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Save the date for 2026 Sydney Bar Week!

13 – 16th September 2026

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  • Online today: Watsons Bay Hotel will reopen its fully renovated Top and Mid Decks on 29 October, marking one of the biggest upgrades in its 190-year history. @watsonsbayhotel
  • Day three, woweee. First sips at @baptiststreetrecclub with none other than @diplomaticorum for a SOLD OUT Business of Bars event 🗣️ We jetted to the iconic @icebergsdiningroomandbar for an epic @1800tequila.au celebration followed by @teremana Tandem, cause why stop at 1 agave icon?! From 9pm it was all roads to @abercrombie.sydney for a @bar_fredas fiesta & @handsdownmelbourne truly did take over @alwaysapleasure.club One more day, Sydney and as promised, it ends with a bang. 2025 @australianbartender Bar Awards are TONIGHT. Let’s do this thang 💥💥💥
  • Day 2 / Part 2 Sydney, you showed UP for a Monday Bar Week whirlwind of events ❤️🔥 @jolenessydney served up BBQ, Bourbon and Bluegrass, @oldmatesplace provided such a rematch, the ques had US yelling BEEYATCH & Hospo Trivia had everyone splitting G’s! 💔 Hearts were definitely broken over at @ramblinrascaltavern and you wanna know the best part? We’re only halfway through! See y’all today for more #SBW shenanigans 🎉
  • Sydney Bar Week Day Two is rollin’, here’s what’s been going down so far! 🍸🔥 The BOTY duel is on! We’re down to our top 3 finalists… who will be crowned? We’ll find out at the 2025 Bar Awards on Wednesday. @michaelmadrusan and @zaramadrusan took to the bar at @thewaratahsydney And @highlandparkofficial really put the “Sydney” in Sydney bar week this fine Monday arvo 🥂
  • 🚀 Day one in the books. @campariau bringing the craft, agave flowing with @muchogroup, sky high (literally) energy at @wsydneyhotel with @williamgrantandsons, and the Midori Ball turning EVERYTHING green. Big start to Sydney Bar Week 😮‍💨 who’s ready for day 2?! 👀
  • ✨ Wednesday 17th September | Bar Week goes out with a bang!   1️⃣ How To Win Cocktail Competitions by Mix Haus 🕛 12–2pm | 📍 Double Deuce Lounge, Sydney   2️⃣ Spirits Academy x Vermuteria: ¡Viva Hora de Vermut! Viva Aperitivo! 🕑 2–4pm | 📍 Vermuteria, Potts Point   3️⃣ 24th Annual Bartender Magazine Bar Awards 🏆 🕠 5:30–11pm | 📍 Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont
  • 🗓️ Tuesday 16th September | #SydneyBarWeek keeps rolling!   1️⃣ The Business of Bars 🕐 1–3pm | 📍 Baptist St Rec Club, Redfern   2️⃣ 1800 Tequila x Icebergs Dining Room and Bar 🕒 3–5pm | 📍 Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, Bondi   3️⃣ Teramana Tandem: Two Minds, One Perfect Pour! 🕖 7–9pm | 📍 El Primo Sanchez, Paddington   4️⃣ Freda’s Fiesta — drink, eat, party! 🕘 9–11pm | 📍 Abercrombie Hotel, Chippendale   5️⃣ Hands Down takeover at Pleasure Club 🕘 9–11pm | 📍 Pleasure Club, Newtown
  • 🔥 Monday 15th September - Bar Week madness continues    1️⃣ Australian Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition 🕛 12–5pm | 📍 Four Pillars Laboratory, Surry Hills   2️⃣ The Bartender’s Choice: Mastering Personalised Drink Service 🕐 1–3pm | 📍 The Waratah, Darlinghurst   3️⃣ Highland Park – A Taste of Orkney’s Wild Harmony 🕒 3–5pm | 📍 Aster Rooftop, Circular Quay   4️⃣ Bourbon, BBQ & Bluegrass: From Kentucky to Your Glass 🕔 5–7pm | 📍 Jolene’s Sydney, York St   5️⃣ It’s a REMATCH BEEYATCH! 🕖 7–9pm | 📍 Old Mate’s Place, Clarence St   6️⃣ Bat & Ball Hospo Trivia 🕘 9pm–late | 📍 Bat & Ball, Redfern   7️⃣ Heartbreaker’s 10 Year Anniversary Tour 🕙 10pm–late | 📍 Ramblin’ Rascal Tavern, Park St

For more information on how to get involved with 2026 Sydney Bar Week please contact Harry Kooros HarryKooros@yaffa.com.au

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