Handlebar

Handlebar Beer, Booze, Bikes & Tunes. Show bookings: [email protected]
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An electronic music open mic. A more traditional open mic. Karaoke. An evolving sound experience where rotating artists ...
02/10/2025

An electronic music open mic. A more traditional open mic. Karaoke. An evolving sound experience where rotating artists engage in spontaneous collaboration. All vinyl 60s rock and soul. A Saturday afternoon matinee. A Valentine’s party for the loverbabes, bad bi***es, and fish in the sea. An open stage for original tunes. Kings of Kensington drag.

All for you to discover this week at our place! Which night will we see you?

$5 rail and draught from 6-8PM, Mon - Fri!

This week featuring:



a.n.ks


thecity
gonzalez pezsea







It’s the VALENTINE’S DAY dance at our place on Friday, February 14th! All vinyl 60s rock and soul all night thanks to ! ...
02/07/2025

It’s the VALENTINE’S DAY dance at our place on Friday, February 14th!

All vinyl 60s rock and soul all night thanks to !

🗓️- Friday, February 14th
⏰- 10PM
No cover!

Look, it’s expensive out on those MEAN STREETS and tariffs and not-tariffs and general existence is not making it any be...
02/04/2025

Look, it’s expensive out on those MEAN STREETS and tariffs and not-tariffs and general existence is not making it any better. So we are trying to be GOODFELLAS and give folks THE SCORE of the winter!

Want a cheap drink? Come get some HEAT at our place! Every Monday to Friday from 6-8PM! EVERYTHING ON DRAUGHT IS $5. EVERYTHING ON RAIL IS $5. It’s five De Niros for a drink!

Walk, run, call a TAXI DRIVER, whatever you need to do. Just make like a RAGING BULL and come on down!

A Sunday showcase thanks to the folks at ! Come to our this Sunday to discover four local acts about to break through!Fe...
02/04/2025

A Sunday showcase thanks to the folks at ! Come to our this Sunday to discover four local acts about to break through!

Featuring:





Tix online via and artist bios!

🗓️- Sunday, February 9th
⏰- 7PM
🎟️- $18 adv / $23 door

A jazz jam. An open mic for all music. Karaoke. All your favourite hits from Ariana Grande to Led Zeppelin. A Big Beat, ...
02/03/2025

A jazz jam. An open mic for all music. Karaoke. All your favourite hits from Ariana Grande to Led Zeppelin. A Big Beat, Britpop, Madchester, Indie dance party. Saturday afternoon jukebox rock and roll. Alien music with punk and electronica as support. An open stage for original music. A showcase of local singer-songwriters.

It’s all for you at our place on the first week of February! It’s wild out there but it’s warm and safe in here - come hang!

This week featuring:

packo
















Movin On Up is back at our place this Friday, February 7th, thanks to ! and spinning Britpop, Big Beat, Madchester, In...
02/02/2025

Movin On Up is back at our place this Friday, February 7th, thanks to !

and spinning Britpop, Big Beat, Madchester, Indie, Electronica, Punk, Shoegaze, Hip Hop.

🗓️- Friday, February 7th
⏰- 10PM
No cover!

January 2025 in Toronto was how January always is in Toronto - cold, dark, long. Really cold, actually. But y’all came o...
02/01/2025

January 2025 in Toronto was how January always is in Toronto - cold, dark, long. Really cold, actually. But y’all came out anyway! We are so grateful.

Thanks to the amazing acts that hit our stage, and to the folks who came to see them do their thing. We love you all!

We couldn’t have asked for a better start to the year. Stick with us for the rest of 2025 and beyond! 🙏 💜 🎸 🎹 💃 🌈 ⚡️








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speedos palace

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0 traxx dj
official
altow

xd







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king







Our favourite jazz cats are back this Monday, February 3rd for THE HANDLEBAR JAM!Join .packo and - and sit in with the...
01/31/2025

Our favourite jazz cats are back this Monday, February 3rd for THE HANDLEBAR JAM!

Join .packo and - and sit in with them if you have the chops!

Drink specials:
- $10 Lager and bourbon
- $6 bourbon

🗓️- Monday, February 3rd
⏰- 10:30PM
PWYC!

Your gal is coming back to our place! You know the drill: all your favourite hits from Ariana Grande to Led Zeppelin an...
01/30/2025

Your gal is coming back to our place! You know the drill: all your favourite hits from Ariana Grande to Led Zeppelin and everything in between. Plus some banging originals!

With live band:
🎸
🐟 .stan17
🎹
🥁 .bigras

🗓️- Thursday, February 6th
⏰- 8PM
No cover!

A q***r mixer and industry night. Music open mic. Karaoke. A two-night celebration of a decade of . Saturday afternoon r...
01/27/2025

A q***r mixer and industry night. Music open mic. Karaoke. A two-night celebration of a decade of . Saturday afternoon rock and roll. Blues-rock, soul, and modern r&b fusion. An open stage for original music. A night of electronica and jazztronica.

We have got it all for you this week! Plenty of non-alc options at our place. You don’t have to be a drinker to visit Handlebar!

…But if you ARE a drinker, remember: $5 draught and rail from 5PM - 8PM, Mon to Fri.

This week featuring:



king
















A student of the blues, lover of r&b, and communicating through the medium of soulful vocals and ripping guitars, retur...
01/27/2025

A student of the blues, lover of r&b, and communicating through the medium of soulful vocals and ripping guitars, returns to our place this Saturday, February 1st with his live band!

Expect blues-rock, soul, and modern r&b fusion!

🗓️- Saturday, February 1st
⏰- 9PM
🎟️- PWYC

Our q***r mixer and industry night returns for January - it’s !Your host has karaoke and video games, creating a warm e...
01/23/2025

Our q***r mixer and industry night returns for January - it’s !

Your host has karaoke and video games, creating a warm environment on a chilly winter’s evening. It’ll be a cozy and cute time with drink specials thanks to .devil.vodka and

$6 vodka
$10 lager pint + bourbon

🗓️- Monday, January 27th
⏰- 8PM
No cover!

If you have seen a show, you know why we are bringing them back for four unique shows in 2025!The last Sunday of Feb, M...
01/21/2025

If you have seen a show, you know why we are bringing them back for four unique shows in 2025!

The last Sunday of Feb, March, April, and May, it’s an experience not to be missed. You give them your life stories, suggestions, and inspiration, and they make up songs on the spot!

Each show PWYC, each show with special guests and featured artists!

Save the dates for Madlip - where the songs are made up and the questions don’t matter!

Warm acoustic tunes on a winter’s night. Open mic. Karaoke. A q***r goth night. An album release event. Saturday afterno...
01/20/2025

Warm acoustic tunes on a winter’s night. Open mic. Karaoke. A q***r goth night. An album release event. Saturday afternoon rock and roll. A goth ballet. An open stage for original music. Sunday night indie, folk, blues, and southern rock.

Our place is your place this week, and changes every night. Which event speaks to you?

Remember: $5 rail and draught, Mon-Fri from 5PM - 8PM!

This week featuring:

music









xd




POINTE BREAK: a goth ballet and the latest fundraiser is happening at our place on Saturday, January 25th!Featuring: vi...
01/19/2025

POINTE BREAK: a goth ballet and the latest fundraiser is happening at our place on Saturday, January 25th!

Featuring:
vinyl set
live set
+ playing all sorts of sounds

Expect ballet-inspired films, tutu worthy tunes, and ex-ballet girls dancing out their demons. Pointe shoes not necessary. Vibe is the noise void & the femme flesh, all bruised and covered in ribbon.

🗓️- Saturday, January 25th
⏰- 9PM
🎟️- PWYC

Sultry, hard-hitting, bass-pounding tunes ranging from 80s goth classics to newfangled dark electro, it’s Desire! A goth...
01/17/2025

Sultry, hard-hitting, bass-pounding tunes ranging from 80s goth classics to newfangled dark electro, it’s Desire! A goth night for the POC and LGBTQ+ community and its allies!
xd and on the decks! Grab your white face paint and darkest liner!

🗓️- Thursday, January 23rd
⏰- 10PM
🎟️- $5/PWYC

We have ’s album release, “Magnolia”, on Friday, January 24th!Featuring: with 🗓️- Friday, January 24th⏰- 8PM🎟️- $15/P...
01/16/2025

We have ’s album release, “Magnolia”, on Friday, January 24th!

Featuring:


with

🗓️- Friday, January 24th
⏰- 8PM
🎟️- $15/PWYC

An electronic music open mic. A traditional open mic. Karaoke. A celebration of Toronto’s music, art, and zine culture. ...
01/13/2025

An electronic music open mic. A traditional open mic. Karaoke. A celebration of Toronto’s music, art, and zine culture. Good girl guitar action. Saturday afternoon jukebox classics. A party reflecting the diversity of 21st-century Toronto via music and culture. An open stage for original tunes. Indie and pop on a Sunday night.

That’s whats up at our place this week. We can’t wait to see you!

$5 rail and draught from 5-8PM, Monday to Friday!

This week featuring:











0 traxx dj
official
altow


Address

159 Augusta Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5T2L4

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7pm - 2am
Wednesday 7pm - 2am
Thursday 7pm - 2am
Friday 7pm - 2am
Saturday 7pm - 2am
Sunday 7pm - 2am

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+16477487433

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