Liquor stores are closed on Thanksgiving. Here's where you can get beer and wine last minute

JaNae Williams, The Oklahoman
A selection of wine is shown at Byron's Liquor Warehouse.
A selection of wine is shown at Byron's Liquor Warehouse.

It's Thanksgiving Day and you're headed to grandma's house, or perhaps its a first holiday with prospective future in-laws. On the way you realize you forgot to grab a bottle of wine as a hostess gift or a 12-pack to share with your dad and uncles as you watch the game.

No matter the reasoning, when it comes to buying alcohol during the holidays, Oklahoma has a law for that.

Retail liquor stores must be closed during both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Whether they'll be open the day before is up to the individual store owner.

Are Oklahoma liquor stores open for Thanksgiving, Christmas?

In Oklahoma, liquor stores can be open from 8 a.m. until midnight every day except Sunday. If a county allows Sunday liquor sales, the store can be open but has to wait until noon to serve their customers.

Only 11 out of the state's 77 counties have authorized Sunday liquor sales, and Oklahoma County is one of them.

Where can you grab beer, wine and spirits on Thanksgiving Day?

Grocery stores and gas stations, while limited to selling pre-packaged beer and wine, are not restricted from selling alcohol during the holidays. And unlike liquor stores, there's no restriction on Sunday sales.

When it comes to what state regulators call a "mixed-beverage establishment" — bar, club, pub, dive — Oklahoma's laws are a patchwork of restrictions on both Sundays and holidays. Some counties restrict the time a bar can be open on Sunday, and others highlight specific holidays when alcohol cannot be served.

More: Who's open and where to eat on Thanksgiving Day across the Oklahoma City metro

Oklahoma County, however, has no such limitations, making local open bars and pubs the only place you can purchase anything harder than beer or wine on Thanksgiving Day.

Grocery stores open on Thanksgiving Day for beer and wine purchases

A customer looks over the beer selection at Crest Foods in Oklahoma City.
A customer looks over the beer selection at Crest Foods in Oklahoma City.

  • Crest: Multiple locations, open 24 hours.

  • Homeland: Multiple locations, open until 4 p.m.

  • Whole Foods: 6001 N Western Ave., open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Sprouts: Multiple locations, open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Winco: 7601 E Reno Ave. in Midwest City, open until 3 p.m.

Staff reporter Dale Denwalt contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Can you buy alcohol on Thanksgiving in Oklahoma? Where to find wine

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