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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, April 15, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, April 15 through Sunday, April 21, 2024.

This week’s events

Monday, April 15

Monday at 5:30 at Kforce, Tampa: Tampa Java User Group has not one, but two presentations:

  • Developer Career Masterplan by Bruno Souza, Summa Technologies, and
  • GenAI with Java and AWS by Vinicius Senger, AWS

Find out more and register here.

Monday at 6:30 at Buddy Brew Coffee, Tampa: Tampa Machine Learning is a new meetup group, and they’re holding their first “Coffee and ML” meetup! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Ford’s Garage St. Pete
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat
Romi’s Tacos
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Romi’s Tacos
Romi’s Tacos
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Barbara McQuade: “Attack from Within” FREE book discussion
Online
CLEARWATER eMarketing Groups3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Dev Career Masterplan & GenAI w/ Java and AWS
Kforce
Tampa Java User Group5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Power Networking in St. Petersburg
Bayboro Brewing Co.
Project Management of Pinellas County6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 486:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Oath Campaign – Chronicle Seven
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Lazy Moon Pizza
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Introduction To The Exposure Triangle- Settings, Shooting Modes & Light Metering
Online
Tampa St Pete Photography Community6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
Coffee and ML
Buddy Brew Coffee
Tampa Machine Learning6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Dinner and Discussion – LWR
GROVE
Coaching for Everyone: Sarasota-Manatee6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Three bridges brewing
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Business Owners Focused on AI Lead Gen – Meet and Greet, 15 Apr 2024, 07:00 PM
Online
Business Owners Focused on AI Lead Generation and Networking7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club
Online
Library Book Clubs – OCLS7:00 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 Workshop7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: Highlights from the North American Stoic Summit
Online
Orlando Stoics7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Seminole Heights Social
Bula Kavandanda Kava Bar & Coffee House
Defcon8138:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, April 16

All day Tuesday at Armature Works, Tampa: The Civo Navigate Local conference features talks and workshops on cloud native, emerging tech, AI/ML, and thought leadership, all brought to you by my favorite cloud hosting company, Civo! Use my discount code, JDCIVOLOCAL, which knocks down the admission price from $40 to $10! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 487:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Civo Navigate Local
Armature Works
Tampa Bay Generative AI Meetup8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
Civo Navigate Tampa Local – Innovative Tech Conference
Armature Works
Disruptive Tech Tampa8:00 AM to 5:30 PM EDT
Virtual: Introduction to Power BI, a Data & Reporting Dashboard
Online
Tech4Good Tampa9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Civo Navigate Local
Armature Works
Tampa Bay DevOps Meetup9:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
Jog & Calisthenics
Park of the Americas
Orlando Night Shift Third Shift Workers10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
SeaGlass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!
SeaGlass Tavern
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Oldsamar/Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
SWAT Networking Bradenton Luncheon
Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside
SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Oldsmar/Westchase Networking Lunch -Beef O Brady’s~ Meet your next referral
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Glory Days Grill
Glory Days Grill
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Glory Days Grill
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!
Glory Days Grill
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club
763 Cortaro Dr
The Business Alliance11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
Homeschool Board game days
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
FREE Job Search Bootcamp
Online
Tech Success Network6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
TBSSUG Monthly Meeting
615 Channelside Dr
Tampa Bay SQL Server User Group (TBSSUG)6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Curry Mango Dinner
Curry Mango
Adventure Group of Central Florida6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Weekly Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Meeting
Online
Pinellas Writers Group6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group
Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Ask Us Anything: WordPress Support Crowdsourcing Meetup
Online
WordPress Tampa Bay6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
April Saint Petersburg Meetup Book Club
Outback Steakhouse
Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
What the Heck is AI? AI/ML Intro and Google Gen AI Tutorial
Online
Google Women Techmakers Florida7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
[Hybrid] Panel: Finding, Selecting & Working with UX Recruiters
StarterStudio
DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 21667:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Transcendent Tuesday (April 16, 2024)
Joybird Books
Page’s Edge Book Club7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason is disbanded7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
2705 54th Ave N
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, April 17

Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, Tampa: Data Analytics Tampa Bay will feature Sri Subramanian, Head of Data Engineering, SurveyMonkey, who will talk about Snowflake Data Cloud, it’s end-to-end architecture, and how it can serve as a single, scalable data platform for a variety of use cases, such as data lake to data warehouse to ML. Find out more and register here.

Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Bar Louie, Tampa: Tampa Bay User Experience’s happy hour sponsored by UserTesting is your chance to meet other local UXers and get your questions answered about all things UserTesting. Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome
The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Florida Corporate Security Symposium
SeaWorld Orlando
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group8:30 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Career Transition Networking & Support Meeting – Guest Speaker Susan Mell
Corporate Center One
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
FCCP Morning PhotoWalk at Largo Central Park Nature Preserve
Largo Central Park Nature Preserve
Florida Center for Creative Photography9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Dunedin Causeway (New time)
Dunedin Causeway
Suncoast Drone Club9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Off Week Get Together
Online
Carrollwood/Northdale Weekday Games and More11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us
Glory Days Grill
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lunch and Learn: Building Your Brand’s Voice with ChatGPT Workshop
Suncoast Credit Union – Admin 2
Tampas Strategic Business Growth Network11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Tracking Windows user logon 101
Online
Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup
Online
Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Creative Writing Workshop: Unleash Your Imagination!
LIBRARY
New Port Richey Writing Meetup Group4:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Playing Games in the Alley
The Alley at Southshore
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay – APRIL MEETUP
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Business Transformation Virtual Exchange featuring Traci Duez
Online
Project Management of Pinellas County6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Digital DeLand Monthly Meeting
Abbey
DigitalDeLand6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Backgammon Casual Games
The Basin Sanford
Sanford Backgammon Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Silent Book Club Meetup
Limitless Content Studio
Page Turner Society Orlando6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Introduction To Composition For Photographers! Techniques To Improve Your Images
Online
Tampa St Pete Photography Community6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
Monthly Meeting: Focus on Critiques
Station House
Prose Society Writers Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Happy Hour Sponsored by UserTesting
Bar Louie – Tampa
Tampa Bay UX Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Happy Hour for Young Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
Bar Louie – Tampa
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Virtual Feedback!
Online
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Castaways Euchre Club6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
CigarCitySec Meetup
Cigar City Brewing
Central Florida CitySec7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
CigarCitySec
TBD
Defcon8137:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers
Online
Tampa Hackerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Online
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing
Deadwords Brewing
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
🌐 Presentation WED 4/17 at 7 pm: A Guide to More Creative Photography
Online
Hosted By The Art Of Photography – Sarasota / Venice7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Strategies to Have Fun Communication
Online
Group for Improving Your Social Life7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, April 18

Thursday at 5 p.m. at Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux, Tampa: Tech on Tap is hosting their monthly tech networking get-together in Midtown Tampa. Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Vaco Tampa: High Tech Connect is holding their networking event at Vaco’s new “Skycenter” space! Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at St. Petersburg College EpiCenter Campus: Tampa Bay Techies, Tampa Devs, and Tampa Java User Group are jointly hosting the event “Seamless Infrastructure: Master Automated Deployments on AWS.” It will be an immersive Terraform CI/CD and Testing on AWS workshop led by Kevon Mayers, Solutions Architect, AWS. Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Bahama Breeze at Rocky Point (Tampa): Tampa Bay InfraGard is holding their bi-monthly networking social! Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Cigar City Brewery, Tampa: Lean Beer for All Things Agile! It’s a lean coffee-style discussion, but in the evening, and with beer, where you can discuss anything agile or lean! Find out more and register here.

Event name and locationGroupTime
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
The Happy Hangar Café
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Women’s Business Networking Mixer: Building Relationships for Success
4 & Co Coworking Spaces – Land O’ Lakes
Land O’ Lakes Business Women9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Bahama Breeze
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 4812:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Grand Bay Canasta
Online
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Three AD Tasks You Should Leave To Your Users
Online
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Networking Dinner, Creating Momentum & Strategic Futures
850 University Pkwy
The Florida Professional Networking and Training Meetup Group4:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
TECH ON TAP | Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux | Tampa Midtown | 4/18 | 5pm-8pm
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux – Tampa (Midtown)
Tech On Tap Tampa5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
April Tech Fest w/ Vaco
5411 Skycenter Dr
High Tech Connect5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL8)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa SEO Meetup 2024 Google Algorithm Updates: Adapting to the Latest Changes
Online
Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Laura Vaquero – Introduction to LearnDash
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Seamless Infrastructure: Master Automated Deployments on AWS
EpiCenter at St. Petersburg College
Tampa Devs6:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
New Members Meet & Greet
Online
Power BI Data Geeks Support Group6:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Infragard – April MeetUp
Bahama Breeze
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Seamless Infrastructure: Master Automated Deployments on AWS
EpiCenter at St. Petersburg College
Tampa Bay Techies6:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Seamless Infrastructure: Master Automated Deployments on AWS
EpiCenter at St. Petersburg College
Tampa Java User Group6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board game night!!!
Online
Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.
405 Mahogany Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
A ‘Field Trip’ to Corkcicle: product innovation in Orlando’s urban core
Corkcicle HQ
ProductTank Orlando6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa)
Cigar City Brewing Spruce Street Brewery & Taproom
Tampa Bay Agile6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
TBDSG: Your Presentation Title HERE!
To Be Determined
Tampa Bay Data Science Group6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Chess night!
Intergalactic Plastic – Toys, Comics, Games
Lakeland Chess Meetup Group6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Curious Learners: Non-Fiction Book Discussion
Panera Bread
Curious Learners: Non-Fiction Book Discussions6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only)
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Operations Automation Office Hours
Armature Works
Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
AI in April ODevs at CREDO
CREDO Conduit
Orlando Developers Meetup7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
54th Ave Kava House
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Fingerboard Meetup
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, April 19

Event name and locationGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Community Center
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Online
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Online
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Super awesome morning coffee time!
Online
Project Codex9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
WordPress Websites for Engineeers
Online
Tech Success Network10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Podfest Masterclass: AI & Creator Tools Summit (Virtual Event)
Online
Brandon eMarketing GroupsFriday, April 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM to Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
McAlister’s Deli
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
McAlister’s Deli
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
McAlister’s Deli
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Geeks go camping at Fort Desoto
Fort DeSoto Park
Geekocracy!Friday, April 19, 2024 at 1:00 PM to Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night!
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND
Gamers’ Command
Brandon Boardgamers5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Star Trek Ascendancy
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Hosted By Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Cinema’s First Nasty Women: Queens of Destruction @ Eckerd College
Miller Auditorium
The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group6:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
Bitcoin Halving Party [DATE CHANGE]
Bitcoin Bay Foundation
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace Woodshop Guild
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Friday Night Smash Bros at Unlucky Roll
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Friday Night Gaming in Lake Helen @ Gem Station!
The Gem Station
Board Gamers of West Volusia7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor
Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa
Nerdbrew Events7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Nihongo De Okay
Tsaocaa Tampa 朝茶
Tampa Japanese Meetup7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Horror Friends Movie Night – Abigail!!!
AMC Veterans 24
Horror Fan Fun Time Gang7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Solana Hackathon WorkGroup
1205 N Franklin St
Solana Tampa8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe EventsFriday, April 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
90s! KARAOKE NIGHT!
Luke’s Sports Shack Bar & Grill
Nerd Night OutFriday, April 19, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase
Online
Florida Center for Creative PhotographyFriday, April 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM to Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM EDT
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Saturday, April 20

Event name and locationGroupTime
Early Bird Ocala
Marion County Literacy Council
Toastmasters Division G8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Tormach PCNC1100 Safety, Startup, Getting Started and Machining Sample Part
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Group Volunteer Day with ISC2 Tampa Bay + Keep Pinellas Beautiful
13090 Gandy Blvd N
Tampa Bay Techies9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Youth Guild Park (New start new, new day)
The Dunedin Youth Guild Park
Suncoast Drone Club9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader Tournament (RTT/ITC)
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games10:00 AM to 7:30 PM EDT
Pre Inaugural Meetup
Ice & Bites Café
Cosplay & Cameras10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Goat Yoga
The Cloven Hoof Farm
Adventure Group of Central Florida10:15 AM to 12:15 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Meet and Greet
Online
Aspiring Writers Publishing and Marketing11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
In-Person Event: Free Robotics Workshop, Land O Lakes, FL (7-14 Yrs)
4 & Co Coworking Spaces – Land O’ Lakes
In person Robotics Meetup Group For Kids11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PDT
A Day at the Races . . . Horse Racing at Tampa Bay Downs
Tampa Bay Downs
Florida Center for Creative Photography11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Google Womens Techmakers “Women in AI” Showcase
Online
Google Women Techmakers Florida12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Lakehouse Solutions to Data Problems
Online
Orlando Machine Learning and Data Science12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Saturday DND
Warforged Tabletop Games
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Table read screenplays
Safety Harbor Public Library
Screenwriters of Tomorrow/Today, Critique Meetup12:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Business networking event
111 E monument ave # 608
Innovantia Marketing Agency1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Mastering Your Strategic Plan to Crush it in 2024
Online
Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group1:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Babcock Ranch Board Games – April 2024
Alan’s house
Babcock Ranch Board Games1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
D&D 50th Celebration: Clermont (APL 9)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild1:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Cowgirls, Coffee, and Conversations
Reunion Resort & Golf Club
Orlando Women Entrepreneurs Meetup Group2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Social climbing of Mount Chesseverest
The Blind Tiger Cafe – Ybor City – Coffee Shop
Climbers of Mount Chesseverest2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
The Socrates Café (Philosophy)
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Clearwater Socrates Café2:00 PM to 3:15 PM EDT
Blackouts by Justin Torres – National Book Award Winner
New World Tampa
Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Game Project Therapy (Virtual)
Online
Tampa Games Developer Guild4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Happami
Online
Tampa Japanese Meetup4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thinker News and Suggestions
Online
Tampa Bay Thinkers4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Allergies bothering you? Stay inside and play board games and card games
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Group Outing- Card Games!
The Haven Tabletop Games
Gaming.net7:45 PM to 11:50 PM EDT
The Tortured Poets Department – Album Release Party
Orpheum
Gen Geek8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, April 21

Event name and locationGroupTime
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
🌐 SUN 4/21 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM
Online
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Jane Austen Tea
The Tea Room Experience
The Jane Austen Book Club10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day!
Brick City Adventure Park
Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K
Happy Troll Games
Clermont Nerd Games11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Prehistoric Predators at ZooTampa
ZooTampa at Lowry Park
Gen Geek11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Blood on the Clocktower at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming12:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Board Games at Big Storm in Odessa
Big Storm Brewing Co. – Odessa
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Classes Preview
Online
New Entrepreneurship Connections1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Large format printing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Beyond the Golden Vault (tier 3, lvl 12 preferred)
Campus Cards and Games
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous presents Sunday Funday!
Gravity Taproom
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG – New Campaign
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Swank Caribbean Pool Party
Online
Lit Orlando3:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sunday Game Day
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)3:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sagacious Sunday (April 21, 2024)
Online
Page’s Edge Book Club3:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Mutant Crawl Classics ‘The Last Life Guardian’ RPG w/ Ray @ Meeple Movers Cafe
Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group4:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
1103 Fredrick Ln
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us
Online
Florida Center for Creative PhotographySunday, April 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out7:00 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