WANT to know where the happy hours specials are in Canberra, but don’t know where to look?

Married couple, IT specialist Louis and web developer Canaan Ridge have turned a hobby into allhappyhours.com.au, a website where people can see, share and comment on happy hour specials from pubs, bars and restaurants around Canberra.

“It came out of; ‘we need a hobby’,” Canaan said.

“And then shortly after we thought, ‘we need a hobby’, I thought, ‘we need a website that shows happy hours’.

“It’s fun, we do it outside of work and we just love doing it.”

Canaan, originally from the US, said happy hour specials in the States was a “huge thing”.

“Everyone knows where to go, what time to get the best deals, and it really creates a great atmosphere when you are out at places,” Canaan said.

“I really liked that. It really encourages people to get out there and get social, try new places and see new things,” Louis said.

“If Canberra has something similar, why not make it a way to share happy hours and talk about it.”

The website currently finds happy hour specials for food and drink by using a map or drop-down menu. Users are also able to find specials by day, beverage or food.

“You know where you are or where you want to be,” Louis said.

“You can have friends northside or southside and you can meet somewhere in the middle.”

At the moment, the couple wants more Canberrans to jump on to the site, join the conversation and add any deals they know of in their area.

“In the future, I would like to have a poll, to ask people what sort of happy hours they would like to see,” Louis said.

“So people can say there’s obviously enough interest here, is there a venue that can offer it?”

He is also looking to develop a “plan your night” function.

“Say you want to start your night off here, with tapas, then you want to move on to somewhere with cocktails or whatever else,” Louis said.

The couple, who met when Canaan moved from the Tennessee to Canberra for study, is currently developing another website called Competitive Life, where individuals and businesses can share their competitions whether it be an open social competition, a corporate sports competition or just a group of friends creating their own event.

“It’s a central place where people can come together and compete,” Canaan said.

Canaan said as part of the website, they will have “Post to Boast”, where people can post a competitive achievement they think is “awesome”.

“You know how people achieve something, but it’s not exactly ‘Olympic-worthy’,” Louis said.

Competitive Life hasn’t been launched yet, but the couple says it won’t be long before people are able to use it.

More information at allhappyhours.com.au or competitivelife.com.au

Photo: allhappyhours.com.au creators Canaan and Louis Ridge… “It’s fun, we do it outside of work and we just love doing it,” says Canaan. Photo by Silas Brown