United Karaoke | National Karaoke Tournament 2024 – Washington, DC

Get ready to experience the ultimate karaoke showdown as United Karaoke kicks off its first-ever National Championship in the heart of Washington D.C., hosted by District Karaoke!

You hold the power! Help crown the very first United Karaoke National Champions with your votes. But that’s not all! After the electrifying Semi-finals and Finals, the stage is yours—grab the mic and shine during Open karaoke!

Come sing, cheer, and be a part of karaoke history!

Date: Thursday, October 3 – Saturday October, 5, 2024

Host City: Washington, D.C.

Want to get an all-access badge for entry to all Nationals events just like our performers? All-Access badge gets you into:

• Welcome Night Open Karaoke Bar Crawl
• Community Cardboard Nonsense Creation & Costume Exchange
• Semi-Finals Competition
• Locals Tour: The National Mall
• United Karaoke Community Social presented by The Regular
• Finals Competition
• The Regular Week events (9/30-10/5)

Plus

• Welcome Bag
• Food and Drink Specials at Events
• Hotel Block Discount
• Merch Discount

Supporter All-Access Badge Registration: $50

Individual tickets are also available for:

Nationals Semi-Finals

7-11PM @ Crown & Crow (1317 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005)

Open Karaoke after competition

$10 / $15 at the door

Nationals Finals

7PM – 11PM @ Penn Social (801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004)

Open Karaoke 11PM-1AM

$25/ $30 at the door

Livestream tickets will be available for Finals competition. Details TBA.

Check out the full United Karaoke Nationals schedule below:

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Supporter Check-in & Badge Pickup

6-8PM @ Zeba Bar

Come pick up your badge, welcome bag and meet the United Karaoke staff and Nationals performers!

*Supporters who cannot join us for opening night can pick up their bagdes at any event through the rest of the week.

Welcome Night Open Karaoke Bar Crawl

7-11PM @ Zeba Bar

8PM-1AM @ Voodoo Bar DC

Lets kickoff Nationals weekend with an open karaoke bar crawl between two of our favorite D.C. karaoke bars.

Food and beverage discounts with badge.

Friday, October 4th, 2024

Community Cardboard Nonsense Creation & Costume Exchange (For badge holders only)

2-4PM

It’s arts and crafts time! Finalize your props and costumes before competition. Supplies provided by United Karaoke. Featuring a costume exchange to trade your used costumes, wigs and props with other performers.

Nationals Semi-Finals

7-11PM @ Crown & Crow

Open Karaoke after competition

The eight Nationals teams compete over two rounds for Finals seeding.

Round 1 (Solo/Duet/Trio)

Round 2 (Group)

Seeding based on total cumulative points after 2 rounds of audience ranked choice voting.

Food and beverage discounts with badge.

Saturday, October 5th, 2024

Locals Tour: The National Mall (For badge holders only)

10AM-12PM

Explore the National Mall area with District Karaoke local guides who know it well.

United Karaoke Community Social presented by The Regular (For badge holders only)

12PM-3PM

United Karaoke community get-together with pizza, drinks and lawn games at a local brewery.

Nationals Finals

7PM – 11PM @ Penn Social

Open Karaoke 11PM-1AM

The eight Nationals teams compete over three rounds.

Round 1 (Solo/Duet/Trio)

Round 2 (Solo/Duet/Trio)

Round 3 (Group)

Audience and Judge combined vote to select matchup winners.

Award Ceremony

Photo step and repeat opportunity