Which day has the most happy hours?

Tuesday is the busiest day for happy hours: 1,197 of 1,497 bars run drink specials on Tuesday, against 452 on Saturday. That is across 6,685 specials at 1,497 bars in 89 cities.

Computed from 6,685 specials at 1,497 bars in 89 cities on September 18, 2026.

Bars running drink specials, by day

Bars with at least one drink special on each weekday

Monday 1,096

Tuesday 1,197

Wednesday 1,191

Thursday 1,166

Friday 1,011

Saturday 452

Sunday 471

Busiest happy hour day by city

City	Busiest day (bars)	Bars with specials
San Diego	Thursday (113)	127
Los Angeles	Tuesday (63)	74
Dallas	Tuesday (57)	66
Chicago	Thursday (49)	61
San Antonio	Wednesday (47)	59
Charlotte	Tuesday (42)	56
Baltimore	Tuesday (46)	52
Fort Worth	Tuesday (45)	49
Houston	Tuesday (46)	49
Philadelphia	Wednesday (41)	49
Austin	Tuesday (43)	47
Arlington	Tuesday (39)	42
Phoenix	Friday (27)	35
Miami	no clear winner	32
New York	Friday (27)	32
Columbus	Thursday (27)	30
Jacksonville	Thursday (23)	26
Washington	no clear winner	25
Ann Arbor	no clear winner	24
San Francisco	Wednesday (19)	23
Baton Rouge	Tuesday (19)	20
Boise	Tuesday (17)	20
Gainesville	Tuesday (16)	20
Boulder	Wednesday (16)	19
Madison	Friday (13)	17
Portland	no clear winner	16
Lincoln	no clear winner	15
Seattle	no clear winner	15
Athens	Thursday (8)	14
Knoxville	no clear winner	14
Columbia	Friday (7)	10
Indianapolis	no clear winner	10
Miami Beach	no clear winner	10
Oklahoma City	Thursday (9)	10
State College	no clear winner	10
Missoula	no clear winner	8
Scottsdale	Wednesday (8)	8
Tuscaloosa	no clear winner	8
Albuquerque	Wednesday (4)	7
Bloomington	Monday (5)	7
Denver	no clear winner	7
Kansas City	no clear winner	7
Lawrence	no clear winner	7
Long Beach	no clear winner	7
College Station	no clear winner	6
Des Moines	no clear winner	6
Lexington	no clear winner	6
Louisville	no clear winner	6
Nashville	Wednesday (5)	6
Orlando	no clear winner	6
Pittsburgh	Thursday (5)	6
Sioux Falls	no clear winner	6
Tucson	no clear winner	6
Wilmington	no clear winner	6
Chapel Hill	no clear winner	5
Cleveland	Tuesday (4)	5
Fayetteville	no clear winner	5
Iowa City	no clear winner	5
Little Rock	no clear winner	5
Mount Pleasant	no clear winner	5
Providence	no clear winner	5
Virginia Beach	no clear winner	5
Wichita	Wednesday (5)	5
Burlington	Wednesday (2)	4
Charleston	no clear winner	4
Cincinnati	no clear winner	4
Cupertino	no clear winner	4
Detroit	no clear winner	4
Eugene	no clear winner	4
Jackson	no clear winner	4
Jersey City	Tuesday (2)	4
Laramie	Friday (4)	4
Las Vegas	no clear winner	4
Milwaukee	no clear winner	4
New Haven	no clear winner	4
New Orleans	no clear winner	4
Sacramento	no clear winner	4
Santa Barbara	no clear winner	4
Tampa	no clear winner	4
Anchorage	no clear winner	3
Fargo	no clear winner	3
Huntington Beach	no clear winner	3
Jacksonville Beach	no clear winner	3
Manchester	Wednesday (3)	3
Manhattan Beach	no clear winner	3
Redondo Beach	no clear winner	3
San Jose	no clear winner	3
St. Louis	Tuesday (2)	3
Tempe	no clear winner	3

How this is computed

Every number on this page is read from the happy hour specials listed on HappyHourMaps and recomputed as listings change. The typical window pairs the most common start time with the most common end time, each judged on its own, so a few late-night deals cannot stretch it. Drink prices use only specials that name a dollar amount; "$2 off" style discounts are excluded. Some venues file food specials such as oysters under drinks; the cheapest deals reflect the listing as filed. Day counts include drink specials only. A city appears in the table once at least three of its bars list a happy hour.