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Charlotte ABC store hours altered for 4th of July holiday. Here’s when you can buy booze

As clerks inside ABC Store #5 filled their orders and took their payments customers lined up outside at 2915 Wilkinson Blvd. on March 20. Mecklenburg County ABC Commission, said starting April 7, 10 liquor stores will open one hour early for seniors 65 and older to shop. John H. Simmons jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
All ABC stores in North Carolina will be closed on Independence Day. Observer file photo

The 4th of July is this week, and you’ll need to plan ahead if you want to party for the holiday and purchase any alcoholic beverages.

Independence Day is one of many holidays when all ABC stores across North Carolina are closed in observance of the day, including in Charlotte.

“No ABC store shall be open, and no ABC store employee shall sell alcoholic beverages, on any Sunday, New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day,” according to the ABC Commission of North Carolina website. “A local board may otherwise determine the days on which its stores shall be closed.”

You can buy liquor before or after the holiday at locations across Mecklenburg County.

Some grocery stores will still be open on July Fourth if you want to purchase any beer or wine:

  • ALDI: Open for limited hours

  • Food Lion: Open during regular business hours

  • The Fresh Market: Open during regular business hours

  • Harris Teeter: Open during regular business hours

  • Lidl: Open during regular business hours

  • Publix: Open during regular business hours

  • Sam’s Club: Open 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. for plus members and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for club members.

  • Target: Open during regular business hours

  • Trader Joe’s: Open until 5 p.m.

  • Whole Foods: Most stores open with modified hours

Chyna Blackmon
The Charlotte Observer
Chyna Blackmon was a service journalism reporter for The Charlotte Observer. A native of the Carolinas, she grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Queens University of Charlotte. She’s also worked in local television news in Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA. Support my work with a digital subscription
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