After a day of presentations, reflection, and celebration, Summer Summit changed tempo. On Friday, July 24, 2026, PDTers returned to St George’s Grange Park Church for PD Fest, a festival-style second day built around movement, creativity, music, play, and time together.
The concept emerged from a practical challenge. Previous Summer Summits had taken place at destination venues where pools, hot tubs, and other amenities helped shape the experience. This year’s local venue offered more of a blank slate. Instead of the out-of-town retreat of previous years, a local summer festival would bring Pixel Dreams’ culture to life in 2026.
Starting together, then splitting off.
The day began with Pixel Mafia, a customized version of the all-hands game Mafia or Werewolf. From there, everyone could choose their own route through the morning.
Movement options included yoga, Kal-isthenics, and Minute to Win It. Later, the Move & Learn sessions offered a choice between Systema and a guided photo walk.
Some activities were energetic. Others were slower or more exploratory. Together, they reflected our three core values: improving health, seeking wisdom, and cultivating teamwork.
Choose your own festival.
After a catered Vietnamese lunch, the venue opened into a self-directed afternoon festival. PDTers rotated through cornhole, ping-pong, Spikeball, bocce, keep-ups, hula hoops, and other lawn games. Art stations offered space to contribute to a collaborative piece, make tie-dye, experiment with bubbles, or simply chill with other team members.
Mini games, a raffle, and the Plounge gave people more places to compete, gather, or slow down. Music carried through the afternoon, with sets from Shazami Rami and Sofboi helping turn the venue into a true summer festival.
Each individual’s experience of the Fest was unique. PDTers moved freely between games, art, food, music, and conversation.
Living our values.
Our Day-01, full-day together created space to discuss how Pixel Dreams is changing. PD Fest celebrated and reinforced our company’s enduring qualities – tangible through the way our PDTers moved, learned, made, played, helped, and spent time together.
Across the two days, culture appeared both as something the team could examine and articulate, and as something people create through their choices, habits, and relationships.
PD Fest was Pixel Dreams in its vibrant, creative, and connected form.
