Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 28 through Sunday, November 3, 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
Please note: Before you attend events for the next couple of weeks, check with the organizers to make sure that they haven’t been cancelled or postponed due to Hurricane Milton and the damage it left in its wake.
This week’s events
Monday, October 28
Tuesday, October 29
Wednesday, October 30
Thursday, October 31
Friday, November 1
| 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 |
Tampa Nerd Con
Banquet Masters |
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! |
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM to Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT |
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online |
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay |
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT |
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – November 2024
Online |
West Orlando WordPress Meetup |
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT |
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlister’s Deli |
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club |
Tampa Gaming Guild |
5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
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 |
✨ Developing a Snake Game in Javascript Nov 1st, 2024, 7-8.30 PM EST
Online |
Orlando Unity Developers Group |
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
Disco of the Dead (Spooky Karaoke & Singalongs! @ Spookeasy Ybor!)
SpookEasy Lounge |
Nerdbrew Events |
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM to Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00 AM EDT |
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa |
Nerdbrew Events |
7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT |
Tsudoi
Tsaocaa Tampa 朝茶 |
Tampa Japanese Meetup |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
“The Practicing Stoic” – Ward Farnsworth; Chapter 1 – Judgment
Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee |
Tampa Stoics |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT |
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge |
Indica Cafe Events |
Friday, November 1, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT |
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Saturday, November 2
Sunday, November 3
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
The Society of Entrepreneurial Women, Fall 2024 Retreat!!
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate |
The Society of Entrepreneurial Women |
Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM to Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST |
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail |
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group |
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST |
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting
MakerSpace Clearwater |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group |
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST |
Laser engraver -cutter basics
MakerSpace Clearwater |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group |
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST |
Board Game Day in Sarasota
Bee Ridge Road |
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton |
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST |
Modern Board Games and Social
Dented Keg Ale Works |
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers |
1:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST |
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center |
Tampa Gaming Guild |
1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
T-Shirts and Caps printing
MakerSpace Clearwater |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group |
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST |
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market |
Chess Republic |
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST |
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 EST |
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club – “EMILIA PÉREZ” – Nov 3, 2024, 2:00PM
Green Light Cinema |
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club |
2:00 PM to 4:00 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, November 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, November 17, 2024 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
