AA Meetings in Indianapolis

Indianapolis Intergroup answers a 24-hour hotline at (317) 632-7864 from its Central Office on South Tibbs Avenue, and lists meetings, an online-meetings directory, and group news at indyaa.org. A separate Spanish Intergroup also serves the city. Our meeting finder at /meetings/ searches public AA and NA feeds by day, format, and ZIP.

Call 911 if someone is overdosing, seizing, not breathing, or cannot be woken. For a mental health or suicide crisis, call or text 988.

Finding a Meeting in Indianapolis Today

Indianapolis Intergroup runs the Central Office for A.A. groups in the city and answers its 24-hour hotline, (317) 632-7864, around the clock — the number is in the site's header, not buried on a contact page. Call it for meeting information at any hour, or when you want to talk to an A.A. member before walking into a room.

The meetings page lists each day's schedule with times, locations, and formats, and the home page carries a blue Online Meetings Directory button for video meetings. The Central Office posts meeting changes as groups report them, and a volunteer Telephone Answering Service takes calls after hours alongside a 12-step call list. A.A.'s national directory lists indyaa.org as the local resource and points to the free Meeting Guide app and the Online Intergroup for phone and online meetings. Our meeting finder searches the public feeds by ZIP, day, and format — a good cross-check on any listing.

Where Indianapolis Meetings Happen

• The west side and the Central Office. The office at 2320 S. Tibbs Avenue, Suite C (southwest Indianapolis) hosts intergroup meetings in its union hall, and west-side groups meet nearby. Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
• Club East, on Ritter Avenue. A long-standing east-side clubhouse that runs multiple meetings a day — an early serenity group, literature and discussion meetings through the afternoon, and evening speaker meetings. Clubhouses like this are the easiest places to find a meeting on any given day.
• Downtown and the near north side. Church halls and community rooms host discussion and step meetings through the week; the meetings page's region filter sorts them.
• Online, every day. The Online Meetings Directory lists video meetings, including early-morning and speaker meetings with published Zoom details — a real option when a room is out of reach or late-night is the only time that fits.

Pick a region or a clubhouse first, then a day and time, and confirm the meeting is still active with the office or the group.

Formats, Cost, and Anonymity

A.A. sorts meetings into open and closed. Open meetings welcome anyone interested in A.A.'s program of recovery, including nonalcoholics as observers; closed meetings are for people who have a drinking problem and want to stop drinking. Formats labeled across Indianapolis listings include discussion (the most common share-on-a-topic style), literature meetings, Big Book study, speaker meetings, and newcomer meetings for people new to recovery, plus online and men's and women's filters.

Cost is not a barrier. A.A. says there are no dues or fees for membership, and a voluntary basket, when passed, can be skipped. You never have to speak — A.A.'s newcomer page says you can just sit and listen — and anonymity is a founding principle of the fellowship, so what you hear in the room stays there. The first-meeting guide walks through a typical hour.

Getting There Without a Car

IndyGo runs the city's bus system, including local routes and its bus rapid transit lines — the Red and Purple Lines already operating and the Blue Line under construction — with the trip planner and real-time bus tracking at indygo.net. Club meetings on major corridors are straightforward rides; late-evening service thins out, so check the last departure.

Online meetings cover the rest. A.A. counts meetings held online or by phone as meetings, Indianapolis keeps its own Online Meetings Directory, and the online A.A. meetings guide explains how video and phone meetings work, including joining silently with your camera off.

Peer Support vs. Medical Care

A.A. is mutual peer support, not clinical treatment. NIDA explains that mutual-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are peer-led rather than led by healthcare professionals — free, not time-limited, and for many people useful on their own or alongside professional care.

Some situations need a clinician. NIAAA says alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening when people who drink heavily over time stop suddenly rather than cutting back or stopping with medical support. Up to half of people with alcohol use disorder have some withdrawal symptoms, and a small proportion need a few days of medical detox to manage symptoms that can turn dangerous. If you have been drinking heavily and want to stop, talk with a doctor first.

• Emergency: call 911 for an overdose, a seizure, trouble breathing, or someone who cannot be woken.
• Crisis: call or text 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis.
• Treatment: search FindTreatment.gov or call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — free, confidential, 24/7, English and Spanish.
• Referral help: call or text (800) 653-9376 and we can help you sort out a level of care. SmarterRecovery is a referral helpline — not Indianapolis Intergroup — and calling is free to you because treatment providers pay for the referral service.

Call or text (800) 653-9376 if you want help finding treatment. If what you need tonight is a meeting, start with the Central Office or our meeting finder and confirm the listing. In an emergency or a suicide crisis, call 911 or 988 first.

Additional Resources

Sources cited on this page:

• Indianapolis Intergroup / Central Office (indyaa.org)
• Indianapolis AA: Meetings page (daily listings, formats, regions)
• Indianapolis AA: April 2026 Fact Sheet & Agenda (Central Office report, hours, TAS committee)
• A.A.: Find A.A. Near You — North America (Indianapolis and Oficina Intergrupal Hispana listings)
• A.A.: Meeting Guide app
• A.A.: Need help with a drinking problem?
• A.A.: What to Expect at an A.A. Meeting
• A.A.: A.A. and Anonymity
• IndyGo: Routes (local bus lines and Red/Purple/Blue BRT)
• IndyGo: Bus Rapid Transit
• NIDA: Treatment (mutual-help groups are peer-led, not clinical treatment)
• NIAAA Core Resource on Alcohol: Alcohol Use Disorder, From Risk to Diagnosis to Recovery
• SAMHSA National Helpline
• SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• SmarterRecovery meeting finder (public meeting search; listings are not verified by this site)
• SmarterRecovery about page (referral disclosure)

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