Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
aa Home Group - 6 PM gives Albany residents an evening AA option in Albany County. It meets on Saturday at 6:00 PM, so it can work well for people building a predictable weekly recovery routine.
This directory currently lists 322 AA meetings around Albany County, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Albany, there are 184 listed Saturday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
This meeting is marked as online, so plan to join a few minutes early, test your audio, and keep the meeting link handy. If the link has changed, use the intergroup/source link on this page to confirm the latest access details. Location note from the listing: aaHomeGroup 24/7 Worldwide Online A.A. Meetings Zoom Meeting ID: 202 006 1935 Passcode: 624101 Website: https://aahomegroup.org Meetings are held 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All meeting times are U.S. Eastern Time.
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; Big Book reading or discussion may be part of the meeting; the format is especially newcomer-friendly; step-study material may be used; quiet reflection or meditation may be part of the format. Group note from the listing: [Online Meetings ID: 2020061935, Password: 624101] Current daily schedule: 12:00 AM – 90-minute meeting 1:30 AM – 90-minute meeting 3:00 AM – 5:00 AM – two-hour meeting 5:00 AM through 12:00 AM – meetings beginning every hour
- If you are new, getting there a few minutes early makes it easier to ask where the room is.
- You do not need to bring paperwork, insurance information, or a referral.
- 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.
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.
This meeting includes meditation — typically a period of quiet or guided reflection.
This meeting meets online — use the join link and arrive a couple of minutes early to sort out audio.