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Offer your meeting guests a memorable intimate insights into the lives of raptors. By spending an evening with these unique birds and our staff, your attendees will leave having experienced an unforgettable hour. Check out our Corporate Falconry Workshops.

PRIVATE DEMONSTRATIONS AND LESSONS Do you want to create a memorable night for your employees or clients? Consider reserving the exceptional falconers and birds of prey provided by The Falconry and Raptor Education Foundation.

FALCONRY COCKTAIL HOUR During your cocktail hour, falconers and birds will mingle with guests and talk about the natural history of the birds. They can discuss the history of falconry and conduct a flying demonstration if possible. We can staff indoor or outdoor events! PRIVATE 1-HR DEMONSTRATION Don’t have time during your cocktail hour? Reserve a private lesson just for the members of your group. During this private hour, your guests will have a chance to spend time with our falconer and several birds. Typically, your guests will have a chance to see hawks, falcons and owls at our flying field. This option is great for larger groups who want an intro to Falconry. BEGINNER’S LESSON  The lesson begins with a flying demonstration and a chance to learn about the fascinating history of this sport. Then, you will be transported to our mews where you will meet the rest of our birds. After learning the appropriate techniques from our professional guides, you will get to hold a trained hawk on your fist. This lesson is truly a once in a lifetime experience! Please call for pricing and availability.

During your cocktail hour, falconers and birds will mingle with guests and talk about the natural history of the birds. They can discuss the history of falconry and conduct a flying demonstration if possible. We can staff indoor or outdoor events! Please call for pricing and availability.

Have you ever thrown a traditional tomahawk? Try your hand while being cheered on by your colleagues! The Tomahawk Toss is exciting for both participants and observers. Guests will get a short explanation from their guides and a chance to sink the tomahawk in the target. They can throw one or keep coming back until they master the skill. Give us a call at 434.214.4560 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!

This 26-foot outdoor movie screen can be set up practically anywhere your group wants to get together. Whether it’s on the golf course, in the formal gardens, or at a poolside deck party, Fresh Air Films adds that perfect custom touch to a formal dinner presentation or an air of whimsical fun to an outdoor movie party. Our state-of-the-art system makes your video presentation come to life with top-notch commercial grade audio-visual technology. Our qualified staff will consult, design and execute a custom outdoor projection, screen, and sound system for your special event. Leave the work to us while you sit back, breathe in the fresh air, and enjoy the show. Give us a call at 434.214.4560 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!

That’s right…actually WALK on fire! Sound impossible? Then get ready to make the impossible a reality. This is truly an unforgettable event. Your group will see and experience that one’s beliefs about fire and human flesh don’t always apply. Our expert fire walk trainer will take you through a real and lasting journey as you learn to extinguish limiting beliefs and allow the formerly impossible to become possible. Empowerment will take on a whole new definition as you walk barefooted across several feet of live, glowing coals. Your evening fire walk includes transportation, equipment, expert instruction, and event photos. This fire walking event generates lasting enthusiasm and a deep sense that every player on the team can make a positive difference.  Nothing accelerates personal empowerment and group bonding faster than this. Absolutely nothing! Give us a call at 434.214.4560 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!

Explore The Boar's Head Resort or surrounding communities in a whole new way using our app based scavenger hunt. This interactive activity is perfect for groups large or small. The Scavenger utilizes your phone’s camera and video functions in order to complete challenges around the hotel premises. Some of these challenges include taking a picture or video while some challenges require more interaction. There are three staffed challenges that allow teams to earn additional points. Uncover the history that surrounds you as you follow clues and solve riddles that make The Boar's Head Resort and Charlottesville a unique functioning museum. Scavenger Ox allows guests to challenge one another as individual teams or work together to accomplish the 35+ challenges spanning all corners of the resort. Questions are given to groups in a random order, allowing the group members to prioritize and determine their desired route. Each team will select a unique route, however they frequently see each other along the way, adding to the competitive nature of the event. See what the competition is up to with a live feed leaderboard and real time feedback from Board's Head Outfitters staff. This is the perfect way to get the whole group exploring the beauty and history that is Charlottesville, UVA and The Boar's Head Resort. Give us a call at 434.214.4560 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!

The perfect antidote for people who’ve been cooped up in a meeting room all day. There’s no better way to really appreciate the splendor of The Boar's Head Resort than by taking part in one of our private hikes. Join one of our guides as we discuss the flora and fauna prevalent in the property surrounding the resort. Settle in for a delicious box lunch or relax with a briskly paced nature walk. Three levels of trails ranging from leisurely to aggressive are found close to The Boar's Head Resort property.  Whichever option you choose, our flexible and knowledgeable guides will work overtime to make sure you have a great time. Give us a call at 304.536.9245 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!  

Experience the true meaning of pressure! The Battle of the Bridges has been called “Wile E. Coyote meets Frank Lloyd Wright”. Get the picture? No? Okay I’ll lay it out for you. The Battle of the Bridges is one of the dastardliest challenges ever designed by the minds of the Boar's Head Leadership Center. We’ve applied a huge dose of testosterone and a tsunami of Jolt Cola to design this building challenge to end all building challenges. Teams are provided with the materials and tools to build a bridge spanning a 2-foot wide river.  What materials, what tools you say? Each team is equipped with a Black & Decker workmate, power drill, saws, screwdrivers, wire rope, worktables, lumber, screws, and other construction items.  Once the design and construction is complete, the bridges, along with a can of soda (cleverly disguised as an atomic fuel cell), are placed in the Atomic Pulverizer; a pneumatic ram, powered wedge robot capable of applying enough force to crush a small tank. The angst of the group, watching the Pulverizer slowly extend its evil looking ram towards its next bridge victim is palpable. The fiendish machine measures the amount of force the bridge supports before the can of soda under the bridge finally explodes all over the blast shields. Teams must make a myriad of decisions regarding the design of their bridge, location of their support towers and a host of other issues during construction. Scoring is not only based on the pressure the bridge supports but also the width of the span, efficient use of materials and quality of construction. This is an exercise in collaboration, inventory control, speed, creativity, building skills and many other key challenges found in business situations every single day. The Atomic Pulverizer will teach your team the meaning of PRESSURE! Give us a call at 434.214.4560 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!

Taking a property dispute to the next level in the Domestic Demolition! Imagine building a beautiful family home nestled amidst rolling hills and manicured lawns of The Boar's Head Resort…nice? No way. After it is built, you realize you and the neighbors are simply incompatible. The solution, talk it out and come to some agreement, or pull out your secret weapon, the Domestic Demolition Cannon. You decide the only way to recover your view and regain your piece of mind is demolition.  Little did you know, your neighbors have the same plan, they decide to try and level your newly constructed home by using a high velocity projectile cannon. The only recourse…level theirs! In this game, each team will build a palatial scale model of their ideal home out of material provided. Then it will be placed on the firing range to become cannon fodder. During this unforgettable game, teams build a structure out of the materials provide. The materials may include foam core, dowels, epoxy, yardsticks, or other similar items. The finished houses are anywhere from 1-3 feet tall and exhibit the constructing team’s uniqueness. Once built, we move them to our firing range where teams have a chance to demolish each other’s creations using custom designed pneumatic cannons that fire everything from tennis balls to eggs. Give us a call at 434.214.4560 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!

Welcome to the world of paintball. During your stay at The Boar's Head Resort or in Charlottesville, experience one of the fastest growing sports in America. During the Paintball Challenge, you and your team will feel the excitement grow as we discuss safety and game rules, and are issued gear and paintball markers. During your two hours at The Boar's Head Outfitters paintball course, you will participate in multiple game scenarios. These games might include capture the flag, where teams compete to be the first to retrieve the opposing team’s flag, or elimination, a timed game where the team with the most members left at the end of a predetermined time, wins. The price per person includes everything needed to enjoy the competition. Each team member will receive a semi-automatic paintball gun, paintballs, and a face shield. So, strap on your goggles on and feel the excitement of the pursuit! Give us a call at 434.214.4560 or shoot us an email for pricing and availability!