Here’s your weekly list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events — plus a little area tech news — for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 29 through Sunday, December 5, 2021.
This is a weekly service from Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy! For the past four years, I’ve been compiling a list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events happening in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. There’s a lot going on in our scene here in “The Other Bay Area, on the Other West Coast”!
As far as event types go, this list casts a rather wide net. It includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under the category of:
- 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 (because nerds really need to up their presentation game)
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
- Anything I deem geeky
By “Tampa Bay and surrounding areas”, this list covers events that originate or are aimed at the area within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa. At the very least, that includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, but as far north as Ocala, as far south as Fort Myers, and includes Orlando and its surrounding cities.
This week’s events
This list includes in-person events as well as online events. The COVID-19 numbers are dropping sharply, but be smart and responsible — get your shots, mask up in crowds, and we can get back to what passes for normal sooner!
I try to keep this list up-to-date. I add new events as soon as I hear about them, so be sure to check this page often!
Monday, November 29
| Coachieve | Entrepreneur Crash Course – Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Get More Targeted Instagram Followers in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Facebook Marketing Tips, Tricks & Tools in Tampa | |
| Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum | Job Seeker Coffee Talk | 9:00 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Orlando Photo + Design Meetup | Virtual Event: Using the Develop Module in Lightroom | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | South Tampa Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | Virtual Networking Lunch Monday & Wednesday | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Tampa Bay Virtual Networking Lunch Monday & Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | South Tampa Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa Business Professionals | Lutz, Wesley Chapel, New Tampa Virtual Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| VR/AR Association – Central Florida Chapter | VR/AR Association Central Florida Chapter I/ITSEC Exhibition Pass & | Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 6:00 PM EST |
| West Orange Comics & Video Games | Magic Mondays | 5:00 PM |
| The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play | Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night | 5:30 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || What is UX/UI Design? | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
| Thoughtful Writing | Philosophy in Writing | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Tabletop | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | Heavy/Euro Board Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Open Painting at Warehouse 51 | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Weekly Game Night! (Lazy Moon Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Beginning Web Development | Weekly Learning Session | 6:00 PM |
| Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Cryptocurrency (as seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group | FREE Texas Holdem Poker Tournaments at Fireside Lounge & Billiards 7 PM Start | 7:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Anime Watch Party | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Ajahn Chah: Training the Heart and Mind” (Part 2) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Flutter Meetup Group | In-Person Meetup | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 84 | “Attracting A New Audience” Workshop | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar | Learn UX/UI Design With Thinkful | 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST |
| The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | Prophessor J Presents Jam Night @ Steep Station (St Pete) | 8:00 PM |
Tuesday, November 30
Wednesday, December 1
Thursday, December 2
Friday, December 3
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Get More Targeted Instagram Followers in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Facebook Marketing Tips, Tricks & Tools in Tampa | |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Improve Presentation Skills & Self- Confidence | 9:25 AM |
| Slow friending / introverts | Art and design show | 10:00 AM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Bootcamp Alumni Success Secrets | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST |
| US Azure Virtual Desktop User Group | US Azure Virtual Desktop User Group: December Meetup | 12:00 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || UX/UI Design: Wireframes and Prototypes | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | [Online HISTORIC] Canon’s Custom Campaign Moonsea Tour – DM Canon (Tier 3) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Japanese Meetup | FL JETAA Tsudoi | 7:00 PM |
| ► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group | Stargazing on the Beach at Night, under a dark moon (6+ ft apart) | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, December 4
Sunday, December 5
Do you have any events or announcements that you’d like to see on this list?
Let me know at joey@joeydevilla.com!
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