services. Your contribution makes a difference.
Sponsorship information →Find people to build with
Have something you want to talk about, explore, or work on, but don't want to organize alone? Tell us what you're thinking about and we'll help connect you with others who may want to build something together.
Email us →Just keep me posted
No commitment at all. Get the newsletter: event announcements, a countdown as February gets close, and a daily guide during the week.
Join the list →Get Minneapolis Climate Week updates
Event announcements, partnerships, and updates, straight to your inbox.
Sustainable travel, discounted hotels
Coming from out of town? With the help of our partner TripZero and the Minneapolis hotel community, we've secured discounted hotel rates for attendees. When you book through this program, TripZero offsets the carbon footprint of your travel — at no cost to you.
Asked and answered
Is this a conference?
No. It's a distributed week of events hosted all over the metro area by people and organizations who choose to organize events — in breweries, coffeeshops, community centers, church basements, and out on the ice.
Is there an application to get involved?
There is no application. If you want to host, volunteer, offer a venue, or speak — pick a way in above and do it.
Do I need to be invited to host an event?
No, this week is built by those who show up. Consider this the ask: you're invited. Host something.
Does it cost anything?
There’s no charge to list or host an event as part of Minneapolis Climate Week. Individual hosts or venues can choose whether their own event is free or ticketed.
Who's in charge?
The Twin Cities Climate Collaborative coordinates the calendar and the newsletter. But nobody runs your event except you — hosts keep full control of their own events.
Can I host an event about [insert here]?
Absolutely. The point is to make room for useful climate work in a lot of forms. Help residents apply for utility rebates. Organize a trash pickup. Convene a candid conversation about local energy policy or lobbying strategy. Gather senior corporate sustainability leaders to compare notes on what is working and what is not. It does not have to look like a panel, and it does not have to be for a general audience. It can be practical, technical, social, strategic, hands-on, or highly specific. If you think a group of people might benefit from being in a room together, make it happen.
Why February? In Minneapolis?
On purpose. The cold reminds us that winter is real. Climate work is real too. And if it's not cold in Minneapolis in February, we should definitely be talking about the climate!
Where do events happen?
Anywhere with space. Breweries, coffeeshops, nonprofits, libraries, church basements, frozen lakes. If you have a space, you have a venue. Location details for events will be listed on the calendar.
How do I stay in the loop?
Sign up for the newsletter — event announcements, a countdown as February gets close, and a daily guide during the week.
Still have a question?
Email [email protected]. We're volunteers, so give us a couple of days.