March Madness 2026

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MARCH MADNESS: WHERE TO CATCH EVERY BUZZER-BEATER
March Madness is back, and if you’re a college basketball fan, you know the drill: clear your schedule and find a spot with plenty of screens and game-day snacks. The tournament tips off on March 17 and runs through April 6, with 68 teams battling it out for a shot at the national title. From the early-round upsets to the Final Four and the championship game, there’s nothing quite like watching the tournament unfold with a room full of fans who are just as invested in every buzzer-beater as you are. Luckily, the DMV has plenty of great places to settle in for the action whether you’re there for the
brackets, the beer, or the wings.
We’ve rounded up some (dare we say, all?) of the best sports bars and spots that air the show across the region so you can catch every game. Game on.

Across the Pond

Alfreda

801 Restaurant & Bar

Astro Beer Hall

Bluejacket

Boardwalk Bar & Arcade

Buena Vida Gastrolounge

Dacha Beer Garden

Franklin Hall

Immigrant Food

Ivy & Coney

Jake’s Tavern

Johnny’s All American Cafe and Bar

Kirwan’s on the Wharf

MadHatter DC

Maker’s Union

Midlands Beer Garden

Mission Navy Yard

Nellie’s Sports Bar

Nick’s Riverside Grill

Over Under Sportsbook Rooftop Lounge

Penn Social

Prost DC

Proper 21K

Public Bar Live

Royal Sands Social Club

Rustico

Shaw’s Tavern

Sports & Social DC

TallBoy

TAP Sports Bar

Taquería Xochi

The Admiral

The Falls

The Game Sports Pub

The Greene Turtle

The Point DC

The Ugly Mug Dining Saloon

Tom’s Watch Bar

Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place

Union Pub

Upstate FTW

Walter’s Sports Bar

Whitlow’s

Yard House