Category: Fun Events at Bars
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Where to Watch March Madness in DC – 2018
[NOTE: for March Madness 2019 spots, click here] March Madness is upon us, and it does not get better than Thursday and Friday for the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. See TV schedule and bracket here. I’ve highlighted all the sports bars, which are your best bets to have an atmosphere, and specials. I’ll be taking…
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#Windmageddon DC Bar/Restaurant Specials
Since OPM has shut down the federal government due to sustained 35 MPH winds and 60 MPH gusts, some bars have decided to (recklessly or not?) open earlier than usual with bar specials. Also a good day to get reps in for watching March Madness (Big 10 is playing a week earlier and two games…
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Barred in DC Five Year Anniversary Party – Union Trust – Tuesday March 6th
To mark, if not celebrate, a half decade of ignominy since Barred in DC was officially launched on March 6, 2013, a happy hour (and longer) celebration will be held at Union Trust Bar (740 15th Street, NW, south of H, next to Joe’s Stone Crab) next Tuesday, March 6th, with festivities kicking off at 5:30p…
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2018 #TrumpShutdown #SchumerShutdown DC Bar #Shutdownspecials
If you were around in DC in October 2013, the one upside of the government shutdown (using both hashtags for the hits, sorry not sorry) is the DC bar specials. Unlike last time, however, the shutdown started Saturday at midnight and may very well be resolved by Monday, lessening the fun (Oct 1, 2013…
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Where to Ring in 2018 – DC Bars – New Year’s Eve Guide (12/31/17)
[Edit: this is the December 31, 2017 edition. For parties on December 31, 2018 through morning of January 1, 2019, check out this link.] 2018 is coming. To help you out, Barred in DC has compiled a list of New Year’s Eve celebrations at Washington, DC bars below (nearly all with a cover include a champagne…
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Where to Watch Mayweather v. McGregor in DC
Two years after the Fight of the Century (Mayweather v. Pacquiao), the next Fight of the Century is coming to Vegas and bars across America on Saturday August 26th. That night, Floyd Mayweather fights MMA/UFC star Conor McGregor in a clash of two fighting styles (literally). Once again, many folks in DC will be deciding…
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Watch James Comey’s Testimony at a Bar
Although I’m dubious on whether a lot of DC people will peace out or get to work late and actually go drink at a bar (have you seen the anger when the Nats have day home games in the playoffs?), several area establishments are capitalizing on the intense interest in Thursday’s former FBI Director James…
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in DC – 2017
Although it’s no Ireland (go!), it’s still good fun to go out to bars in DC on St. Paddy’s Day, particularly when it’s on a Friday that coincides with the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (bookmark this page for tip times). This list shows where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in DC bars in…
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Where to Ring in 2017 – DC Bars – New Year’s Eve Guide
[Note this is for December 31st, 2016. For December 31,2017, read here] 2017 is coming. To help you out, Barred in DC has compiled a list (which will be updated regularly until Saturday, December 31st, 2016) of New Year’s Eve celebrations at Washington, DC bars below (nearly all with a cover include a champagne toast, party favors,…
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Where to Drink on Thanksgiving in DC – 2016
If you want to get away from the relatives or just wanna be awesome, lots of bars are ready to serve you today (more than past years since the Redskins are playing the Cowboys at 4:30p). Here’s a partial list, based on what time they open (count on most if not all hotel bars to…
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