Virginia A.A. Meetings

These pages list information on meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous held throughout the Commonwealth.  Each A.A. Group is autonomous and decides whether its meeting(s) are listed on these pages.  The general format of these group listings are:  The time of day is listed only once; all groups meeting at that time are listed in alphabetical order.  The first line is the group name; the second line is the facility where it meets; the third line is the facility address; and the fourth line is information on the meeting (See below for some explanations).

1. Click on Meeting Listings by Day / Town.

2. This page lists the days of the week across the top of the page. Click on the day of the week you are interested in.

3. Next, this page lists all towns in Virginia that have a meeting on the day selected.  Click on the town you are interested in.

4. All the meetings that have been given to the VAC Webteam are displayed.

Example: You are interested in attending an open speakers meeting in Alexandria on Monday evening: click on Meeting Listings by Day / Town, click on Monday, click on Alexandria, then scroll through the list until you find an open speakers meeting in the evening.  Please remember that there is no guarantee that you'll find the type of meeting you're looking for.  Investigate nearby towns on the same night or look at the same town on another night for the type of meeting you want.

	Closed - open only to alcoholics.
	Open - open to anyone interested in the Alcoholics Anonymous program of recovery.
	Beginners - emphasis on topics of interest to those young in recovery.
	Big Book - reading and/or discussion from the book Alcoholics Anonymous.
	Discussion - participation in a discussion of topics relevant to the A.A. program.
	Speaker - A. A. members sharing their personal stories of active alcoholism and recovery in the A.A. program.
	Step/Traditions - discussion of A.A.'s Twelve Steps and/or Twelve Traditions.
	Men or women only - open only to the designated sex.
	Smoking policy - most Virginia A.A. meetings are non-smoking.  Smoking meetings are so designated.  If there is no designation, the meeting is probably non-smoking.
	Handicapped-accessible - accessible to wheelchairs.  If there is no designation, the meeting is probably not wheelchair-accessible.

These explanations are general; each group is autonomous and conducts its meeting(s) as the group decides.