Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 16 through Sunday, September 22, 2024! 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:
Monday, September 16
Tuesday, September 17
Wednesday, September 18
Thursday, September 19
Friday, September 20
| 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 |
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online |
St. Petersburg Business Networking |
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 |
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club |
Tampa Gaming Guild |
5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
KRATES and Cowboy Boots
The Grove Shopping Center |
SR54 Singles Mingle: Social Club for 40s, 50s, 60s + |
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 |
DIY Perfume Class
Online |
Creative DIY Meet Up |
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Look Cinemas USF
Studio Movie Grill Tampa |
Nerdbrew Events |
7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT |
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
Nihongo De Okay
Naga Tea |
Tampa Japanese Meetup |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
IN-PERSON: “Musonius Rufus” Sayings Part 2 (38-53)
Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee |
Tampa Stoics |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge |
Indica Cafe Events |
Friday, September 20, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT |
Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase
Online |
Florida Center for Creative Photography |
Friday, September 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM to Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM EDT |
Duskmourn Midnight Prerelease
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
12:30 AM to 3:30 AM EDT |
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Saturday, September 21
Sunday, September 22
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
If you are interested.
Online |
The Lakeland Shooters, Polk County Photography & Modeling |
1:00 AM to 3:00 AM EDT |
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 |
Regional Championship Qualifier US (3) Round 8 Modern
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming |
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming |
12:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
4th Sunday Board Games at Liquid Garage
The Liquid Garage Co. |
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks |
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Nerdy Needs |
Brandon Boardgamers |
1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Marvel Multiverse RPG One-Shot “Enter Hydra”
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT |
Game Day followed by Karaoke at Potion Portal
The Potion Portal |
Geekocracy! |
2:00 PM to 10:00 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 |
Laser certification
MakerSpace Pinellas |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group |
2:05 PM to 3:30 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 |
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs |
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group |
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us
Online |
Florida Center for Creative Photography |
Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT |
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens!
Tampa Hackerspace West |
Tampa Hackerspace |
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
