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Virginia has 1,694 AA meetings listed across 250 cities, held every day of the week at churches, community centers, and online. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Virginia are free and confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking, with no membership, referral, or fee required.
Virginia's AA fellowship spans four distinct regions: the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., the Richmond capital area, the Hampton Roads coastal communities, and the Shenandoah Valley with Southwest Virginia. The directory lists meetings in all 95 counties and 38 independent cities.
The largest AA intergroup listed in Virginia is Tidewater Intergroup, with 202 meetings. Call them at (757) 490-3980 or visit tidewaterintergroup.org for meeting updates and local AA service information. 9 other AA service offices serve Virginia, listed further down this page.
Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82134728337?pwd=Gt813Qzs3DTU4tHKo0PUgxDIFBV4QO.1 Meeting ID: 821 3472 8337 Passcode: 12
District 06 - Falls Church
Meeting ID: 820 8265 2852 Password: 199087 Online, Women Only
District 21 - Springfield
As Bill Sees It" topics. (North on Backlick from 495 Online, Topic Discussion, Wheelchair Accessible Meeting ID: 851 3319 1777 Passcode: 99
Enter building, turn right, in small room
Meeting ID: 825 0381 3794 *Host will admit from virtual Waiting Room*
District 35 - Fauquier
This meeting meets every day.
District 04 - Dulles
Zoom Meeting ID: 984 724 6551 Passcode: 067516 Online, Wheelchair Accessible
Campus / School
District 10 - Loudoun
Now meeting 7 days each week at 7:00 AM BOTH online and in-person. The online meeting ID is still 839 814 776, password 112695.
Second Floor
District 06 - Falls Church
Meeting ID: 796 8933 5521 password: 349130
District 04 - Dulles
Men Only, Topic Discussion, Wheelchair Accessible Meeting ID: 7583522527 Password: 12345
District 01 - Del Ray
In Person Meeting (face covering required) as well as Online Handicap entrance: Enter through gate in church parking lot, elevator down to basement. Meeting ID: 768 4216 5756 Pascode: 320499 +13017158592,,76842165756#,,,,0#,,320499# O... (Open meeting)
District 11 - Mount Vernon
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Any online meeting is open to you wherever you are. See online AA meetings starting in the next two hours.
Most AA meetings in Virginia start at 7pm, with 728 scheduled across the week at that hour. The single busiest slot is Thursday at 7pm, when 131 meetings run.
Across Virginia, the 1,694 listed AA groups are concentrated in Richmond (142 meetings), Alexandria (110), and Virginia Beach (86), with active groups in 250 cities in total. Tuesday is the busiest day for meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. About 30% of groups (515) offer an online or hybrid option.
Meetings per day of the week across Virginia. Tuesday has the most scheduled groups.
A.A.'s own literature does most of the heavy lifting between meetings in Virginia. 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 AmazonNorthern Virginia Intergroup coordinates meetings across Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties. The meeting culture here is shaped by the federal commuter rhythm: dense early-morning and after-work calendars, lots of Metro-accessible options, and a constantly rotating population of military families, federal employees, and government contractors. Old Town Alexandria and Clarendon have decades-old neighborhood groups; Tysons, Reston, and Herndon anchor suburban meetings; and Loudoun's exurban growth has pushed new meeting calendars into Leesburg and Ashburn.
Richmond Area Intergroup serves the City of Richmond plus Henrico, Chesterfield, and the surrounding counties. The Fan District, Carytown, and Church Hill have established neighborhood groups; the Short Pump and Midlothian suburbs have a growing evening meeting calendar. VCU and the medical center anchor a young-people's meeting presence downtown. The Tri-Cities (Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights) extend the meeting list south along I-95.
Tidewater Intergroup Council covers Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, and Newport News. The meeting culture is shaped by the Navy presence at Norfolk and the steady flow of new arrivals, including a strong young-people's calendar near the bases. Virginia Beach has the largest single concentration of meetings; the Oceanfront groups run year-round but visibly fill up in summer. The Peninsula side (Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg) has its own dense calendar, plus historic groups near William & Mary.
Charlottesville Area Intergroup serves the city, UVA, and the surrounding counties. The Shenandoah Valley meeting calendar follows the I-81 corridor through Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Lexington. Southwest Virginia (Roanoke, Blacksburg, Wytheville, Bristol) has its own intergroup structure and a smaller but well-coordinated meeting network reaching into the coalfield counties. Several groups along the Virginia/Tennessee/Kentucky border draw members from all three states.
Metrorail and Metrobus cover Northern Virginia; VRE commuter rail runs from Manassas and Fredericksburg into D.C. Hampton Roads Transit serves the southern coast; GRTC Pulse serves Richmond. Amtrak runs the Northeast Regional and Crescent through the state. Outside the metros, driving is the standard option.
Virginia leans toward open meetings: 70% of the weekly schedule is open to anyone, against 17% closed. Wheelchair access is listed for 13%, and 12% are Big Book studies. Spanish-language meetings make up 7% of the schedule.
| Meeting type | Share of weekly meetings | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 70% | Anyone may attend, including family and friends |
| Discussion | 35% | Members share on a chosen topic |
| Closed | 17% | For people who have a desire to stop drinking |
| Wheelchair access | 13% | The venue lists wheelchair access |
| Big Book | 12% | Reads and discusses the book Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Step study | 10% | Works through the Twelve Steps |
| Spanish | 7% | Held in Spanish |
| Speaker | 5% | One member tells their story |
| Women | 5% | For women |
| Newcomer | 4% | Geared to people new to AA |
| Men | 3% | For men |
| 12 Steps & 12 Traditions | 2% | Studies the book of that name |
| Tradition study | 2% | Studies the Twelve Traditions |
| Young people | 1% | Geared to younger members |
A meeting can carry several types, so the shares do not add up to 100%.
Richmond, Virginia's most active AA community, hosts 142 meetings. Other major cities include Alexandria, Virginia Beach, Falls Church, and more, each running multiple meetings per week.
Yes. 70% of the weekly AA schedule in Virginia is open meetings, which anyone may attend, including family and friends who want to understand what someone they love is going through. In all, 14 weekly sessions run alongside an Al-Anon meeting.
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.
10 offices are listed for Virginia, with the contact details each one publishes.