AA Meetings in Las Vegas

Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Las Vegas today through the Las Vegas Central Office at lvcentraloffice.org, which answers a 24/7 hotline at (702) 598-1888. Meetings are organized by valley quadrant, and Spanish-language groups are listed at aalatinoslv.org. Our meeting finder at /meetings/ searches public AA feeds by day and format.

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

How to Find AA Meetings Across the Las Vegas Valley

The Las Vegas Central Office for Alcoholics Anonymous keeps the meeting list for the valley. Its hotline, (702) 598-1888, runs 24 hours a day for anyone who needs immediate information about meetings in the area — the office asks people to call rather than email, since email can take days to answer. The office at 1515 East Tropicana Avenue, Suite 710, is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a separate business line at 702-780-4293.

The central office arranges its meeting directory by valley quadrant — Northwest, The Strip, Summerlin and others — so the fastest search is by the part of the valley you are in. The site also allows a search by ZIP code and offers a printable schedule.

Spanish-language meetings are served by a separate office. Alcohólicos Anónimos Las Vegas, also listed as Distrito 21, keeps a Spanish-language directory covering the valley. Ask it for the current Spanish-speaking rooms and times.

A.A. notes that its national website is not a meeting finder: it points people to a local office and to the free Meeting Guide app. Our meeting finder is another route, searching public A.A. and N.A. feeds by day, time, fellowship, and format. Confirm the meeting with the group before you set out, since listings change.

Las Vegas Meeting Hubs & Neighborhoods

The valley is wide and hot, and the meetings closest to you depend on which quadrant you are in.

• The Strip and the resort corridor. The central office keeps Strip-area listings under their own quadrant, which is convenient if you work or stay on the resort corridor and do not have a car.
• Downtown Las Vegas. Downtown has a cluster of meetings near the Fremont Street area, served by frequent RTC routes along the major streets.
• Summerlin and the northwest. Summerlin is one of the named quadrants in the central office directory, covering the fast-growing master-planned communities on the west side.
• Henderson and Green Valley. The southeast valley around Henderson and Green Valley has its own spread of meetings; search the directory by ZIP to find the closest.
• North Las Vegas and the north valley. The northern neighborhoods lie along the frequent bus corridors and are covered by the central office list.
• Spring Valley and Chinatown. The area west of the Strip along Spring Mountain Road is another dense neighborhood to search by ZIP.
• Spanish-speaking rooms. The Distrito 21 office lists Spanish-language groups across the valley; ask it which are open and where they meet.

Meeting Formats & What to Expect

A.A. divides meetings into open and closed. An open meeting is open to anyone interested in A.A.'s program of recovery, including observers; a closed meeting is for A.A. members or people who have a drinking problem and want to stop. A newcomer to the fellowship is usually best served by an open or beginner meeting.

The directory labels each listing by format, so you can decide before you go:

• Newcomer: for people new to recovery.
• Discussion: members share on a topic.
• Step Study / 12 & 12: working A.A.'s Steps and Traditions.
• Big Book: reading and discussing A.A.'s basic text.
• Speaker: one or two members share their story, then the room opens up.
• Men's, women's, LGBTQ+, Spanish, and wheelchair-accessible meetings show up as their own types.

Two things never change. A.A. says there are no dues or fees for membership, so nothing must be paid to attend and the passing basket is a voluntary contribution you may decline. And you are never required to speak; A.A.'s newcomer page says sitting and listening is enough. Anonymity is a founding principle of the fellowship, so what is said in the room stays there. The first-meeting guide describes a typical hour.

Getting Around & Meeting Online

RTC Southern Nevada runs the valley's public transit, with 39 routes and more than 400 vehicles, and it has provided service since launching in 1992. Its frequent routes, including the Deuce on the Strip, run every 15 minutes or better on weekday afternoons. The RTC network reaches most corners of the valley, so meetings near a frequent bus line are the easiest to reach without a car, and the Strip corridor in particular is well served.

Meetings also happen online. A.A. recognises in-person, online and phone meetings, and local groups list virtual options next to in-person ones. Our finder surfaces online and hybrid meetings from public feeds, and the online A.A. meetings guide explains how video and phone meetings work, including attending with your camera off.

Peer Support vs. Medical Care

A meeting is peer support, not clinical treatment. NIDA explains that mutual-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are peer-led rather than run by healthcare professionals, which distinguishes them from formal treatment — though they are free, ongoing, and often used alongside professional care.

Some situations belong with a doctor. NIAAA warns that alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening when people who drink heavily over time stop suddenly instead of tapering or stopping with medical support. A small proportion of people with alcohol use disorder need a few days of medical detox for symptoms that can be dangerous. If that describes you, talk with a clinician before you stop.

For help beyond a meeting:

• 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, in English and Spanish.
• Referral help: call or text (800) 653-9376 for help finding a level of care. SmarterRecovery is a referral helpline, not the Las Vegas Central Office; 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 you need a meeting today, start with the meeting finder or the central office directory and confirm it. In an emergency or a suicide crisis, call 911 or 988 first.

Additional Resources

Sources cited on this page:

• Las Vegas Central Office for Alcoholics Anonymous (lvcentraloffice.org)
• Alcoholicos Anonimos Las Vegas (Distrito 21, Spanish-language AA)
• RTC Southern Nevada: Transit Services (routes, vehicles, service area)
• A.A.: Need help with a drinking problem? (what to expect at a first meeting)
• A.A.: What to Expect at an A.A. Meeting (open and closed meetings, meeting types)
• A.A.: A.A. and Anonymity
• A.A.: Find A.A. Near You (regional and online meeting information)
• A.A.: Meeting Guide app
• 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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