Local AA information since 2015
Dumaguete AA Meetings — Independent. Unofficial. Helpful.
Find AA meetings in Dumaguete, newcomer guidance, visitor information, and local recovery resources for Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental.
If drinking is causing problems and you want help, start with the current local meeting information. You do not need to register, explain yourself, or know what to say.
You can come to a meeting, take a seat, and listen. That is enough for a first meeting.
Need help with drinking?
You don’t have to fix anything today.
You may already know why you are here. The argument may have been going on privately for a long time.
A first AA meeting does not require a decision about the rest of your life. It requires finding the room and staying for the meeting.
Check today’s meeting. Find the table. Sit down. Listen.
Current local schedule
AA meetings in the Dumaguete area
The five recurring meetings below are open to newcomers and visitors.
Check the day, time, venue, map, and travel time before leaving. Meeting schedules and locations can change.
Monday and Wednesday
10:00 AM
Valencia AA Meeting
Rhed Flower Restobar
Valencia, Negros Oriental
Language: English
The meeting is held around tables inside a ground-floor walk-in restaurant.
Tuesday and Friday
10:00 AM
Balcony by the Sea AA Meeting
Bethel Guest House, 5th Floor
Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City
Language: English
People meet around tables pushed together on the fifth-floor balcony overlooking Rizal Boulevard.
Thursday
10:00 AM
Beach Sand AA Meeting
Uzi Beach Resort
Dauin, Negros Oriental
Language: English
The meeting is held around plastic tables and chairs on the beach.
Saturday
10:00 AM
Saturday Live AA Meeting
Private Waterfront Residence
Bacong, Negros Oriental
Language: English
The meeting is held around a table in a covered outdoor area beside the water. Coffee, Milo, popcorn, and sliced watermelon are usually available.
Use the map to reach the area, then follow the local directions. Turn off the highway at the Dumaguete Springs Beach Resort entrance. The resort sign is faded, but the white entrance columns with RESORT painted vertically in black are easy to spot. Follow the narrow, rough access road toward the water. AA direction signs are put out along the way on meeting mornings.
Sunday
5:30 PM
Bacong Sunday AA Meeting
Holy Family Formation Center
St. Augustine of Hippo Parish compound
Bacong, Negros Oriental
Language: Bisaya / Cebuano
This local AA meeting is held at the Holy Family Formation Center in Bacong. Public meeting posts identify the meeting as meeting every Sunday from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Meeting information last updated: August 2026. Each meeting is autonomous, self-supporting, and self-governing. No meeting derives authority, legitimacy, or approval from this website or from another meeting.
New to AA in Dumaguete
The first meeting begins before you enter the room.
People study the map, look online, walk past the venue, return to the website, and wait for a day when walking inside feels possible.
That is not unusual. Familiarity reduces part of the fear. You can arrive early, choose a chair anywhere, and listen until the room becomes familiar.
You do not owe anyone a prepared story. You do not need the right words.
Questions that may have been waiting
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How Long Can You Keep Telling Yourself the Same Story?
For the reader who has returned to the same explanation many times.
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Will I Ever Stop Feeling Like I’ve Ruined Everything?
For the question carried quietly after damage has already occurred.
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Will Everyone Think I’m an Alcoholic if They See Me Go Into an AA Meeting?
For the fear of being seen entering the room.
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What If I Feel Out of Place at My First AA Meeting?
For the fear that everyone else will belong there more easily.
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Will I Ever Feel Normal Again After I Stop Drinking?
For the uncertainty that can remain even after change begins.
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One Day Soon You Will Look Back at All This and Be Amazed
A modest possibility, not a promised outcome.
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The Question Has Been Waiting
The private argument often begins long before the first meeting.
What the locations look like
The meetings are held in familiar local places.
In Valencia, you walk into Rhed Flower Restobar at street level and sit around tables inside. At Bethel Guest House, take the elevator to the fifth floor and step out onto the balcony overlooking Rizal Boulevard. The Thursday meeting at Uzi Beach Resort is literally on the beach, with plastic tables and chairs close to the water. Saturday Live is at a private waterfront home in Bacong: look for the AA sign on the chain-link gate, walk in, and the meeting table is under a covered area beside the sea. Coffee, Milo, popcorn, and sliced watermelon are usually on the table. The Sunday evening meeting is at Holy Family Formation Center in the St. Augustine of Hippo Parish compound in Bacong. Its schedule and venue come from public AA meeting posts; firsthand notes about the room and what the meeting is like are not available yet. Seeing the setting before leaving can make the place easier to recognize when you arrive.
Visiting Dumaguete
Visitors are welcome at the open meetings.
The four recurring meetings listed above are open to newcomers and visitors.
Allow time for the route. Dumaguete City, Valencia, Bacong, and Daiun are separate locations. Motorized tricycles are the ordinary short-trip transport inside Dumaguete. Travel to Valencia, Dauin, or Bacong requires more time.
Check the current schedule and map before leaving, especially when the venue is described by a nearby landmark.
Current information · Active event
42nd Annual Philippines A.A. Convention in Dumaguete
January 29–31, 2027 at Bethel Guest House on Rizal Boulevard.
DumagueteAA.org is independent and unofficial. It provides public visitor information but does not process registration, collect payments, confirm attendee names, issue receipts, or represent the convention organizers.
- Dates January 29–31, 2027
- Venue Bethel Guest House, Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City
- Listed amount ₱4,000 per person
- Published inclusion Convention meetings and meals
- Hotel Not included
- Registration Register through the convention organizers using their official contact channels.
- Merchandise Official Rule 62 shirts and jerseys have been announced. Availability, sizes, colors, pricing, payment, and collection details are provided by the convention organizers.
Planning your visit
Getting to and around Dumaguete
Convention visitors may need to arrange an international gateway, a domestic flight or regional ferry, the final transfer to Bethel Guest House, accommodation, and transportation after arrival.
The complete travel guide covers Cebu and Manila gateway airports, domestic connections, regional flights and ferries, road routes from other parts of Negros, transfers from Dumaguete Airport and Dumaguete City Port, and practical transportation inside Dumaguete and nearby areas.
Flight, ferry, bus, vehicle, and transfer schedules are planning references only. Confirm each connection and pickup directly before paying.
History and preservation
How did AA come to Dumaguete?
The Dumaguete AA History Project is an active effort to learn when Alcoholics Anonymous first reached Dumaguete, where the earliest meetings were held, and how the local fellowship developed.
DumagueteAA.org also preserves older local meeting records, convention material, historical screenshots, and earlier versions of the website. Those materials are part of the local record, but they are not the same as the history of AA in Dumaguete.
Historical pages are archives. Old meeting schedules, contact information, links, and convention details may no longer be current. Current meeting information remains on the meeting page and in the schedule above.
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Dumaguete AA History Project
An active project asking when and how AA came to Dumaguete and how the local fellowship developed.
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Dumaguete AA Website History and Archives
Preserved local references, meeting records, convention material, historical reconstructions, and earlier website material.
Ask a question anonymously. No name or email is requested.
Selected questions may be answered later on DumagueteAA.org. There will be no personal reply.
Questions you may be asking
Before You Go
Can I attend an AA meeting if I’m not sure I’m alcoholic?
Yes. You don’t have to settle that question before you go. If drinking is causing problems, or you’re wondering whether AA might help, you can attend an open meeting and listen.
Do I need to register before attending an AA meeting in Dumaguete?
No. The recurring open meetings listed on this homepage don’t require advance registration. Check the current day, time, and location, then go to the meeting.
Do I have to speak at my first meeting?
No. You can listen. If you’re invited to share, saying, “I’m just listening today,” is enough.
Can I bring someone with me?
Yes. The meetings listed on this homepage are identified as open meetings, so a friend, partner, family member, visitor, or other supportive person may attend with you.
I’m visiting Dumaguete. Can I attend a local AA meeting?
Yes. Visitors may attend the open meetings listed here. Check the current schedule and venue before traveling to the meeting.
Where can I find the current AA meeting times and locations?
Use the current AA meetings in Dumaguete page for the latest listed days, times, venues, and local meeting details.
Where can I learn about the history of AA in Dumaguete?
The Dumaguete AA History Project preserves the continuing local record, including meetings, people, places, photographs, documents, and developments connected with AA in the Dumaguete area.
Where can I find current information about the 2027 Philippines A.A. Convention?
Use the 2027 convention registration page for current registration information and the Dumaguete convention travel guide for information about getting to and around Dumaguete.
About this information
Independent Local AA Information
DumagueteAA.org keeps practical local information for people looking for AA meetings, newcomer help, visitor guidance, and related resources in Dumaguete City and nearby communities, including Valencia, Bacong, Dauin, Sibulan, and other parts of Negros Oriental.
Information updated: August 2026.
The first contact number for AA in Dumaguete is 0994 913 5317.