More than just a watering hole

When asked, Athena (owner of Harold's and Maude's) often says that she bought this bar by accident. It was never in her grand plan to be a bar owner.... but when she saw a chance to create and support a safe community space, she couldn't turn it down.

Harold's isn't your typical bar. While we make a mean cocktail (and spectacular mocktails), our main priority at Harold's is being a community hub. We don't have the lights all the way down (cuz we want you to be able to use the coloring books we have if you wanna) and we don't turn the music all the way up (cuz we want you to be able to chat with new friends without screaming over the music). We welcome folx to come in and spend time with us even if they don't have the funds for a drink (we just ask that you throw a tip down for our bartenders) and we hold space on the calendar for Found Family events, Sober Events, Friendship events, and other community support-focused occasions.

We pride ourselves on being the perfect place for awkward beans and big nerds, witchy weirdos and gay as fuk folx to spend an evening out that feels kind of like actually being right at home.

  • Visiting Harold's

    Harold's is right on the main drag of Millvale, just a short drive from Lawrenceville or downtown! Stop by and say hello!

    More Info! 

  • Upcoming Events

    Check out our calendar of events! Some of our favorites include Stitch & Witch Harpy Hour, Fey's Fairy good Vinyl Night, and anything hosted by Sara Bellum.

    Check it out! 

  • Yes, we're Haunted.

    And yes, we're named after a ghost. But the ghost we're named after doesn't haunt our bar. It's complicated. But we love talking about our lore.

    Meet the Ghosts! 

Visiting the Haunt

Here's all the info you need to make your visit easy peasy and fun as heck!

  • Accessibility

    Harold's, unfortunately, isn't fully accessible, but we hope to continue to work towards it!

    Right now, there is a step to get into the front and back doors, a pretty steep little slope thing in our back hallway, and the bathrooms are small and don't have any handles.

    We hope to be able to continue to make changes to our space to increase our accessibility. Once we have the financial bandwidth to do anything but keep on keeping on, making our space accessible will be high on our priority list.

  • Parking

    Harold's doesn't have a parking lot, but Millvale usually has plenty of street parking! There are parking meters along Grant Ave, but they stop checking them after 6PM, and right now they're only 25 cents for like two hours. They are the old-fashioned kind of meter, though, so you will need an actual quarter.

    When our local music venue has a big show, parking can get pretty tricky. If you're ever struggling to find parking, there is a public lot hidden along Girty's run, down past the axe-throwing place.

  • Paying

    We accept all types of card and we'll even do tap pay (although you'll need to hand your device to the bartender). Here's the thing, though. Cash is our favorite. If you're able to pay us in cash, that would make our lives better, save us from paying card fees, keep more money in our pockets, and therefore back into the pockets of our staff and our community.
    Also using cash means your purchases aren't trackable by big corperations that make money off of your data.

    But at the end of the day, we'll take your card payments. We won't take checks though. That would be wild.

Harold's and Maude's Events!

Yes, We're Haunted!

Harold's Haunt is home to a number of ghosts. Our favorite is Paul. Paul used to own the bar, and now he waches over it. We like Paul.

We don't like Harold. Harold is the ghost that haunted the old witch shop location at 210 Grant Ave. He's a butt. In fact, every year we celebrate the bar's anniversary by yelling FUCK YOU HAROLD every hour on the hour.

He hates that shit.

We love telling the stories of our various ghosts. But the best way to tell a ghost story is in person, over a glass of whiskey or tea. So next time you're here, maybe you'll be lucky and the Chaos Twins will be around and in the mood to tell you some stories.