Events, Activities, & Conferences
AA Events
Bonfire meetings at Wanatee Park – off Highway 100 in Marion, Iowa. Dinner at 6pm Meeting at 7pm – Upcoming Dates-July 26, August 9 & 23, September 6 & 20, October 4 & 18
Women’s Saturday Noon Meeting – 42nd Anniversary! – Saturday, August 23rd from Noon – 2pm at the Cedar Rapids Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 – Potluck and Open speaker meeting. See Flyer here
Last Call Group Annual Picnic – Saturday, September13th, 2025 from 1:30pm -4:30pm at Beaver Park Grandview Pavilion – 2700 Beaver Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA. Flyer here
The Big Meeting – Saturday, September 13th 2025 at Westminster Presbyterian Church 1285 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (lower level) 4:30pm-7:30pm – Quarterly Speaker Meeting and Dinner hosted by many District 8 Groups. Flyer here
IAYPAA IX KICKOFF PARTY – Saturday, September 20th, 2025- Cedar Rapids Fellowship Club Auditorium- Fun Starts at 7pm – Flyer Here
District 8 Service Committee Activities
District 8 Business Meetings – Held on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, 3791 Blairsferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 524
Area/Region wide Conferences and Such
International Conference of Young People In AA – The 65th ICYPAA– August 28th-31st, 2024 Minneapolis, Minnesota. See flyer here
Area 24 Fall Conference October 17-19, 2025 in Fort Dodge, IA. See flyer here for details
IAYPAA IX – Iowa Young People In AA Conference–October 24-26, 2025 at the Best Western Plus Longbranch Hotel and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402. Register and book your hotel stay Here Flyer Here
District 11/Area 24 Fall Mini Conference – Saturday, November 8th, 2025 – Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2155 University Avenue, Dubuque, IA See Flyer here
Area 24 Spring Conference – June 12-14, 2026 – IVBCS 3702 S. Center St, Marshalltown, IA
Save the Dates for future AA events!
Save the Date!!! 62nd International Women’s Conference –February 12-15, 2026 Des Moines, Iowa. See their website here for more information.
Save the Date!!! 2026 Cedar River Round Up — February 20, 21, 22, 2026 Cedar Rapids, Iowa See Flyer for details here
Save the Date!!! West Central Regional Alcoholics Anonymous Service Conference – February, 27, 28 and March 1st, 2026 – Hosted by Area 24 at the Hilton Double Tree in Downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Updates at www.westcentralregion.org See flyer here