Beach week was a secret in high school, then it wasn’t much of one in college. Thirty-five years sober later, here’s where to actually find AA meetings near Rehoboth Beach and the rest of the Delaware coast.
I partied hard at these beaches. Beach week was a secret in high school, and it stopped being much of a secret by college — Rehoboth and Dewey were exactly the towns you’d expect for that. Eventually I got sober, and I’ve now been sober for thirty-five years. What I’ve learned in that time is that recovery meetings exist basically everywhere, including at the beach, and finding one while you’re traveling is a lot less complicated than it feels the first time you try.
Finding a Meeting at the Delaware Beaches
The short version before you go looking.
Southern Delaware Intergroup
The official, current directory for Sussex County. Meetings in Rehoboth, Lewes, Georgetown, Millsboro, and more.
sussexaa.orgSouthern Delaware Intergroup Helpline
302-856-6452. A real person, not a bot, who can point you to the nearest meeting today.
Call the HelplineRehoboth Presbyterian Church
A regular home for NA meetings in the Rehoboth area, with multiple meetings through the week in-season.
Find NA MeetingsDelaware Al-Anon
Support for the families of people affected by someone else’s drinking — meetings across Delaware, including Sussex County.
delawarealanon.orgWhy I’m Writing This
This coastline is where I did most of my drinking, long before it was where I stopped. There’s something specific about being back at a place that used to mean one thing and now means something else entirely — and for anyone in the same position, whether newly sober or thirty-five years in, the beach doesn’t have to be complicated. The meetings are there. You just have to know where to look, because a quick Google search mostly turns up outdated listings and treatment-center ads instead of the real, current schedule.
Meeting times and locations change often — sometimes month to month. Everything below points to a live, regularly updated directory rather than a fixed list, on purpose.
AA Meetings Near Rehoboth Beach
The Southern Delaware Intergroup (SDIAA) maintains the official meeting list for all of Sussex County, which covers every Delaware beach town — Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Georgetown, Millsboro, Selbyville, Fenwick Island, and Ocean View, with Dewey Beach and Bethany covered by nearby meetings in the same network. Their list is updated regularly and downloadable directly from their site, which is the only way to be sure you’re looking at current times rather than a stale listing from a directory site that hasn’t been checked in years.
SDIAA also runs a 24-hour helpline at 302-856-6452 — a real volunteer answers, not an automated system, and they can tell you the nearest meeting happening that day. If you’re at the beach and need something today, the phone call is often faster than digging through a website.
If you’re at the beach for the LGBTQ community specifically, the Rehoboth Roundup is an annual multi-day 12-step recovery conference held in Rehoboth Beach — worth knowing about even outside of the conference weekend itself, since it connects to a strong local recovery community.
NA Meetings Near the Beaches
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church has regularly hosted NA meetings through the week during the season, and it’s a reliable starting point if you’re specifically looking for Narcotics Anonymous rather than AA. As with AA, exact days and times shift, so confirm current details before you go rather than relying on an old listing.
Al-Anon and Family Support
If you’re not the one in recovery but someone you love is, Delaware Al-Anon maintains meetings across the state, including in Sussex County. Al-Anon is built specifically for people affected by someone else’s drinking — a different room, a different focus, but the same principle of finding support wherever you happen to be.
Quick Reference: Delaware Beach Recovery Resources
| Resource | What It’s For | Where to Find It |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Delaware Intergroup | AA meetings, all of Sussex County | sussexaa.org |
| SDIAA Helpline | Same-day meeting help, 24 hours | 302-856-6452 |
| Rehoboth Presbyterian Church | NA meetings in the Rehoboth area | Check current SDIAA/NA listings |
| Delaware Al-Anon | Support for family and friends | delawarealanon.org |
| Rehoboth Roundup | Annual LGBTQ 12-step conference | rehobothroundup.org |
Traveling in Recovery
A few things that have made trips easier over the years: find a meeting near where you’re staying before the trip starts, not after you’re already there and stressed. Save the intergroup phone number in your phone, not just a bookmark you might not think to check. And if a beach town’s whole identity is built around drinking — which, if you’ve read anything else on this site about Dewey Beach, you know is true of at least one of them — that’s not a reason to avoid the trip. It’s just a reason to know where the meeting is before you need it.
Not every Delaware beach town has the same personality. If you’re choosing where to stay, our full comparisons of Rehoboth, Bethany, Dewey, and Ocean City can help you pick a home base that fits the kind of trip you actually want.
FAQ
Are there AA meetings near Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach?
Yes. Southern Delaware Intergroup maintains meetings throughout Sussex County, including Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, and nearby towns close to Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach. Their current meeting list is available at sussexaa.org.
Is there a phone number to find a meeting today?
Yes. Southern Delaware Intergroup runs a 24-hour helpline at 302-856-6452, staffed by volunteers who can point you to the nearest current meeting.
Are there NA meetings at the Delaware beaches?
Yes. Rehoboth Presbyterian Church has regularly hosted NA meetings in the area. Confirm current days and times before you go, since schedules do change.
What if I need support for a family member’s drinking, not my own?
Delaware Al-Anon maintains meetings across the state, including Sussex County, specifically for family and friends affected by someone else’s alcohol use. Current meetings are listed at delawarealanon.org.