Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 6 through Sunday, November 12, 2023.
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Monday, November 6
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Networking at Ford’s Garage Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| In person at Fords Garage St Pete Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Networking at Cafe’ Delanie Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Business Networking Meeting Largo, FL | Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | 11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Global Webinar — The Pitch Deck Toolbox: How to Influence Your Audience Tampa, FL | Tampa Startup Founder 101 | 1:00PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Finish Strong and Start Well with Dr. Bill Goodman Bradenton, FL | Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education | 5:30PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Sea Turtle Ecology Seminar at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Sarasota, FL | Science & Technology Society – Suncoast Region | 5:45PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Weekly Crescent Lake Dog Walk / Dog Park Saint Petersburg, FL | The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | 6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:30PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:30PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Board Game Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
| Weekly Meetup Windermere, FL | Beginning Web Development | 8:00PM – Monday, Nov. 6 |
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Tuesday, November 7
On Tuesday at noon, CoreX Legal — Tampa’s tech-friendly law firm — is hosting an online seminar on the value of HR and why it’s the secret sauce for entrepreneurial success. Find out more and register here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| The 360 Exchange -Winter Springs Winter Springs, FL | The 360 Exchange – Winter Springs | 8:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Navigating Your Career Path: LinkedIn Live Q&A Session Tampa, FL | Tech Success Network | 10:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Navigating Your Career Path: LinkedIn Live Q&A Session Tampa, FL | Front End Creatives | 10:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Navigating Your Career Path: LinkedIn Live Q&A Session Tampa, FL | Career Success Academy | 10:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Navigating Your Career Path: LinkedIn Live Q&A Session Tampa, FL | Tampa Cybersecurity Training | 10:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Grand Hacienda Largo, FL | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Why HR is a secret sauce to entrepreneurial success! | CoreX Legal Webinar Series | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| “How I Grew My “Power-Tribe” of 50,000+ Speaking On Stages” By Kimberly Crowe Tampa, FL | Tampa Entrepreneurs Network | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| The Master’s Tour Study in North America Tampa, FL | Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | 1:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| A-Frame and WebXR: What’s Next For The Immersive Web Orlando, FL | Google Developer Group Central Florida | 5:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Young Professionals in Orlando @ Grape & the Grain Orlando, FL | Young Professionals in Orlando #YPO | 5:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Weekly Open Make Night Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Toast of Celebration Toastmasters Orlando, FL | Toastmasters Division E | 6:45PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| THS Member Meeting Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| ATX Startup Week: Founders Night Tampa, FL | Tampa Tech Pros: Entrepreneurs, Investors and Professionals | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Communication Practice and Improvement Tampa, FL | Communication Skills for Interviews and Life | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow) Dunedin, FL | Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| How to Communicate and Make More Connections Tampa, FL | Want to Make More Connections by Improving Communication | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Creator Stage: Start Up & Creative Pitch Night Orlando, FL | Out of Office – Social Coworking Meetups | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Tampa, FL | Shut Up & Write!® Tampa | 7:45PM – Tuesday, Nov. 7 |
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Wednesday, November 8
Every second Wednesday of the month from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., Defcon813 holds Whiskey Tech Wednesdays at Mandarin Heights in Seminole Heights. Join them to talk tech and security, and enjoy some great drinks! Find out more and register here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Referral Networking Meeting Orlando Area Altamonte Springs, FL | Networking 4 Profit | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Quantum Careers – Part 2: Learning about Quantum Computing in Healthcare Tampa, FL | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 8:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win! Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Networking at Just Love Coffee! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Difference Between ChatGPT and Google Bard and How to Use Each Tampa, FL | Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Leveraging Community Coding Experience to Enhance Your Resume Tampa, FL | Women Who Code Tampa | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Digital Assets In A Multi-Polar World Tampa, FL | Hyperledger Tampa | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Free Webinar: Let’s Go Beyond Google Tampa, FL | Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| (FREE) Millionaire Led 4 Day Business Training – Tiki Hut Retreat Orlando, FL | Wired Differently Small Business Owners Group | 2:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media Marketing Tampa, FL | Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | 3:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| AI Career Fair Tampa, FL | Tampa Tech Pros: Entrepreneurs, Investors and Professionals | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| SwanCitySec Meetup Orlando, FL | Central Florida CitySec | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting Saint Petersburg, FL | Bay Pines Toastmasters | 5:15PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Whiskey Tech Wednesdays Tampa, FL | Defcon813 | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Dungeon of the Mad Mage (Tier 2, APL 6) Orlando, FL | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Rug Tufting Class Largo, FL | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Retro Games Trivia at 3 Daughters Tampa, FL | Geekocracy! | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Game Night! Palm Harbor, FL | Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| The Butcher and the Wren – Midway Parrish, FL | The Weirder Things Book Club | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Bitcoin Workshop – Guest Speaker Colin(Synota.io) Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Bitcoin | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Castaways Euchre Club Saint Petersburg, FL | Castaways Euchre Club | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
| Code challenge Monthly coding session Orlando, FL | Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | 8:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 8 |
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Thursday, November 9
On Thursday evening at 6, Tampa Java User Group will hold an in-person session, Building Event-Driven Microservices in Java. It will start with an architecture-level discussion of event-driven microservices and progress to implementation. They’ll walk through the code of a sample implementation based on Hazelcast OSS and wrap up with a live demonstration. Everything shown will be available as open source. Find out more and register here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! Wesley Chapel, FL | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking Wesley Chapel, FL | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 8:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Professional Alliance – Local Networking Meeting Orlando, FL | Professional Alliance – Local Networking Group | 8:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables Dunedin, FL | Entrepreneur Round Table | 8:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth Dunedin, FL | Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table | 8:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch Largo, FL | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Wesley Chapel, FL | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! Wesley Chapel, FL | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person Tampa, FL | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 1:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Quantum Careers – Part 2: Learning about Quantum Computing in Healthcare Tampa, FL | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 3:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Building Event-Driven Microservices in Java Tampa, FL | Tampa Java User Group | 6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| 2023 Happy Hour – The Wine House Saint Petersburg, FL | The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | 6:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| “Five People Who Crave Sauce” by Ladee Hubbard Tampa, FL | Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories | 6:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
| Live streaming production and talent Tarpon Springs, FL | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 9 |
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Friday, November 10
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Business over Breakfast Clearwater Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 9:00AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| Networking over breakfast Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 9:00AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant Tampa, FL | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 9:00AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk Saint Petersburg, FL | Tampa Bay UX Group | 9:00AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday Largo, FL | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:30AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| Friday Business Introductions Tampa Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| International Professionals Networking Meeting Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| Book Discussion: Carrie Soto is Back Sarasota, FL | Sarasota Books & Brews | 7:00PM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
| Weekly Meetup Plant City, FL | Plant City Web Development Group | 8:00PM – Friday, Nov. 10 |
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Saturday, November 11
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Succeed at PLMA PRE-GAME MEETUP Tampa, FL | Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group | 1:00AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| FCCP – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 4 Part Class – Part 3 Saint Petersburg, FL | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 9:00AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| 🌐 SAT 11/11 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL | The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter | 10:00AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Open Fly @ Lithia Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Drone Club | 10:00AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Intuitive Business guidance Boca Grande, FL | Women Business Networking – Florida | 10:00AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Bingo Luncheon This event is in person NOT on-line ! Fort Myers, FL | ABWA SW Florida Council-Networking/Professional Development | 10:00AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Savage Race Florida Fall 2023 Saint Petersburg, FL | Gen Geek | 10:30AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Geek Out at Tampa Oddities & Curiosities Expo Tampa, FL | Geekocracy! | 11:00AM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 12:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| NNO Book Club: The Girl from Everywhere Tampa, FL | Nerd Night Out | 1:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Piece by Peace: Introvert Puzzle Retreat Orlando, FL | O-Town Introverts | 1:15PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 2:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP: Learn How To Create an Action Plan to Achieve Your Goals! Orlando, FL | Beast Mode Networking Orlando | 2:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Meetup 2️⃣1️⃣ Pickleball 🏓🥎 ➡️ 🍻 Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Web3 Frens | 4:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Fuckup Nights Vol. 2 Orlando, FL | Orlando Fuckup Nights – Sharing the Failure | 6:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and Potluck Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:30PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Let’s Talk About Sex [Trivia], Baby! FUN game about dating, sex & relationships! Tampa, FL | “Up-level Your Love” Life ❤ | 7:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
| Game night 🍸🎲 Pinellas Park, FL | Cocktails and Convo: Book club for RomCom Lovers | 7:00PM – Saturday, Nov. 11 |
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Sunday, November 12
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Park in Tarpon Springs Tampa, FL | Suncoast Drone Club | 9:00AM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| Geeks Go Wild for ZooTampa Tampa, FL | Geekocracy! | 10:00AM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| Orlando Japan Festival Tampa, FL | Tampa Japanese Meetup | 11:00AM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work! Saint Petersburg, FL | Prose Society Writers’ Group | 12:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library Deltona, FL | Board Gamers of West Volusia | 12:30PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| 3D designing Largo, FL | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 1:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| 3D Printing basics Largo, FL | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 2:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| Ultímate Geek Trivia (Supporting Sueños Posibles) Saint Petersburg, FL | Gen Geek | 2:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 2:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| 3D printing Largo, FL | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 3:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 5:30PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| Please Take Our Survey Sarasota, FL | Bitcoin Key Club | 7:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
| A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Tampa, FL | Nerd Night Out | 7:00PM – Sunday, Nov. 12 |
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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