Are Texas Liquor Stores Open on the Fourth of July?

The Fourth of July is a celebration of America's independence. There will be numerous gatherings across the nation to observe the holiday. At some of those, alcoholic beverages will be consumed.

You can pop down to your local grocer or convenience store for beer and wine sales every day of the year in Texas, but liquor sales are a little more quirky.

Yes, Texas Liquor Stores Are Open on Independence Day

By law, stores in Texas are not allowed to sell liquor on four days of the year. Those would be Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day, and any Sunday. Yes, I know, there are about 52 Sundays every year, so it should be 56 days that liquor stores don't open in Texas, but, you get the idea.

So, yes, if you need some tequila, vodka, rum, or other spirits for your 4th of July gathering, your favorite package store will be open and selling them.

A Strange Texas Liquor Sale Asterisk

If Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, then, by Texas law, liquor stores must be closed the following Monday. That means when a liquor store closes at 9 p.m. on that Saturday, it must remain closed for 61 straight hours until it can reopen at 10 a.m. on the next Tuesday.

That's exactly what happened on Christmas Day 2022 and New Year's Day 2023. Thanks to calendar quirks caused by upcoming leap years, Christmas won't fall on a Sunday again until 2033, with New Year's Day occurring on Sunday, 2034.

Drink Responsibly

Enjoy your Fourth of July. Be safe with the fireworks, and if you are consuming alcoholic drinks, have a plan in place so that you won't be behind the wheel of a vehicle or a boat.