Scottsdale, AZ Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

Section 20-31(b)(3) prohibits consuming or possessing spirituous liquor from an open container in any city park, defining spirituous liquor broadly to include beer, wine, malt liquor and any beverage over one-half of one percent alcohol by volume. The rule carries two narrow exceptions. First, beer and wine in open non-glass containers may be consumed with a beer and wine permit obtained under Sec. 20-34. To get that permit, the requestor must give a name, address, phone number, date of birth and the number of people the permit will cover, then pay the council-approved fee; the permit is valid for a single day only and does not double as a facility reservation.

The city can revoke a beer and wine permit for any violation of the parks article or state liquor law, and a person whose permit is revoked cannot request another one for 60 days. Second, spirituous liquor of any kind may be consumed at Solstice Park, but only under a valid liquor license tied to an approved special event permitted under Chapter 22 of the city code. Glass containers of any kind, including for permitted beer and wine, are barred from city parks outright under Sec. 20-34(a). under Sec. 20-35, so any permitted consumption must also fall within that window unless the general manager authorizes otherwise.