Capital One Arena

Catch Capitals hockey, Wizards basketball, Georgetown games and big concert tours at this downtown arena in Chinatown.

601 F St NW · Washington, DC

About Capital One Arena

Capital One Arena fills the block between 6th and 7th and F and G Streets NW in the Chinatown section of Penn Quarter. It is home to the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Washington Wizards and Georgetown men's basketball, and it hosts touring concerts between games. The building opened in 1997 as MCI Center and is being renovated in phases through 2028. It sits atop the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro station.

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