Events

Rooms worth showing up for.

Movement, meals, socials, challenges, and service projects for DMV professionals who want connection outside the work script.

Formats

Every format has a job: make connection easier.

Move

Runs, yoga, sports, walks, and challenges that turn movement into a reason to show up together.

Open Up

Small-group prompts, stories, and tables where people can talk about more than the work.

Gather

Social nights, meals, dance floors, and local experiences designed to make strangers feel familiar.

Build

Service, partnerships, and member-led projects that strengthen the DMV beyond the room.

Recaps

Past rooms, future proof.

Social + movement

Common Ground Salsa Night

A mixer, lessons, open dancing, and one room full of people from different backgrounds.

April 17, 2026 / McLean, VA
Movement challenge

Bricks Run Club 5K

A WhatsApp message became real-life strides, side-by-side conversations, and new people.

May 2026 / DMV
Team ritual

Flag Football Season

The record was not the point. Showing up every week became the win.

Spring 2026 / Northern Virginia
Wellbeing

Common Ground x Sol Studio

A movement reset hosted with Sol Studio and 532YOGA.

February 2026 / Alexandria, VA
Experience

Flowers and Sip

A Valentine's experience that sold out in under 24 hours.

January 2026 / DMV
Local ecosystem

Partner Spotlight

A community grows when local partners believe before the world catches on.

May 2026 / DMV