Locker Room Reimagined: Men's Wellness Event

Schedule

Sat Aug 29 2026 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

Squash On Fire | Washington, DC

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Join us for an afternoon built around honest conversation, connection, and action.
About this Event

What's included:

  • 🎙️ Panels on mental health, fatherhood, financial planning, and physical well-being
  • 📖 Storytelling breakout session
  • 🍽️ Light bites provided by Bethesda Bagels and Il Campione
  • 🏋️ Free workout with Barry's Bootcamp
  • 🎾 Squash 101 clinic from Squash On Fire
  • 💈 Free haircuts on site
  • 💆 Complimentary massages
  • 🏈 Special appearances from Washington Commanders alumni
  • 🍹 Networking happy hour
  • 🎁 Gift bags for attendees


Come for the conversation, stay for the community — and leave with more than you came with.


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Agenda

🕑: 12:00 PM
Doors Open

Info: Light Bites provided by Bethesda Bagels.


🕑: 12:00 PM
Resource Fair Opens (2nd Floor)
🕑: 12:30 PM
Opening Workout (Choose One)
Host: Barry's

Info: Join us for two fitness sessions, featuring: Barry's High Intensity Interval Training (2nd Floor), and a Squash 101 Clinic from Squash on Fire (Main Floor).


🕑: 01:20 PM
Opening Remarks (Main Stage)

Info: Featuring: DC Paid Family Leave, Project Blackbird and The Dad Gang


🕑: 01:25 PM
Panel 1: "The Well-Rounded Man: Redefining Strength" (Main Stage)

Info: What does it mean to be a man today? A moderated conversation on mental health, physical health and fitness, financial wellness, fatherhood and mentorship, and mindfulness and self-care.


🕑: 02:15 PM
Panel 2: "The Weight We Carry” (Main Stage)

Info: Who carries the men everyone depends on? This panel creates space for accomplished men to move beyond conversations about achievements and openly discuss the cost of being depended on.


🕑: 02:15 PM
Breakout 1: "Stories That Heal" (3rd Floor)

Info: A live storytelling session with Project Blackbird and Wounded Warrior Project on resilience and healing.


🕑: 03:00 PM
Break

Info: Light Bites provided by Squash on Fire / Il Campione DC


🕑: 03:20 PM
Panel 3: "Check Yourself" (Main Stage)

Info: A candid conversation with a MedStar Health urologist on the screenings and symptoms men shouldn't brush off.


🕑: 03:20 PM
Breakout 2: "Dad's Haus"

Info: A guided conversation about fatherhood and wellness.


🕑: 04:05 PM
Panel 4: "MedStar Listening Circle" (Main Stage)

Info: MedStar representatives will answer questions from the audience about men's health.


🕑: 04:05 PM
Breakout 3: "Financial Planning Workshop" (3rd Floor)

Info: A financial planning conversation with professional athletes and Atlantic United Bank, led by Athletes for Hope.


🕑: 04:05 PM
Squash 101 Clinic With Squash on Fire (Main Floor)
🕑: 04:45 PM
Happy Hour and Networking

Info: Stay to meet with fellow participants and grab bites/drinks with Happy Hour specials from Il Campione.

Complimentary drinks provided by Atlantic Brewery and DC Brau.


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Where is it happening?

Squash On Fire, 2233 M Street Northwest, Washington, United States

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