This year’s Thanksgiving is going to be one for the books. With most people avoiding unnecessary travel, many family gatherings will be hosted online, if at all. Whether you’re cooking alone or as part of a small pod, many still plan to indulge in traditional food and wine pairings and adhere to the exhaustive list of etiquette rules. But what if, between choosing from all the Thanksgiving beverage options, you forget to buy alcohol? Depending on where you live, you might be in big trouble.
Check out the chart below to see if you can buy alcohol in your state on Thanksgiving.
| State | Alcohol? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Some | You can purchase beer and wine, but no liquor. |
| Alaska | Yes | It’s going to be cold. |
| Arizona | Yes | |
| Arkansas | Yes | |
| California | Yes | |
| Colorado | Yes | |
| Connecticut | Some | Package stores are closed on Thanksgiving |
| Delaware | No | |
| Florida | Yes | |
| Georgia | Yes | |
| Hawaii | Yes | |
| Idaho | No | |
| Illinois | Yes | |
| Indiana | Yes | |
| Iowa | Yes | |
| Kansas | No | |
| Kentucky | Yes | |
| Louisiana | Yes | Some parishes restrict Thanksgiving sales. |
| Maine | Yes | |
| Maryland | Yes | |
| Massachusetts | No | |
| Michigan | Yes | |
| Minnesota | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving. |
| Mississippi | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving, or sales in Cleveland county. |
| Missouri | Yes | |
| Montana | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving. |
| Nebraska | Yes | |
| Nevada | Yes | |
| New Hampshire | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving. |
| New Jersey | Yes | |
| New Mexico | Yes | |
| New York | Yes | |
| North Carolina | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving. |
| North Dakota | No | |
| Ohio | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving. |
| Oklahoma | No | |
| Oregon | Yes | Some state-owned liquor stores closed on Thanksgiving. |
| Pennsylvania | Some | All Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board owned stores closed on Thanksgiving. See more details here for 2020. |
| Rhode Island | No | |
| South Carolina | Yes | |
| South Dakota | Yes | |
| Tennessee | No | |
| Texas | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving. |
| Utah | No | |
| Vermont | Yes | |
| Virginia | Some | No liquor sales on Thanksgiving. |
| Washington | Yes | |
| West Virginia | Yes | |
| Wisconsin | Yes | |
| Wyoming | Yes |
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