Capital One Arena Seating Chart
Home of the Washington Wizards (NBA), Capitals (NHL), and Mystics (WNBA). The downtown DC arena anchors the Penn Quarter neighborhood and connects directly to the Gallery Place Metro station.
Sections at Capital One Arena
The Capital One Arena chart lists 4 main sections, and the one on your ticket does most of the deciding — price, distance, and view included. Scan the list before you buy, keeping in mind that the event type reshuffles the room: concerts, games, and private buyouts each open different parts of the house.
- Lower Level 100s — sections 101-122
- Club Level 200-300s — premium middle ring
- 400s upper level — sections 401-422
- Acela Club premium
Best seats at Capital One Arena
Sections 110-114 along the Wizards bench. Section 413 in the upper level is the value seat with strong center-court sightlines.
Tips before you go
The Gallery Place Metro station has a direct underground passage to the arena — no need to surface in bad weather. Penn Quarter is the pre-game neighborhood with Jaleo, Oyamel, and Zaytinya all within two blocks.
How to read the Capital One Arena seating chart
Capital One Arena seats 20,356 in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage, and its chart is organized into 4 named sections — Lower Level 100s, Club Level 200-300s, 400s upper level, and Acela Club premium. The exact label on your ticket is what pins your spot: a seat two sections over can sit a level higher, a price tier apart, or on the opposite side of the room.
Three things decide a Capital One Arena seat: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. Two sections apart — say Acela Club premium and Lower Level 100s — can put you a level higher, a price tier over, or on the far side of the Washington venue, so which one is the value sweet spot comes down to the event and your budget; the best-seats notes above call it for Capital One Arena. Match your ticket to the official Capital One Arena map — section, row, and seat — before you buy.
Some context on size — Capital One Arena's 20,356 capacity places it 1st among the 5 District of Columbia venues in this guide; nothing in that set runs larger — The Anthem (6,000) is the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Capital One Arena
Planning a group outing, a suite night, or a private function at Capital One Arena? The chart above is your starting map — take sections like Lower Level 100s and Acela Club premium and the tiers around them, then mirror the footprint your event will actually use with tables in the maker. Assign guests, export the PDF, and hand it to the Washington event-services team. Full capacity runs to 20,356, but a private block is almost always a club, a suite, or a banquet room — a scale the maker below covers comfortably with dinner rounds, program rows, and head tables where you need them.
Hosting a private event at Capital One Arena?
Plan the room for your Capital One Arena event before anyone sets a table: dinner rounds, program rows, and head tables, arranged your way. Layouts run to 500 seats and export as a print-ready PDF for the Washington event team.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Capital One Arena hold?
- 20,356 at full configuration. In practice the number depends on the event — sections open and close between a concert and a daytime show — and a private buyout uses just the sections booked, usually a club or a suite out of the 4 on the Washington chart.
- What are the best seats at Capital One Arena?
- Sections 110-114 along the Wizards bench. Section 413 in the upper level is the value seat with strong center-court sightlines.
- What sections does Capital One Arena have?
- Main sections include: Lower Level 100s — sections 101-122; Club Level 200-300s — premium middle ring; 400s upper level — sections 401-422. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Capital One Arena located?
- Capital One Arena sits in Washington, District of Columbia. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Lower Level 100s, check the official Capital One Arena site before the day — Washington venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Capital One Arena?
- Map it in the Seat Chart App maker below: start from Capital One Arena's own layout — sections like Lower Level 100s and Acela Club premium — drop tables to match your event's footprint, assign guests, and export a PDF the Washington event-services team can set up from.