LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD

Sunday Sales Information

Liquor licensees and retail dispenser licensees with Sunday sales permits may dispense alcohol between 9 a.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday.

A liquor licensee with a wine expanded permit and a Sunday sales permit may sell wine to go on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Airport Restaurant Liquor (AR) licensees with Sunday sales permits may dispense alcohol between 5 a.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday.

The following types of liquor licensees are permitted to sell alcohol – even without a Sunday sales permit – between 1 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday on Super Bowl Sunday, as well as on Dec. 31, when New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday. Additionally, when March 17 falls on a Sunday, no Sunday sales permit is required for the following types of licensees to sell alcohol between 7 a.m. and 2 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day and Groundhog's Day:

  • Restaurant Liquor (R)
  • Hotel Liquor (H)

Airport Restaurant Liquor (AR) licensees are permitted to sell alcohol – even without a Sunday sales permit – between 1 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday on Super Bowl Sunday

The following retail dispenser licensees may sell malt or brewed beverages on Sunday occurrences of Dec. 31: 

  • Eating Place Malt Beverage (E)
  • Hotel Malt Beverage (L)

Distributor (D) and Importing Distributor (ID) licensees may not sell malt or brewed beverages on Sunday without having a Sunday Sales Permit. D and ID licensees with Sunday sales permits may sell malt and brewed beverages on Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to non-licensed persons and owners of Special Occasion Permits.

Licensees unclear about Sunday sales provisions are encouraged to email questions to ra-lblicensing@pa.gov or call (717) 783-8250, ext. 7.