Events, Activities, & Conferences
Group Events
IAYPAA IX – Potluck Picnic/bingo – Saturday, April 12th, 2025 – Fellowship Club Auditorium 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 – 1:30-5pm – Speakers- Danielle and Scott B, Potluck (bring your favorites), Bingo!! See flyer Here for more information!
Crossroads 32nd Anniversary Celebration– Sunday, April 13th, 2025 – St. Mary’s Catholic Church- 402 Ash Ave- Urbana, Iowa – Dinner is at 6pm, Speaker – Joe P. , Coralville, IA at 7pm- Desserts and side dishes are welcome! See Flyer here
Foxhall in the Forest – Friday, May 30th- June 1st, 2025 – Pinicon Ridge Park in Central City, Iowa- Group Site #1 – Friday Night Campfire Meeting 7pm – Saturday Night Campfire Al-anon and AA speakers 7pm. Flyer coming soon!!!
District 8 Service Committee Meetings
District 8 Business Meetings — District 8 holds a business meeting on the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm; Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, 3791 Blairs Ferry Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Area and Regional Events
Area 24 Spring Conference —
June 13-15, 2025 in Clear Lake, IA. See flyer
here for details!
Area 24 August Service Day — Sunday, August 10, 2025 (ONLY) from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at the MACC, 709 S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158.
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 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2155 University Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa. See Flyer Here for details
Events of Interest in Surrounding Areas
Save the Dates!! International Convention of AA — July 3-6, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. See memo here.
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