Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, December 23 – Sunday, December 29, 2024) : Global Nerdy

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 23 through Sunday, December 29, 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

Keep in mind that when it comes to meetups and other extracurricular activities, this is one of the slowest weeks of the year.

Many organizers schedule their events on Meetup “on autopilot” (such as “the last Wednesday of the month) and may not have accounted for Christmas this week. Before you attend an event this week, check with the organizers to confirm that it’s actually happening, especially if it’s scheduled for Tuesday (Christmas Eve), Wednesday (Christmas), and Thursday!

Monday, December 23

Event name and location	Group	Time
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In! The Sourdough Co.	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents) TBCN Media Center	Tampa Bay Community Network	3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Trivia @ Clancy’s Clancy’s Sports Bar & Grill	Bradenton over 50 Meetup	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Game Night at the Brewery! Anecdote Brewing Company	Game Night at the Brewery!	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club Lakewood Ranch Town Hall	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Let’s Talk Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 \| Public Speaking & Leadership Development Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
DigiMondays Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Weekly General Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Tuesday, December 24

Event name and location	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
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 EST
CEO Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EST
NPI Referral Pros Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Carrabba’s Italian Grill	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EST
Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731 Online	Toastmasters Division G	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Bartow Toastmasters HYBRID Meeting 2250 S Floral Ave	Toastmasters Division E	6:00 PM to 7:15 PM EST
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Hobby Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
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 EST
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom) Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
West Volusia Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	6:15 PM to 7:45 PM EST
Winter Haven Toastmasters St Paul’s Episcopal Church	Toastmasters Division E	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Winter Springs Toastmasters Club Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	7:00 PM to 8:15 PM EST
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
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 EST
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EST
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Wednesday, December 25

Event name and location	Group	Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club Online	Toastmasters Division E	7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EST
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals St Petersburg Yacht Club	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Panera Bread	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Hyde Park United Methodist Church	Toastmasters District 48	7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EST
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 EST
Social “Hump Day” Wednesdays Online	Social Entrepreneurs Networking Group	2:15 PM to 4:15 PM EST
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EST
Casual Commander Wednesdays Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
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 EST
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters Online	Apopka Foliage Toastmasters	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo! Grove Soho	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo) Grove Soho	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
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Thursday, December 26

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
One Business Connection Zoom Mtg Online	One Business Connecting Networking B2B	10:30 AM to 11:30 AM 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
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
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745 Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861 Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Warhammer Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 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
Relaxed Social for Young Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders Cres Community	Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group Barnes & Noble Carrollwood	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
3D Printing Guild Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
WordPress Cancelled Online	Tampa Bay Technology Center	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Practice Solving Data Structures and Algorithms Problems Online	Florida Software School	7:00 PM to 8:00 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
Cancelled WordPress Monthly Meetup Online	WordPress Clearwater FL	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
One Piece Thursdays Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
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
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Friday, December 27

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 EST
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN! McAlisters Deli	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Euchre Tourney * Clubhouse #1	Suncoast Euchre club	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Taps & Drafts \| Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EST
Taps & Drafts \| EDH/MtG Night \| Event Moves Each Week! Studio Movie Grill Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EST
Modern FNM Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Nosferatu AMC Veterans 24 Theaters	The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group	7:15 PM to 9:15 PM EST
Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST
Friday night game night Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, December 27, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM EST
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Saturday, December 28

Event name and location	Group	Time
Question Objective Reality & maybe play VINCI Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	8:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Lean Coffee online: Your Career Dreams and Setting Goals for 2025 Online	Google Developer Group Central Florida	10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EST
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Bravo Group Campaign Continues Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Sage Biscuit Cafe	Winning The Week	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
PC Board Schematic and Layout MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Dracula (Game Over Brandon) Game Over Escape Games	Tampa Escape Room Meetup	1:15 PM to 3:15 PM EST
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL) Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Networking Mixer: Fun & Laughter Afternoon – Let’s Talk Stocks and Crypto Reunion Resort and Club Inc	Lets Network Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Writer’s Holiday Bash: Ugly Sweater White Elephant Gift Exchange The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete	Prose Society Writers Group	5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
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Sunday, December 29

Event name and location	Group	Time
CNC Router-Engraved-Milling MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Modern Board Games and Social Dented Keg Ale Works	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Pt. 2 of laser training- learning how to use Lightburn. MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games \| Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Lankhmar: City of Adventure Nerdy Needs	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Alphabet Soup 2024 \| Finding Letters in the World Around Us Online	Florida Center for Creative Photography	Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST
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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