DORA

This guide outlines the specific boundaries and local regulations to ensure you have a safe and fun experience while sipping, shopping, and exploring.

To read the Ohio Revised Code in regards to a DORA:

Ohio Revised Code

What is a Designated Outdoor Area (DORA) and how does it work?

Patrons age 21 and older may purchase an alcoholic beverage from an approved, liquor-permitted establishment; then sip, stroll, shop and explore within the DORA boundaries of Grove City’s historic Town Center.

If a patron plans to leave the liquor-permitted establishment with alcohol, he/she must request their drink in a DORA-designated cup.

Only beverages in DORA cups are permitted and protected from Grove City’s open-container laws. No cans, bottles, or alcoholic beverages purchased from non-DORA establishments are permitted within the DORA.

Frequently Asked DORA Questions

+ Purchase an alcoholic beverage at an authorized location and enjoy it while strolling within the DORA boundaries. The drink must be in an official DORA cup.
+ Sip and Shop! You are welcome to take a DORA drink into an establishment that does not have a liquor license. A business owner/operator who does not permit DORA drinks will display such signage.
+ Dispose of your DORA cup properly when you finish. Help keep Grove City beautiful!
+ Have fun while respecting that not all individuals within the DORA boundaries are drinking.
+ Maintain a family-friendly atmosphere at all times.


+ Bring your own alcoholic beverages into Town Center.
+ Walk around with an alcoholic drink that is not in a designated DORA cup (no cans, glass, or drinks purchased elsewhere are permitted).
+Take a beverage purchased from one liquor-permitted DORA establishment into another liquor-permitted establishment. You must dispose of your previously purchased DORA cup/beverage before entering another liquor-permitted establishment.