Special Event Licenses
Online eBanquet License Application
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has developed an Internet Banquet License Application that allows you to apply and pay for a banquet license from the convenience of your home or office. You may use your credit card via the Web.
Follow the instructions on each page, complete the application, and submit.
Please note that you may NOT apply online at this time for the two Specialty Banquet Licenses. The Mixed Beverage Club Event license and Manufacturer's Multi-Day Banquet Special Event license must be applied for using the paper application form.
Special Event Licenses Information
- Banquet License Downloads
- Banquet (ONE-DAY) and Specialty Banquet Licenses Information
- Special Event License Fee Schedule
- Contact Information
Banquet License Downloads
You may view and print the application in PDF format below.
Special Event (One-Day) License Application 805-4 Form Download:
banquet.pdf
Statement of Income & Expenses SE-2 Form Download:
banqadd.pdf
Follow the instructions to complete the Application for Banquet License form. Mail or deliver the completed form, with payment, to the appropriate ABC Office listed on the application. Applicants are encouraged to contact their local ABC office for additional qualification guidelines before submitting their application.
Banquet (ONE-DAY) and Specialty Banquet Licenses Information
Banquet (ONE-DAY) Licenses
Are you hosting an occasion where alcohol will be served in an unlicensed location or on club premises? You may need a banquet, banquet special event or mixed beverage special event ABC license.
Banquet (also known as one-day) licenses are issued to individuals for private events where alcohol is provided at no charge to guests, such as wedding receptions, retirement parties, etc.
Banquet special event and mixed beverage special event licenses are issued to duly organized, nonprofit corporations and associations raising money for athletic, charitable, educational, political, or religious purposes.
Tasting licenses allow the sale or giving of samples for the purpose of educating the consuming public about alcoholic beverages being tasted.
Specialty Banquet Licenses
Mixed beverage club event licenses authorize a club holding a beer or wine and beer club license to sell and serve mixed beverages for on-premises consumption by club members and their guests in areas approved by the Board on the club premises. A separate license is required for each day of each club event. No more than 12 such licenses may be granted to a club in any calendar year.
Manufacturer's Multi-Day Banquet Special Event licenses authorize a manufacturer of malt beverages or wine, whether licensed in the Commonwealth or not, to obtain a banquet license for a special event as provided in § 4.1-209 upon application to the Board provided that such event is (i) at a place approved by the Board and (ii) conducted for the purposes of featuring and educating the consuming public about malt beverage or wine products. The manufacturer is limited to no more than four banquet licenses for such special events per year. When the event occurs on no more than three consecutive days, it requires only one license and constitutes only one of the manufacturer's four events per year.
The same form may be used to apply for all of the previously-mentioned occasions. For more detailed information, refer to the application itself or contact your local ABC office.
Special Event License Fee Schedule
Below is information about "License Qualifications and Rates" for Banquet Licenses. An Application for Banquet License must be submitted to obtain a license. This information is also on the Application for Banquet License form.
Special Event License Fee Schedule Effective July 1, 2005
| LICENSE TYPE | QUALIFICATIONS | AUTHORIZES | LICENSE FEES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banquet | Issued to an individual for a PRIVATE event, guests by invitation. Event NOT for personal monetary gain. | Beer and/or wine sales; complimentary beer, wine or mixed beverages, BYOB |
$40 - State license fee + $15 - Nonrefundable fee $55 - Single-day rate + $40 - Each additional day |
| Banquet-Special Event | Issued to a duly organized nonprofit corporation or association. A public or private event, conducted for an athletic, charitable, civic, educational, political or religious purpose. Event NOT for personal monetary gain. | Beer and/or wine sales; BYOB |
$40 - State license fee + $15 - Nonrefundable fee $55 - Single-day rate + $40 - Each additional day |
| Mixed Beverage Special Event |
Same as Banquet-Special Event. (Wine/beer are not included with this license and will require an additional payment of $55 if being sold.) | Mixed drink sales (in approved localities) |
$45 - State license fee + $15 - Nonrefundable fee $60 - Single-day rate + $45 - Each additional day |
| Tasting License | Sale or giving of samples for the purpose of featuring and educating the consuming public about the alcoholic beverages being tasted. | Beer or wine or mixed beverages (in approved localities) |
$40 - State license fee + $15 - Nonrefundable fee $55 - Single-day rate + $40 - Each additional day |
| Mixed Beverage Club Event |
Issued to a club holding a beer or wine and beer club license. | On premise sale and consumption of mixed drinks by club members / guests in approved areas on the club premises. |
$35 - State license fee + $15 - Nonrefundable fee $50 - Single-day rate + $35 - Each additional day |
| Manufacturer's Multi-day Banquet Special Event | Issued only to manufacturers of beer or wine | One banquet license for a special event lasting no more than three consecutive days. |
$100 - State license fee + $15 - Nonrefundable fee $115 - Three-day rate |
Contact Information
For questions and comments regarding licensing, selling and serving of alcoholic beverages, and the ABC Bureau of Law Enforcement, please refer to ABC's Regional Offices page for contact information or e-mail enforcement@abc.virginia.gov