Operation Cherry Blossom Surveillance Workshop

Springtime Espionage: A Surveillance Workshop with Eric O’Neill

While others are scouting the best angles for their cherry blossom selfies and gushing over fluffy spring bunnies, you’ll be on the hunt for a very different kind of Rabbit. Under the twilight glow of DC’s famous blossoms, you’ll step into the world of surveillance with Spy Hunter Eric O’Neill, the former FBI operative who helped take down the most damaging spy in U.S. history—Robert Hanssen. Planted as Hanssen’s assistant, O’Neill’s real mission was to spy on the spy. His expertise? Tracking targets without being seen.

Now, it’s your turn.

Can you stay covert better than a certain Bunny? Will you keep your mark in sight while navigating the pink snowfall of peak cherry blossom season? This intense, small-group surveillance workshop will take you through some of DC’s most scenic and shadowy corners. You’ll learn how to discreetly snap intel, track without being tracked, and sharpen your observation skills—all while blending into the springtime crowd.

And after the mission? A well-earned debrief over cocktails (or mocktails) to trade stories and assess your spycraft.

Ready to test your tradecraft under the cover of cherry blossoms? Sign up—before someone spots you first.

General Tickets: $225

Member's Tickets: $175

Space is limited to only 16 participants – advance registration is required!