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There are 80 AA meetings in Monterey, CA across 39 locations and 7 days a week. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are free and confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking. Use the schedule below to find local and online AA meetings in Monterey by day, time, and format, with directions to each.
Across Monterey, Friday is the busiest day for AA meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. About 41% of groups (33) offer an online or hybrid option, while in-person groups meet across 39 venues in and around the city.
Common formats include Discussion, Speaker, and LGBTQ meetings. If nothing nearby fits your schedule, Watsonville (24 mi) and Santa Cruz (28 mi) also have listed meetings within driving range.
The Sunrise Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 6:45 AM. Six days a week the meeting is led by a different secretary who chooses a discussion topic based on A.A. approved literature of their choice. The meeting uses a round the hor...
➤ In-person meeting at St. James Episcopal Church in Monterey (corner of Franklin & High Streets). The Sunrise Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 6:45 AM and Saturday at 7:30 AM. Six days a week the meeting is led by a differen...
Open Women's meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous where we read from Living Sober and once a month we read a past issue of the Grapevine. 6/20/26 NOTE: Due to construction, meetings will be held in the church next to McGowan House until furth...
Various format meeting five days a week
This is a daily meeting with a format that varies by day of the week: Sun–As Bill Sees It Mon–Topic Discussion Tue–Speaker Discussion Wed–Big Book Study Thu–Topic Discussion Fri–12 & 12 Step Study Sat–Topic Discussion
Daily Reflections reading and discussion meeting.
▹This is a traditional Big Book study meeting focused on the 12 Steps and recovery from alcoholism. We read from the book Alcoholics Anonymous and hold a discussion based on the reading. The meeting lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes. ▹On the l...
● Face masks required for unvaccinated attendees Meeting Format: A round-robin reading of A.A. literature with and without comment by the reader, followed in the second half, by a general discussion of A.A. related topics. This group ...
This is a Dual Diagnosis meeting. Open Meeting. Monday through Friday. Online only.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
Reunión abierta para todos. Personas no alcohólicas pueden asistir como espectadores. Esta reunión de Alcohólicos Anónimos es en Español. Nos reunimos todos los días a las 6:45 AM en Seaside, CA.
● In-person meeting at Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel, with a separate online meeting held at the same time. ● Daily meeting at 7 AM on weekdays, and 8 AM on Saturdays and Sundays. ● Location: Enter from Lincoln Street through the c...
Monday thru Friday meets inside the little house and Saturday and Sunday meet in the community center. Online meeting is held separately (non-hybrid). Mon–As Bill Sees It Reading and Discussion Tue–Big Book Study Wed–12 & 12 Book Stud...
No Smoking
Rotating Literature and Speaker Share
One hour meeting where a member is picked to share a favorite portion of the Big Book for 15 minutes. The group then discusses the reading.
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This directory lists 80 AA meetings across 39 locations in Monterey, California, spanning a range of days, times, and formats so you can find one that fits your schedule.
Whether it's your first meeting or your hundredth, Monterey's AA community makes room for everyone.
AA is peer support. Some people also work with:
For official AA information, visit aa.org.
This directory lists 80 AA meetings in Monterey, CA at 39 venues. 30 of them meet online. AA meetings are free and Alcoholics Anonymous is self supporting, so there is no fee, no insurance check, and no intake form. AA is not treatment and does not provide detox, medical care, or housing. Those are separate services, and knowing which is which is the difference between getting the right help and getting none.
Five things are commonly confused with each other. They differ in who supervises them, whether you live there, and how they are paid for.
| Option | What it is | Medically supervised | How it is paid for |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA meetings | Free peer support groups, in person and online | No | Free, self supporting through member contributions |
| Detox | Short term medically supervised detox while alcohol leaves the body | Yes | Health service or paid, depending on the provider |
| Residential treatment | Inpatient or residential treatment, living on site for a set period | Yes | Health service, insurance, or self funded |
| Outpatient treatment | Outpatient and intensive outpatient programmes, structured sessions while living at home | Usually | Health service, insurance, or self funded |
| Sober living | Sober living homes and recovery residences, shared abstinent housing with house rules | No | Usually rent paid by the resident |
Not always, and this is the one thing on this page worth reading twice. Stopping suddenly after heavy daily drinking can cause withdrawal that ranges from uncomfortable to genuinely dangerous, which is why medically supervised detox exists as a service distinct from counselling or rehab. If you drink heavily every day, the safe order is to speak to a doctor or a withdrawal service first, then use meetings to hold the ground you gain. This is the published position of SAMHSA, not advice from this directory.
Sober living homes and recovery residences are shared homes where everyone living there is staying sober, usually with house rules, curfews, and required meeting attendance. It is housing, not treatment, and not medical care. People commonly move in after residential treatment, or when going home would mean returning to the circumstances the drinking grew in. Residents in California typically attend local AA meetings as part of the house agreement, which is where a schedule like the one on this page stops being abstract.
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Monterey is located in Monterey County, part of the broader California AA network. This directory covers AA meetings throughout Monterey County, with times, locations, formats, and accessibility details for each.
Monterey County has a wide range of AA meetings: open and closed formats, speaker meetings, step studies, and groups for specific demographics. Morning, evening, and weekend slots are available throughout the county.
Many people in Monterey attend meetings in neighboring communities within Monterey County simply because a particular group suits them better. County-level intergroups and central offices also coordinate schedules, run 24-hour phone lines, and connect people with local AA resources.
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