Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 2 through Sunday, December 8, 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
This week’s events
Monday, December 2
Tuesday, December 3
Wednesday, December 4
Wednesday at noon, online: Join Computer Coach’s 30-minute LinkedIn Live session, Building Community in Tech, dedicated to exploring the power of building a professional community that supports growth, learning, and collaboration.
Find out more and register here.
On Wednesday evening, Tampa Java user Group, Tampa QA Meetup, and Tampa Devs are jointly hosting a talk by none other than Dr. Venkat Subramaniam: Twelve Essential Practices to be Effective in Continuous Delivery. It will take place starting at 5 p.m. at the Vaco office.
Dr. Subramaniam is one of the brightest lights in the Java scene today, and it’s a rare treat to be able to get him here in Tampa Bay, so you might not want to miss this one!
Want details about his last talk here? I have photos and notes!
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, December 5
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
NPI Bayview Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
11 Central Ave |
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) |
7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST |
Bok Tower Garden and Frank Lloyd Wright Tour
Bok Tower Gardens |
Treasure Coast Classic Movie Club |
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST |
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce |
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table |
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EST |
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce |
Entrepreneur Round Table |
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EST |
Increasing Your Performance by Unlocking Your Personality Workshop
850 University Pkwy |
The Florida Professional Networking and Training Meetup Group |
10:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST |
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill |
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST |
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 EST |
SWAT Networking North River Luncheon
Feeding Empty Little Tummies, Inc. (F.E.L.T.) |
SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST |
Harness the Power of Self-Advocacy
Online |
Tech Success Network |
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST |
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp
509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor |
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp |
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST |
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online |
Toastmasters District 48 |
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST |
Grand Bay Canasta
Grand Bay Building 3 |
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group |
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST |
Science and Technology Society Holiday Networking Mixer with live music on Dec 5
Vino Bistro |
Science & Technology Society – Suncoast Region |
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco |
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social |
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST |
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd |
Brandon Boardgamers |
5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST |
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861
Online |
Toastmasters Divisions C & D |
5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EST |
Tampa Power Platform – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing |
Tampa Power Platform |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
Tampa M365 – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing |
Tampa M365 |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr |
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group |
6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST |
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium |
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup |
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST |
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House |
Tampa Free Writing Group |
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST |
Let’s Talk Toastmasters Special Meeting Theme: Financial Education
Online |
Toastmasters Divisions C & D |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST |
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St |
Toastmasters District 48 |
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST |
Understanding People – Knowing Whom You Can Trust
Online |
Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group |
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST |
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe |
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup |
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST |
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST |
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave |
Live streaming production and talent |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST |
Boredom, Anger, Fear, and Grief in Relationships
Online |
Orlando Beginning a New Successful Relationship |
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
December – One by One
Nobel Crust |
Books & Brews! |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST |
Nov-Game of the month: The Last of Us
Beerbusters |
Dunedin-Palm Harbor Video Game Book Club |
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST |
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Friday, December 6
Saturday, December 7
Sunday, December 8
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