The Public Option

As winter sets in, The Public Option is taking a pause to reflect on our journey over the past eight years. We're exploring potential directions for the future, including the possibility of evolving into a community-based cooperative or a non-profit arts venture.

Visit our website to learn more. We’re open this weekend: Friday, Saturday, Sunday (12/15 - 12/17) with punk bands playing Friday & Sunday, and Saturday we’re featuring a southern rock band.

As winter sets in, The Public Option is taking a pause to reflect on our journey over the past eight years. We're exploring potential directions for the future, including the possibility of evolving into a community-based cooperative or a non-profit arts venture.

Sunday, Nov 19th we open at 4PM for a METAL Matinee show! 4 bands, all ages - thepublicoptiondc.com/new-events-2/2…

Saturday, Nov 18th open at 6PM. Los Malcriados performs their latin-funk influenced (backed by a horn line) music tonight on our second floor! thepublicoptiondc.com/new-events-2/2…

Friday, November 17th - 4 bands, beer, good times. Open at 6PM - thepublicoptiondc.com/new-events-2/2…

We’re open at 6PM Sunday, Nov 12th. IMPROV show tonight too🍺

We’re open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this week. Shows every night. We open each day at 6

Friday, Nov 3rd open at 6PM

We’re open Thursday 11/2, Friday 11/3, and Saturday 11/4 this week at 6PM each day! 🍺 🍺 🍺

We particularly loved M3GAN!

Thanks for the great costumes last night!We’re dusting off the cobwebs from the party and gearing up for Sunday night Improv! We open at 6PM today 10/29

Our (free) Exorcist Walking Tour will occur every hour on the hour beginning at 7PM, Saturday, October 28th. The tour is approximately 15 minutes long.

It’s our Anniversary Party Day! It’s our Halloween Party Day! Congratulations and special thanks to our owners and operators who founded this neighborhood gem 8 years ago. Please stop by and give your love to Bill and Cathy today. We open at 6PM 🧛‍♀️

Saturday, Oct 28th - Our annual Halloween Costume Party is combined with our 8th Anniversary Celebration. Haunted house, costume prizes, classic horror film screenings, and our very popular Exorcist walking tour.

A Washington Post newspaper clip from the 1949 original incident! The afflicted boy attended a church across the street from our pub. Hear all about this incident from our Innovator in Residence @AaronDeNu this Saturday, Oct 28th at our annual Exorcist Walking Tour

We’ll conduct several of our annual “Exorcist Walking Tours” Saturday, Oct 28th during our Halloween Party to the church across the street from us that played a key role in the original Exorcist incident of 1949…

We have close to a 100 costume contestants every year—who’s taking home the grand prize this year?! Sat, Oct 28th we're merging our Annual Halloween Party with our 8th-Anniversary party. Costume prizes, classic horror film screenings, and our popular Exorcist walking tour.

Saturday, Oct 28th - Our annual Halloween Costume Party is combined with our 8th Anniversary Celebration. Haunted house, costume prizes, classic horror film screenings, and our very popular Exorcist walking tour.