Lupo happy hour
Italian-leaning happy hour with cocktails, beer, wine, and small plates before dinner fills up.
- Happy hour · Every day
- 4-5 PM · Selected cocktails, beer, wine, and snacks.
Happy hour
Banff happy hour, window by window.
Every tracked happy hour in town, grouped by day — early appetizer windows, late-night fallbacks, and the daily standbys. Today's day leads the list.
Today · Saturday
32 Banff happy hours run today (Saturday). Times and pricing change, so confirm with the venue before you go.
See Saturday's windows →Sorted for Jul 18, 2026 Mountain time from the current happy-hour list. Confirm the window with the venue.
Windows and pricing move, so confirm with the venue before you build an evening around one. Day-specific specials live under their day; venues that run the same window all week sit in the every-day list. Food-first specials are on the deals page. New to Banff happy hour? The cheap-eats & happy-hour planner walks through building a budget evening.
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Venue happy-hour quick answers
The venue searches people ask for most often, answered from the tracked happy-hour records on this page. Use these as leads, then confirm the current window with the venue before building the night around it.
Banff Social happy hour
Useful for an early or late downtown food-and-drinks window, especially when you want more than just pints.
- Social hour · Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
- 3-5 PM and 8 PM-close · Selected food from $8, wine from $6, draught from $7, and cocktails from $10.
- Lunch plates · Every day
- Open-4 PM · Lunch-focused plates from $16.
Shoku happy hour
A short izakaya happy-hour window — keep it as a quick early-evening drinks-and-bites stop, then confirm the current days at the venue.
- Happy hour · Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- 4-5 PM · Official happy-hour menu lists a 4-5 PM window; confirm the current days and board when you sit down.
Magpie & Stump happy hour
A compact taco-and-margarita window that pairs well with the stronger day-specific specials.
- Happy hour · Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
- 2-4 PM · 25% off tacos, half-price Three Bears draft, and half-price margaritas.
Bluebird happy hour
Good early-evening fondue value, especially before a pricier steakhouse dinner.
- Fondue happy hour · Every day
- 4-5 PM · Half-price fondue with selected drink specials.
Brazen happy hour
A tidy afternoon window for small plates, beer, wine, and cocktails in the Mount Royal Hotel.
- Happy hour · Every day
- 3-5 PM · $8 select appetizers, beer, wine, and cocktails.
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SaturdayToday
4 venuesBeaver Bar
Banff AveDaily happy hour: 4-6 PM
$4 taps, $9 poutine, $6 waffle bites, and $9 hummus or flatbreads.
Hello Sunshine
Banff AveSaturday happy hour: 4-5 PM
Same core happy hour with the shorter Saturday window.
Moxy
Banff AveLiquid Therapy: 3-5:30 PM
$11 stuffed bruschetta, $11 cheese curds, and $3 Moxy House pours.
Shoku Izakaya
Caribou StHappy hour: 4-5 PM
Official happy-hour menu lists a 4-5 PM window; confirm the current days and board when you sit down.
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Sunday
6 venuesBanff Ave Brewing
Banff AveSunday ninjas: All day
$8 ninjas.
Beaver Bar
Banff AveSunday happy hour: All day
Happy hour pricing runs all day.
Evergreen Restaurant & Lounge
Banff AveHappy hour: 2:30-4 PM
$7 beers and $9 cocktails.
Hello Sunshine
Banff AveHappy hour: 4:30-5:30 PM
Half-price sushi, $15 ramen, and selected drink specials.
Moxy
Banff AveLiquid Therapy: 3-5:30 PM
$11 stuffed bruschetta, $11 cheese curds, and $3 Moxy House pours.
Shoku Izakaya
Caribou StHappy hour: 4-5 PM
Official happy-hour menu lists a 4-5 PM window; confirm the current days and board when you sit down.
03
Monday
9 venuesBanff Social
Banff AveSocial hour: 3-5 PM and 8 PM-close
Selected food from $8, wine from $6, draught from $7, and cocktails from $10.
Beaver Bar
Banff AveDaily happy hour: 4-6 PM
$4 taps, $9 poutine, $6 waffle bites, and $9 hummus or flatbreads.
Evergreen Restaurant & Lounge
Banff AveHappy hour: 2:30-4 PM
$7 beers and $9 cocktails.
Hello Sunshine
Banff AveHappy hour: 4:30-5:30 PM
Half-price sushi, $15 ramen, and selected drink specials.
High Rollers
Banff AveLate-night bowling: 10 PM-late
Late bowling and drink specials.
Magpie & Stump
Caribou StHappy hour: 2-4 PM
25% off tacos, half-price Three Bears draft, and half-price margaritas.
Moxy
Banff AveLiquid Therapy: 3-5:30 PM
$11 stuffed bruschetta, $11 cheese curds, and $3 Moxy House pours.
Pizzeria Sophia
Banff AvePasta nights: 5 PM-close
50% off pasta.
St. James's Gate
Wolf StHappy hour: 3-6 PM
Food from $14 and drinks from $6.
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Tuesday
9 venuesBanff Social
Banff AveSocial hour: 3-5 PM and 8 PM-close
Selected food from $8, wine from $6, draught from $7, and cocktails from $10.
Beaver Bar
Banff AveDaily happy hour: 4-6 PM
$4 taps, $9 poutine, $6 waffle bites, and $9 hummus or flatbreads.
Evergreen Restaurant & Lounge
Banff AveHappy hour: 2:30-4 PM
$7 beers and $9 cocktails.
Hello Sunshine
Banff AveHappy hour: 4:30-5:30 PM
Half-price sushi, $15 ramen, and selected drink specials.
High Rollers
Banff AveLate-night bowling: 10 PM-late
Late bowling and drink specials.
Magpie & Stump
Caribou StHappy hour: 2-4 PM
25% off tacos, half-price Three Bears draft, and half-price margaritas.
Moxy
Banff AveLiquid Therapy: 3-5:30 PM
$11 stuffed bruschetta, $11 cheese curds, and $3 Moxy House pours.
Pizzeria Sophia
Banff AvePasta nights: 5 PM-close
50% off pasta.
St. James's Gate
Wolf StHappy hour: 3-6 PM
Food from $14 and drinks from $6.
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Wednesday
7 venuesBanff Social
Banff AveSocial hour: 3-5 PM and 8 PM-close
Selected food from $8, wine from $6, draught from $7, and cocktails from $10.
Beaver Bar
Banff AveDaily happy hour: 4-6 PM
$4 taps, $9 poutine, $6 waffle bites, and $9 hummus or flatbreads.
Evergreen Restaurant & Lounge
Banff AveHappy hour: 2:30-4 PM
$7 beers and $9 cocktails.
Hello Sunshine
Banff AveHappy hour: 4:30-5:30 PM
Half-price sushi, $15 ramen, and selected drink specials.
High Rollers
Banff AveLate-night bowling: 10 PM-late
Late bowling and drink specials.
Magpie & Stump
Caribou StHappy hour: 2-4 PM
25% off tacos, half-price Three Bears draft, and half-price margaritas.
St. James's Gate
Wolf StHappy hour: 3-6 PM
Food from $14 and drinks from $6.
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Thursday
10 venuesBanff Ave Brewing
Banff AveThursday steins: All day
$6 steins.
Banff Legion
Banff AveThursday bingo drinks: 7-10 PM
Reported pint and jug specials during bingo night.
Banff Social
Banff AveSocial hour: 3-5 PM and 8 PM-close
Selected food from $8, wine from $6, draught from $7, and cocktails from $10.
Beaver Bar
Banff AveDaily happy hour: 4-6 PM
$4 taps, $9 poutine, $6 waffle bites, and $9 hummus or flatbreads.
Evergreen Restaurant & Lounge
Banff AveHappy hour: 2:30-4 PM
$7 beers and $9 cocktails.
Hello Sunshine
Banff AveHappy hour: 4:30-5:30 PM
Half-price sushi, $15 ramen, and selected drink specials.
High Rollers
Banff AveLate-night bowling: 10 PM-late
Late bowling and drink specials.
Magpie & Stump
Caribou StHappy hour: 2-4 PM
25% off tacos, half-price Three Bears draft, and half-price margaritas.
Moxy
Banff AveLiquid Therapy: 3-5:30 PM
$11 stuffed bruschetta, $11 cheese curds, and $3 Moxy House pours.
St. James's Gate
Wolf StHappy hour: 3-6 PM
Food from $14 and drinks from $6.
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Friday
6 venuesBeaver Bar
Banff AveDaily happy hour: 4-6 PM
$4 taps, $9 poutine, $6 waffle bites, and $9 hummus or flatbreads.
Hello Sunshine
Banff AveHappy hour: 4:30-5:30 PM
Half-price sushi, $15 ramen, and selected drink specials.
Magpie & Stump
Caribou StHappy hour: 2-4 PM
25% off tacos, half-price Three Bears draft, and half-price margaritas.
Moxy
Banff AveLiquid Therapy: 3-5:30 PM
$11 stuffed bruschetta, $11 cheese curds, and $3 Moxy House pours.
Shoku Izakaya
Caribou StHappy hour: 4-5 PM
Official happy-hour menu lists a 4-5 PM window; confirm the current days and board when you sit down.
St. James's Gate
Wolf StHappy hour: 3-6 PM
Food from $14 and drinks from $6.
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Every day
28 venuesVenues that run the same happy-hour window all week — the reliable fallbacks whatever day you land on.
Daily Happy Hour
Anejo Banff
One of the strongest repeat deals in town: tacos, margaritas, and tequila pricing across two daily windows.
Early happy hour: 3-5 PM
$4 classic tacos, $7 margaritas, and half-price tequila.
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Daily Happy Hour
Banff Ave Brewing
Best kept as a late-night drink fallback, with weekly brewery specials still useful on their own days.
Late night: 9 PM-close
$4 shafts, $5 highballs, and $10 ninjas.
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Daily Happy Hour
Banff Legion
A locals-clubhouse style drinks window, useful when you want something more low-key than the main pub strip.
Happy hour: 4:30-6 PM
$4.75 highballs, house wine, and house beer; everyday margarita and shaft specials are also reported.
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Daily Happy Hour
Banff Sizzlers
Simple all-day drink pricing; best treated as a quick cheap-drink fallback, not a polished dinner plan.
All-day drinks: All day
$4 shafts, $3.75 vodka highballs, and five shots for $24.
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Daily Happy Hour
Banff Social
Useful for an early or late downtown food-and-drinks window, especially when you want more than just pints.
Social hour: 3-5 PM and 8 PM-close
Selected food from $8, wine from $6, draught from $7, and cocktails from $10.
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Daily Happy Hour
Bluebird
Good early-evening fondue value, especially before a pricier steakhouse dinner.
Fondue happy hour: 4-5 PM
Half-price fondue with selected drink specials.
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Deals can change quickly. Confirm with the venue before heading in.
Daily Happy Hour
Brazen
A tidy afternoon window for small plates, beer, wine, and cocktails in the Mount Royal Hotel.
Happy hour: 3-5 PM
$8 select appetizers, beer, wine, and cocktails.
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Daily Happy Hour
Chili's
An odd but useful morning window for cheap early drinks or quick grab-and-go items.
Morning happy hour: 9-11 AM
Morning drink and grab-and-go specials.
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Deals can change quickly. Confirm with the venue before heading in.
Daily Happy Hour
Coyotes Southwestern Grill
A straightforward daily early-evening option for appies, pizza, wine, and pints.
Happy hour: 4:30-6 PM
Discounted pizzas, appies, wine, and pints.
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Daily Happy Hour
Eddie Burger + Bar
Late-night bar pricing for the end of the night, especially when you are already downtown.
Late-night happy hour: 10 PM-close
$6 highballs, $6 Jameson, and rotating late-night bar specials.
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Daily Happy Hour
Elk & Oarsman
Strong all-rounder: drinks plus flatbreads, and an easy add-on to a Banff Ave wander.
Happy hour: 2-5 PM
Half-price drinks and flatbreads.
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Daily Happy Hour
High Rollers
Best for groups that want a playful rainy-day or late-night option, not just a cheap pint.
Happy hour: 4-6 PM
Selected drink specials.
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Daily Happy Hour
La Terrazza
A quieter wine-and-small-plates happy hour if you want something calmer than the pub circuit.
Happy hour: 3-5 PM
Selected wine, cocktails, and small-plate specials.
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Daily Happy Hour
Lupo
Italian-leaning happy hour with cocktails, beer, wine, and small plates before dinner fills up.
Happy hour: 4-5 PM
Selected cocktails, beer, wine, and snacks.
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Deals can change quickly. Confirm with the venue before heading in.
Daily Happy Hour
Melissa's MisSteak
Useful because it has both an afternoon appy window and later-night bar value.
Appy hour: 3-5 PM
Appetizer and drink specials.
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Daily Happy Hour
Park Distillery
Strong drink value if you want cocktails rather than just beer, with food specials in the same window.
Happy hour: 3-5 PM
50% off select cocktails, wine and pint specials, plus food specials.
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Deals can change quickly. Confirm with the venue before heading in.
Daily Happy Hour
Pizzeria Sophia
One of the cleaner food-value windows downtown: pizza in the afternoon, pasta early in the week.
Pizza happy hour: 3-5 PM
50% off select pizzas and cocktails.
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Daily Happy Hour
Pump & Tap
A real local late-night fallback; keep it casual and confirm the board because pricing can move.
Daily drink specials: Current board
Reported low-cost house lager and tallboy specials.
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Daily Happy Hour
Rose & Crown
A broad pub happy hour with enough food and drink coverage to work for groups.
Happy hour: 2-5 PM
$4 singles, $7 doubles, $4 pints, $5 house wine, and 40% off provisions.
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Daily Happy Hour
Sheepdog Brewing
A daytime brewery deal that works especially well if you are already outside the downtown core.
Hoppy Hour: Noon-3 PM
$15/$20 mini pitchers plus an Aardvarks pizza slice.
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Daily Happy Hour
Sudden Sally
Hotel-bar happy hour with a simple after-work drinks-and-snacks shape.
Happy hour: 3-5 PM
Selected drinks and snacks.
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Daily Happy Hour
The Boss
A broad food-and-drinks happy hour with both afternoon and late-night windows.
Happy hour: 3-6 PM
Drinks from $5 and food from $5.
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Deals can change quickly. Confirm with the venue before heading in.
Daily Happy Hour
The Fat Ox
A short aperitivo-style window with snack-and-drink pricing before the dinner rush.
Aperitivo hour: 1-4 PM
Selected food and drinks from $5.
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Daily Happy Hour
The Old Spaghetti Factory
A family-friendly happy hour worth tracking because it can cover both food and drinks cheaply.
Happy hour: 3-5 PM
Selected drinks and snack pricing; confirm the Banff menu before ordering.
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Daily Happy Hour
Three Bears Brewery
A reliable brewery happy hour, especially if your group wants pints and pizza together.
Happy hour: 3-5 PM
$7.25 pints, pizza specials, and cocktail features.
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Deals can change quickly. Confirm with the venue before heading in.
Daily Happy Hour
Tommy's Neighbourhood Pub
A straightforward neighbourhood-pub option with both afternoon and late windows.
Happy hour: 3-6 PM
Selected drinks and pub food specials.
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Daily Happy Hour
Tooloulou's
A useful Cajun-breakfast-room crossover deal if you want food value before the dinner crowd.
Happy hour: 3-5 PM
$10 happy food, $8 select signature cocktails, and $6 beer or wine.
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Daily Happy Hour
Zyka
A short Indian-dining happy hour that is more useful for appies and drinks than a full dinner discount.
Appetizer and drink hour: 5-6 PM
25% off appetizers and drinks.
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Deals can change quickly. Confirm with the venue before heading in.
Late-night happy hour
9 venuesSpots that keep a happy hour going late — the after-9 fallback when the early windows have closed. Late windows are the first thing to change, so confirm the kitchen and bar cutoff with the venue before you head over. For food after the kitchens close, see late-night food in Banff.
- Anejo BanffBanff Ave· 10 PM-close
- Banff Ave BrewingBanff Ave· 9 PM-close
- Banff SocialBanff Ave· Open-4 PM
- Eddie Burger + BarBanff Ave· 10 PM-close
- High RollersBanff Ave· 10 PM-late
- Melissa's MisSteakBanff Ave· 9 PM-close
- Pump & TapCaribou St· Late
- The BossBanff Ave· 9 PM-close
- Tommy's Neighbourhood PubBanff Ave· 10 PM-close
Banff happy hour FAQ
What time is happy hour in Banff?
Most Banff happy hours run an early window in the late afternoon — commonly around 3 to 5 PM — and several bars add a second late-night window after 9 PM. Exact times vary by venue and change often, so check each listing and confirm before you go.
Which Banff bars have a late-night happy hour?
A handful of spots keep a happy hour going past 9 PM, with some late windows running until close. They're grouped in the late-night section on this page — confirm the kitchen and bar cutoff with the venue, since late windows are the first to change.
Is there happy hour in Banff on weekends?
Yes. Many venues run their happy hour every day of the week, and others add day-specific windows that include Saturday and Sunday. Use the day sections above to see what's on for the day you're visiting.
What's the cheapest happy hour in Banff?
Prices change constantly, so we don't rank a single cheapest spot — but venues tagged for budget and food deals tend to have the lowest-cost bites and drinks. Compare the live offers on each card and confirm with the venue before you go.
Why do Banff drink deals look different from some US happy hours?
Alberta rules require on-premise drink menus to state the amount and price, set minimum on-premise liquor prices, and restrict common promo shapes like free liquor, 2-for-1 drinks, and all-you-can-drink fixed-price specials. Venues still set their own menu prices, so confirm the current terms before you build the night around a deal.