Columbia Sale in connection with certain holidays and events ordinance (§ 4-30)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article II. Intoxicating Liquor
In short: Bars and restaurants with a liquor-by-the-drink license may open and sell drinks during their normal weekday hours on Sundays that fall on Jan. 1, March 17, July 4 or Dec. 31, the Sundays before Memorial Day and Labor Day, and Super Bowl Sunday.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
When January first, March seventeenth, July fourth, or December thirty-first falls on Sunday, and on the Sundays prior to Memorial Day and Labor Day, and on the Sunday on which the national championship game of the national football league is played, commonly known as "Super Bowl Sunday," any person having a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink may be open for business and sell intoxicating liquor by the drink under the provisions of his license on that day from the time and until the time which would be lawful on another day of the week, notwithstanding any provisions of section 4-29 or any other ordinance to the contrary.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-30
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.