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Handlebar

Name: Handlebar
Address: 159 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T2L4, CA
Telephone: +16477487433
Price range: $
Rating: 4.2

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Beer, Booze, Bikes & Tunes. Show bookings: [email protected]
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10/29/2026

A beautiful fall Sunday is in store for you on Sunday, November 8th!

Local indie-folk darlings charles tilden and Erik Bleich are each playing songs from their fresh 2026 albums with their bands. AND a solo set from Hamilton’s indie-pop secret weapon Ben Schillaci with guitar mastery you won’t want to miss!

🗓️- Sunday, November 8th
⏰- 8PM
🎟️- PWYC ($20 suggested)

10/28/2026

This is becoming a thing! The first Monday of the month is HAMMERED MAN!

It’s like the classic game Hangman but totally hammered with ridiculous descriptions for very simple words.

Do you like to drink? Do you sorta kinda like trivia games? Do you like oddly specific and esoteric clues and answers? Come down and play with our host Ulyesses Jules!

🗓️- Monday, November 2nd
⏰- 8:30 - 10:30PM
🎟️- No cover!

10/27/2026

Delighted to welcome Nic Sauvé and t**i to our place this Saturday, October 31st, as part of our ongoing Saturday Matinee series.

French and English folk/pop with a bit of rock sprinkled in. 3-6PM!

🗓️- Saturday, October 31st
⏰- 3-6PM
🎟️- PWYC

10/26/2026

Jazz! Open Mic! Karaoke! Bass! Alt-grunge-indie! French Pop! Halloween Drag and DJs! Singer-songwriter matinee! Art and Hot Dogs! All in the same place over 7 days!? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? SUCH A PLACE EXISTS!!!!!???? It does, and it’s ours.

Wow, it’s a big ol’ week for you isn’t it!? You’re gonna vote today, you’re gonna get your costume ready for later in the week, you’re gonna sing, you’re gonna dance, you’re gonna LIVE! And you should do all those things because you deserve it. You deserve to shake loose of the grind, you deserve to get a little scary, you deserve to exercise your democratic freedom to vote. We see you and we love you! 💜 🎃 💃 🗳️

This week featuring:
DAVID HODGSON
Jesse White
Jack Johnston

Mike Gabel
Sarah Barrable-Tishauer | Me Time
Lavinia Tea
Assassin Bug - Animal Party
꯱ׁׅ֒ɑׁׅ֮℘℘hׁׅ֮ᨵׁׅ
melodyretrograde
brother
Overcoat
kite.band
Soulair
Nic Sauvé
kingsofkensington
ZI
V1N0V1NA
ଘ(੭*ˊᵕˋ)੭*:･ﾟ✧ ༄♡༄
鸳·鸯|Yuen Young 𝓪𝓴𝓪 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓲鸳·鸯|Yuen Young 𝓪𝓴𝓪 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓷 𝓓𝔂𝓴𝓮oyJoe Peach
KFelon LoveinCoyote UglyarKurt Cu****in
John Cougar Mel n' Chrisbekind

10/25/2026

The Boys Are Back In Town! It’s an OG house band lineup for the Handlebar Jazz Jam on Monday, October 25th!

Jesse White
DAVID HODGSON
Jack Johnston

Come grab a Burdock Brewery L***r pint and Jameson for $10, and sit in with the lads if you have the chops!

The Boys Are Back In Town! Did you know Thin Lizzy were originally a freeform quartet named Thick Jazzy!!?? It’s true, come on down and we’ll talk about it.

🗓️- Monday, October 26th
⏰- 11PM
🎟️- PWYC

10/24/2026

⚡️John Cougar Mel n’ Chris presents: “We Let the Dogs Out!” An art event for ALL⚡️

PUPular Tunes - Treats - (paw)PRINTS & Original Art for sale!

Prints by Melanie Wilkinson and Christopher Camirand
Video installation by Onyeka Oduh
Food from Will Rose (while supplies last)

Some prizes as well as a RUFFLE! (raffle)

Come! Sit! STAY!

🗓️- Sunday, November 1st
⏰- 6:30PM until midnight
🎟️- No cover!

**possible yet unlikely appearance by John Cougar Mellancamp himself!***

10/23/2026

Oh brother, we got brother next week!

They’re releasing a new single and celebrating with their brothers:
Overcoat
kite.band
Soulair

Oh brother, where art thou? Probably at our place next Friday, October 30th!

🗓️- Friday, October 30th
⏰- 8PM
🎟️- $10/PWYC

10/22/2026

CALLING ALL SWAMP WITCHES 🧙 🐊

Kick off Halloween weekend madness by joining the BASS BADDIES. Step into the witch’s swamp where we’ll be brewing up bass with a side of wubs. With the full production of fairyvverse!

Featuring sounds from Toronto and Europe’s top selecta’s:

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer | Me Time
Lavinia Tea
Assassin Bug - Animal Party
꯱ׁׅ֒ɑׁׅ֮℘℘hׁׅ֮ᨵׁׅ
melodyretrograde (Europe 😘)

Art deco and installations by:
Emi and ꯱ׁׅ֒ɑׁׅ֮℘℘hׁׅ֮ᨵׁׅ

Stage design by:
꯱ׁׅ֒ɑׁׅ֮℘℘hׁׅ֮ᨵׁׅ Max

And Sasha Ferentzy is Psyberix - the hardcore selecta vending her wares.

🗓️- Thursday, October 29th
⏰- 9PM
🎟️- $10-13 presale / $15-$20 door

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/swamp-witch

10/19/2026

The last Trip Hop Radio Live of the year. An open mic. The Karaoke Night You’ve All Heard About. Rock, soul, blues. Ottawa’s bass-club-bounce-booty dance party trots into TO. Saturday afternoon rock. Saturday night psych, post-punk, techno. A Sunday afternoon open stage for original tunes. Sunday night country and folk.

A wide range of music on our small stage this week in Kensington Market. Come on feel the noise!

This week featuring:
Trip Hop Radio
Gruve Collective
Mike Gabel
Ollie DeSousa Del Mastro
clubmust4ng
MOODY JOOLY
ainura
KYANITE
esme2k
ZOO OWL
SteveShiffman&TheLandOfNo
Propter Hawk
The Holy Gamblers
Cody Ellis

10/16/2026

It’s a H***Y TONK at our place on Sunday, October 25th! Country, folk, & rock and roll featuring:

Propter Hawk
The Holy Gamblers
Cody Ellis

Slinging tunes and drinks all night long! $6 Burdock Deluxe pints are what it will be, partner!

🗓️- Sunday, October 25th
⏰- 8PM
🎟️ - PWYC

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

Telephone

+16477487433

Website

http://thehandlebar.ca/

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