Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
Extravagant Promises Literature gives San Francisco residents an evening AA option. It meets on Friday at 7:30 PM, so it can work well for people building a predictable weekly recovery routine.
This directory currently lists 567 AA meetings across San Francisco, which can help if you need a backup time or a different format. There are 124 listed Friday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 25 Lake St., San Francisco, CA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes. Location note from the listing: NOTE: Due to church regulations, dogs are no longer allowed at any meetings held in St. John's, including the sanctuary and meeting rooms
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is closed to people who have a desire to stop drinking; Big Book reading or discussion may be part of the meeting; the format is especially newcomer-friendly; step-study material may be used. Group note from the listing: We read one step a month on the first Friday of the month, according to the month. Tradition on the last Friday of the month. We read the big book on the Friday's in between. Enter on Lake St. up wooden staircase. Chips on last Friday. Food and drinks allowed. Tea, coffee and sweets are provided. No dogs allowed.
- If you are new, getting there a few minutes early makes it easier to ask where the room is.
- AA meetings are free, though groups may pass a basket for voluntary contributions.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is a closed meeting — attendance is limited to people who have a desire to stop drinking. If that's you, you belong here, even on day one.
This group studies the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous). Bring a copy if you have one — most groups have loaners.
This is a beginners meeting — built for newcomers. Expect basics, patience, and people who remember their first meeting. Arrive a few minutes early and someone will likely greet you.
This is a young people's meeting — most attendees are in their teens, 20s or 30s, though all ages are welcome.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.