For those who can’t watch without participating, there's pool tables, shuffleboard, and foosball for the sports bar champ. This bar is also large, which is good for bringing a big group for a game. Read more.
It’s no wonder that this bar is a huge hockey hangout— Bugsy's gets its name from owner, and operator, and retired NHL player Bryan “Bugsy” Watson. But it screens plenty of other sports as well. Read more.
Sports fans of all varieties end up here, and several alumni groups consider this large Arlington bar their gathering place of choice as well. Read more.
What’s harder than picking a fantasy football team? Picking which of First Down’s 40 different sauces to put on their wings. Read more.
This hockey fan hotspot has one of the best happy hours in DC, and a free taco bar every Thurs evening. Sometimes Caps players swing by this location (it's across the street from the practice rink.) Read more.
In the Maryland or Virginia suburbs? Odds are, a location of this local chain isn't too far away. The company often partners with local teams for giveaways and is known for being family-friendly. Read more.
For some, the fantasy football world matters as much as the real world one. High Velocity has that covered: free wifi, numerous flat screens, and 48 beers on tap (including beer towers for the table). Read more.
Bears, Lions, and Cubs fans, oh my! This bar is so devoted to Chicago and Detroit, even Mayor Rahm Emanuel swung by while he was in town. Read more.
Soccer fans have a home at this bar, but it's also a key spot for watching college football games and more. Read more.
Hoards of college grads fill up the Mason Inn on game night. They cater to fans of SEC games, NFL, basketball, hockey, and they boast being D.C.’s only lacrosse bar. Read more.
Sports fans of all types are celebrated at Nellie’s, D.C.’s gay sports bar. Featuring sports several days a week, they even drop Pokemon Go! lures on Thursdays. Read more.
Pre-Verizon Center game crowds here can get epic. But find multiple levels, game-day specials and every Direct-TV sports package out there at this bar. Read more.
The giant TV screens lining the basement of Penn Social aren’t the only place to find entertainment here. The bar also boasts skee ball, corn hole, and many other games. Read more.
Seeing the game is easy at Public Bar, with a 240-inch high definition projection screen and more than 30 other flat screens (and that’s just in the main bar). Read more.
For $30, fans can purchase a NFL Black Card. Flash the card at Stoney’s on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays and first beer is free. Read more.
At this ski-lodge themed sports bar, groups of sports fans can order four shots lined up on a wooden ski. It’s like celebration and a team-building exercise all in one. Read more.
Each booth here has a flat screen TV in it, and fans don't even have to walk outside to get to the live game. Read more.
With a menu inspired by elevated versions of stadium fare around the world, sports fans can feel like they’re living the VIP Suite life while watching the game. Read more.
Win or lose, spectators can drown their sorrows (or toast their team’s victory) with The Ugly Mug’s 100-oz. beer towers. Read more.
This Adams Morgan sports bar hosts just about every sporting event, and has decent pub grub to match. They're also great with theme nights. Read more.