The Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year, even for non-football fans. Just about any bar you visit on Sunday will have the game on, but these offer something special. Reminder: Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
For more ideas of fun things to do this weekend, from Lunar New Year to Mardi Gras, check out the Going Out Guide’s weekly best bets.
If you care about a particular team
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The Kansas City Chiefs have long been the draw at Blackfinn Ameripub near Farragut Square, thanks to the D.C. Chiefs Kingdom fan group. There are no reservations available, but seating at bars has been first-come, first-served throughout the playoffs. The Niner Empire, meanwhile, turns the Town Tavern into a little slice of California on game days, packed full of jersey-wearing San Francisco 49ers fans. Both groups offer food and drink specials, but get there early or risk being shut out.
If you’re an Usher fan
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Usher is the star of the halftime show in Las Vegas, but his music is also the pregame show on U Street. Head to Amsterdam Lounge between 3 and 5:30 p.m. for the Usher and Friends Karaoke party. Think you — sorry, “U” — can handle “U Don’t Have to Call,” “U Remind Me” or “U Got It Bad” in front of a crowd? There are happy hour food and drink specials from 3 to 6 p.m. to help you prep, and music from DJ P-Drama, then full sound during the game. 3 p.m. Free.
If you’re a Taylor Swift fan
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We don’t know for sure whether Taylor Swift will be in Las Vegas on Sunday, but that’s beside the point for some fans. The Pug, the H Street neighborhood hangout that’s become Swiftie Central since the fall of 2022, thanks to a series of album listening parties, is showing the game on its TVs but playing Taylor Swift tunes over the sound system. Doors open at 1 p.m.; the music begins at 5:30. Free.
If you care about open bars or unlimited snacks
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Capitol Hill’s Union Pub is a Bears bar, but that goes out the window on Super Bowl Sunday. The Super Bowl Sunday Funday includes unlimited beer, wine and rail drinks, plus a buffet of snacks like tots, fries and mini corn dogs, from 6 p.m. until the end of the game. Add the “Tayl-Gate” option for a pre-party starting at 3 p.m., with food, drinks and Taylor Swift tunes, for an extra $20. 6 p.m. $58-$78.
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Don’t worry about getting stuck standing by the bathrooms at Duffy’s Irish Pub’s Dupont location, as a guaranteed seat is included as well as bottomless beer and cider from 5:30 p.m. until the end of the game. Food and other drinks are available for purchase. While single seats are sold out, tables for groups are still available. 5:30 p.m. $50 per person.
The Roost is one of D.C.’s best beer bars, and it’s offering full access to 50 drafts and two cask-conditioned ales as part of its party. The deal also includes all-you-can-eat Red Apron sliders, Slice Joint pizza slices and Hi-Fi wings, as well as two Taylor Swift-themed co*cktails from Show of Hands, home of the “Swiftie Sundays” event. Tickets guarantee a seat with a view of the four projection screens. 6 to 10 p.m. $75.
Jack Rose’s party takes over two floors at the Adams Morgan whiskey bar, with seated views of either a projection screen (downstairs) or multiple TVs (the covered rooftop). Either way, tickets include unlimited beers and Sagamore Rye punch, and a platter with buffalo chicken dip, loaded fries and other “game day” snacks. 6 p.m. $65.
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Wings are king on Super Bowl Sunday, and four vendors at the Bryant Street Market food hall are competing to see who makes the best. Tickets include two wings each from Bold Dumpling, Doki Doki BBQ, Grassfed Griddle and Taqueria Habanero, as well as drink specials, squares in the pool and, crucially, a vote. The winner is announced at halftime. Of note: You don’t need to buy a ticket for the wing competition to attend the party. 5:30 p.m. $18 for wing competition; free to watch the game.
If you care about the Puppy Bowl
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Forget Taylor and Travis: On Sunday, all eyes will be on Bark Purdy and Patrick Mabones. Or maybe that lovable Cronut. Hours before the 49ers and Chiefs take the field, the annual Puppy Bowl hits TV screens, and dog-friendly bar Bark Social is hosting viewing parties at its Alexandria and North Bethesda locations. Bring your pup for a day of food and drink specials for both humans and canines, plus photo ops and a chance to meet (and possibly adopt) dogs from local rescue organizations. Costumes are encouraged, and the “game” begins at 2 p.m. 1 to 5 p.m. Free.
