Key takeaway
You need a meeting in the next hour. Meeting Guide is a free app on iOS and Android, with in-person and online listings from local A.A. entities, refreshed twice a day. aa.org is not a meeting finder. This site's meeting search is separate, and those listings are not verified here.
Last updated: Tue Oct 06 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
You need a meeting before this hour is over. The tabs are a mess, and you do not trust a random address. Meeting Guide is the free app Alcoholics Anonymous describes for that search. It runs on iOS and Android. It is supported by Seventh Tradition contributions. You can download it and look now.
The app syncs with area, district, intergroup or central office, and international general service office websites. The information comes from more than 500 A.A. service entities. Over 150,000 weekly meetings are listed. The listings refresh twice a day. Local entities control their own listings and send them voluntarily. If your usual room is missing, that can mean the local entity has not provided it. It does not, by itself, prove the meeting ended.
If you are in a medical emergency, call 911 before you search. If you are in a mental health crisis, call or text 988. An app is not an ambulance.
What you will see when you search
Search by location or by a keyword. The list shows time, location, and name. Open the detail view when you can. It may show the format and the notes the group provided. Those notes are the group's. Read them. A listing might be in person or online. Online can mean video, with faces or with video off, or a dial-in call. Members decide how that group meets.
You are looking for something you can reach before the hour turns. Read the time, the name, and the place, and check them again if the screen is old. Twice-daily refresh means a screenshot from last week can be wrong. If the detail view is thin, use the app's ways to find a local A.A. contact and ask. The app also carries news from the General Service Office and from Grapevine. That news is not your meeting list. The list is.
A daily quote in the app reads from Daily Reflections. If you want a sentence while you wait for the bus, open the app. The quote is not a plan for withdrawal.
What the app is not
aa.org does not contain a meeting finder. The site points you to local A.A. resources and toward online meetings. Meeting Guide is the app that holds the searchable list of meetings. A schedule will not appear just because you stay on the homepage.
The meetings search on this site is a separate search. Listings there are not verified here. Use it if you want another look, then confirm with Meeting Guide or with the local entity. The two lists are not the same product. A time that appears in only one place deserves a phone call before you drive.
Read the format notes before you decide a room is the right one for tonight. Open and closed are different rooms. Open meetings are for anyone interested in A.A.'s program, and nonalcoholics may attend as observers. Closed meetings are for members, or for people with a drinking problem and a desire to stop drinking. If the note is unclear, ask the local contact before you share.
There are no dues or fees to attend. Anyone with a desire to stop drinking is welcome. You can listen. The chair may ask if newcomers want to introduce themselves. You do not have to. The first meeting guide tells you what the hour tends to feel like once you arrive. Speaker and discussion formats are different shapes of the same peer meeting.
If the listing is wrong
Suggest a correction through the links in the app. Those links go to the local entity that provided the listing. That entity can fix what it controls. Until it does, believe the person who answers the local contact number over a stale line on a screen.
A meeting is peer support. It is not detox, and it is not treatment. NIDA says mutual-help groups are peer-led, not led by healthcare professionals, and not a substitute for treatment. If you have been drinking heavily and you stop suddenly, NIAAA's core resource says alcohol withdrawal can be life-threatening. A meeting cannot manage that. The app cannot manage it either. Clinical programs are on FindTreatment.gov.
Tonight
Install Meeting Guide if the phone you have can run it. Search your location. Pick the soonest listing you can actually reach, in a room or online. Read the format notes. If you are unsure, call the local contact from the app and ask what time the door opens.
If the next right thing is treatment, call (800) 653-9376. The call is free to you. Treatment providers pay for the referral service. The line is not A.A., it is not SMART Recovery, and it is not Meeting Guide.
You needed a meeting in the next hour. Search, confirm, and go if you are safe to go. If you are not safe, call 911 or 988 first. The listings will refresh again.
Additional Resources
Sources cited on this page:
- A.A.: Meeting Guide
- A.A.: Find A.A. Near You
- A.A.: What to Expect at an A.A. Meeting
- A.A.: The Twelve Traditions
- A.A.: Need help with a drinking problem?
- NIDA: Treatment, including mutual-help groups
- NIAAA Core Resource: Alcohol Use Disorder, From Risk to Diagnosis to Recovery
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov
- SmarterRecovery meetings page (public meeting search; listings are not verified)
- SmarterRecovery about this referral line
Common Questions
Is the Meeting Guide app free?
Yes. Meeting Guide is a free app for iOS and Android, supported by Seventh Tradition contributions. The short form of Tradition Seven says every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. The app syncs with area, district, intergroup or central office, and international general service websites. You do not pay a fee to look up a meeting. A meeting itself also has no dues, though groups pass a basket for their own costs.
How do I find a meeting in the next hour?
Search by location or by a keyword. The list shows time, location, and name. Open a listing for format notes the group provided, when the group provided them. Listings include in-person and online meetings, and they are refreshed twice a day, so check again if you saved an old screen. If nothing is soon, the app offers ways to reach a local A.A. contact. An online meeting may be sooner than a room across town.
Is aa.org itself the meeting finder?
No. The find A.A. page says aa.org does not contain a meeting finder. It points you toward local A.A. resources, and it points toward online meetings. Meeting Guide is the app that carries the listings: information from more than 500 A.A. service entities, and over 150,000 weekly meetings. Local entities control what they send. If a meeting is missing, it may not have been submitted.
What if the time or the address looks wrong?
Local entities control their listings and provide them voluntarily. You can suggest a correction through links in the app, and those links go to the local entity. Confirm the details with that local contact before you travel. The meetings search on this site is a different list, and those listings are not verified here. Either list can be stale. The group is the place that knows if the door will open.
Can the app replace detox or a crisis line?
No. A meeting is peer support. It is not detox, and it is not treatment. NIDA says mutual-help groups are peer-led, not led by healthcare professionals. If you have been drinking heavily and you stop suddenly, NIAAA says alcohol withdrawal can be life-threatening. A meeting cannot manage that. Call 911 for a medical emergency. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988. Then look for a meeting when you are safe.