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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, September 1 – Sunday, September 7)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 1 through Sunday, September 7!

This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

This week’s events

Monday, September 1

Event name and location Group Time
NPI District 1 Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Voodoo brewing
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Labor Day Beach Hang- Honeymoon Island ️☀️
Honeymoon Island -NORTH BEACH
Gen Geek 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Trinity Professional Business Networking Lunch Meet your next referral Partner.
Cantina Viagero
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
POT-SWUG is moving. https://community.swugn.org/pirates-of-tampa-bay-solidworks-
Online
Pirates of Tampa Bay SOLIDWORKS User Group (POT-SWUG) 7:00 PM to 7:05 PM EDT
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262
GFWC United Women’s Club of Lakeland
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
TAGM at Kava Kraze
Kava Kraze
Tampa Area Game Masters (TAGM) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
none
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Where is Bitcoin Going?
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, September 2

Event name and location Group Time
CEO Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Get to Growing – Entrepreneur Roundtables Thinktank
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
New Tampa Business Networking, Connect with like minded professionals. Join US!
Glory Day’s Grill
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Tampa Ai Meetup
ECC Ybor
Tampa Artificial Intelligence Applications Meetup Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Chess Night!
Intergalactic Toys
Lakeland Chess Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Shamrocks Ale House
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
D&D @ Critical Hit Games (Full)
Critical Hit Games
RPG-Pinellas 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Bar Trivia at Henderson’s
Henderson’s Bar & Kitchen
Gen Geek 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night!
World of Beer – Fowler
Gulfside Gatherings 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
Celebration Community Field Complex
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Trading Tuesday
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, September 3

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Carrollwood Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome~
Glory days grill
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Professional Networking Lucnh
Just Love Coffee Cafe
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Let’s Hangout and Introduce Ourselves – Tampa Memoir Writers Hangout
Online
Tampa First Time Memoir Authors 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
5 IGA essentials for modern enterprise security
Online
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Online: Unity – Create a 3D Platformer Game (3 Parts Series)
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Ybor Game Night w/Retro House
Retro House Coffee Bar and Asian Bistro
Tampa Game Nights 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Intro to Dungeons & Dragons
Beech Boyz Comics & Games
Gulfside Gatherings 6:00 PM to 9:45 PM EDT
Blockchain & Crypto Investors & Enthusiasts – International Blockchain Group
Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Tampa Global AI Community – Kickoff Meetup
Online
tampa Global AI Community 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Jackbox Game Night & Tasty Craft Beer
Hidden Springs Ale Works
Jackbox Game Night & Tasty Craft Beer 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Sun Coast Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Online
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, September 4

Event name and location Group Time
Active Directory GPOs for beginners
Online
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
GB Canasta
Grand Bay Building 3 Cardroom
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Station 2 Workshops: Tom Lind – Strategic Exits
Station 2 Innovation Center
Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
CNC Thursday’s
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Vecna – Eye of Ruin (T4-APL17)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Tech Connect Social @ Armature Works
Armature Works
Tampa Bay New-In-Tech 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Expanding Your Next Level of Self-Mastery & Capacity to Lead
Online
Women’s Business Referral and Resource Network Tampa Bay 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium (Tarpon Springs)
Conworlds Emporium
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
POT-SWUG is moving. https://community.swugn.org/pirates-of-tampa-bay-solidworks-
Online
Pirates of Tampa Bay SOLIDWORKS User Group (POT-SWUG) 7:00 PM to 7:05 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup (The Roses)
AMC Veterans 24
Weekly Movie Group Meetup (Tampa) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
September – The Mountain in the Sea
Commerce Brewing
Books & Brews! 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Thursday Tacos & Tax Write Offs
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, September 5

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay UX Group Virtual Coffee Talk
Online
Tampa Bay UX Group 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – September 2025
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at Riveters Tampa ***NEW LOCATION***
riveters tampa
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Learn to Solder a Memory Game
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night
1Up Entertainment, Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
“A Guide to Rational Living” – Albert Ellis, Ph.D. Meeting 2
Jasons deli
Tampa Stoics 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Saturday, September 6

Event name and location Group Time
Become an FCCP Supporter Plus & Access 100+ Hours of Educational Videos
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 AM to 7:01 AM EDT
Breakfast & Bitcoin – Central Florida Bitcoiners
Flightline Cafe & Catering
Central Florida Bitcoiners 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
TAILGATE & OPEN HOUSE at Tampa Bay Mineral and Science Club
Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club
Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club Events 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors
16120 US Hwy 19 N
Pinellas Writers Group 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Hart Memorial Library 2nd Floor
Toastmasters Division E 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market)
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Plato’s “Phaedo”: The Death of Socrates
North Sarasota Public Library
Plato’s Republicans 10:15 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
The Escape Game
The Escape Game Orlando
Once Upon a Meetup 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM EDT
NNO Book Club: Godkiller
Doc B’s
Nerd Night Out 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Mahjong at Beverly’s House
Online
SRQ Mahjong Gathering 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Painting Miniatures Get Together
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Existentialism [General] [North Greenwood]
North Greenwood Public Library
Clearwater Philosopher’s Club 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Learn Excel – For Beginners
Online
Solo & So-Not-Solo 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Seminole Game Night (1st Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM)
Barbara’s House
It’s All Fun & Games Bradenton, Parrish, Sarasota, & St Pete 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Come Join the Fun at “International Bacon Day” Game Night Sat Sept 06, 2025
Glory days grill
Tampa (Citrus Park Area) Games Meetup Group 4:45 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Meetup for dinner, games and socializing
Caribbean Sunshine Bakery & Restaurant
Central Florida Caribbean Connection 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, September 7

Event name and location Group Time
Geeks Get Fit Meeting
Eagle Lake Park
Gen Geek 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Star Trek RPG – The Celestial Algorithm
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
The Return of Randal Morn
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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About this list

How do I put this list together?

It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list?

I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

    • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
    • Tech project management / agile processes
    • Video, board, and role-playing games
    • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
    • Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
    • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
    • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Hardware What I’m Up To

The room where it happens

Joey de Villa’s home office. It has a shiny hardwood floor, two desks in an L-shaped configuration, monitors, keyboards, synthesizers, and other gear. A large octopus art piece looms over the back wall.
Tap to view at full size.

For the curious, here’s a recent pic of my home office, a.k.a. “The Fortress of Amplitude.” The gear configuration changes every now and then, but it generally looks like this. It’s where the magic happens!

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Artificial Intelligence Hardware What I’m Up To

Quick announcement: I’m doing developer relations for HP’s new ZGX Nano AI computer!

Just so you know: today’s my first day doing developer relations for HP! More specifically, for HP’s ZGX Nano, a tiny computer designed specifically for running large AI models right on your desktop…and not on someone else’s computers!

The ZGX Nano packs a ridiculous amount of power into a tiny space…

Powered by NVIDIA’s GB10 GPU and a 20-core ARM CPU sharing 128GB of RAM, the ZGX Nano performs at 1,000 teraflops (1 petaflop), which is 1015 floating-point operations per second. It’ll support an AI model taking in 200 billion parameters — 400 billion if you connect two ZGX Nanos together.

I’m getting set up for day one on the job as I write this, so I’m keeping this post short and ending with this gem from a little while back: HP’s Rules of the Garage:

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Picdump

Saturday picdump for Saturday, August 23

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Happy Saturday, everyone! Here on Global Nerdy,
Saturday means that it’s time for another “picdump” — the weekly assortment of amusing or interesting pictures, comics, and memes I found over the past week. Share and enjoy!


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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, August 25 – Sunday, August 31)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, August 25 through Sunday, August 31!

This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

This week’s events

Monday, August 25

Event name and location Group Time
NPI District 1 Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Voodoo brewing
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Trinity Professional Business Networking Lunch Meet your next referral Partner.
Cantina Viagero
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tea Tavern – Dungeons and Dragons
Adobe Kava
Tea Tavern Dungeons and Dragons Meetup Group – DMS WANTED 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
FREE Group Workout in the Park (all skills welcome, small group & growing)
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
AI Agent Lab 4
Online
Saint Petersburg AI Collaborative Intelligence Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Mothership Monday: Dead Weight
Kitchen Table Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
POT-SWUG is moving. https://community.swugn.org/pirates-of-tampa-bay-solidworks-
Online
Pirates of Tampa Bay SOLIDWORKS User Group (POT-SWUG) 7:00 PM to 7:05 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
none
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Where is Bitcoin Going?
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, August 26

Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Hidden Springs Ale Works (Tampa): It’s the August edition of TampaTech Taps & Taco Tuesday, which will feature:

  • Tech – Connect & network with tech industry peer
  • Taps – Enjoy 15% off your tab as a tech attendee
  • Tacos – A full taco bar… who doesn’t love tacos?!

Find out more and register here.

Event name and location Group Time
New Tampa Business Networking, Connect with like minded professionals. Join US!
Glory Day’s Grill
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Create a 3D Video Game Character (10 parts class series)
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
August | TampaTech Taps & Taco Tuesday
Hidden Springs Ale Works
TampaTech Taps & Taco Tuesday 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Ai Meetup
ECC Ybor
Tampa Artificial Intelligence Applications Meetup Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Bartow Toastmasters HYBRID Meeting
2250 S Floral Ave
Toastmasters Division E 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at Downtown Pizza
Downtown Pizza Sports Bar and Grill
Florida Center for Creative Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at Downtown Pizza
Downtown Pizza Sports Bar and Grill
Mobile Vision Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Winter Haven Toastmasters
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Toastmasters Division E 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Shamrocks Ale House
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
D&D @ Critical Hit Games (Full)
Critical Hit Games
RPG-Pinellas 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Black Women Read Between the Wines Bookclub Discussion
Online
Black Women Read Between The Wines 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night at Duke’s Brew House !
Dukes Brewhouse
Adventure Group of Lakeland 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Pythonic Monthly Meeting
Online
The Orlando Python User Group 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
Celebration Community Field Complex
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Brindlewood Bay – A one-shot mystery RPG
Kitchen Table Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
Downtown Pizza Sports Bar and Grill
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
PhotoWalk to Coachman Park for a Sunset!
Downtown Pizza Sports Bar and Grill
Mobile Vision Photography 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Trading Tuesday
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, August 27

Event name and location Group Time
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Networking Riches a 2-Day Live Online Workshop & Mastermind
Online
Tampa Professional Networking Meetup Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM to Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM EDT
Brandon Professional Networking Lucnh
Just Love Coffee Cafe
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome~
Glory days grill
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup
Online
Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee Corner
Online
Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Create a 3D Video Game Character (10 parts class series)
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Orlando Chess Association
West Osceola Library
Greater Orlando Chess 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Windermere Book Club: Where the Crawdads Sing
Windermere Branch Library
Library Book Clubs – OCLS 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Ybor Game Night w/Retro House
Retro House Coffee Bar and Asian Bistro
Tampa Game Nights 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night @ Swan Brewing
Swan Brewing
Lakeland Hangouts (20’s & 30’s) 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Online
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Sun Coast Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
[In-Person] Bitcoin Meetup – Nova535
Nova 535
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote | August meetup @ Strandhill
Strandhill Public
Reading the Classics 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game night!
Florida Avenue Brewing Co.
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, August 28

Thursday at 6 p.m. at Magnanimous Brewing in Tampa Heights (Tampa): It’s a join social meetup for Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer and Tampa Bay Python!

This is an “all conversations, no presentations” event — there’s no lecture nor slides, but just coders, creatives, and Pythonistas getting together to enjoy:

  • Drinks: Alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks are available, it’s your choice
  • Food: LeckerSchmecker, who make bratwurst and also have vegetarian and vegan options
  • Good people: It’s Tampa Bay’s technology and creative scene, getting together!

Find out more and register here.

Event name and location Group Time
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NPI Referral Pros Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
GB Canasta
Grand Bay Building 3 Cardroom
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Create a 3D Video Game Character (10 parts class series)
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Vecna – Eye of Ruin (T4-APL17)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer / Tampa Bay Python social!
Magnanimous Brewing (Tampa Heights)
Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Python / Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer social!
Magnanimous Brewing (Tampa Heights)
Tampa Bay Python 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa M365 – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing
Tampa M365 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium (Tarpon Springs)
Conworlds Emporium
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
START YOUR OWN SIDE GIG! Week 4 – Advanced Projects, Placement and Manufacturing
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
[HYBRID] How I Hacked My Way Through AWS
Dr. Phillips Academic Commons
Orlando AWS User Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House
Tampa Free Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group
Barnes & Noble Carrollwood
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
WordPress
Online
Tampa Bay Technology Center 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
POT-SWUG is moving. https://community.swugn.org/pirates-of-tampa-bay-solidworks-
Online
Pirates of Tampa Bay SOLIDWORKS User Group (POT-SWUG) 7:00 PM to 7:05 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
WordPress Monthly Meetup
Online
WordPress Clearwater FL 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
How To Instantly Improve Your Photos! An Introduction To Lenses & Focal Length
Online
Tampa St Pete Photography Community 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Thursday Tacos & Tax Write Offs
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Friday, August 29

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at Riveters Tampa ***NEW LOCATION***
riveters tampa
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Create a 3D Video Game Character (10 parts class series)
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night
1Up Entertainment, Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Saturday, August 30

Event name and location Group Time
Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Azure Data Fundamentals – Session 4 – Explore fundamentals of data analytics
Online
Data Tech Florida 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Weeki Wachee paddle with Gen Geek
Mary’s Fish Camp
Gen Geek 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market)
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
August is Almost Over – It’s Game Night!
IHOP
New Port Richey Game Night 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and Potluck
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, August 31

Event name and location Group Time
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
AUGUST DOT, CRAK, BAM GATHERING
The GoodEarth
SRQ Mahjong Gathering 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Mission 3: Flower Power – Showdown at Humptulips
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Continuing adventures in the setting of Symbaroum.
Online
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
The Marmoreal Tomb
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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About this list

How do I put this list together?

It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list?

I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

    • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
    • Tech project management / agile processes
    • Video, board, and role-playing games
    • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
    • Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
    • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
    • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Picdump

Saturday picdump for Saturday, August 16

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Happy Saturday, everyone! Here on Global Nerdy,
Saturday means that it’s time for another “picdump” — the weekly assortment of amusing or interesting pictures, comics,
and memes I found over the past week. Share and enjoy!


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illusion-of-free-choice

impostor-syndrome-superirority-complex

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is-this-an-issue

its-not-theft

just-gotta-make-it-to-friday

levels-of-hell

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major-minor-patch

me-running-unit-tests

me-waiting-for-ai

not-everyone-should-code

philosophers-time-has-come

please-do-not-tickle-me-again

promptstitutes

reddit-admins-tackle-the-ai-problem

robots.txt-clankers.txt

root-cause

run-run-as-admin-sudo

rust-v-python

screw-impostor-syndrome

shoot-for-the-moon

skip-code-review-enjoy-production-issues

society-unperpaid-open-source-devs

software-developer-professional-google-searcher

sr-dev-vs-junior-dev

terminator-how-many-rs-in-strawberry

this-language-will-kill-c-cpp

vibe-coders-after-hitting-their-ai-quota

welcome-back-to-my-youtube-channel

when-the-ide-complains

when-you-change-one-line-of-code

when_you_get_a_taste_of_luxury

while-true

writing-complaining-about-missing-docs

you-just-insulted-my-entire-race

your-planet-is-marked-for-death
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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, August 18 – Sunday, August 24)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, August 18 through Sunday, August 24!

This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

This week’s events

Monday, August 18

Event name and location Group Time
NPI District 1 Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Voodoo brewing
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Trinity Professional Business Networking Lunch Meet your next referral Partner.
Cantina Viagero
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Bitcoin for Beginners
Seminole Heights Branch Library
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tea Tavern – Dungeons and Dragons
Adobe Kava
Tea Tavern Dungeons and Dragons Meetup Group – DMS WANTED 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
AI Agent Lab 4 mindstudio.ai
Online
Saint Petersburg AI Collaborative Intelligence Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
POT-SWUG is moving. https://community.swugn.org/pirates-of-tampa-bay-solidworks-
Online
Pirates of Tampa Bay SOLIDWORKS User Group (POT-SWUG) 7:00 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262
MIDFlorida FCU Training Center
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
First TAGM Meeting!
Tribe Tea House and Kava Bar Largo
Tampa Area Game Masters (TAGM) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club
Online
Library Book Clubs – OCLS 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
none
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ONLINE / ENGLISH: Humanism, Finale
Online
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Where is Bitcoin Going?
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, August 19

Event name and location Group Time
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
New Tampa Business Networking, Connect with like minded professionals. Join US!
Glory Day’s Grill
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking with a Twist!
Online
Women Entrepreneurs Referral & Resource Network -Orlando 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Sticky Customers: How to Keep Your Customers Coming Back
Online
Helen Gordon Davis Centre for Women 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Healthcare Data Security: Safeguarding Patient Information
Online
Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM eDT
Build a Solid Referral Network Without Paid Ads or Cold Outreach
Online
Tampa Entrepreneurs Network 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
TFAB Monthly Meeting
Jimmie.B.Keel library
Tampa Bay Microsoft Fabric Analytics User Group (TFAB) 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Introduction to Fusion 360: CNC Milling – Class 2
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting
Oxford Exchange
Florida Podcasters Association 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
D&D @ Critical Hit Games (Full)
Critical Hit Games
RPG-Pinellas 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
American Mahjong at Shorty’s
Online
American Mahjong in Sand Key 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Chess Night!
Intergalactic Toys
Lakeland Chess Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Shamrocks Ale House
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Saint Petersburg Meetup August Book club… $3.00 donation per meeting
Grand Hacienda
Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Bar Trivia at Henderson’s
Henderson’s Bar & Kitchen
Gen Geek 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Intro to AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and More)
Online
Orlando Bitcoin/AI Crew 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
Celebration Community Field Complex
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason is disbanded 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Trading Tuesday
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, August 20

Event name and location Group Time
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Career Transition & Job Seeker Networking & Support Meeting – In Person Meeting!
Corporate Center Three
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Oil Painting Open Studio
Creative Junk Therapy
Creative Junk Therapy 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Professional Networking Lucnh
Just Love Coffee Cafe
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome~
Glory days grill
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Create a 3D Video Game Character (10 parts class series)
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Kids Drawing – Develop Your Vision
Creative Junk Therapy
Creative Junk Therapy 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Orlando Chess Association
West Osceola Library
Greater Orlando Chess 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Ybor Game Night w/Retro House
Retro House Coffee Bar and Asian Bistro
Tampa Game Nights 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Rooftop Meetup! Authentic Visibility for Purpose-Driven Professionals
The Galaxy Hotel St. Pete
Purpose-Driven Professionals St. Pete 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Sun Coast Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers
Online
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
CigarCitySec Meetup
Cigar City Brewing
Central Florida CitySec 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Online
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Downtown Sarasota gay book group
Online
Downtown sarasota gay book group 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
ONLINE / SPANISH: CARTAS A LUCILIO DE SENECA
Online
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
General Trivia at Tampa Tap Room 8/20 Wednesday
Tampa Tap Room
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew 7:10 PM to 9:20 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, August 21

Event name and location Group Time
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
GB Canasta
Grand Bay Building 3 Cardroom
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Online: Streaming Live Video with OBS
Online
Orlando Video & Post Production Meetup 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
TBCN AI Media Lab
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
CNC Bootcamp week 3
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DUG Tampa Power Platform August Meetup: ALM Made Easy with Pipelines
Dynaway
DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
August Happy Hour!!
Fat Rabbit Pub
Business and Social Networking 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Vecna – Eye of Ruin (T4-APL17)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Design Hangout (St. Pete)
Bayboro Brewing
Tampa Bay Designers 6:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium (Tarpon Springs)
Conworlds Emporium
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Women Book Club: God’s Answers to Life’s Difficult Questions by Rick Warren
Online
Women’s Christian Book Club 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
FREE Pilates in the Park @ Curtis Hixon, Outdoors (all skills welcome)
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa)
Wild Rover Brewing Company
Tampa Bay Agile 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
TBDSG: Your Presentation Title HERE!
To Be Determined
Tampa Bay Data Science Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
START YOUR OWN SIDE GIG! Week 3 – Vinyl and Social Media
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Game Night
The Dog and Parrot Pub
Sharky’s Game Night 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Book Club: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
Mays Alreem USA Pita House
Geekocracy! 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Lightning Talks Q3 2025
The Neon Temple
The Neon Temple 7:00 PM EDT
POT-SWUG is moving. https://community.swugn.org/pirates-of-tampa-bay-solidworks-
Online
Pirates of Tampa Bay SOLIDWORKS User Group (POT-SWUG) 7:00 PM EDT
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only)
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Thursday Tacos & Tax Write Offs
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Learn How To Turn Your Images Into Income ~ A Photography Business Meetup
Online
Tampa St Pete Photography Community 8:00 PM to 8:40 PM EDT
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Friday, August 22

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Red Team Blue Team Strategies
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at Riveters Tampa ***NEW LOCATION***
riveters tampa
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
The Bay Tech collective
The Canopy at the Birchwood Hotel
Black Tech coalition Friday, August 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM to Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night
1Up Entertainment, Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Saturday, August 23

Event name and location Group Time
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Workday – Make a Better Space!
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
AI at the Edge: Exploring Gemma and Transformer.js
Online
Google Developer Group Central Florida 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market)
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Virtual Job Workshop
Online
Job Workshop with the Relatable Recruiter 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Beginning Cabochon Class (2 Day class)
Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club
Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club classes offered Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM to Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM EDT
Twilight Imperium 4 w/Discordant Stars
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Saturday Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud Group
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Wild Beyond the Witchlight (Tier 1)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
What Are Some Universal Values That Humanity Should Embrace? [small]
Clearwater Countryside Library
Clearwater Philosopher’s Club 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Escape Room: Playground Edition
The escape game
Gen Geek 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Intro to Sewing
MakerSpace St. Petersburg
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Parrish (Bradonton) Game Night (4th Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM)
Hawk’s House
It’s All Fun & Games Bradenton, Parrish, Sarasota, & St Pete 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Parrish (Bradenton) Game Night (4th Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM)
Hawk’s House
It’s All Fun & Games Seminole, Clearwater, Pinellas, & Largo 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, August 24

Event name and location Group Time
Geeks Get Fit Meeting
Eagle Lake Park
Gen Geek 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
CNC Router and Laser Cutter
MakerSpace St. Petersburg
St. Pete MakerSpace 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
2025 CHG CLASSIC BATTLETECH HEAVY WEIGHT TITLE
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Board Games ‘n’ Boba Tea
Chewy Boba Company
Geekocracy! 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
IMPROV Drop-In Class! (FUN! No experience required) [$20]
Spitfire Theater
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens!
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Return of Randal Morn
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Find Your Funny Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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About this list

How do I put this list together?

It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list?

I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

    • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
    • Tech project management / agile processes
    • Video, board, and role-playing games
    • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
    • Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
    • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
    • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky