Verizon Center is a 20,000-seat multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue, owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, in the Chinatown neighborhood of Penn Quarter in downtown Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports, Verizon Center is home to the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NHL’s Washington Capitals, the WNBA’s Washington Mystics and the NCAA’s Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team. As the home for three professional sports franchises and a local college basketball team, Verizon Center hosts on average a total of 220 events per year inclusive of games, concerts, family shows and world-class sporting events. The arena is the heart of a $6.7 billion redevelopment of downtown Washington, D.C., that began 13 years ago when the arena opened.
Located within the arena are 106 luxury suites, a high-definition center-hung scoreboard, an indoor basketball practice facility and 10 dressing rooms. The arena offers a variety of concession stands and restaurants with menu choices ranging from pizza at Papa John’s to donuts at Dunkin Donuts. Additional arena fare includes hot dogs, crab cakes, chicken fingers and deli sandwiches. Kosher, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are also available.
Other amenities in the arena include the private Owner’s Club, the private Acela Club restaurant for club members, the Dewar’s 12 Coaches Club, The Player’s Club, Dewar’s 12 Clubhouse, Volkswagen Theatre, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille, Team Store and VIDA Fitness and Bang Salon.
Capacity:
• 180 Degree: 13,128
• 270 Degree: 16,084
• 360 Degree: 18,334
• In The Round: 18,500
Address:
601 F St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
- Address
- Washington D.C.
- Contact
- Michele Montague – Director of Booking
- mmontague@monumentalsports.com
- Phone
- (202) 292–1934
- Website
- http://www.verizoncenter.com
- Capacity
- 20,200
Debut Date
December 1997
