Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 14 through Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Every week, with the assistance of a couple of Jupyter Notebooks that I put together, I compile this list for the Tampa Bay tech community.
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
Monday, November 14
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | In person at Fords Garage St Pete | 11:00 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
| North Tampa Networking Group | Business networking | 11:30 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Florida Startup: Idea to IPO | How to Protect Your Intellectual Property | 12:00 PM |
| Orlando Power BI User Group | Power BI vs Qlik Sense | Artsem Zharkou | 1:00 PM |
| SCIPS, a 50+ Tampa Bay Singles Club | EUCHRE, Rummy Q and other Board Games for ENTHUSIASTIC GAME PLAYERS | 4:00 PM |
| Tampa St Pete Stocks and Options Trading Group | Success in Stagflation: Learn to Protect Your Wealth | 4:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Brews N Board Games | Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Wesley Chapel Speaks Toastmasters | 6:30 PM |
| Bradenton Photo Group | A Complete Guide to Photogrpahy | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| Library Book Clubs – OCLS | Virtual Event: Southeast Book Club | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Board Game Night at Armada Games | 7:00 PM |
| Meet New People As Adults – Which is Harder Than Expected | Trivia Night to Meet New People | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Stoicism and CBT” (Part 2) | 7:00 PM |
| Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop for Emerging Pros | Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
Tuesday, November 15
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strategy Meetup Group | Business Networking | 7:15 AM |
| Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | 7:30 AM |
| Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup | SBDC Hillsborough County: Bookkeeping Basics | 10:00 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Oldsmar/Westchase Networking Lunch – Wild Rover Brewing Company | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Westchase/Oldsmar Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | Upper Pinellas,Oldsmar,Westchase Networking Lunch -Wild Rover Brewing Company | 11:00 AM |
| SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together | SWAT Networking Bradenton Luncheon | 11:00 AM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa | 11:30 AM |
| Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa | 11:30 AM |
| Manatee River Business Exchange Club | Great group for referrals – Several new members – WE are growing!!! | 12:00 PM |
| Global Networking Summit | Networking Brunch | 12:00 PM |
| Block Co-op – Bitcoin Crypto Blockchain Orlando | Bitcoin/Crypto. Buying, Selling and sharing ideas. Small group atmosphere. | 1:00 PM |
| Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet | Social Video Marketing Tips(ONLINE CLASS)-FREE for Hillsborough County Residents | 4:15 PM |
| Bradenton Photo Group | Photoshop – Editing and Creative Sessions | 5:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | [IN PERSON] CCC-TRI-23 Sub Rosa (Tier 3, FR, historic) | 6:00 PM |
| St. Petersburg Business Networking Pick-up Basketball | Weekly pickup networking basketball | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup | Virtual Event: Adobe Illustrator Level 1 | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay SQL Server User Group (TBSSUG) | TBSSUG Monthly Meeting | 6:00 PM |
| Adventures On Tap DnD and Board Games | Nerd Night at Deadwords Brewing | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Weekly Open Make Night | 6:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant | 6:00 PM |
| Women, Words and Wine | Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Seminole SPC Toastmasters | 6:15 PM |
| WordPress St. Petersburg | Ask Us Anything: WordPress Support Crowdsourcing Meetup | 6:30 PM |
| GDG SunCoast | Compose Camp Session 5 | 6:30 PM |
| Christian Women Entrepreneurs | Women Entrepreneurs Networking – Orlando, FL | 6:30 PM |
| Shut Up & Write!® Orlando | Shut Up and Write near Howell Branch | 6:30 PM |
| Pinellas Writers | Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! | 6:30 PM |
| The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group | The Sarasota Creative Writers | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group | Nov Book Club | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa Investor/Training Meetup | Tampa Bay Investor Training | 6:30 PM |
| West Pasco Toastmasters Club #2824 | Weekly Meeting | 6:30 PM |
| Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking | The basics of Data Analytics 📈 | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason | Online: Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting | 7:00 PM |
| St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults | St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games | 7:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: The Brothers’ War Draft Prerelease Event | 7:00 PM |
| MetaversePreneurs | Become A MetaversePreneur! | 7:30 PM |
| Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s | Post Halloween Dinner | 7:30 PM |
| TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group | Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! | 7:30 PM |
| Shut Up & Write!® Tampa | Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom | 7:45 PM |
Wednesday, November 16
Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer, the meetup that I run with Anitra, returns this Wednesday, November 16th at The Corner Club in Tampa’s Seminole Heights! Join us as we bring the meetup back, talk about switching, finding, or staying in our jobs, and I’ll even help people get signed onto Mastodon! It’s casual, fun, and all conversations, no presentations!
Find out more and register on the Meetup page!
Thursday, November 17
Friday, November 18
Saturday, November 19
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central Florida Philosophy Meetup | Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. | 7:00 AM |
| Toastmasters Division G | Early Bird Ocala | 8:00 AM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | FCCP – Introduction to Night Photography & Fireworks | 9:00 AM |
| Suncoast Cruisers | Let’s ride to St. Pete Bikefest | 9:30 AM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Hunters Creek Toastmasters | 9:30 AM |
| Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop | Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop | 9:30 AM |
| Chess Republic | Coffee & Chess: Tampa Midtown | 9:30 AM |
| Orlando Young Sharks | Lux Young Professionals Business & Networking Event Brunch @ Citrus Club | 10:00 AM |
| Critical Hit Games | Flames of War Korsun Pocket Tournament | 10:00 AM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | South Florida Model Investment Club Meeting | 10:00 AM |
| Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | Code with me – learning sessions weekly on Saturdays | 10:00 AM |
| The Art Of Photography – Tampa/Gulf Coast Chapter | SAT 11/19 at 10 AM FREE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | 10:00 AM |
| West Coast Photo Group | SARASOTA MEDIEVAL FAIR 2022! | 10:00 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | Bravo Group Campaign Continues | 11:00 AM |
| Web3Collab St. Petersburg | Web3Collab: Introduction to Cryptocurrency | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group | November Book Club | 1:00 PM |
| Suncoast Makers | FREE Fab Lab Orientation | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) | 2:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Saturday MTG Draft at Hammerfall Games and Collectibles | 3:00 PM |
| Esports Players Club Tampa | Valorant 5v5 Tournament | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books | The Onion Field by Joseph Wambaugh | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa Games Developer Guild | Game Project Therapy (Virtual) | 4:00 PM |
| ITADAKIMASU Tampa Japanese Food Meetup | Dinner at Izakaya Tori | 5:00 PM |
| Kitchen Table Book Club: Year of Short Stories | Woman Hollering Creek by Sandra Cisneros | 6:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Community Hang-out Night | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, November 20
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | Visit ZooTampa while the Weather is Cooler | 9:00 AM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Clearwater Sunday Speakers Toastmasters Club | 9:30 AM |
| There’s A Book For That: Self-Improvement Book Club | Weekly meeting | 10:00 AM |
| The Art Of Photography – Tampa/Gulf Coast Chapter | SUN 11/20 at 10 AM FREE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | 10:00 AM |
| Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group | CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH AT ROSEMARY & THYME | 10:00 AM |
| Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | Games at Descent Into Gaming | 12:00 PM |
| Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) | Weekend Game Day | 1:00 PM |
| Beginners Guide to D & D (Tampa Bay area) | D&D Adventurers League | 1:00 PM |
| Software Engineers IRL | Why doesn’t this stupid tutorial/project/etc work? | 1:00 PM |
| Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup | Virtual Event: 3D Design with Adobe Dimension – Level 1 | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Advanced Laser Cutter Skills (Members Only) | 2:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | D&D Adventurers League | 2:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM |
| Geekocracy! | Game Day at Southern Brewing | 2:00 PM |
| Toastmasters, Division D | Weekend Toastmasters | 3:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | Rifts | 5:00 PM |
| Spellbound Bookstore Events | Read Like Reese Book Club: Our Missing Hearts | 5:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | A Duck Presents NB Movie Night | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Forex, Crypto & Futures (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Stocks – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Crypto, Forex & Futures (Online) | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Cryptos, Forex & Futures (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Solana – Tampa | Office Hours | 8:00 PM |
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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