The following list represents only a selection of the many Alcoholics Anonymous meetings that take place each week in Boston and vicinity. I have chosen those meetings in locations especially convenient to visitors staying at hotels in downtown Boston and the Back Bay.
This page is not endorsed, approved, or supported by Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole or by any AA entity.
All meetings are subject to change in time or place or to cancellation without notice.
CENTRAL SERVICE OFFICE: Further information about meetings in Boston and in Eastern Massachusetts can be obtained from the Central Service Committee, Alcoholics Anonymous, 368 Congress Street, Lower Level, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, telephone (617) 426-9444.
10:00-11:30 a.m. BRATTLE GROUP. Open Speaker Meeting, No Smoking. At YWCA, 7 Temple Street, Cambridge. Near the Central Square stop on the Red Line.
6:00-7:30 p.m. NEW COMMONWEALTH, often referred to as "New Comm." Open Twelve-Step Meeting, No Smoking. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Lower Ampitheatre. Near the Charles stop on the Red Line in Boston.
7:30-8:25 a.m. BACK BAY STEPS. Open Twelve-Step Meeting, No Smoking. (Tradition meeting on first Monday of month.) Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston Street, Boston, near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
12:00 Noon. Open Discussion, No Smoking.
One Step Closer
Salvation Army, 147 Berkeley Street, Boston
Near Arlington Street stop on Green Line
7:30-9:00 p.m. Closed 12-step, No Smoking
PM Step
St. Cecilia's, 18 Belvedere Street, Boston
Near Hynes stop on Green Line
7:30-8:25 a.m. BACK BAY STEPS. Open Twelve-Step Meeting, No Smoking. Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston Street, Boston, near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. NO NAME. Open Discussion, No Smoking. St. Anthony's Shrine, Arch Street, Boston. Near Downtown Crossing.
7:00-8:00 p.m. Beginners' Meeting at CROSSROADS GROUP. Open, No Smoking. Two beginners' meetings, one small and one larger. Church of the Covenant, Basement, 67 Newbury Street at corner of Berkeley Street, Boston. Near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
8:30-9:30 p.m. CROSSROADS GROUP. Open Speaker Meeting, No Smoking. Church of the Covenant, Basement, 67 Newbury Street at corner of Berkeley Street, Boston. Near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
7:30-8:25 a.m. BACK BAY STEPS. Open Twelve-Step Meeting, No Smoking. Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston Street, Boston, near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. WATERFRONT. Open Discussion. STEP, Inc., Hoffman Building, 131 Beverly Street. Near North Station.
5:45-6:45 p.m. DROP IN. Open Discussion, No Smoking. St. Anthony's Shrine, Arch Street, Boston. Near Downtown Crossing.
8:00-9:00 p.m. PRINCE STREET. Open Meeting, No Smoking. Mariners House, 11 North Square, in North End of Boston.
7:30-8:25 a.m. BACK BAY STEPS. Open Twelve-Step Meeting, No Smoking. Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston Street, Boston, near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. Meeting formerly known as TRINITY. Closed Discussion, No Smoking. Emmanuel Church, Choir room, second floor, 15 Newbury Street, Boston, near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
5:30-6:30 p.m. PARK STREET. Open Speaker Meeting, No Smoking. Park Street Church, One Park Street in Boston. Near Park Street station on Red and Green Lines.
5:45-6:45 p.m. BIG BOOK. Closed Big-Book Meeting, No Smoking. St. Anthony's Shrine, Arch Street, Boston. Near Downtown Crossing.
7:00-7:45 p.m. Beginners' meeting at AMPITHEATRE GROUP. Open, No Smoking. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Lower Ampitheatre. Near Charles stop on Red Line.
8:00-9:00 p.m. AMPITHEATRE GROUP. Open Speaker Meeting, No Smoking. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Lower Ampitheatre. Near Charles stop on Red Line.
7:30-8:25 a.m. BACK BAY STEPS. Open Twelve-Step Meeting, No Smoking. Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston Street, Boston, near Arlington Street stop on Green Line.
12:00 noon Open Discussion, No Smoking
Fortune Cookie
Boston, Trinity Church, Claredon St. Ent., Lower Level, Room B
Near Back Bay Station on Orange Line
7:30-8:30 p.m. HOW IT WORKS. Open Big Book, No Smoking. Beacon Chambers, 19 Myrtle Street on Beacon Hill.
8:30-9:30 a.m. SERENITY EARLY BIRD. Open Discussion, No Smoking. Lindemann Mental Health Center, Staniford Street in Boston. Near Government Center.
10:00-11:00 a.m. SERENITY BEGINNERS. Open Discussion, No Smoking. Lindemann Mental Health Center, Staniford Street in Boston. Near Government Center.
8:00-9:30 P.M. BEACON HILL. Open Speaker Meeting, No Smoking. Church of the Advent at 30 Brimmer Street at foot of Beacon Hill. The church is at the corner of Brimmer and Mount Vernon Streets.
OPEN MEETING: meeting open to the general public.
CLOSED MEETING: meeting for those who have the desire to stop drinking.
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