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Get to Know Us

Now completely renovated, Penn Social now features two separate venues, Little Penn and the Main Hall.  Through the Foyer, you will find separate entrances to each venue with the option of combining the spaces for truly amazing events at scale.

Little Penn is the home of our famous Detroit Style pizza.  Baked with fresh dough, rich house-made pizza sauce, shredded cheese and your favorite toppings.  We have expanded our beer selection with a plethora of predominately local seasonal craft beers, and now offer seasonal cocktails.  Try our Rumple Minze Hot Chocolate in the winter. Yum!

Our community programming can largely be found in Little Penn with Profs & Pints on Monday & Tuesdays, and monthly Story District productions.

Little Penn is approximately 3,000 sq ft and hosts a 120 person occupancy.

Our Main Hall is the ultimate venue for everything from private events to watching the big game!  Now featuring premier concert grade Martin Audio for the audiophiles, new Chauvet Professional Lighting, an expanded stage, integrated Ketra uplighting, digital marquee and Elan Video distribution.

We specialize in hosting memorable parties and large scale sporting events.  We regularly host everything from All-Hand Meetings, Holiday Parties, Team Building Events, Concerts, Bar & Bat Mitzvahs, and massive game watches for the Super Bowl and World Cup matches. 

The Main Hall is 10,000 sq ft and can host 280 seated or 400 standing.

Upcoming Events

  • 80s Rock/Funk/Latin Concert
    80s Rock/Funk/Latin Concert
    Sat, May 10
    May 10, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Prepare for a sonic explosion that will catapult you straight back to the glorious 80s daze, but with a sizzling Latin/pop rock injection that'll set your soul on fire! Must be 21+ to attend
  • Profs & Pints DC: The Search for Human Origins
    Profs & Pints DC: The Search for Human Origins
    May 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Search for Human Origins,” on the quest for fossil remains of a missing link, with Noel Boaz, paleoanthropologist, founder of International Institute for Human Evolutionary Research, and author of books such as Quarry, Closing in on the Missing Link.
  • Profs & Pints DC: Gender in a Digital World
    Profs & Pints DC: Gender in a Digital World
    May 13, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Profs and Pints DC presents: “Gender in a Digital World,” a look at how technology influences our understanding of gender and health, with Michelle R Kaufman, social psychologist, associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and scholar of gender and sexuality.
  • Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band!
    Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band!
    May 14, 2025, 8:30 PM – May 15, 2025, 12:30 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Have the time of your life singing with an awesome band playing just for you! Way more fun than singing with a machine. (Online Pre-Sale - Additional Tickets Available At Door)
  • Firehouse Fridays Line Dancing, 2Step And Swing Takes Over Penn Social!
    Firehouse Fridays Line Dancing, 2Step And Swing Takes Over Penn Social!
    May 16, 2025, 8:30 PM – May 17, 2025, 12:30 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Get Your Boots Scootin'! Firehouse Fridays Line Dancing Heats Up Penn Social!
  • Work Sucks - A Comedy Show
    Work Sucks - A Comedy Show
    Sat, May 17
    May 17, 2025, 8:00 PM – May 18, 2025, 11:00 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Vent about work with some of the best local comedians
  • Profs & Pints DC: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft
    Profs & Pints DC: Ancient Magic and Witchcraft
    May 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ancient Magic and Witchcraft,” on beliefs in supernatural powers in the Greece and Rome of antiquity, with Barbette Spaeth, professor emerita of classical studies at the College of William & Mary.
  • Profs & Pints DC: Role-Playing Games and Mental Health
    Profs & Pints DC: Role-Playing Games and Mental Health
    May 20, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Profs and Pints DC presents: “Role-Playing Games and Mental Health,” with William Nation, adjunct professor of psychology at Texas Woman's University and staff psychologist at Johns Hopkins University.
  • Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band!
    Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band!
    May 21, 2025, 8:30 PM – May 22, 2025, 12:00 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Have the time of your life singing with an awesome band playing just for you! Way more fun than singing with a machine. (Online Pre-Sale - Additional Tickets Available At Door)
  • Concert: Miki Ratsula with Dead Beat Girl and Eph See
    Concert: Miki Ratsula with Dead Beat Girl and Eph See
    May 24, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Queer Music Agency presents Miki Ratsula with Dead Beat Girl and Eph See. A Pre-Pride Party!
  • Profs & Pints DC: The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
    Profs & Pints DC: The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
    May 27, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories,” with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, former faculty member at Penn State University and Washington State University, and author of Psychodynamic Therapy Techniques: A Guide to Expressive and Supportive Interven
  • Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (1)
    Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (1)
    May 28, 2025, 8:30 PM – May 29, 2025, 12:00 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Have the time of your life singing with an awesome band playing just for you! Way more fun than singing with a machine. (Online Pre-Sale - Additional Tickets Available At Door)
  • Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (1)
    Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (1)
    Jun 11, 2025, 8:30 PM – Jun 12, 2025, 12:00 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Have the time of your life singing with an awesome band playing just for you! Way more fun than singing with a machine. (Online Pre-Sale - Additional Tickets Available At Door)
  • KeyCon 2025
    KeyCon 2025
    Sat, Jun 14
    Washington
    Jun 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    KeyCon 2025 is the premier event for mechanical keyboard hobbyists, collectors, and enthusiasts from all over the world
  • Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (1)
    Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (1)
    Jun 18, 2025, 8:30 PM – Jun 19, 2025, 12:00 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Have the time of your life singing with an awesome band playing just for you! Way more fun than singing with a machine. (Online Pre-Sale - Additional Tickets Available At Door)
  • Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (2)
    Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (2)
    Jun 25, 2025, 8:30 PM – Jun 26, 2025, 12:00 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Have the time of your life singing with an awesome band playing just for you! Way more fun than singing with a machine. (Online Pre-Sale - Additional Tickets Available At Door)
  • Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (3)
    Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays with The HariKaraoke Band! (3)
    Jul 02, 2025, 8:30 PM – Jul 03, 2025, 12:00 AM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    Have the time of your life singing with an awesome band playing just for you! Way more fun than singing with a machine. (Online Pre-Sale - Additional Tickets Available At Door)
  • Black Alley at Penn Social in July
    Black Alley at Penn Social in July
    Jul 05, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:50 PM
    Washington, 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
    "What are you doin' to make your #HoodRock?!"

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Production Specs

One of the advantages Penn Social has by being a premier music venue is our in-house production capabilities are second-to-none. With a custom-tuned PA system and digital video distribution system all managed by our amazing production staff, your event will have all the technological bells and whistles you can possibly imagine. 

Our main event space is a 10,000 square foot room with three mechanically activated projection screens, an expandable stage, theatrical lighting as well as Ketra house lighting. The main PA system utilizes Martin Torus Constant Curvature arrays driven by a Yamaha CL5 digital console. The entire venue is DANTE- enabled so as to achieve a fully customizable audio network. We’ve also installed an Elan 4K Video over IP distribution system so your content can be viewed in a countless number of ways.

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Audio

World-class audio with audio brands the pros use. Martin Audio, Shure, Yamaha, and DPA. Everyone will surely hear you loud and clear.

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Video

World-class video systems that brings your vision alive. With 5 large projector screens and multiple TVs and a world class video distribution system you can sure customize your event. 

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Lighting

World-class house and stage  lighting. We have the ability to put on concert lighting to basic stage lighting. We also have the ability to change all the venue lighting different colors to further customize your event

Food & Beverage

We are proud to offer a wide variety of culinary and beverage options to suit the needs of your event. Be sure to ask our events manager about our menu and beverage options

• Buffet

• Passed Hors D'Oeuvres

• Food Stations

• À la Carte

• Seated Fixed Menu

• Beer & Wine Open Bar

• Standard Open Bar

• Premium Open Bar 

• Host Bar

• Cash Bar

Venue Layouts

Let's Get Started Today!

Thank you for trusting us with your event!  We strive on giving great customer service so please allow us 24hrs to respond to you.  We value your business and will contact you promptly. 

Address: 801 E Street, NW, Washington DC, 20004

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Address: 801 E Street, NW, Washington DC, 20004

Address: 801 E Street, NW, Washington DC, 20004

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