Are You Ready For Some Football? 2026

Are you ready for some football?! Who isn't. Around the DMV, football season means more than just the game - duh? -  it means beer buckets, wing towers, rooftop TVs, and every bar in town finding a reason to pour a pitcher special. Whether you're claiming a stool at your team's official DC bar or just looking for the spot with the most screens (and the best happy hour), we've got you covered from kickoff through the final whistle. Here's where to watch, what to order, and who's doing it right this season.

Game Day Specials

Alexandria Bier Garden
ABG is offering beer bucket specials and football food combos all season long, with the game shown inside at the bar, out in the beer garden, or up on the partially covered rooftop overlooking King Street.

Astro Beer Hall
Astro Beer Hall brings back game day specials to its downtown DC and Northern Virginia outposts, with drink and food deals for NFL and NCAA game days all season long. With 20+ TVs at each location, look for $15 Astro Kolsch pitchers on Saturdays in Shirlington, or $2 off all beers every Sunday downtown.

Boulevard
Multiple TVs make Boulevard an easy call for football fans, with specials running all week: $29 Steak Frites and half off wine bottles on Wednesdays, $3 off sushi rolls and half off sake on Thursdays, and $3 off apps and drafts Sundays from 5 PM to close.

CHIKO
Skip the kitchen and order in: a bucket of 20 Korean double-fried chicken wings tossed in spicy soy glaze, $40, feeds the whole watch party. Hours vary by location, so order ahead online.

Little Engine
Stock up for football feasts at home with wings tossed in Guava Glaze or Classic Buffalo, or shareable dishes like the Family Van pack and chicken tenders — everything you need to watch the game from your own couch. Order via website.

Madhatter
Football specials run during every NFL game: $4 Madhatter Light and Mich Ultra drafts, $5 NÜTRLs, $16 pitchers, $20 buckets of Bud Light, $25 buckets of NÜTRL and Mich Ultra, and $40 Mich Ultra beer towers, plus food specials under $10 and $25 food towers.

Mission Navy Yard
Every college and NFL game plays across 23 TVs on two levels, sound on, with DJs taking over after the big ones. Happy hour runs daily and the kitchen stays open late (midnight daily, 1 AM Thursday–Saturday). Official teams: Texas A&M, Iowa, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons.

Prost
Prost kicks off NFL Sundays from 1 PM to 10 PM with $12 1L Spaten Drafts and $30 NÜTRL Buckets (5 per bucket) — plenty to go around before kickoff. All Commanders games are shown with sound on.

Shaw's Tavern
Football specials run during every NFL game: Hushpuppies $10, Pomme Frites $8, Fried Green Tomatoes $10, Red Pizza $12, White Pizza $12, Miller Lite and Yuengling Lager Pitchers $20 each, and a Flight of Deep Eddy Shooters for $18.

The Admiral
A top spot to watch football in Dupont Circle, with sound on at every TV — 15 in total, including outdoor screens, covering every college and NFL game. Daily happy hour and a kitchen open late (midnight daily, 1 AM Thursday–Saturday). Official teams: Alabama, TCU, Miami Dolphins.

The Falls
The Falls is offering NFL Tailgate specials for takeout, featuring smoked wings, cornbread, deviled eggs, sliders by the dozen, and bundles and sandwich kits packed with appetizers and smoked meats. They also serve happy hour daily from 3–6 PM with games streaming, and BBQ favorites like smoked brisket chili, pulled pork sandwiches, and smoked chicken wings make it a solid game-day stop either way.

Whitlow's at the Wharf
WE ARE! Whitlow's is an official Penn State bar for the 2026 football season, with specials running during every Penn State game and on Sundays from 12:30 PM until midnight — pitchers, cocktails, and bar bites like Cheese Fries, Nachos, Fried Pickles, Popcorn Chicken, and Pretzel Bites.

More Places to Watch the Game

Not every bar needs a press release to pull a crowd on Sunday, these are the other reliable spots around the DMV to grab a stool and settle in:

As You Are – Capitol Hill's queer-owned bar and the Washington Mystics' official home, with women's sports on right alongside NFL Sundays

Buena Vida Gastrolounge – Rooftop views and Mexican small plates in Clarendon

Franklin Hall – A cavernous U Street beer hall with a 60-foot bar and plenty of room to sprawl

Hard Rock Cafe – Rock memorabilia and screens galore, steps from the National Mall

Ivy & Coney – Chicago dogs and Detroit coneys in Shaw, with a following among transplanted Bears and Lions fans

Jake's Tavern – A neighborhood tavern doubling as home base for New England faithful far from Foxborough

Johnny's All American Cafe and Bar – Ohio State-themed game-day energy in Columbia Heights

Nellie's Sports Bar – U Street's LGBTQ+ institution, TVs across two floors and a rooftop

Nick's Riverside Grill – Georgetown waterfront views with the game on and the Potomac right there

Over Under Sports Book Rooftop Lounge – A climate-controlled Mount Vernon Triangle rooftop with 20+ TVs and sound on for the big games

Penn Social – A massive Penn Quarter hangout with a 22-foot projector screen, arcade games, and pitcher specials

Public Bar Live – A Dupont Circle Commanders rally spot with 40+ screens and a rooftop that turns up post-game

Rustico – Roughly 30 rotating craft taps in Alexandria and Ballston, built for grazing through a full Sunday slate

Tallboy – Laid-back Shaw bar, cheap beer, no frills, just football

TAP Sports Bar – MGM National Harbor's sportsbook-adjacent bar with dozens of screens and Potomac views

The Game Sports Pub – Adams Morgan's late-night option, with drafts, bottles, and whiskeys to spare for West Coast games

The Point – A Buzzard Point waterfront spot with a massive patio near Audi Field and Nationals Park

Tom's Watch Bar – 120+ screens and three "stadium" screens steps from Capital One Arena in Chinatown

Union Pub – A Capitol Hill go-to and longtime favorite for catching out-of-market NFL games

Upstate FTW – U Street wings and garbage plates from the Fried Rice Collective, doubling as the neighborhood's Commanders bar

Walter's Sports Bar – Nearly 40 years in Navy Yard, 30+ TVs inside and out, 24 self-pour taps

Whitlows – See the Wharf write-up above

Yard House – Over 100 taps and wall-to-wall TVs in Chinatown/Penn Quarter, a favorite for out-of-town transplants

However you spend your Sundays this fall, beer bucket in hand at a rooftop bar, camped out on your own couch with a Little Engine spread, or elbow-to-elbow at your team's official DC bar, the DMV's got a seat for you. Are you ready for some football? We sure are.