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DECORAH ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS OFFICIAL WEBSITE
A.A. in Decorah, Iowa, U.S.A., 52101. Web address: DecorahAA.org
Decorah is located in Winneshiek County, which is in northeast Iowa.
AA Decorah Meetings
The Decorah A.A. website was last updated on Sat 22 Aug 2026.
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A.A. MEETINGS IN DECORAH
There are nine meetings per week!
*An "open" meeting is open to:
~alcoholics or people who think they might have an alcohol problem;
~family/friends of alcoholics or family/friends of people who may be alcoholics;
~those who are curious about A.A.
#A “closed” meeting is ONLY for alcoholics or people who think they might have an alcohol problem.
------>Weekly Sunday 4 pm meeting, meets in the classroom in the basement of Saint Benedict's building, 307 W. Main Street, Decorah. This is an "open"* meeting. Click here for flier with additional information. For those people who do not need a special accessibility entrance, enter through the western most door along the north side of the building and go down the stairs. For those who have special accessibility needs, use the door on the south side of the building to enter and take the elevator to the bottom floor. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics". [Please note that this meeting is operated by and is formally a part of the Decorah Noon Group.]
------>Monday through Friday Decorah Noon Group meetings, meet at noon in the classroom in the basement of Saint Benedict's building, 307 W. Main Street, Decorah. These are "open"* meetings. For those people who do not need a special accessibility entrance, enter through the western most door along the north side of the building and go down the stairs. For those who have special accessibility needs, use the door on the south side of the building to enter and take the elevator to the bottom floor. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics".
------>Tuesday weekly 8 pm meeting, 2nd floor of Methodist education (north) wing, 302 West Broadway, Decorah; enter through door across the street (Court Street) from the Winneshiek County Courthouse. This is a "closed"# meeting. For handicap accessibility, contact Decorah A.A. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics".
------>Thursday weekly 6 pm WOMEN'S meeting, 2nd floor of Methodist education (north) wing, 302 West Broadway, Decorah; enter through door across the street (Court Street) from the Winneshiek County Courthouse. This is a "closed"# meeting. For handicap accessibility, contact Decorah A.A. Please note that this meeting has NOT been registered with G.S.O. and is, thus, not part of the regular A.A. general service structure.
------>Saturday weekly 4 pm meeting, 2nd floor of Methodist education (north) wing, 302 West Broadway, Decorah; enter through door across the street (Court Street) from the Winneshiek County Courthouse. This is a "closed"# meeting. For handicap accessibility, contact Decorah A.A. A professional American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is not available, but the group is willing to work with people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Furthermore, this group subscribes to the tenets of the "A.A. Guidelines on Accessibility for All Alcoholics".
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2026 Decorah A.A.
Social Events
Click here for information about the events listed below.
----->Annual Founders' Day Celebration, Wednesday 10 June.
----->Decorah Noon Group Annual Picnic, Sunday 2 August.
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