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Ohio has 3,073 AA meetings listed across 433 cities, held every day of the week at churches, community centers, and online. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Ohio are free and confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking, with no membership, referral, or fee required.
Ohio's AA fellowship is one of the largest in the country and carries deep historical roots: Akron is the city where AA was founded in 1935. The directory lists meetings in all 88 counties, anchored by Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Akron, Toledo, and Dayton.
The largest AA intergroup listed in Ohio is Akron Intergroup Council, with 321 meetings. Call them at (330) 253-8181 or visit akronaa.org for meeting updates and local AA service information. 17 other AA service offices serve Ohio, listed further down this page.
Literature based: Monday - 12&12 mini-lead Wednesday - Grapevine Thursday - Came To Believe or Living Sober Friday - Big Book Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday - Chairperson’s Choice
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Monday-Friday Zoom sessions open at 5:15 a.m. for fellowship.
https://zoom.us/j/129610376 Zoom Meeting ID will be 129-610-376. Phone number (312) 626-6799 Sunday Zoom session opens at 6:15 am for fellowship. Password: 2020
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Findlay Early Bird (30 Min)
We have a half hour meeting. No slips will be signed.
Findlay Early Bird (30 Min)
This is a Zoom Meeting, ID# 880 0774 6588. Call Liz 513-515-0453 or Cindie 513-520-3814 to get the password. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are discussion meetings...... Wednesday is Big Book and12&12....Friday is a Lead....Saturday is med...
Zoom ID 8651 942 094 Passcode 1935
Park in south parking lot off McCoy Rd.
Meeting is hybrid -Zoom ID is 892 0898 7860 Passcode WGU3N2cvb2JrS3F0TiladkFNQTJvUT09 call # or use URL below
Also on Zoom ID 895 1446 5493 Passcode INEEDAA2
Brick building on Southwest corner of Sunbury Rd and Central College Rd use driveway off of Sunbury Rd by the large arborvitae bushes across from the BP station
HYBRID 12 Steps & 12 Traditions
Any online meeting is open to you wherever you are. See online AA meetings starting in the next two hours.
Most AA meetings in Ohio start at 7pm, with 1,194 scheduled across the week at that hour. The single busiest slot is Monday at 7pm, when 231 meetings run.
Across Ohio, the 3,073 listed AA groups are concentrated in Cleveland (220 meetings), Columbus (215), and Cincinnati (173), with active groups in 433 cities in total. Monday is the busiest day for meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. About 10% of groups (307) offer an online or hybrid option.
Meetings per day of the week across Ohio. Monday has the most scheduled groups.
A.A.'s own literature does most of the heavy lifting between meetings in Ohio. These are the books most often spotted on a member's bookshelf, with a short note on what each one is for. Each card is tagged with its language.
The book Bill W. and Dr. Bob wrote first, in 1939. Most members pick up a copy in their first week or two and keep it close.
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Bill W.'s longer essays on each Step and each Tradition. The usual companion read once the Big Book starts to feel familiar.
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A short, practical book about the day-to-day of staying sober. Often the one a sponsor suggests in the first month.
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One short A.A. reading for each day of the year, with a thought to carry into it. Members often keep a copy on the kitchen counter.
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Brief passages from A.A.'s co-founder, arranged by topic. Some groups read one aloud at the top of every meeting.
Look on AmazonCleveland District Office and Akron Intergroup serve Northeast Ohio. Akron carries particular historical weight as the city where Bill W. and Dr. Bob met in 1935, and several Akron-area groups have been running continuously since the 1930s. Dr. Bob's Home (Henrietta Street) operates as a museum and is a destination for visiting AA members. Cleveland's meeting calendar is substantial, with downtown, Ohio City, Tremont, and the East Side neighborhoods each anchoring established groups. Lakewood, Parma, and the inner suburbs round out the metro.
Central Ohio Group (COG) serves Columbus and the surrounding Franklin and Delaware county communities. The Ohio State University anchors a substantial young-people's meeting presence. Downtown, the Short North, German Village, and Clintonville each have established neighborhood meeting clusters. The suburban communities (Dublin, Westerville, Hilliard, Worthington) have growing evening calendars.
Cincinnati Area Intergroup serves Hamilton County and the surrounding Southwest Ohio communities, including Northern Kentucky on the other side of the river. The Over-the-Rhine, Mount Auburn, and Hyde Park neighborhoods have established meeting calendars. Dayton anchors its own meeting network across the I-75 corridor. Hamilton, Middletown, and the Butler County communities round out the region.
Toledo serves Northwest Ohio. Youngstown and Warren anchor the Mahoning Valley. Mansfield and Marion serve North Central Ohio. The Athens area (Ohio University) has a meeting cluster shaped by the student population. Rural Ohio counties maintain meeting networks supplemented by hybrid options.
RTA serves Cleveland (with HealthLine BRT plus rapid transit). COTA serves Columbus. SORTA serves Cincinnati. TARTA serves Toledo. Amtrak's Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited run through the state. Outside the metros, driving is the standard option.
Ohio leans toward open meetings: 79% of the weekly schedule is open to anyone, against 17% closed. Wheelchair access is listed for 30%, and 13% are Big Book studies. Meetings are also held in Spanish.
| Meeting type | Share of weekly meetings | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 79% | Anyone may attend, including family and friends |
| Discussion | 60% | Members share on a chosen topic |
| Wheelchair access | 30% | The venue lists wheelchair access |
| Closed | 17% | For people who have a desire to stop drinking |
| Speaker | 16% | One member tells their story |
| Big Book | 13% | Reads and discusses the book Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Women | 7% | For women |
| 12 Steps & 12 Traditions | 5% | Studies the book of that name |
| Men | 4% | For men |
| Step study | 2% | Works through the Twelve Steps |
| Spanish | 1% | Held in Spanish |
| LGBTQ+ | 1% | LGBTQ+ focused, open to all who qualify |
| Online | 1% | Meets online, usually on Zoom |
A meeting can carry several types, so the shares do not add up to 100%.
Cleveland, Ohio's most active AA community, hosts 220 meetings. Other major cities include Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and more, each running multiple meetings per week.
Yes. 79% of the weekly AA schedule in Ohio is open meetings, which anyone may attend, including family and friends who want to understand what someone they love is going through. In all, 18 weekly sessions run alongside an Al-Anon meeting, and one alongside Alateen.
Al-Anon is a separate fellowship for people affected by someone else's drinking, and Alateen is its program for teenagers. Both are free and list their own meetings, in person and online, at al-anon.org. This directory lists AA meetings only.
AA is not treatment. For detox, treatment and sober living, see what other alcohol support there is besides AA.
18 offices are listed for Ohio, with the contact details each one publishes.