Currently, over 20,000 businesses are licensed to sell and distribute alcohol in the Commonwealth. Annually, Virginia ABC grants over 28,000 banquet and special event licenses.
If you have any questions about a particular license, please contact ABC's License Records Management Division at (804) 213-4577 or email lrmhlp@virginiaabc.com.
In addition to searching for licensees online, you may also download a file (Excel), containing information about ABC retail licenses. This file can be opened in Excel_97 or higher, or imported into a database such as Access. Please follow your screen prompts or click on help. The file contains the following data.