The Great American Think-Off is an exhibition of civil disagreement between powerful ideas that connect to your life at the gut level. In 2023, the Think-Off celebrated 30 years of asking life’s biggest questions.

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, located in the rural farm and manufacturing town of New York Mills, MN (population 1,294), sponsors this annual philosophical essay and debate contest.

33rd Annual Great American Think-Off Debate
June 13, 2026
New York Mills, Minnesota

2026 Question:
[To be announced in January]

Essays due April 1. Finalists announced May 1. Debate second Saturday in June.

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