Revamped Concessions Lineup and Fan Experiences Coming to Capital One Arena for the Upcoming Capitals and Wizards Seasons
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Washington, D.C. (October 11, 2024) – With the Washington Capitals and Wizards seasons nearly at hand, Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s (MSE) Capital One Arena announced today a variety of new elements geared to enhance the fan experience at games and events. Aramark Sports + Entertainment, Capital One Arena’s exclusive food and beverage partner, collaborated on the announcement to reveal an updated food and beverage lineup, appealing to all tastes and featuring several partners from the DMV region. Throughout the arena, guests will also find many additional experiences to enjoy, from new premium seating spaces to exciting displays.
“We strive to ensure the experience for all fans and visitors at Capital One Arena is unparalleled, starting from the time fans leave for the event until they arrive home,” said Jordan Silberman, President of Venues at MSE. “Guests attending games, concerts, or any other events this year can expect delicious, creative new food and beverage options, updated experiences in premium spaces and sightlines to the action, and a welcoming atmosphere all season long.”
New updates for the 2024-25 season include:
Food and Beverage
PhoWheels: PhoWheels will bring modernized Vietnamese street food to Section 105 with menu items like a bahn mi sandwich (chicken, pork belly, and beef) with kettle chips, chicken egg rolls and tacos (chicken, pork belly, and beef).
Kong Dog: Known for their delicious handmade corn dogs, Kong Dog will introduce hand dipped all beef specialty dogs that includes Cheeto Dusted dogs, as well as popcorn chicken with fries and Kong Fries to Section 106.
Little Miner Taco: A vender that is already well known to Capital One Arena, Little Miner Taco is adding new menu items like street tacos (chicken tinga, beef, or mushroom), bowls (chicken tinga, beef, or mushroom) and street corn to their post in Section 107.
Astro Donut: Astro Donut connects two American classics, chicken and donuts and is coming to Section 110. Menu items include donuts, a donut chicken sandwich with fries and an asteroid chicken sandwich with fries.
Fuku: Fuku draws influence from both Asian and American staples and will bring their specialty items to Section 119. The stand will bring exciting options such as chicken tenders and fries that can be ordered both separately and as a meal. Fuku will also feature a spicy chicken sandwich at Section 422.
Pat & Stuggs: A collaboration between the popular Baltimore restaurant, Stuggy’s, and Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, Pat & Stugg’s will have menu items like a smash burger with tater tots, a shaved ribeye with tater tots and loaded tater tots with cheese, shaved ribeye, and scallions at Section 120.
Jerk at Nite: Enjoy various Caribbean flavors in Section 103 at Jerk at Nite. Menu items include loaded souvenir jerk chicken nacho, loaded souvenir nacho, regular jerk chicken nacho, regular nacho and jerk wings.
Tonari: Tonari will be returning to Section 214 with new menu items like cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza and rotating specialty pizzas.
Little Hot Chicken: Little Hot Chicken will bring the hottest Nashville Hot Chicken in the DMV to Capital One Arena with their stand in Section 413. They are introducing chicken wings with fries, a Lil Hot chicken sandwich with fries and loaded mac n’ chicken.
Midnight Treats: Midnight Cookies, located in Section 408, aims to make vegan eating fun with their delicious cookies. Flavors will include chocolate chip, brownie, birthday bash and cinnamon bun. Midnight Cookies will also have cookie sundaes and ice cream cups available.
Beeliner Diner: A new kind of old-fashioned diner, Beeliner Diner will be adding chicken & waffles and chicken biscuits to Section 432 this season.
Premium Spaces
Michelob ULTRA Courtside Lounge Seats: The Wizards and Michelob ULTRA will introduce Capital One Arena’s newest premium seating option, Michelob ULTRA Courtside Lounge Seats, for the 2024-25 Wizards season. The Courtside Lounge will feature unique vantage points just steps from the court, plush oversized seats, tabletop seating for all guests, and access to the Monumental VIP Club for complimentary food, beer, wine, and soft drinks. Seats will be available for purchase on a full or partial season ticket basis, as well as for individual games, subject to availability.
Signature Club & Lounge: After debuting at the end of the 2023-24 NBA and NHL seasons, the Signature Club & Lounge is the ultimate premium experience at Capital One Arena and ready to host fans throughout the upcoming seasons. This stylish and contemporary lounge, situated at the corner of 7th Street and Gallery Place, provides members with early entry and exclusive access prior to Capitals and Wizards games. Guests can look forward to an exceptional selection of food and beverages from the José Andrés Group.
Retail
Round Up at the Register: During all Capitals and Wizards home games, fans will have the option to round up at the register at the Team Store at Capital One Arena, with proceeds benefiting the MSE Foundation (MSEF). Funding will be used to support local nonprofit partners and MSEF community programming.
New Items: Retail stores within Capital One Arena will have a wide variety of Capitals 50th anniversary merchandise and all new City Edition products for the Wizards in stock throughout the upcoming season.
Other Updates
50th Anniversary Arena Display: Throughout the 2024-25 season, Capitals fans are invited to visit a 50th Anniversary concourse display at Section 103 at Capital One Arena. The display features memorabilia from the last five decades of Capitals hockey, including trophies, jerseys, equipment and a timeline surrounding the team’s history. Items include Alex Ovechkin’s skates from the 2015 Winter Classic, Dale Hunter’s game used gloves, a Peter Bondra Screaming Eagle jersey, an Olie Kolzig game-used blocker pad and more.
Harry Benson: Washington DC Iconic Photographs for the Nation’s Capital: For the duration of the 2024-25 NBA and NHL seasons, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Ted and Lynn Leonsis and Jeff Skoll will present a landmark exhibit that will showcase over 150 photographs by legendary photojournalist Harry Benson, renowned for his chronicling of culture, politics, music, movies, television and sports through the 20th and 21st centuries. The gallery, produced by Ted Leonsis and Jeff Skoll, will be located next door to Capital One Arena at 707-709 7th Street NW and will span two floors and over 10,000 square feet. The exhibit, which will be free and open to the public, will feature photographs of every president and first lady since Dwight Eisenhower, iconic photographs of athletes including Muhammad Ali, musicians, including a behind the scenes look at The Beatles arrival to the United States, a historic chronicling of the civil rights movement in America, and much more.
NFL Sundays at District E Powered by Ticketmaster: District E Powered by Ticketmaster is the best viewing spot for the NFL during the 2024 season. Located next to Capital One Arena in the old Bar Louie space, District E features District Bites, a traditional bar/restaurant, as well as a massive event space. Between both locations, District E will be able to show every game, every Sunday on the 16 x 9-foot screen in the event space and the dozen TVs in the bar/restaurant. District E can also stream up to four games in a split screen format on the massive event space screen. Brunch specials will run until 3:30 PM on football Sundays and that menu features $30 bottomless mimosas. District Bites extends the brunch special to Saturday as well and offers happy hour specials of $8 wine and $6 rail drinks. If interested, please visit OpenTable to make reservations.
50/50 Raffle: The MSE Foundation is hosting the popular 50/50 raffle for all Capitals and Wizards home games. Fans will have the option to purchase tickets online or in-arena at 50/50 raffle kiosks at Sections 106 and 120 or from roving sellers. Raffle proceeds directly support MSEF programming and events benefiting D.C.-area nonprofits and community partners. Tickets are sold in the following increments during Monday through Thursday games: 10 tickets for $10, 40 tickets for $20, 100 tickets for $40 and 300 tickets for $100. On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, MSEF offers the “Ovi Special” during Capitals games where fans receive eight free numbers on price points of $20 and above, and the “Boundary Stone Special” during Wizards games, where fans receive 40 free numbers at those same price points. For more information, visit MonumentalFoundation.org/5050 and to purchase tickets online, visit Monumental5050.com.
Concerts at Capital One Arena
In addition to serving as the home of the Washington Capitals, Wizards, and Georgetown men’s basketball, Capital One Arena hosts a wide range of chart-topping concerts, family shows, and community events, rounding out a robust calendar of live events annually. Averaging 220 events per year, the arena has hosted over 50 million people and nearly 5,000 events since it opened in 1997, making Capital One Arena the economic heart of Downtown D.C.
In particular, the concert business at Capital One Arena has never been stronger. In 2023, Capital One Arena hosted more concerts than any other year in arena history, and the arena is on pace to exceed that total in 2024. The arena has recently hosted world-renowned artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, Blink 182, and Nicki Minaj, are several exciting acts will visit Capital One Arena before the end of 2024 like Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Shakira, and Cyndi Lauper. Driving Capital One Arena’s record numbers are several new concert genres as shows at Capital One Arena appeal to the diverse audiences across the DMV region:
-Capital One Arena hosted a record-setting 11 Latin music performances in 2023, in addition to K Pop, R&B, Comedy, and several other genres.
-Aventura (bachata group) attracted 46,000+ fans across three nights earlier this year.
-After hosting TXT last year, Capital One Arena is hosting four K Pop concerts in 2024.
-Diljit Dosanjh became the first Punjabi artist to headline Capital One Arena earlier this year.
Fans are encouraged to visit monumentalsports.com and follow @CapitalOneArena on social media for the latest information on Capital One Arena.
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