Just for Today Group
Room 216
•Sourced from official AA intergroups
There are 43 AA meetings in Bloomington, IN across 32 locations and 7 days a week. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are free and confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking.
Across Bloomington, Friday is the busiest day for AA meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. In-person groups meet across 32 venues in and around the city.
Common formats include Discussion, Closed, and Newcomer meetings. If nothing nearby fits your schedule, Columbus (33 mi) and Franklin (34 mi) also have listed meetings within driving range.
Just for Today Group
Room 216
TGIF Group
enter downstairs off Lincoln Street
Daycare is available
Women Taking the Steps Group
First United Church
Shivering Denizens Group
Room 216
Back to Basics Group
Last Friday of month Open Speaker
Meeting is located downstairs in the rec room. Enter the limestone-clad church office building, through the white door facing Church Lane.
Fresh Pickles Group
Speaker meeting is held the last Friday of the month.
Early Birds Group
behind Starbucks and Best Buy, 46 bypass and E 3rd St
The Steps We Took Group
Upstairs meeting room
Biscuits & Gravy Boys Group
Breakfast at 10:00 am, meeting begins at 10:30 am
As Bill Sees It Group
Entirely Ready Group
ONLY MEETS ON THE SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Saturday Night AAlive Group
On Awakening Group
First United Church
ends at 11:30 am
The Campus Group
Last Sunday of every month ✓ Open ✓ Speaker Meeting
Just for Today Group
Room 216
enter downstairs off Lincoln Street
First Things First Group
Live and Let Live Group LGBTQ+
Open meeting every 4th Monday
enter downstairs off Lincoln Street
Most AA meetings in Indiana start at 5pm, with 9 scheduled across the week at that hour. The single busiest slot is Friday at 5pm, when 3 meetings run.
This directory lists 43 AA meetings across 32 locations in Bloomington, Indiana.
Bloomington leans toward closed meetings: 58% of the weekly schedule is for people who want to stop drinking, against 40% open to anyone. Wheelchair access is listed for 58% of them.
| Meeting type | Share of weekly meetings | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion | 81% | Members share on a chosen topic |
| Closed | 58% | For people who have a desire to stop drinking |
| Wheelchair access | 58% | The venue lists wheelchair access |
| Open | 40% | Anyone may attend, including family and friends |
| Newcomer | 12% | Geared to people new to AA |
| Big Book | 9% | Reads and discusses the book Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Step study | 9% | Works through the Twelve Steps |
| Speaker | 7% | One member tells their story |
| 12 Steps & 12 Traditions | 7% | Studies the book of that name |
| Women | 7% | For women |
| Men | 7% | For men |
| LGBTQ+ | 5% | LGBTQ+ focused, open to all who qualify |
A meeting can carry several types, so the shares do not add up to 100%.
One office serves meetings in Bloomington, with the contact details each one publishes.
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