Events, Activities, & Conferences
AA Events
Bonfire meetings at Wanatee Park – off Highway 100 in Marion, Iowa. Dinner at 5pm Meeting at 6pm – Upcoming Dates-July 26, August 9 & 23, September 6 & 20, October 4 & 18
There is a Solution– 35th Anniversary Dinner and Speaker Meeting – Thursday, October 2, 2025. Dinner at 7pm, Program and Speaker 8pm. Peace Christian Reformed Church, 6600 C Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402. Flyer here
Full Measure Big Book Workshop -November 7th-9th, 2025 – Friday 6pm-9pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am -Noon – Presenters: Tom and Juanita U. from Santa Fe, NM – Cedar Rapids Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 – See Flyer Here
Crossroads Chili Feed Potluck – November 16th, 2025 – Meal – 6pm, Speaker 7pm – Jim G – Cedar Rapids, IA – St. Mary’s Catholic Church – 402 Ash Ave, Urbana, IA 52345 – See 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
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