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Karaoke in Washington, DC

Washington keeps its private karaoke rooms one to a neighborhood — Dupont, Chinatown, Adams Morgan, the Wharf. Cross the bridges and the metro sings every night of the week, with venues running karaoke all seven nights from Arlington and Annandale out to the Maryland suburbs.

By Michael Jones · September 2026: 236 spots added, 73 updated (10 with corrected nights) and 2 merged into other listings.

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This guide covers the standouts, and every confirmed bar is listed below by neighborhood. The KaraokeList app keeps it current, free, and shows who’s singing tonight.

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The rooms spread one per neighborhood rather than one per street. Echo Box in Dupont Circle, Wok and Roll in Chinatown — its rooms open from lunchtime — Muzette in Adams Morgan, billed as DC's first private-room karaoke bar, Live-K at the Wharf with fifteen rooms and a main stage, and Ginza on Barracks Row. Several keep their rooms going deep into the night at the weekend.

Cross a bridge and the sign-up sheet takes over. Columbia Pike carries several venues on its way out of Arlington, ending in Annandale, where the metro's Korean rooms have settled. The always-on bars live out here too — Arlington, Alexandria, the Maryland suburbs — and between them they keep every night of the week singing.

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Where Washington sings

Map of the Washington area with karaoke bars grouped by neighborhood Laurel and nearby: 7 bars7Gaithersburg and nearby: 6 bars6Silver Spring and nearby: 10 bars10Hyattsville and nearby: 11 bars11Downtown Washington and nearby: 34 bars34McLean and nearby: 6 bars6Capitol Hill and nearby: 5 bars5Fairfax and nearby: 10 bars10Ballston and nearby: 14 bars14Old Town Alexandria and nearby: 9 bars9Annandale and nearby: 13 bars13Clinton and nearby: 8 bars8Laurel and nearby: 7 bars7Silver Spring and nearby: 16 bars16Hyattsville and nearby: 11 bars11Downtown Washington and nearby: 52 bars52Fairfax and nearby: 10 bars10Annandale and nearby: 19 bars19Old Town Alexandria and nearby: 10 bars10Clinton and nearby: 8 bars8
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4 confirmed venues

The rooms, neighborhood by neighborhood

Inside the District the default format is the private room, and each quarter keeps its own.

  • Echo Box

    Dupont Circle

    Korean karaoke rooms just off the circle, seven nights a week, and at their latest on Friday and Saturday, when one more song always becomes three.

    Echo Box runs karaoke every night.

  • Muzette

    Adams Morgan

    Billed as DC's first private-room karaoke bar, with a Korean restaurant adjoining. Tuesday through Sunday, and among the last rooms in the city to close at the weekend.

    Muzette runs karaoke Sunday and Tuesday to Saturday.

  • Live-K

    The Wharf

    Fifteen private rooms plus a main stage and bar — the rooms or the room, your choice. Monday to Saturday, with Friday the long night.

    Live-K runs karaoke Monday to Saturday.

  • Wok and Roll

    Chinatown

    Rooms at a Chinatown restaurant, open every day from lunchtime — quieter early in the week, and going strong by Thursday and Friday.

    Wok and Roll runs karaoke every night.

4 confirmed venues

Columbia Pike, Arlington to Annandale

One road, several venues, two jurisdictions — starting as bar nights in Arlington and ending among the Korean rooms of Annandale.

  • Cafe Tu Ah

    Annandale

    Korean restaurant, bar and karaoke house at the Annandale end, with rooms sized for every group and a huge songbook. Tuesday through Sunday.

    Cafe Tu Ah runs karaoke Sunday and Tuesday to Saturday.

  • Glam Karaoke

    Annandale

    A block off the Pike in central Annandale — private rooms and an open floor, every night of the week.

    Glam Karaoke runs karaoke every night.

  • The Arlington end of the road, with karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights and its intent written into the name.

    L.A Bar & Grill runs karaoke Friday and Saturday.

  • El Pike

    Arlington

    A Bolivian restobar mid-Pike; karaoke on Friday nights.

    El Pike runs karaoke Friday.

The whole lineup is below.

Every confirmed bar in and around Washington is listed further down, by neighborhood. The KaraokeList app keeps it current and shows who’s singing tonight, along with the fun part: what you’ll sing.

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Seven nights, three jurisdictions

The always-on list is long here, but it mostly isn't in Washington. Inside the line it is just Echo Box and Wok and Roll. In Virginia, Freddie's Beach Bar in Arlington runs karaoke nightly, Rock It Grill in Alexandria does seven nights, and Queen's Gambit down in Woodbridge sings every night too. Bolor tuv in Arlington keeps its rooms open daily.

Maryland holds the rest. iRock KTV in Gaithersburg rents rooms every day, with its longest nights at the weekend, and Em Heart Karaoke up the road lists its hours as the whole day round, which is a long way of saying it never really closes. Live K at National Harbor in Oxon Hill runs daily too, starting early at the weekend.

Kostume, Drunkaoke and the request room

The District's most portable night is Kostume Karaoke, which happens at other people's bars: Saturdays at Solly's Tavern on U Street, and the second Wednesday of the month at Trusty's in Southeast. Madam's Organ in Adams Morgan runs Drunkaoke — karaoke with a two-drink minimum — every Sunday and Thursday. Green Lantern gives Tuesday over to Latin karaoke, with Sunday and Wednesday nights besides.

Sid Gold's Request Room near Union Market runs Wednesday through Saturday, with an early start midweek and longer nights at the weekend. Zeppelin in Shaw takes Thursday to Saturday. And The Meeting Place in Northwest does Fridays, free.

Maryland, further out

Past the Beltway venues the Maryland side settles into weekend rhythm. Timbuktu in Hanover runs Friday and Saturday. Stained Glass Pub in Silver Spring takes Thursdays and Saturdays.

Silver Spring adds a midweek option: Fusion Bar runs Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, a longer week than most of the Maryland bar circuit.

Neighborhoods and nearby towns

Every karaoke night we’ve confirmed in and around Washington, sorted by where it is, so you can sing close to home (or close to the after-party). Tap a bar for its nights and times, or a neighborhood for its own page.

Downtown Washington 6 bars

Downtown Washington: nights, times and addresses →

U Street 6 bars

U Street: nights, times and addresses →

Dupont Circle 5 bars

Dupont Circle: nights, times and addresses →

Capitol Hill 3 bars

Capitol Hill: nights, times and addresses →

Adams Morgan 2 bars

Columbia Heights 2 bars

Logan Circle 2 bars

Shaw 2 bars

Union Market 2 bars

Foggy Bottom 1 bar

Glover Park 1 bar

Ledroit Park 1 bar

  • Uproar LoungeThu

Manor Park 1 bar

Mount Pleasant 1 bar

Near Northeast 1 bar

Near Southeast 1 bar

Rosedale-Kingman Park 1 bar

  • DC Capitol Square Bar & GrillTue

Southwest Waterfront 1 bar

One bar each

Nearby towns

Fairfax 6 bars

Silver Spring 6 bars

  • Fusion BarWed, Fri, Sat
  • El Gavilan RestaurantFri, Sat
  • Stained Glass PubThu, Sat
  • ElysiumThu
  • Fire Station 1Tue
  • FuegoThu

Laurel 5 bars

Gaithersburg 4 bars

Woodbridge 4 bars

Annandale 3 bars

Bethesda 3 bars

Clinton 3 bars

Crystal City, Arlington 3 bars

Crystal City: nights, times and addresses →

Falls Church 3 bars

Hyattsville 3 bars

Old Town Alexandria 3 bars

  • Rock It GrillEvery night
  • O'Shaughnessy's PubSun, Mon, Wed
  • Los CuatesFri, Sat
Old Town Alexandria: nights, times and addresses →

Springfield 3 bars

Ballston, Arlington 2 bars

Braddock Road Metro, Alexandria 2 bars

Clarendon, Arlington 2 bars

  • BOETue
  • Hyde SocialTue

Columbia Pike, Arlington 2 bars

Courthouse, Arlington 2 bars

Greenbelt 2 bars

Lanham 2 bars

McLean 2 bars

Oxon Hill 2 bars

Waldorf 2 bars

Alexandria 1 bar

Ashton Heights, Arlington 1 bar

Berwyn Heights 1 bar

  • Balkonie RestaurantWed

Bluemont, Arlington 1 bar

  • Ballston LocalFri

Bowie 1 bar

  • Center Pocket Sports BarWed

Brandywine 1 bar

Camp Springs 1 bar

Chantilly 1 bar

Columbia 1 bar

  • The Greene Turtle - ColumbiaTue

Del Ray, Alexandria 1 bar

  • Flipside SpeakeasyFri

District Heights 1 bar

Fort Washington 1 bar

  • Marylou'sTue

Gambrills 1 bar

Hanover 1 bar

Herndon 1 bar

Kensington 1 bar

Koreatown, Annandale 1 bar

Around Lakeland, College Park 1 bar

Landmark, Alexandria 1 bar

  • Flame Lounge @ Roha RestaurantThu

Lorton 1 bar

Oakton 1 bar

Potomac 1 bar

Reston 1 bar

Rockville 1 bar

Tysons 1 bar

  • Tysons Social TavernFri

One bar each

Questions

Where can I do karaoke in Washington DC?

Inside the city, Echo Box in Dupont Circle and Wok and Roll in Chinatown run seven nights, and Live-K at the Wharf runs Monday through Saturday. Across the river, Freddie's Beach Bar in Arlington and Rock It Grill in Alexandria are nightly, Glam Karaoke in Annandale is open every night and Cafe Tu Ah Tuesday through Sunday, and in Maryland iRock KTV and Live K run daily. Nights change, so check before you go.

Where are the private karaoke rooms in Washington DC?

One per neighborhood: Echo Box in Dupont, Muzette in Adams Morgan, Wok and Roll in Chinatown, Live-K at the Wharf with fifteen rooms, and Ginza on Barracks Row. In the suburbs: Cafe Tu Ah and Glam Karaoke in Annandale, Bolor tuv in Arlington, iRock KTV and Em Heart in Gaithersburg, and Live K in Oxon Hill.

How late does karaoke go in DC?

Latest in the private rooms. On Friday and Saturday, Echo Box, Muzette and Ginza all keep going deep into the night, and Live-K does the same on Fridays. The KaraokeList app has each venue's hours.

Is there karaoke in Arlington or Northern Virginia?

Plenty. Freddie's Beach Bar runs nightly karaoke in Arlington and Bolor tuv keeps daily room hours there; Columbia Pike carries L.A Bar & Grill and El Pike on its Arlington stretch and ends among the Annandale rooms; Rock It Grill in Alexandria does seven nights; and Queen's Gambit in Woodbridge sings every night.

Is there karaoke in the Maryland suburbs?

Yes. Gaithersburg has two room venues, iRock KTV and Em Heart Karaoke, both open daily. Live K runs every day at National Harbor in Oxon Hill. Stained Glass Pub in Silver Spring takes Thursdays and Saturdays. Timbuktu in Hanover runs Friday and Saturday nights. Fusion Bar, also in Silver Spring, runs Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Is this every karaoke bar in Washington DC?

Every bar we've confirmed is on this page, listed by neighborhood with the nights each one runs. The KaraokeList app keeps the list current and shows which bars are singing on the night you go.

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