With more than 30 years of experience, Linder Global Events creates the industry’s best live events. A team of dreamers and doers, we partner with our clients and exceed their expectations. Whether your vision is an intimate gathering, a highly anticipated grand opening, an elegant fundraiser, an awe-inspiring festival, a brand reveal, or an exclusive awards ceremony, we will make your dream a reality.
At the 2026 National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore, more than 400 high school culinary and management students stepped onto a national stage to compete, connect with leading hospitality brands, and see their future come into focus as Linder supported their student‑first event design, sponsor lounges, and Career Zone. integration.
Scaling a signature DC street festival, Linder served as strategic event partners to Sakura Matsuri, enhancing guest journeys, volunteer operations, and safety planning for more than 40,000 attendees while building a stronger foundation for long-term mission-driven growth.
Linder Global Events partnered with the Omaha Zoo Foundation to plan and produce Zoofari 2025, delivering immersive guest experiences, streamlined logistics, and mission-aligned programming that elevated the zoo’s signature fundraising gala.
Events DC tapped Linder to bring John Cena’s WWE Final Match Official Fan Fest to life in the heart of downtown Washington, DC, transforming F Street into an immersive celebration of a sports-entertainment icon. From interactive fan experiences and live entertainment to seamless street operations and partner coordination, Linder turned a once-in-a-generation moment into a high-energy destination for residents, visitors, and WWE faithful.
Linder Global Events partnered with the Trust for the National Mall to deliver America’s Ball for the Mall 2025, a purpose-driven fundraising gala that launched a $250M campaign, featuring extensive permitting and production, immersive experiential design, and seamless VIP management beneath the Washington Monument in the lead-up to America’s Semiquincentennial.
Linder Global Events partnered with George Washington University to produce BTC in D.C. 2025, seamlessly connecting influential voices in Bitcoin and policy at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Combining thoughtful logistics, curated guest experiences, and dynamic programming, Linder delivered a high-impact convening that set the stage for dialogue and innovation in digital assets.
To commemorate five decades of hockey excellence, the Washington Capitals entrusted Linder to plan and execute their 50th Anniversary Fan Fest at Capital One Arena. This milestone event brought fans closer to the franchise’s storied legacy, connected them with players past and present, and amplified excitement for the season to come.
The OFN41 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., brought together over 2,100 CDFI leaders, investors, policymakers, and partners for a significant industry event. With Linder Global Events handling logistics, production, and on-site execution, attendees experienced smooth programming, attentive hospitality, and a lively, mission-focused setting, all aimed at building connections and shaping the future of community financing.
Linder Global Events partnered with the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) to transform the ASTC 2025 Annual Conference in San Francisco into a multi-venue growth engine for science museums, science centers, and STEM engagement leaders. By unifying conference programming, logistics, and experiential design across Moscone Center and Bay Area institutions, Linder created an immersive science engagement experience that deepened collaboration and extended impact beyond the four-day event.
Linder Global Events collaborated with CFP Board to design the 2025 CFP Board Connections Conference in Chicago as a strategic growth platform for financial planners, RIAs, broker-dealers, and CFP professionals. Through CE-eligible content, financial planning best practices, high-value networking, and integrated sponsor visibility, the conference elevated CFP Board’s thought leadership and reinforced the value of CFP certification across the financial planning profession.
With the world coming to Washington, D.C. for World Pride 2025, our partner, Destination DC, turned to Linder Global Events to envision a multi-city activation highlighting the wonder of Washington, D.C., and the excitement of the 50th Anniversary of World Pride. This partnership launched an immersive marketing celebration across five cities that featured festival-inspired carnival activations, a miniature Lincoln Memorial photo booth, over one hundred thousand branded rubber ducks, two Washington National Presidents, and over ten million visitors celebrating diversity, love, and community, creating memorable experiences filled with joy and pride.
Every year, the Smithsonian Institution strives to maximize its National Education Summit’s impact in person and globally. Their challenge is envisioning an experience that inspires educators with aspirational moments in person while creating a virtual experience that engages and innovates globally.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts addresses gender imbalance in the presentation of art by bringing to light important women artists of the past while promoting great women artists of today. As the museum’s largest fundraising event, this year’s National Museum of Women in the Arts Spring Gala celebrated a radiant evening to celebrate their mission to patrons, members, and friends. The Spring Gala benefited the museum’s special exhibitions and diverse education and public programming initiatives, allowing NMWA to champion women artists of the past, present, and future.
On July 20, 1969, humans walked on the moon for the first time. Fifty years later, Linder worked side by side with the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to bring to life the historic “one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind” moment.
Linder Global Events partnered with Destination DC to design and convene the ‘Meeting of the Minds’ Collective, a week-long event bringing together DDC’s International Business Events Council and Annual Meeting Alliance. This gathering aimed to showcase the city’s premier hospitality, foster connections, and drive new ideas for future business events. The event assembled global industry leaders, key stakeholders, and local innovators.
A moment in time in entertainment has the power to reach anyone on a global scale and truly captivate, inspire, and transform audiences in many ways. With the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History’s new exhibit, Entertainment Nation, it was an easy task to celebrate those pivotal moments in time by helping bring another one-of-a-kind moment in entertainment to life.
When the International Atomic Energy Agency awarded Linder Global Events their international conference, we knew that the moment had to be impactful as the world’s eyes were watching. This four-year event would have heads of state, diplomats, significant press coverage, and country representatives that required a unique format and location for the event. This conference needed a large facility, heavy audio/visual elements, security, project management, and the element of international sophistication.
After a couple of years of virtual settings and staying home, Ivalua NOW 2022 celebrated the collective challenges everyone faced and how to move forward with renewed priorities. With the theme of “Stronger Together,” the three-day event brought procurement professionals to Washington, D.C. to connect, collaborate, and inspire while celebrating 20 years of Ivalua.
With the theme of collaboration and connection for the 2022 CEBA Connect Spring Summit, it was the right fit for Linder to help bring that to life with a re-envisioned brand and event experience. From industry speakers to engaging breakout sessions to celebratory receptions with virtual options in between, it was a true effort of collaboration and connection amongst all involved in putting together a week of events for professionals in clean energy.
It was a hundred years in the making and worth the anticipation when The Phillips Collection celebrated their 100 years as America’s first museum of modern and contemporary art. For a century, the Phillips Collection has been harnessing the power of art and innovation to create joyful and empathetic experiences in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
Since its establishment by an Act of Congress in 2003, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has represented a critical portal through which to view America’s history. Over the course of four years, Linder managed the planning, production, and execution of multiple NMAAHC events.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend brings together high-profile politicians, journalists, and celebrities for exclusive parties and signature events. In 2022, CNN held an invite-only brunch themed “From the White House to the World” at the AutoShop in the Union Market District, celebrating CNN as the leader in global news to close out the weekend.
After few distant years of virtual settings and remote connections, the Washington National Cathedral Homecoming Weekend and Future Public Campaign Launch came at a perfect time to celebrate 115 years of being a source of inspiration, joy, and unity. For Linder Global Events, the task was unique – take an already beautiful backdrop of the cathedral and elevate it to create a truly unique and transformative experience, resulting in an unforgettable weekend while yielding results for a vital campaign to restore and preserve the campus.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival has been a global phenomenon since 1912, bringing more than 1.6 million people to Washington, D.C. each year to revel in the city’s beauty and experience the culture that sets D.C. apart from the rest of the nation. Since 2008, Linder has been proud to be the partnering events agency of the Festival and a driving force in its continued success.