2025 Cloud Run & Community Festival
WHEN: Saturday, May 10, 2025 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Quantum Park
UUNet Drive & Loudoun County Parkway
About the Race & Festival
The 7×24 DC Chapter hosts its annual Cloud Run & Community Festival in the Spring to align with International Data Center Day.
The races are designed to bring together our local community and the data center industry around healthy activities and friendly competition.
Not only can you and your family enjoy a 4.99999k run/walk and 1 mile fun run around “Data Center Alley,” but you can enjoy a Community Festival to rest and recover!
Registration for the races and our generous sponsors raise money for area nonprofits, including our friends at the Dulles South Soup Kitchen, as well as the 7×24 Exchange DC Chapter Scholarship Fund.
The 7×24 Scholarship Fund assists students in pursuing their education goals while on track to a rewarding career in the data center industry.
2025 Photo Gallery
The third annual Cloud Run & Community Festival on May 10, 2025, was our largest event yet! Please click the image below to see and download the images:
2024 Cloud Run
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2023 Cloud Run
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Did you know?
- For every job inside a Virginia data center, there are 4.1 additional jobs that are supported in the rest of the Virginia economy
- Every $1.00 generated by data centers and spent in Loudoun County provided $13.20 in tax revenue
- The data center industry is responsible for $73M worth of education funding for Loudoun County.
- Data Centers are directly and indirectly responsible for generating $174M in state revenue and $1 Billion in local tax revenue in Virginia.
- According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average annual private sector wage in the data center industry saw a 120% increase in the last 20 years (from $61,1117 to $134,308).
- 7×24 DC Chapter donated approximately $70K to local charities (Mobile Hope, Women Giving Back, Gary Sinise Foundation, Loudoun Education Foundation, JK Community Farms, and Boulder Crest – to name a few) and $50K in scholarships to 16 students
The Cloud Run is more than just a race, it is a way for the Data Center Industry to come together with residents, businesses, and schools to promote the variety of commerce in Loudoun County. We hope to see you there!