Where to Watch March Madness in DC – 2023

Updated March 15, 2023

March Madness 2023 is upon us. First Four is Tuesday/Wednesday, but starts in earnest on Thursday at noon.

Schedules and Bracket official

Only including places open for all games. Italics is likely open for all games, but not yet confirms

*-several outdoor TVs
**-can bet using non-DC Lottery app/kiosks

Navy Yard/Buzzard Point

Walter’s Sports Bar**
The Big Stick** – Howard U watch party Thurs
Buffalo Wild Wings**
Mission Navy Yard** – Bud Light specials ($5.50 16 oz, $27 bucket of 5), $18 Michelob Ultra pitcher, $9 Tito’s Lemonade Glass + $10 nachos / chicken rollups, / $4 single slider
tap99** – HH Noon-8p Th & F
FanDuel Sportsbook at Audi Field – sportsbook
Solace Outpost** –
Atlas Navy Yard** – HH durinriTh/Fi games 2 slices of pizza/pint for $10, $5 pints during the games (unless coincide with Nats home games)
Duke’s Grocery Navy Yard** – normal Noon-7p HH + bracket contest + Buy 5, Get 1 Free drink card (any combination of Narragansett, New Amsterdam, Jameson, Fuller’s London Pride, Pimm’s, and High Noon), they will receive a sixth for free. For both/either Duke’s Grocery Foggy Bottom & Duke’s Grocery Navy Yard.

Penn Quarter/Chinatown/MVT

Penn Quarter Sports Tavern*
Penn Social + Little Penn – $4 Miller Lite, $6 Hazy Little Thing IPA, $10 Lemon Drop champagne(??) + 1/2 off cheesy bread + Arcade basketball tournament during Elite 8
Astro Beer Hall – $4 Miller Lite pints, $9 Miller Lite/bourbon combo, $16 Miller lite Pitchers, Pop-a-shot tourney on March 31st
Proper 21
Five Iron Golf** – (did you know it had 13-15 TVs and don’t need to actually play golf to get a drink) – $5 all beers 11a-11p Thursday 1st round
Tom’s Watch Bar** – can bet using Caesars app
OverUnder Sportsbook** – $5 domestics + $8 spirits (Jamo, Jack, Tito’s, etc)
Caesars Sportsbook at Capital One Arena / Guy Fieri’s DC Kitchen and Bar** – + can bet using Caesars app

Dupont

The Admiral* – Bud Light specials ($5.50 16 oz, $27 bucket of 5), $18 Michelob Ultra pitcher, $9 Margarita Glass + $12 cheesesteak egg rolls, $9 chicken bites, $7 handcut fries
McClellan’s Sports Bar (Hilton)
Public Bar

Adams Morgan

Grand Central* – $4 Miller Lite bottles, $6 Corona bottles, $15 Miller Lite buckets, $17 Corona buckets, $5 fireball shots/lemon drop shots, $3 jell-o shooters. Sports book

H Street/Capitol Hill

Dirty Water*
Trusty’s
The Big Board
Fight Club
The Brig – HH starts at noon
Union Pub – $3 “Madness Shots” + $5 10 Barrel Brewing IPA cans + $6 Devils Backbone drafts
Shelter

Shaw/U Street

Franklin Hall – Miller Lite ($4 pints, $17 64 oz pitchers), $5 Goose Island IPA. Raffles for buying either
Ivy and Coney – $5 Nitro Cold Brew ($11 with Jameson)
Stoney’s
Ben’s Next Door
Jake’s Tavern – $4 Jake’s Lager
Whitlow’s – $20 mix and match Budweiser, Stella Artois, and watermelon seltzers buckets
Tallboy – $7 margs, $5 modelos, $9 Jamo/Natty Boh combo

Cleveland Park/Woodley Park

Cleveland Park Sports Bar & Grill* – rooftop open. $7 Clutch vodka shots and drink specials
Macintyre’s Pub – Atlas beer brackets and prizes. Daily drink specials and HH 3-7. $5 pints of Atlas’ Bullpen Pilsner, The Precious One, and Giant Flaming Zombie Polar Bear Saturdays during rest of March and all of April (+ championship game)

Columbia Heights / Petworth

The Midlands* – at least 4 86″ TVs outside too. Miller Lite specials ($5 pints, $17 64 oz pithers
Lou’s City Bar
Hook Hall – $20 for reserved table for 6-8 includes bucket of beer. 2 story screen. Basketball hoops set up, tabletop basketball games

Edgewood

Foggy Bottom / Georgetown

Duke’s Grocery Foggy Bottom – normal Noon-7p HH + bracket contest + Buy 5, Get 1 Free drink card (any combination of Narragansett, New Amsterdam, Jameson, Fuller’s London Pride, Pimm’s, and High Noon), they will receive a sixth for free. For both/either Duke’s Grocery Foggy Bottom & Duke’s Grocery Navy Yard.
Clubhouse – $4 Michelob Ultra, $5 lemon drop shots, $7 house spirits, BOGO pizza slices

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