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