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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, August 26 – Sunday, September 1, 2024)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, August 26 through Sunday, September 1, 2024. That’s right — September is starting! 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

But first, a quick promo:

This week’s events

Monday, August 26

Event name and location Group Time
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Business Networking Luncheon
Rinehart
Innovantia Marketing Agency 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents)
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 3:30 PM to 5:30 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
Root w/Advanced Setup
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Lazy Moon Pizza
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Three bridges brewing
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only)
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Book Club Weekly Meetup – Live Reading & Elaboration
Online
Business Owners and Professionals 7:00 PM to 9:00 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
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery
Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 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 Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Day 01 – HTML – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp
Online
Florida Software School 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, August 27

Tuesday at 10 a.m., online: Computer Coach’s webinar, webinar, Professionalism Rebooted: Reviving the Basics of Business Etiquette, will refresh your knowledge of essential business etiquette, elevate your professionalism and help you stand out in any professional setting. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location Group Time
Coffee & Connections
Tenth Street Coffee
The Ark Network Group Events 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
v-Lean Coffee
Online
Tampa Bay Agile 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 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
Professionalism Rebooted
Online
Tech Success Network 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Abusing Windows EFS to steal data using PowerShell
Online
ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete
Applebee’s Grill + Bar
Hosted By Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Monarch Strategies Presents: Entrepreneur Network Event
Serendipity Labs Private Offices & Coworking
TNT – Orlando Entrepreneurs Trying New Things 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
6 PowerShell tricks to discover critical network assets
Online
Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Soft Launch: Drinks at Calusa Brewing
Calusa Brewing Taproom
Coastal Connections | Gen X & Millennial Professionals 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
August OrlandoJS meetup
CREDO Conduit
OrlandoJS 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group
Black Bean Deli
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Laser certification
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
305 Campus St
Toastmasters Division E 6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Bingo at Back Nine and $2 Taco Tuesday Night!
The Back Nine
Adventure Group of Central Florida 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)
Online
Central Florida Computer Society 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
[Hybrid] Workshop: Designing for the Future: AI User Experience Design
StarterStudio
DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Pythonic Monthly Meeting
Online
The Orlando Python User Group 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 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 Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Euchre
Bar 23fifty
Suncoast Euchre club 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
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
End of Book Celebration (August 27, 2024)
Joybird Books
Page’s Edge Book Club 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
This Summer Will be Different – August 2024
Sixty Vines
Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 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
Day 02 – HTML – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp
Online
Florida Software School 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, August 28

Wednesday at 2 p.m., online: Join Gen AI Tampa as they participate in Data Science Connect’s “Generative AI for Data Executives” webinar series with the latest installment, Harnessing Generative AI for Predictive Maintenance and Anomaly Detection. This will be a deep dive into how Generative AI is revolutionizing data observability, enhancing predictive maintenance, and detecting anomalies for more resilient operations. Find out more and register here.

Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., Embarc Collective (Tampa): Join Tampa Bay Innovation for Idea 2 Product, an intimate fireside chat with Ned Pope. He’ll share his insights on turning ideas into successful products,  and you’ll be able to network with like-minded innovators and gain valuable knowledge from a seasoned entrepreneur and thought leader. Find out more and register here.

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
FREE Tele-Class with Nancy Matthews – *WOW* Wednesday
Anywhere You Want!
Women’s Prosperity Network | Baton Rouge Chapter 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM CDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
UCF Executive Development Center Downtown
1 Million Cups – Orlando 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 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
Harnessing Generative AI for Predictive Maintenance and Anomaly Detection
Online
Gen AI Tampa 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup
Online
Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group 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
Mastering Client Attraction in The Age of AI
Online
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Introduction to Data Detection and Response (DDR)
GuidePoint Security Facility
TampaBay ISSA 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Fireside Chat with Ned Pope: “Idea 2 Product”
Embarc Collective
Tampa Bay Innovation 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup
Emerson Plaza
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Innovation Stories
CREDO Conduit
Orlando Innovation League 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Backgammon Casual Games
Online
Sanford Backgammon Group 6:00 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 Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM
Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik – FINAL
Inner Compass Brewing Company
The Weirder Things Book Club 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Online
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
CitrusSec Meetup
10 Ten Brewing Co.
Central Florida CitySec 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Improve Your Communication and Presentation Skills
Online
Communication Skills for Interviews and Presentations 7:00 PM to 8:00 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
Hispanic Professional Business Networking en Español (in Spanish)
Online
Exito Empresarial Hispano Hispanic Networking Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 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
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Stone Temple Pilots & +LIVE+ – The Jubilee Tour
MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Gen Geek 7:00 PM to 10:00 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
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Orlando Word Lab
Winter Park Library
Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Day 03 – CSS – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp
Online
Florida Software School 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, August 29

Thursday at 12 p.m., online: Computer Coach presents A Professionally Evil Intro to Prompt Injection, where Information Security Consultant Cory Sabol will show you  the essentials of recognizing and defending against prompt injection attacks. Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6 p.m., Coppertail brewing (Tampa): Cocktails and Security is a vibrant monthly meetup where cybersecurity enthusiasts gather to enjoy free beverages and engage in lively discussions on the latest information security issues. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting, you’re welcome here! Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6 p.m., 501 E. Kennedy (Tampa): Tampa Bay AWS Group presents Hands-on: Build a GenAI Chatbot with Amazon Q for Business. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to build chatbots using cutting-edge generative AI technology. You will learn how to create conversational AI that can understand natural language and generate human-like responses. By the end, you will understand the skillset needed to deploy smart and useful chatbots for real-world applications. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location Group Time
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!
The Happy Hangar Café
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals 7:30 AM to 9:00 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
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
The Breakroom Bar & Grill
Hosted By Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group 11:00 AM to 12:30 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
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
Lakewood Ranch RGANetwork Business Networking Lunch
Station 400
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Tokenized Zero Knowledge Machine Learning and Its Applications
Online
Hyperledger Tampa 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Professionally Evil Intro to Prompt Injection
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp
509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp 12:00 PM to 1:00 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
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Alchemist Virtual Networking!
Online
Tampa Professional Networking Meetup 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Happy Hour at RockPit Brewing
Rockpit Brewery
Young Professionals for the Orlando Science Center 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T3-APL11)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Cocktails and Security at Coopertail Brewing
Coppertail Brewing Co.
Cocktails and Security 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
The Blueprint for Crafting a Successful Services Page – Tampa SEO Meetup
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ODevs Social at Stardust
Stardust Video & Coffee
Orlando Developers Meetup 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hands-on: Build a GenAI Chatbot with Amazon Q for Business
501 E Kennedy Blvd
Tampa Bay AWS User Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hands-on Build with GenAI: Build Your Own Chat Assistant with Your Data!
Online
Orlando AWS User Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
TBDEG – Apache Iceberg REST Catalog with Alex Merced!
Online
Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Cocktails and Connections – Orlando
The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
Cocktails and Connections Orlando 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District
Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District
Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board game night!!!
Online
Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Thursday at Great Southern Box Company
Great Southern Box Company Food Hall
The Inaccurately Named Secret Nerd Society 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
405 Mahogany Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)
Nerdy Needs
Hosted By Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Spunky Reporters and Con Artists
Lam’s Garden
Cult, Mystery & Suspense Movie Club 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Ivanhoe Park Lager House
Ivanhoe Park Lager House
Brews N Board Games 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wine Tasting at Wine on Water Street – Chile & Argentina Edition
Wine on Waterstreet
Tampa Bay Happy Hour 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Career PathFinder Workshop
AGILEST®
Florida Agile Innovators 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
August’s Book Club at 6:30
Raining Berries South Tampa
The Gloss: Tampa 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Introverts Go to the Arcade
Dave & Busters
O-Town Introverts 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House
Tampa Free Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Girls Who Code Interest Session AND Enrollment
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
“You Should Be So Lucky” by Cat Sebastian
Georgies
SRQ Ladies Book Club 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
Day 04 – CSS – Full Stack Web Dev Bootcamp
Online
Florida Software School 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, August 30

Event name and location Group Time
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 Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 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
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 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
CashFlow: Mastering the Science of Sales and earning more money in your business
2704 Rew Cir
Business Owners and Professionals 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
AWE Nite Orlando: Danny Tapia talk at UCF CREOL / Networking Social
CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics
AWE Nite Orlando 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Friday Night Games!
Coliseum of Comics
East Orlando Board Gamers 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Singles Mixer on August 30
Mutts and Martinis
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” 6:00 PM to 9:00 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 | Look Cinemas USF
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night
911 Charlotte St
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 7:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe – Fun events all the time!
3101 SW 34th Ave
Meeple Movers Gaming Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, August 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, August 31

Event name and location Group Time
Green Mountain Scenic Byway
Wawa
Central Florida Motorcyle Riders 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Coffee and Crypto
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala
Marion County Literacy Council
Toastmasters Division G 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
There will be no schedule events from now until September
Online
Suncoast Drone Club 9:00 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
Wood Shop Router Table 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Boost Your Business
50 SE 1st Ave
Ocala Business Development Meetup Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Board games at Stardust video & coffee
Stardust Video & Coffee
Orlando 20 40ish board games art things and etc 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Hands-on: Learn Kubernetes (K8S) together
CREDO Conduit
Orlando DevOps 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Casual Meet and Greet
CFS Coffee Oviedo
Oviedo Codes 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Silver Glen springs
Silver Glen springs
Gen Geek 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Wood working safety & Intro
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Labor Day (Weekend) Smörgås-Board Games!
Summit Church Herndon
East Orlando Board Gamers 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
CNC EMCO Mill
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Introverts’ Journal Reflections
Seminole County Public Library West Branch
O-Town Introverts 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Meet and greet. Catching up on the book.
Online
Alice’s Fantasy Book Club ONLINE ONLY 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Writers Meet-Up: Hang Out and Write
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete
Prose Society Writers Group 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dice Throne Tournament
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: The Pocket Stoic by John Sellars, Chapter 7 continued
Panera Bread
Orlando Stoics 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Saturday Board Game Night at The Collective
520 W State Rd 436
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 6:30 PM to 8:30 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
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Meet and Greet @ Wink Wink Lounge
Sarasota Modern Hotel
Coastal Connections | Gen X & Millennial Professionals 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, September 1

Event name and location Group Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day!
Brick City Adventure Park
Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup
Emerson Plaza
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Laser engraver -cutter basics
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tournament!!!!!
Online
Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Battletech Alpha Strike Demo Day!
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
T-Shirts and Caps printing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Painting On A Whim – Whimsical Workshops
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Winter Park Chess Meetup
Barnie’s Coffee and Tea
Winter Park Social Chess Club 2:00 PM to 4:00 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 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
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 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
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