Georgia

Are liquor stores open today in Georgia?

Computed against your device's clock and time zone. Georgia publishes the hours below; a shop may keep shorter hours than the law allows.

Package store

Legal hours to buy liquor in Georgia, package store, by day of week
Day	Latest legal sale hours
Monday to Saturday	8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Sunday	12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

These are the outer limits set by state law. A city or county may require earlier closing, so the hours where you are can be shorter than the hours shown, never longer.

Bar or restaurant

Your city or county sets these hours

State law sets a default here that cities and counties may extend, and most do. Your local rules decide the actual hours.

Common questions

Are liquor stores open today in Georgia?: The answer at the top of this page is computed against your device's clock, so it is right for the minute you are reading it. The published window is 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. at the outside, and a city may require earlier closing.

Sources

O.C.G.A. § 3-3-7 (Local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday)
Georgia publishes its official code through a subscription service
Georgia Secretary of State, Rules of the Department of Revenue, Alcohol and Tobacco Division, Chapter 560-2
O.C.G.A. 3-3-7(p): Sunday package sales exist only where a county or municipality has adopted them by referendum
Monday-Saturday package hours are not fixed by state law

Last verified August 13, 2026. How DrinkLaws checks this.