In addition to an occasional Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball game and each summer's Kenner League games, McDonough Gymnasium hosts Georgetown women's basketball and women's volleyball games.

Each year in mid-October, McDonough Gymnasium hosts Hoya Madness, a free event for Georgetown students and athletics donors which unofficially kicks off the upcoming college basketball season and introduces Georgetown's men's and women's basketball teams for that season.
The event also includes performances by the Georgetown pep squad and band and by musical groups.

Many concerts have been held at McDonough Gymnasium, including shows by Count Basie, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who, and it was the site of one of President Dwight D. Eisenhower′s two inaugural balls in January 1953.
During its history, the building has hosted a number of visiting foreign dignitaries, bishops, academics, and graduation ceremonies.
On March 30, 2011, President Barack Obama gave a speech on U.S. energy security policy at McDonough Gymnasium.

Freshman convocation is hosted in McDonough Gymnasium at the beginning of each academic year.

When it opened in 1951, McDonough Gymnasium had a stage for theatrical performances and housed coaches′ offices, weight rooms, a squash court, and the university′s physical education and student health programs.
In its early years, it also included dormitory rooms for students.
Over the years, McDonough Gymnasium also has provided office space for the university's athletics administration offices and housed sports medicine and training room facilities,and varsity locker rooms.
Until Yates Field House opened in 1979, McDonough Gymnasium was the only facility for intramural sports on the Georgetown campus.

A portrait of the building′s namesake, Rev. Vincent J. McDonough, hangs in McDonough Gymnasium's lobby, where dozens of Georgetown's national trophies and sports memorabilia are on display.
In addition to an occasional Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball game and each summer's Kenner League games, McDonough Gymnasium hosts Georgetown women's basketball and women's volleyball games.
Each year in mid-October, McDonough Gymnasium hosts Hoya Madness, a free event for Georgetown students and athletics donors which unofficially kicks off the upcoming college basketball season and introduces Georgetown's men's and women's basketball teams for that season. The event also includes performances by the Georgetown pep squad and band and by musical groups.
Many concerts have been held at McDonough Gymnasium, including shows by Count Basie, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, and The Who, and it was the site of one of President Dwight D. Eisenhower′s two inaugural balls in January 1953. During its history, the building has hosted a number of visiting foreign dignitaries, bishops, academics, and graduation ceremonies. On March 30, 2011, President Barack Obama gave a speech on U.S. energy security policy at McDonough Gymnasium.
Freshman convocation is hosted in McDonough Gymnasium at the beginning of each academic year.
When it opened in 1951, McDonough Gymnasium had a stage for theatrical performances and housed coaches′ offices, weight rooms, a squash court, and the university′s physical education and student health programs. In its early years, it also included dormitory rooms for students. Over the years, McDonough Gymnasium also has provided office space for the university's athletics administration offices and housed sports medicine and training room facilities,and varsity locker rooms. Until Yates Field House opened in 1979, McDonough Gymnasium was the only facility for intramural sports on the Georgetown campus.
A portrait of the building′s namesake, Rev. Vincent J. McDonough, hangs in McDonough Gymnasium's lobby, where dozens of Georgetown's national trophies and sports memorabilia are on display.
McDonough Gymnasium