You can buy alcohol in Indiana on Sunday. Carryout sales at stores run from noon to 8 p.m., and bars and restaurants serve on their normal daily schedule. The eight-hour retail window is tighter than any other day of the week, so a Sunday run for beer or wine rewards a little planning.
Sunday Carryout Hours
Carryout alcohol can be sold from noon to 8 p.m., local time, on Sundays. The rule applies to every off-premises seller: liquor stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, and pharmacies.1Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 7.1-3-1-14 – Times When Sales Lawful
For comparison, Monday through Saturday those same stores can sell from 7 a.m. until 3 a.m. the following day. If you need something after 8 p.m. on a Sunday, your only legal option is to drink it at a bar or restaurant.
Bars and Restaurants on Sunday
On-premises service follows the standard schedule every day of the week, Sundays included: 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. the following morning. Indiana’s statute draws no Sunday distinction for drinks consumed where they’re sold.1Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 7.1-3-1-14 – Times When Sales Lawful The noon-to-8 window is purely a carryout rule.
Where to Buy on a Sunday
For a bottle or a six-pack to take home, your Sunday options are licensed package stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, and pharmacies. The permit a store holds dictates what it can sell: Indiana separates “dealer” permits for off-premises sales from “retailer” permits for on-premises consumption.2Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission. License Types
The Cold Beer Rule
Indiana regulates beer sales by temperature, and this matters on a Sunday as much as any other day. Only package stores can sell cold beer. Grocery stores, convenience stores, and pharmacies are generally limited to selling beer at room temperature. If you want a cold six-pack for a Sunday evening, go to a liquor store before 8 p.m.
Christmas Day
Carryout alcohol sales are prohibited on Christmas Day. Bars and restaurants can still serve drinks for on-premises consumption. Beyond Christmas and the shortened Sunday carryout window, Indiana imposes no other holiday-specific restrictions on alcohol sales.
ID at the Register
You must be 21 to buy alcohol in Indiana.3APIS – Alcohol Policy Information System. The 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Act For carryout purchases, stores are required to check identification for anyone who appears under 40. A driver’s license, state-issued ID card, or U.S. government-issued ID will do. Bars and restaurants aren’t bound by that same 40-year threshold, though the Excise Police encourage ID checks for anyone who looks under 26.4Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission. Rules and Laws
Sunday at a Glance
- Carryout at stores: noon to 8 p.m.1Indiana General Assembly. Indiana Code 7.1-3-1-14 – Times When Sales Lawful
- Bars and restaurants: 7 a.m. to 3 a.m., same as any other day.
- Cold beer to go: package stores only.
- ID: expect to show it if you look under 40.
- Christmas Day: no carryout, but bars and restaurants can serve.