Every week

Happy hour - daily 5-7pm

Fabulous $5 bubbles, wines & beer to celebrate. Celebrate what? Anything really. Open to suggestions. What made you smile today?Got something to say? We have a soap (dynamite) box, and it's all yours. Get up and let it rip. Preach to the converted. Bore your friends. Entertain your enemies. You have 3 minute. GO! Listeners, grab a happy hour drink or three. 

Soap Box - daily 4-7 pm

Got something to say? We have a soap (dynamite) box, and it's all yours. Get up and let it rip. Preach to the converted. Bore your friends. Entertain your enemies. You have 3 minute. GO! Listeners, grab a happy hour drink or three. 

Tarot Card Reading - every Friday 5-7pm

What would you like to create this year? Book a session with our Resident Reader & ask the cards to guide you. What will they show? Whatever you're willing to see. Starts Friday 31 January 2014. More details coming soon. 

Every month

LOL Pol Stand up comedy  - 2nd Sun - 2 Feb

What made you laugh this week? Share giggles with us over happy hour beer & bubbles as Stand-up Comedy Canberra hosts "LOL Pol" - our monthly Stand Up Comedy Open Mic. Sign up for the mic, or just lounge & LOL. Free entry. More info, including how to sign up here

19th Hole Whisky Club - 3rd Wed - Wed 19 Feb

Join our Whisky Revealer Nathanael Kennedy on a wander across the globe, including Scotland & its Isles, sampling distinct varieties as you go. Let the Whisky be The Guide. Book Now. Register your interest here.  

Great for corporate & social group bonding, professional development, & private interest. 

Burlesque Shaken & Stirred - 4th Thurs - 30 Jan

A night of glamour & elegance, burlesque & cabaret. Produced by Canberra's Sass & Tease Collective, Polit Bar "La Burlesquerie" presents Shaken & Stirred. Inaugural show kicks up its heels from 7:30pm Thursday 28 November. Tickets $20. Book Now.

Naked Girls Reading - 2nd Wed - 12 Feb

Producer Tiffany Blue brings to Canberra - for the first time ever in Australia - this niche event direct from New York, via London. It is what it says. Like more info NOW? Visit here. Tickets $15. Book Now.

Special events

Australia Day DANCE Party - Sat 25 Jan

Free Entry. Book Here.

Cocktail class - 1st Wed - The Martini - 5 Feb 

 Join Guest Host Phillip A Jones, creator of the Centenary Martini (aka the Centini) and founder of Canberra Martini @The Bar for some liquid learning & laughs. Bring your questions & be ready to shake (or stir) and sip on the fruits of your labour.
Bookings essential. Only 10 seats @The Bar available. $40 per person includes cocktail ingredients.

Orphans' Valentine Soiree
7 pm Fri 14 Feb

(WE love you, you know...)

On your own this Valentine's Day? No need to fret. Hang out with us. We don't require roses or perfume. Just your smile. In fact, we're offering 8 x $25 gift vouchers for the most interesting entries to our Soiree game. Come & play? More details here or book here.

Party party?

Looking for a comfy, classy, private venue for your social, corporate or organisational party? Chat to us about making it extra special. 

Bored? Games!

How are you feeling? Bored? Down? We'd love to see you for a chat & even a few laughs over a game of cards or a traditional board game. We have a selection of games, or bring yours. On your own? No worries, we love to play. 

Ever wondered how to make a classic martini? Here Polit Bar Founding Bartender Marti McGregor shares his simple & delicious technique. 
 
(Video courtesy of the Canberra Times.)