What time can you buy alcohol in Florida?
It depends on the county or city. State law sets the default: no alcohol may be sold or served between midnight and 7 a.m., unless a county or city ordinance says otherwise, and many do.
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Where can I buy liquor in Florida, and do grocery stores sell it?
Beer and wine are sold in grocery stores, drugstores and gas stations that hold a beer and wine license.
Liquor is different. Florida law requires a store that sells liquor by the bottle to have no opening giving direct access to any other business, so a supermarket or big-box store that sells liquor does it in a separate liquor store with its own outside door, usually beside the main entrance. You have to be 21 to buy or have alcohol. Two counties, Lafayette and Liberty, are still dry: the state licenses only beer and wine of no more than 6.243 percent alcohol by volume there, so no liquor is sold in either county. The hours a store may sell are set by each county and city, not by the state alone.
Where to go from here.
Lafayette County
Population 8,161. Typical home sale price about $284,000 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $62,757; 21.4% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Liberty County
Population 7,687. Typical home sale price about $349,000 in the three months ending June 2026. Median household income $58,671; 14.1% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Where this comes from.
- Florida Statutes, chapter 565, liquor (section 565.04, package stores) ↗ Read September 23, 2026
- Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, license types (dry county licenses) ↗ Read September 23, 2026
- Florida Statutes, section 562.111, possession by persons under 21 ↗ Read September 23, 2026
More questions like this.
What time can you buy alcohol in Florida?
It depends on the county or city. State law sets the default: no alcohol may be sold or served between midnight and 7 a.m., unless a county or city ordinance says otherwise, and many do.
What are the laws for strip clubs and adult entertainment in Florida?
Adult clubs are legal in Florida, and the rules are split between the state and the county.
How many counties are in Florida?
Florida has 67 counties. The largest by population is Miami-Dade, with more than 2.7 million residents; the smallest is Liberty, in the Panhandle, with fewer than 8,000.
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