Yes — most Pennsylvania liquor stores are open on Sunday. Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores, the state-run outlets that sell wine and spirits in Pennsylvania, commonly run Sunday hours of 11 AM to 7 PM, and beer is widely available on Sundays from distributors, grocery stores, and convenience stores that hold a Sunday sales permit. The old cap that limited Sunday openings to 25 percent of state stores with noon-to-5 PM hours was scrapped by Act 39 of 2016.1Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Summary of Act 39 of 2016
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Sunday Hours
Wine and spirits in Pennsylvania are sold almost exclusively through Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores, operated by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB).2Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Shop FWGS.com The PLCB runs more than 600 of them statewide, and since Act 39 it has full discretion over which stores open on Sunday and when.3Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Act 39 of 2016
The common Sunday schedule is 11 AM to 7 PM, against weekday hours that typically run 9 AM to 10 PM. Not every store opens on Sunday, though, and hours shift by location. Before you drive over, use the PLCB’s store locator, which has an “Open Sunday” filter and shows each store’s current hours.4Fine Wine & Good Spirits. Store Locator
Sundays When State Stores Are Closed
Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores close entirely on certain holidays, and the one that catches Sunday shoppers is Easter. In 2026, Easter falls on April 5 and every state store will be closed. Thanksgiving and Christmas also trigger full closures, though in 2026 both fall on weekdays. The PLCB updates its holiday hours page each year and also lists days with shortened schedules, such as the day before Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.5Liquor Control Board. Holiday Hours
Buying Beer and Wine-to-Go on Sunday
Beer takes a different path in Pennsylvania. It’s sold through privately licensed businesses, not state stores, and the two main channels are beer distributors and holders of a restaurant or hotel liquor license — a category that includes many grocery stores, convenience stores, and delis.
Beer Distributors
Beer distributors and importing distributors can sell on Sundays only if they’ve purchased a Sunday sales permit from the PLCB. With the permit, they may sell from 9 AM to 9 PM.6Liquor Control Board. Sunday Sales Information Without it, they cannot open at all on Sunday. The permit is optional and costs $100 a year, so some distributors that operate all week stay closed Sundays.7Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Licensee’s Hours of Operation Call ahead.
Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, and Delis
Grocery and convenience stores that hold a restaurant or hotel liquor license can sell beer for off-premises consumption up to 192 fluid ounces per transaction, roughly two six-packs.8Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Liquor Control Enforcement Guidelines With a Sunday sales permit, they can begin at 9 AM and continue until 2 AM Monday.
If the same store holds a wine expanded permit (WEP), it can also sell bottles of wine to go, up to 3 liters per transaction (four standard 750ml bottles). Want more? You have to leave the store with the first purchase before buying again. Sunday WEP wine-to-go sales start at 11 AM, or as early as 9 AM at stores that serve meals.9Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Frequently Asked Questions: Wine Expanded Permits
Breweries and Distilleries
Licensed breweries can sell beer for on-premises consumption on Sundays from 9 AM to 11 PM, and limited and full distilleries can sell spirits on-site during the same window.7Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Licensee’s Hours of Operation Individual locations often set narrower hours than the legal maximum, so check before you go.
Dry and Partially Dry Municipalities
Not every town in Pennsylvania allows alcohol sales. Through local referendums, voters can ban some or all categories of sales, and about 675 of the state’s 2,560 municipalities are at least partially dry.10Liquor Control Board. Wet and Dry Municipalities “Partially dry” varies: a municipality might allow beer distributors but not restaurant licenses, or permit a state store while blocking bars. If you’re in a rural area and can’t find any Sunday retailer, the local dry status may be why. The PLCB publishes the full list of wet and dry municipalities.
Sunday Delivery
Pennsylvania’s alcohol delivery rules are more restrictive than most states. Only employees of licensed retailers and wholesalers can take orders for and deliver beer. Third-party apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats cannot deliver alcohol in Pennsylvania, though legislation has been proposed to change that. There is currently no provision for wine or ready-to-drink cocktails to be delivered to consumers by third parties. When a licensed retailer runs its own Sunday delivery, the same permitted sales hours that govern in-store purchases apply.