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There are 110 AA meetings in Santa Monica, CA across 95 locations and 7 days a week. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are free and confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking.
Across Santa Monica, Monday is the busiest day for AA meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. About 6% of groups (7) offer an online or hybrid option, while in-person groups meet across 95 venues in and around the city.
Common formats include Speaker, Discussion, and Closed meetings. If nothing nearby fits your schedule, West Hollywood (8 mi) and Sherman Oaks (10 mi) also have listed meetings within driving range.
AA meetings in Santa Monica, CA are coordinated by Los Angeles Central Office, which lists 95 of them. Call them at (323) 936-4343 or visit lacoaa.org for meeting updates and local AA service information.
Showing 16 meetings in Santa Monica first, then 9 in nearby towns.
This meeting meets in a coffee house. Entrance on side street. Plenty of street parking until 9:00 am. Freeway close (Centinela exit off 10 Fwy)
Meets in Basement
Colorado Center, West of 26th St.
This meeting is held at a coffee house on the corner. Parking is on the street, please pay attention to parking restrictions.
Our evacuated home is the Colorado Community Center, directly across from Helen's Cycles, a few steps south from Broadway into the mass of buildings. There is validated parking in the Visitors parking enter Broadway or Colorado but careful...
Meeting is locted in Josylyn Park
This meeting is in a community center.
This meeting meets at a church. Park in the lot behind the church.
Meets in Basement. Parking in SM Lot 2 across the street.
Colorado Center, West of 26th St.
This is a candlelight meeting open to all who stay sober. Located in the smaller of the two rooms at the rec center 8pm Thursdays. It is NOT the NA meeting that occurs at the same time.
This meeting meets at an alano club on the 2nd floor.
This meeting meets at a meeting hall.
Westside Alano Club. Bring your own Big Book.
This meeting is in an Alano Club
At the new Muck Recovery House Alano Club
Pagan Meditation
Meets at Stoner Park’s large community room next to pool entrance. Sorry, no pets allowed.
Most AA meetings in Santa Monica start at 7pm, with 18 scheduled across the week at that hour. The single busiest slot is Monday at 7pm, when 6 meetings run.
This directory lists 110 AA meetings across 95 locations in Santa Monica, California.
Santa Monica leans toward open meetings: 52% of the weekly schedule is open to anyone, against 24% closed. Wheelchair access is listed for 35%, and 15% are Big Book studies. Spanish-language meetings make up 11% of the schedule.
| Meeting type | Share of weekly meetings | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | 56% | One member tells their story |
| Open | 52% | Anyone may attend, including family and friends |
| Wheelchair access | 35% | The venue lists wheelchair access |
| Discussion | 32% | Members share on a chosen topic |
| Closed | 24% | For people who have a desire to stop drinking |
| Big Book | 15% | Reads and discusses the book Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Newcomer | 15% | Geared to people new to AA |
| Men | 12% | For men |
| Spanish | 11% | Held in Spanish |
| Women | 6% | For women |
| 12 Steps & 12 Traditions | 5% | Studies the book of that name |
| Young people | 5% | Geared to younger members |
| LGBTQ+ | 5% | LGBTQ+ focused, open to all who qualify |
| Step study | 2% | Works through the Twelve Steps |
A meeting can carry several types, so the shares do not add up to 100%.
One office serves meetings in Santa Monica, with the contact details each one publishes.
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