Which day has the most happy hours?

Tuesday is the busiest day for happy hours: 1,434 of 1,750 bars run drink specials on Tuesday, against 494 on Saturday. That is across 7,301 specials at 1,750 bars in 98 cities.

Computed from 7,301 specials at 1,750 bars in 98 cities on November 2, 2026.

Bars running drink specials, by day

Bars with at least one drink special on each weekday

Monday 1,330

Tuesday 1,434

Wednesday 1,300

Thursday 1,280

Friday 1,106

Saturday 494

Sunday 519

Busiest happy hour day by city

City	Busiest day (bars)	Bars with specials
San Diego	Thursday (116)	131
Los Angeles	Tuesday (63)	74
Dallas	Tuesday (59)	68
Chicago	Tuesday (51)	64
San Antonio	Wednesday (48)	60
Baltimore	Tuesday (49)	56
Charlotte	Tuesday (42)	56
Fort Worth	Tuesday (49)	53
Houston	Tuesday (49)	52
Philadelphia	no clear winner	51
Austin	Tuesday (43)	47
Arlington	Tuesday (40)	44
New York	no clear winner	35
Phoenix	Friday (27)	35
Miami	no clear winner	33
San Francisco	Tuesday (24)	33
Columbus	Thursday (29)	32
Jacksonville	no clear winner	30
Washington	no clear winner	28
Ann Arbor	no clear winner	26
Portland	Tuesday (14)	24
Baton Rouge	no clear winner	22
Boulder	Tuesday (18)	22
Boise	Tuesday (19)	21
Gainesville	Tuesday (17)	21
Seattle	Tuesday (17)	20
Knoxville	Monday (13)	18
Lincoln	Tuesday (14)	18
Madison	Friday (13)	17
Athens	no clear winner	16
State College	Tuesday (14)	15
Oklahoma City	Tuesday (12)	14
Columbia	Tuesday (9)	13
Indianapolis	Tuesday (11)	12
Tuscaloosa	Tuesday (11)	12
Bloomington	no clear winner	11
Denver	Tuesday (10)	11
Kansas City	Thursday (8)	11
Miami Beach	no clear winner	11
Albuquerque	no clear winner	10
Cleveland	Tuesday (7)	10
Lawrence	Tuesday (9)	10
Missoula	no clear winner	10
Pittsburgh	Tuesday (8)	10
Des Moines	Monday (6)	9
Lexington	no clear winner	9
Nashville	Wednesday (7)	9
Sioux Falls	Monday (7)	9
Tucson	no clear winner	9
Cincinnati	Monday (7)	8
College Station	no clear winner	8
Detroit	Tuesday (7)	8
Iowa City	no clear winner	8
Jersey City	Tuesday (6)	8
Little Rock	no clear winner	8
New Haven	no clear winner	8
New Orleans	no clear winner	8
Orlando	Tuesday (7)	8
Providence	Tuesday (5)	8
Sacramento	no clear winner	8
Scottsdale	Wednesday (8)	8
Wichita	no clear winner	8
Wilmington	Tuesday (7)	8
Charleston	no clear winner	7
Fargo	Tuesday (6)	7
Fayetteville	Tuesday (7)	7
Laramie	no clear winner	7
Las Vegas	no clear winner	7
Long Beach	no clear winner	7
Louisville	no clear winner	7
San Jose	no clear winner	7
Tampa	no clear winner	7
Atlanta	no clear winner	6
Burlington	no clear winner	6
Chapel Hill	Monday (4)	6
Jackson	no clear winner	6
Manchester	Tuesday (5)	6
Milwaukee	Tuesday (5)	6
Raleigh	no clear winner	6
Anchorage	no clear winner	5
Eugene	Monday (4)	5
Honolulu	no clear winner	5
Mount Pleasant	no clear winner	5
Oxford	no clear winner	5
St. Louis	Tuesday (4)	5
Virginia Beach	no clear winner	5
Cupertino	no clear winner	4
Morgantown	no clear winner	4
Salt Lake City	no clear winner	4
Santa Barbara	no clear winner	4
Champaign	no clear winner	3
Huntington Beach	no clear winner	3
Jacksonville Beach	no clear winner	3
Manhattan Beach	no clear winner	3
Memphis	no clear winner	3
Minneapolis	no clear winner	3
Redondo Beach	no clear winner	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.