Upvoted for understanding everyone on this website isn't American and referencing the countries specific to this discussion clearly in the main body of the question

Drinking laws are local, or at least county level in most places. My town doesn't have any about drinking in public at all, just about drunkenness. The next town over is no public drinking at all, not even on your porch.

So there's no single answer, it will depend on where your are within the US. Couldn't say anything about Canada though, never been and don't know enough.

Be warned though, you may not be able to board a flight if you're drunk.

It depends on where you are. Public consumption laws are local.

It really depends on the town/city. Just drink it mostly wherever you want, just do it in a reasonable way.

I've sat on city park picnic tables drinking beers where it's technically not permitted. Or at beaches where it is (just no glass).

The only time I've ever had an issue was in a college town where cops were dicks (decades ago).

The Wire - paper bag

In the US, off the top of my head:

• Pedestrians in Paradise, Nevada (the Vegas Strip) are allowed open containers in plastic or aluminum containers.
• The French Quarter in New Orleans has similar open container laws.

Some restaurants have a “bring your own” policy. Go there, order food, and then you can drink your own drinks.

Is drinking in public illegal across the pond??? wut

no issues if your vacation was to the french quarter of new orleans.

In my midwest city, you can't have an open container in public (however, they allow passengers of cars to have open containers). The way they work around this is you put the container in a brown paper bag and drink out of it that way. You can also put it in a different container. Just don't cause trouble and you'll be safe almost all of the time.

Hahaha. Live in Louisiana. Drink anywhere you want just don't be absolutely wasted while doing so.

Sure, the US has lots of places with no open container laws. I doubt you are going to go take a taxi outside of the city to drink a couple beers though...

If if were me? I'd give them to a homeless guy, or just leave them in my hotel room. Because yeah, most places either won't let you bring outside drinks (besides some fancy restaurants where you will need to buy a fancy meal) or will forbid alcohol entirely. Potential to bring them home in a checked bag.

You can drink liquor in most parks in my city (USA)

Not that I know of, only best option I have found is getting the largest coffee cup with top you can find and fill that up with beer. Also make sure there is a place to pee.

walk around a neighborhood and find someone hanging around their house. ask them if they would like to share your beers on their property.

The alleyway behind Costco

In a lot of places, if an establishment has a liquor licence, it is forbidden to drink your own alcohol you brought from outside. Technically you can't bring a beer back to your hotel room from anywhere but the hotel's own bar.

Alcohol laws are complicated.

All Due Respect

Here in Calgary AB, public consumption of alcohol is allowed in some parks.

I do this all the time. I’m in the US and I like to smoke cigarettes when I drink. Can’t smoke inside so I just find an outdoor area, usually near a smoker’s post, and just start drinking. No hotel staff have ever mentioned it to me in the dozen-or-so times I’ve done it. I usually stay out pretty late too. Around midnight. Disclaimers: IANAL and I’m sure I could be ticketed or even arrested depending on the state if an officer saw me doing this.