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Bars & clubs / Pontiac

Liberty Bar

Closed – archive entry

Pontiac's New York–themed gay bar, known for karaoke, go-go dancers and queer events; it has since closed.

Crowded, neon-lit interior of Liberty Bar below the bar's name banner
Crowded, neon-lit interior of Liberty Bar below the bar's name banner · Liberty Bar (archived website) · Image from the venue’s official website

01 / The story of this place

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Liberty Bar was a small, New York–themed gay bar in downtown Pontiac that called itself Oakland County's longest-operating bar and welcomed everyone. It reopened in 2002 after an extensive remodel and was refreshed again around 2019 as Liberty Bar & Poutinerie. It was known for Thursday karaoke, go-go dancers and queer events, and its owner was elected to the Pontiac City Council in 2021. The bar closed sometime between 2024 and May 2026; the exact date isn't known.

  1. Pontiac's longtime LGBTQ bar
  2. Thursday karaoke and go-go dancers
  3. New York–themed decor

Photos were taken at different times; images are resized and cropped on cards.

Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-25

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03 / Events

Events at this place

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We have no published upcoming events linked to this place yet. That does not mean the venue has no events; check its official calendar too.

Source and former website ↗