Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Marin, Surrender At Noon is a weekly Speaker, Open meeting on Monday at 12:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 277 AA meetings around Marin, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across San Francisco, there are 132 listed Monday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 1360 Lincoln Ave., San Rafael, CA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen. Group note from the listing: Outdoor meeting weather permitting Group Service Number: 000474440
- 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 an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a speaker meeting: one or more members tell their story — what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Great format if you'd rather listen than share.