15 Best Team-Building Activities in Virginia for 2024
Virginia offers a diverse array of team-building activities set amidst its landscapes and historic landmarks. Home to over 500 miles of the Appalachian Trail, the Appalachian Mountains, the Chesapeake Bay, and farmland, Virginia is often referred to as “the birthplace of a nation” or “Mother of Presidents”. With so much to explore, where should your search begin? That’s when our TeamOut experts enter the scene.
Engage in the thrill of the Amazing Race in Leesburg, or join your crew for a guided tour through the beauty of Bonsai & Botanical Garden at Meadowlark Gardens. For a journey through history, book a Williamsburg Trivia Walk and explore the rich heritage of the area.
Get creative with wine blending at Skyline Vineyard Inn Blending Lab, or give back to the community by volunteering at Common Good City Farm in Washington DC. If you’re looking for an adrenaline-boosting activity, embark on a guided kayak tour in New Quarter Park.
With so much to offer, the Old Dominion State promises an outstanding team-building adventure for every group. Don’t believe us? See it for yourself:
Build-A-Bike® is the original philanthropic team building event. Here, Corporate Social Responsibility takes the lead. Participants compete in teams to win pieces of a bicycle. Once a group has all of the parts, they assemble the bike. The secret? None of the small groups can complete a single bike without working together with other groups. In the end, children from a local charity receive their new bicycle!
Location: 100M Street SE #600, Washington, DC
Schedule: Contact the company
Duration: 1.5 hours - 3 hours
Prices: $35/pp - $75/pp
Food on-site: No
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 5⭐
Have you ever thought that you could be contributing to a better world while bonding with your team?
Pair up and navigate a 1.5-mile cross-country course on foot, jog, or run. The Amazing Race is a charitable race, with proceeds dedicated to fighting pediatric cancer. Along the route, teams will find problem-solving stations every 300 yards. Each station presents a task requiring teamwork. The first teams to complete all tasks and reach the finish line are declared the winners!
Location: The Great Amazing Race (Northern VA), 102 North St SW, Leesburg VA, 20176
Schedule: Not disclaimed
Duration: 1 hour
Prices: $30/pp
Food on-site: No
Accessibility: No
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4.5⭐
Work in pairs and overcome challenges along a 1.5-mile cross-country course! The bonus? It’s all for charity, of course!
Get ready for another thrilling challenge with Escape Room Virginia Beach! As a team, work together to uncover the hidden clues and solve as many mysteries as you can to reach your goal! Solve the museum case at The Con Artist room, head to a Wild West adventure at High Noon Saloon, or choose Mission 60 for some CIA fun!
Location: 4317 Bonney Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23452, EUA
River & Trail Outfitters is locatedat the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers. With programs ranging from low impact to high-adrenaline activities, your team will thrive! Enjoy the rock climbing wall, whitewater rafting, tubing, canoeing, and kayaking, or hike the Maryland Heights Trail. It’s going to be a fantastic, affordable, outdoor adventure!
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, Washington DC, & Northern Virginia
Schedule: Contact the company
Duration: Half-day: 2-4 hours | Full-day: up to 8 hours
Prices: $32/pp to $89/pp
Food on-site: Yes! Catered food available
Accessibility: No
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4.6⭐
Whether you’re a team of adrenaline seekers or just enjoy being out in the wild, River & Trail Outfitters offers activities that cater to everyone’s taste!
Communication is not your forte? No problem with that! Learn to speak with influence and enhance your public speaking skills with Effective Presentations. This training will give you what you need to move forward in your career, focusing on presentation skills fundamental to business success. In addition, you’ll learn how to communicate your message clearly and concisely. Learning & Bonding: Can you name a better combination?
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Schedule: Full day: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Duration: 8 hours
Prices: From $1,195.00/ 2 days
Food on-site: Yes
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 5⭐
Move forward in your career while strengthening bonds with your team with Effective Presentations!
Hungry for culinary success? Then try Recipe for Success’s tasty corporate cooking team building! The TeamCuisine program creates a pop-up kitchen in your location, so you don’t need to leave your event or retreat spot! Choose from The Ultimate Pizza Challenge, Chocolate Company Challenge, Ice Sculpting, Food Truck Challenge, among others! In the end, taste each other’s delicious dishes!
A creative twist on team building activities: Gingerbread Games. This is a gingerbread decorating competition which is fast-paced, wildly fun, and probably the best time your team will have during the holiday season. Engage in small challenges like Holiday Trivia and Snowman Hustle, and create your “mini-me” gingerbread person! Gingerbread Games bring gingerbread houses to your office or other venue! It’s both delicious and convenient!
Location: Anywhere
Schedule: Contact the company
Duration: 1.5 hours
Prices: From $30/pp
Food on-site: Yes! You get to eat your gingerbread man!
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Transport from the City Center: Gingerbread Games meets you at your location
Rating: 4.3⭐
Decorate a gingerbread house along with your gingerbread man in this fantastic team-building session!
Looking for a mindful activity? This might be it! Join Bonsai & Botanical Garden Tours! Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, located in Vienna, Virginia, is surrounded by three lakes, forest gardens, and thousands of plants. This is a bold, yet intimate space your team will love! Or join volunteers from Northern Virginia Bonsai Society at the Bonsai Pavilion and learn about the fascinating and beautiful art of Bonsai!
Location: Vienna Virginia
Schedule: November - March 25 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM | March 26 - October 10:00 AM- 6:30 PM
Duration: It’s up to you!
Prices: From $8/pp
Food on-site: No
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4⭐
Volunteers from Northern Virginia Bonsai Society will teach you everything you want to know about the fascinating art of Bonsai!
Get ready to explore the historic streets of Williamsburg like never before with Trivia Walks! This self-guided tour and scavenger hunt combo will take your team on an immersive adventure through Colonial Williamsburg, the original Capitol of Virginia, the Governor’s Palace, and William & Mary’s campus. Plus! You’ll be uncovering fascinating stories and hidden gems along the way.
Location: Colonial Williamsburg, VA
Schedule: It’s up to you!
Duration: 2 hours
Prices: $39/ per team
Food on-site: No
Accessibility: Activity takes place outside
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 5⭐
Get to know Colonial Williamsburg like never before with Trivia Walks!
Make Your Own Masterpiece of Wine! Skyline Vineyard Inn Blending Lab is making wine tasting fun again with blending sessions. Are you a fan of fruity, soft, velvety Merlot? Mix in 60 percent Merlot, 30 percent Syrah and 10 percent Cabernet Franc and see what happens! There are no limits to your team’s creativity!
Location: 65 Clark Lane, Washington, VA 22747
Schedule: Thursday - Monday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Prices: Contact the company
Food on-site: Yes
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4.3⭐
Join your team on an exciting wine blending afternoon! Get creative and see what happens!
Become a part of this community and get out in nature, right in DC! At Common Good City Farm, participants engage in farm tasks - planting, harvesting, weeding, composting - and learn about sustainable agriculture and the farm’s food system. This is a fantastic team-building experience, but it’s mostly a meaningful way to contribute towards urban agriculture and healthy food access in the neighborhood.
Location: 300 V St NW (enter via the gate facing the Park at LeDroit), Washington, DC 20001
Schedule: Second and fourth Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Duration: 2-3 hour
Prices: Donation of $10/pp
Food on-site: No
Accessibility: Contact the company
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4⭐
With your team, you get the chance to contribute towards healthy food access in the neighborhood! Making a difference whilst strengthening team bonding? Sounds perfect!
If you’re searching for team fun in Chesapeake, Virginia, AdVenture Games Team Building can help you! Book the Adventure Games Challenge and compete in physical and mental challenges that range from the practical to the ridiculous! Play a classic Double Jeopardy with your crew, or engage in dares like The Mannequin Challenge, Telenova - where a Telenovela-style proposal takes place - Flashmob, and Project Hollywood.
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
Schedule: Contact the company
Duration: 2 hours
Prices: Contact the company
Food on-site: No
Accessibility: Contact the company
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4.8⭐
Multiple challenges - from mimicking to wedding proposals - take place and you’ll try your best to win them all with your team!
Ramping up the experience of team-building, popcorn bonfires serve as an unconventional, yet entertaining approach to team building in Virginia. This is a unique outdoor experience that combines a team bonding time around the campfire with delicious, fresh, kettle-cooked popcorn. This activity takes place at the Three Crosses Campfire Area, at Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center.
Location: 9275 Barnes Rd, Toano, VA 23168
Schedule: Everyday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour session
Prices: $40 for the first kettle + $30 for additional kettles
Food on-site: Yes
Accessibility: Contact the company
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4⭐
This is an unconventional team experience that you’ll remember for years to come!
Bay Country Kayaking offers guided tours in New Quarter Park and other area locations. Learn about the history and wildlife, while enjoying a relaxing paddle on one of eastern Virginia's tidal creeks that lead to the Chesapeake Bay. Tour locations range from the headwaters to the mouths of the James, York and Piankatank Rivers, and Mobjack Bay. This is a wonderful way to explore Coastal Virginia!
Location: Williamsburg and the Eastern Coast of Virginia
Schedule: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Duration: 2.5 hours
Prices: $60/pp
Food on-site: No
Accessibility: No
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 5⭐
Get familiar with Coastal Virginia in the best way possible: By paddling along the Eastern Shore!
The Full Team Ropes Challenge by Sandy River Outdoor Adventures includes team building with focus on group dynamics. Each person has a specific role: Explore ziplines and obstacles while overcoming physical, mental, and emotional challenges. Ropes courses are divided into two categories: Low and High. These two styles deliver distinct team-building experiences! Are you up for it?
Location: 147 Monroe Church Rd, Rice, VA 23966, EUA
Schedule: Everyday from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Duration: 6 hours
Prices: From $65/pp
Food on-site: Yes
Accessibility: Contact the company
Transport from the City Center: No
Rating: 4.8⭐
Featuring high and low rope courses, this is your opportunity to develop new skills and bond with your squad!
Want to Plan your Next Team-Building Retreat? Ask our Experts
Explore the diverse range of team-building activities that Virginia has to offer with TeamOut.
From volunteering with charities like Build-a-Bike in Washington DC, to adrenaline-pumping adventures such as breaking free from an Escape Room in Virginia Beach, there's something that perfectly suits every team member's preference.
Hike the Maryland Heights Trail, test your culinary skills with Recipe for Success, stroll through the Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, or immerse your team in history with a Colonial Williamsburg Trivia Walk.
Planning a team-building retreat will be a seamless, stress-free process … If you let us help you!
Let TeamOut handle the planning, ensuring a customized experience that fits your team's needs and budget.
Schedule a free call today and start planning your next offsite in the charming landscapes of Virginia!
Thomas Mazimann, a French entrepreneur and former international kayaking athlete, transitioned from sports to tech after moving to the U.S. He co-founded TeamOut, revolutionizing team gatherings.
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