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Wisconsin has 1,787 AA meetings listed across 329 cities, held every day of the week at churches, community centers, and online. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Wisconsin are free and confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking, with no membership, referral, or fee required.
Wisconsin's AA fellowship runs from the Milwaukee metro through Madison and the lakes country up to Duluth-Superior and the Northwoods. The directory lists meetings in all 72 counties.
The largest AA intergroup listed in Wisconsin is Madison Area Intergroup Central Office, with 301 meetings. Call them at (608) 222-8989 or visit aamadisonwi.org for meeting updates and local AA service information. 18 other AA service offices serve Wisconsin, listed further down this page.
In-person: Park in East Ramp and use East entrance. Press the Call button located on brick wall left of East Entrance door. Security will let you in. We are located ahead and slightly to the left in Conference Rooms 1 & 2.
Meeting ID - 587 504 868 Password - sober
We read from the 24 Hours a Day book and then discuss, focusing on the solution.
Meeting ID: 834 7845 3844 Passcode: 403856
We are a virtual only group. http://ovp.rtj.mybluehost.me/flyers/2020/earlyrisers.pdf Zoom Meeting Id 473 799 6504 No Password
Meeting ID: 908 181 8038
Zoom id: 592 202 3864 Password: 986396
Zoom id: 360 699 9938 Password: 122333
Online Only
Zoom ID: 826 979 7361 Password: 54321
Any online meeting is open to you wherever you are. See online AA meetings starting in the next two hours.
Most AA meetings in Wisconsin start at 7pm, with 749 scheduled across the week at that hour. The single busiest slot is Thursday at 7pm, when 144 meetings run.
Across Wisconsin, the 1,787 listed AA groups are concentrated in Milwaukee (177 meetings), Madison (75), and Green Bay (59), with active groups in 329 cities in total. Thursday is the busiest day for meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. About 17% of groups (301) offer an online or hybrid option.
Meetings per day of the week across Wisconsin. Thursday has the most scheduled groups.
A.A.'s own literature does most of the heavy lifting between meetings in Wisconsin. 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 AmazonGreater Milwaukee Central Office serves Milwaukee County and the surrounding Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties. The city's meeting calendar includes longstanding historic groups on the East Side, in Bay View, and across the West Side. Spanish-language meetings cluster in the South Side. Kenosha and Racine round out the Southeast Wisconsin meeting network.
Madison Area Intergroup serves Dane County and the surrounding South Central Wisconsin communities. The University of Wisconsin anchors a substantial young-people's meeting presence. The downtown isthmus, Near West Side, and East Washington corridor have established meeting calendars. Janesville and Beloit round out the meeting network reaching toward the Illinois border.
Green Bay Area Intergroup serves Brown County and the surrounding Northeast Wisconsin communities. The Fox Valley (Appleton, Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha) maintains a dense meeting network shaped by the paper-industry history. Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and the Lakeshore communities round out the region.
Western Wisconsin (La Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau) has its own meeting network. The Northwoods communities (Rhinelander, Minocqua, Ashland, Bayfield) maintain smaller but reliable meeting networks, often with hybrid format. Superior coordinates with the Duluth fellowship across the Minnesota border.
MCTS serves Milwaukee. Metro Transit serves Madison. Green Bay Metro serves the Fox Valley. Amtrak's Hiawatha runs Milwaukee to Chicago multiple times daily; Empire Builder serves the western corridor. Outside the metros, driving is the standard option.
Wisconsin leans toward closed meetings: 72% of the weekly schedule is for people who want to stop drinking, against 20% open to anyone. Wheelchair access is listed for 28%, and 10% are Big Book studies. Meetings are also held in Spanish.
| Meeting type | Share of weekly meetings | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | 72% | For people who have a desire to stop drinking |
| Wheelchair access | 28% | The venue lists wheelchair access |
| Open | 20% | Anyone may attend, including family and friends |
| Discussion | 17% | Members share on a chosen topic |
| Big Book | 10% | Reads and discusses the book Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Step study | 6% | Works through the Twelve Steps |
| Women | 5% | For women |
| Spanish | 5% | Held in Spanish |
| 12 Steps & 12 Traditions | 3% | Studies the book of that name |
| Newcomer | 3% | Geared to people new to AA |
| Speaker | 2% | One member tells their story |
| Men | 1% | For men |
| Tradition study | 1% | Studies the Twelve Traditions |
A meeting can carry several types, so the shares do not add up to 100%.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin's most active AA community, hosts 177 meetings. Other major cities include Madison, Green Bay, West Allis, and more, each running multiple meetings per week.
Yes. 20% of the weekly AA schedule in Wisconsin is open meetings, which anyone may attend, including family and friends who want to understand what someone they love is going through. In all, 8 weekly sessions run alongside an Al-Anon meeting, and 2 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.
19 offices are listed for Wisconsin, with the contact details each one publishes.