Capital One Arena
An arena in Washington, District of Columbia. It seats a stated 20,674. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 20,674
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1997
- 29 years old
- From DCA
- 5 km (3.1 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- From the centre
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi)
- of Washington
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
About this venue
It stands at 601 F Street Northwest, 20004, right in the centre of Washington.
Capital One Arena was opened in 1997 and owned by Ted Leonsis, which puts it at 29 years old.
A stated 20,674 puts this in arena territory: general sessions and keynotes fit, breakouts need somewhere else.
- Address
- 601 F Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20004, United States
- Owner
- Ted Leonsis
- Official site
- CapitalOneArena.com
- Coordinates
- 38.8981, -77.0208
- Classified as
- arena
Travel to Capital One Arena
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is 5 km (3.1 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
Being 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the middle of Washington means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
The published number for the venue is +1 202-628-3200.
Washington has 128 venues mapped in total and a population of 702,250. The Washington guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
What fits in this room
Anything at this scale is a one-room event. It is the 6th largest arena or stadium mapped in Washington, and like all of them it solves the plenary and none of the rest of the programme.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 20,674 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
A worked example for Capital One Arena
Suppose 950 attendees claim their invite and open the app at a Capital One Arena event sized to the stated capacity of Capital One Arena. Here is exactly what event67 charges, with the free 50 taken off the top.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
If this one is booked
4 other venues in Washington have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Brookland Stadium30,000 seats
- Audi Field24,000 seats
- D.C. Armory10,000 seats
- William H. Greene Stadium10,000 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 11 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry and more.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Capital One Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 20,674 for Capital One Arena. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
Where is Capital One Arena?
601 F Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20004, United States. It is 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the centre of Washington. The nearest major airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 5 km (3.1 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Capital One Arena?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Capital One Arena. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Capital One Arena?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Capital One Arena is booked?
Brookland Stadium (30,000), Audi Field (24,000) and D.C. Armory (10,000) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 128 venues in total are mapped in Washington.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Washington
- Brookland Stadium
30,000 seats
- Audi Field
24,000 seats
- D.C. Armory
10,000 seats
- William H. Greene Stadium
10,000 seats
- Hosting an event in Washington
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