TEDxDuluth

Prepare to be inspired, challenged, and connected. The premier stage for local innovation and storytelling, TEDxDuluth announces its highly anticipated conference happening in February 2026. This year’s theme of igniting personal growth invites the community to step away from the daily grind and to take a day with us to explore the transformative power of human experience through four powerful sessions. TEDxDuluth is a locally organized, independent event that brings the world-renowned TED-like experience to our doorstep. This year’s program features an incredible roster of 17 visionaries, ranging from leadership experts and doctors to entrepreneurs and authors.

Event Details
Date: February 6, 2026
Location: Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Harborside Ballroom
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Choose Your Experience: Ticket Options
TEDxDuluth offers tiered access to ensure everyone can join the conversation. Whether you want the full-day retreat or a quick spark of inspiration, we have a tier for you.

VIP Full Day Pass: Includes access to each session, priority seating, speaker Q&A access, and exclusive TEDxDuluth gift.
Full Day Pass: Admission to all four sessions.
Morning or Afternoon Pass: Access to two full sessions of speakers (Sessions 1 & 2 or Sessions 3 & 4).
Single Session Pass: Admission to a single session of speakers.

Event Add-On Purchases:
Networking Luncheon: Join our speakers and partners for an Italian pasta buffet at the venue.
TEDxDuluth Gear: Show your support by pre-ordering our signature branded merchandise (shirt or beanie).

How to Attend
Tickets are limited and expected to sell out. To view full speaker bios and secure your spot, visit: www.TEDxDuluth.com

What is TEDx?
x = independently organized event
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

What is TED? About TED
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding and drive meaningful change. Our organization is devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit of knowledge – without an agenda. We welcome people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world and connection with others, and we invite everyone to engage with ideas and activate them in your community. TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities and initiatives exploring everything from science and business to education, arts and global issues. In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze $6.6 billion in funding for projects that support bold solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges – working to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives.
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