California happy hour laws
Legal
Happy hour is legal in California with no limits on hours or prices. Free drinks are banned, and the state's alcohol regulator treats two-for-one and all-you-can-drink offers as free goods, which are not allowed.
Last checked · Oct 19, 2026
The rules
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A licensee may not give any premium, gift or free goods in connection with the sale of alcohol.
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The same free-goods ban appears in the ABC's rules.
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The ABC says advertising "buy one, get one free", two for the price of one, or "all you can drink" is against the law.
Happy hour in California
- Beverly Hills 6 venues
- Culver City 6 venues
- Glendale 1 venue
- Hermosa Beach 5 venues
- Long Beach 6 venues
- Los Angeles 51 venues
- Manhattan Beach 4 venues
- Marina del Rey 1 venue
- Oakland 5 venues
- Pasadena 3 venues
- Sacramento 16 venues
- San Diego 41 venues
- San Francisco 39 venues
- Santa Monica 5 venues
- West Hollywood 6 venues