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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, January 8, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the first week of 2024 — Monday, January 8 through Sunday, January 14, 2024!

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Monday, January 8

Event name and localeGroupTime
WWCode Days of Code Challenge: An Ongoing Online Coding EventWomen Who Code Tampa11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8
Networking at Ford’s GarageTampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8
In person at Fords Garage St PeteYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals LunchTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 8
Networking at Cafe’ DelanieTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8
Business Networking MeetingChristian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’sTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seatProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 8
How Do You Find Product-Market Fit for Your StartupTampa Startup Founder 1011:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Let’s play SpadesOrlando Spades Meetup Group5:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
SBDC Hillsborough County: Business Plan Six Week SeriesSuncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698Toastmasters District 486:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Future Home Buyers & Sellers – Open Bar @ The Bier BoutiqueThe Pinellas County Young “Professionals”6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Monday Feast & Game NightTampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
MTG: Commander NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!Toastmasters District 486:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game ShowGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Introverts at AMC Screen UnseenO-Town Introverts6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Monday Night One-Shot RPG: Beatniks from Planet X!St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Board Game Night at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
First Book Club Meeting of 2024 !!!!Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photosSchool is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
DigiMondaysSunshine Games7:30PM – Monday, Jan. 8
Weekly MeetupBeginning Web Development8:00PM – Monday, Jan. 8
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Tuesday, January 9

Event name and localeGroupTime
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening TournamentSunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486Toastmasters District 487:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Grow Your Business: SBA ProgramsSuncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup9:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass TavernBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All WelcomeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Networking at Glory Days GrillTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New TampaWesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Networking at AppleBee’s St. PeteTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New TampaPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
The Business Alliance ClubThe Business Alliance11:45AM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking12:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!Clearwater Business Networking12:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic MindsetTech Success Network1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic MindsetFront End Creatives1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic MindsetCareer Success Academy1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Be the CEO of Your Career & Job Search with a Strategic MindsetTampa Cybersecurity Training1:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Impuestos EmpresarialesSuncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup3:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Large Language Mates: A fun guide on how NOT to let your AI take over the worldData, Cloud and AI in Tampa4:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Embrace the Unknown: Adventure with Mason GravelyEntrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education5:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Weekly Open Make NightTampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Hobby NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Tuesday Chess MeetupCasselberry Kid-Friendly Chess Meetup6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Authors Anonymous – Writing GroupAuthors Anonymous – Writing Group6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest!Tampa eMarketing Groups6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!!Florida Podcasters Association6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
YEA Young Entrepreneur Meetup! Seminar & NetworkingYoung Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Loner Seekers Euchre – TampaLoner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!Pinellas Writers Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
The Sarasota Creative WritersThe Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Woodshop Safety (Members Only)Tampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome 👍🐛Dunedin Toastmasters 21667:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Pizza PythonThe Orlando Python User Group7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
DevOps Dinner 2024 – Alehouse in Colonial PlazaOrlando DevOps7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Trivia Night with Trivia NationTrivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young AdultsSt. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game ShowGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
D&D Adventurers League at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and SoftwareFlorida Center for Creative Photography7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Let’s Meetup and Discuss “The Immortalists” by Chloe BenjaminCentral Florida Books and Brews7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on ZoomShut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45PM – Tuesday, Jan. 9
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Wednesday, January 10

Event name and localeGroupTime
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All WeclcomeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Tampa Highrisers ToastmastersToastmasters District 487:45AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Implementing Ethical AI and Privacy with an Integrated Governance ProgramData, Cloud and AI in Tampa8:00AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Creating Your Marketing Budget and Content for 2024Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Networking at Glory Days Grill!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love CoffeeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Networking at Just Love Coffee!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking LunchTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN usProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info SessionTech Success Network12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info SessionFront End Creatives12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info SessionCareer Success Academy12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info SessionTampa Cybersecurity Training12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Virtual Synapse Volunteer Info SessionTECHnically Volunteers of Tampa Bay12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Web Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty DegreesWeb Design And SEO/SEM Three Sixty Degrees12:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Founder Showcase: Pre-Seed Startup Pitch & Networking Event (Online Conference)Tampa Startup Founder 1011:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Apex Systems – Business Analysis on SteroidsIIBA Tampa Bay1:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Christian Small Business Owners NetworkingChristian Small Business Owners → Education + Networking1:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion MeetupLady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media MarketingNetwork After Work Tampa – Networking Events3:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
SwanCitySec MeetupCentral Florida CitySec5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Wednesday Night GamingBrandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Playing Games in the AlleyThe Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Wine Down Wednesday at Stonewood Grill in BrandonFun with Friends in Tampa Bay5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meetingBay Pines Toastmasters5:15PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim SumTampa Game Nights5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Wednesday Board Game NightTampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Whiskey Tech WednesdaysDefcon8136:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Oh My!Tampa Devs6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Board Game NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot WednesdaysClermont Nerd Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Board Game Night at Deadwords BrewingBrews N Board Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Virtual Workshop/Working Meeting: Website Help Night for NonprofitsTech4Good Tampa6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly MeetupTampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Game Night!Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique GroupTampa Writers Alliance6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Castaways Euchre ClubCastaways Euchre Club6:50PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
How To Get Paid To Review Amazon Products – Amazon Influencer ProgramTampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and OnlineToastmasters District 487:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & CommunityTampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Call for presentersBroward Drupal Users Group7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
MakerFX Embrilliance Study GroupMakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG StoryUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords BrewingAdventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Books & Banter: The Woman in Me by Britney SpearsLibrary Book Clubs – OCLS7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
New Beginnings & Old RivalriesCentral Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Communication – Personal and Professional GrowthMake Contacts Meet People and Communicate7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional SuccessProfessionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
The Short Attention Span Storytelling HourWriters of Central Florida or Thereabouts7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Code challenge Monthly coding sessionOrlando Lady Developers Meetup8:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 10
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Thursday, January 11

Event name and localeGroupTime
Clearwater Professional Networking LunchBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a giftYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your businessTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking LunchWesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN PersonProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Sarasota Speakers Exchange ToastmastersToastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Commander Open Play Night at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Gulfport Scrabble and SocialGulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Pathfinder SocietyCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Central Florida Board Gaming at The CollectiveOrlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Live streaming production and talentLive streaming production and talent7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study GroupIIBA Tampa Bay7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
One Piece ThursdaysSunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Yu-Gi-Oh TournamentBalance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders PizzaGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Dungeons and Dragons with DonavanUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals NetworkingPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKINGTampa Bay Networking and Events8:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
🌟3 Steps to Boost Your Visibility & Sales without Fear Shame or JudgementVisionary Women Entrepreneurs – Elevate Your Success10:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Onboarding Acceleration – A Hyperledger JourneyHyperledger Tampa12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
2023 Lunch n’Learn – End to End Machine Learning ChallengeOrlando Machine Learning and Data Science12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
January Silent Book ClubEnglewood Silent Book club1:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Implementing Ethical AI and Privacy with an Integrated Governance ProgramData, Cloud and AI in Tampa3:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Vue Testing with CypressVue.js Tampa Bay6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
The Manifesting Agilist: Release and Renew – 2024 Vision BoardTampa Bay Women in Agile6:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)Tampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Generative AI ArtMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Operations Automation Office HoursTampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
How to Get Rid of Unwanted Thoughts and EmotionsCommunication Skills for Career Advancement Group7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Book Discussion: Lessons in ChemistrySarasota Books & Brews7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
Weekly HacksHacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group8:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 11
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Friday, January 12

Event name and localeGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skillsWinter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black ProfessionalsPinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOMEYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 12
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business NetworkingNetwork & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Business over Breakfast ClearwaterTampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Networking over breakfastTampa Bay Networking and Events9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family RestaurantProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Online Networking with Brandon Biz ProsBrandon Biz Pros9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build ConfidenceChristian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm togetherMs. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Friday Business Introductions TampaTampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All WelcomeTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
International Networking Westshore McAlisters DeliTampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters WestshoreProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMANDBrandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Board Game Night!Clermont Nerd Games5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Friday Board Game NightTampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG NightNerdbrew Events6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
MTG: Commander FNMCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social NightNerd Night Out6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
GROWTH MINDSETSelf-Perfected Orlando6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Dirty Dancersizing ClassBusiness Networking and Other Events7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
PVP Boardgame ShowdownUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Friday Pokemon TournamentSunshine Games7:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Weekly MeetupPlant City Web Development Group8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Regular weekly meetupPlant City Marketing Group8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Friday night game nightIndica Cafe Events9:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee OrlandoAgile Orlando7:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Focused conversation for documentarians: How we share our expertiseWrite the Docs Florida8:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Local Stories Live! Hillsborough CountySuncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 12
WINTER PARK: Join us for outrageous connection, growth and networking too!Powerful Women Networking11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 12
Let’s meet at The Wellborn!Orlando Women Connect6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Shut Up & Write!® GulfportShut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg6:30PM – Friday, Jan. 12
MakerFX Maskerspace Laser GuildMakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
Join our Facebook group!The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 12
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Saturday, January 13

Event name and localeGroupTime
Yu-Gi-Oh TournamentBalance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.Central Florida Philosophy Meetup7:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, TampaChess Republic9:30AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Coffee, Board Games, & ScrabbleUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Weekly WorkshopPinellas Community Code Workshop12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Winning The Week – 1st MeetWinning The Week12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
FREE Fab Lab OrientationSuncoast Makers1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream PreviewOrlando New Entrepreneurship Connections1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Community Hang-out NightNerdbrew Events6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening TournamentSunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
🌐 SAT 1/13 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAMThe Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Founders Event | January 13 & 14, 2024Bitcoin Ben Crypto Club Meetup’s10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Geeks Hike Alafia River State Park, After LunchGeekocracy!11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Bravo Group Campaign ContinuesOviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Annual Squid Games 😝Gen Geek12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
RPG: Coyote & Crow, a Native American Sci-Fi AdventureMeeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
From Zero to 7-Figures: How I Would Do It Again from Zero on Amazon in 18 MonthsTampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP: Create 2+ Ideal Action Plans to Achieve Your Goals!Beast Mode Networking Orlando1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Strategy Board Games – January!Babcock Ranch Board Games1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
NNO Book Club: A Prayer for the Crown-ShyNerd Night Out1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Street Photography @ Ybor (Free)Tampa Bay Photo Walks1:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only)Tampa Hackerspace2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Singles Mixer & E-bike TourThe Pinellas County Young “Professionals”2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 1)Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PMSeminole Isle Monthly Board Games 2nd Saturday Evening Group4:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and ABitcoin Orlando4:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth CampaignMeeple Movers Gaming Group5:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Outback SteakhouseInformation Technology Orlando Group6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and PotluckTampa Hackerspace6:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 13
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Sunday, January 14

Event name and localeGroupTime
Warhammer 40KClermont Nerd Games11:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Venice Strategy Board GamersBoard Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in YborChess Republic2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
D&D Adventurers LeagueCritical Hit Games2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Sunday Pokemon LeagueSunshine Games4:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Sunday Game DayDrunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)4:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Lankhmar: City of AdventureBrandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!Nerdbrew Events7:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
A Duck Presents NB Movie NightNerd Night Out7:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!Nerd Night Out9:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Veterans Memorial ParkSuncoast Drone Club9:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14
🌐 SUN 1/14 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAMThe Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta KeySuncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group10:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Intro to SewingMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Mutant Crawl Classics RPG 1-shot with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Brunch at World of Beer (Sunday Funday)Fun with Friends in Tampa Bay12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Writing Meet-Up: New Year, New Words – Let’s Get to Work!Prose Society Writers Group12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Monthly Gaming at the Deltona LibraryBoard Gamers of West Volusia12:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
3D designingMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDSBrandon Boardgamers1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Join us for the Windows Special Interest GroupCentral Florida Computer Society1:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
3D Printing basicsMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Keys From the Golden Vault (tier 2, lvl 8 preferred)Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
3D printingMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group3:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Neotopia Demo with RickUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup3:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
LectureThe Guild of Independent Game Developers5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around UsFlorida Center for Creative Photography5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 14
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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
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, January 1, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the first week of 2024 — Monday, January 1 through Sunday, January 7, 2024!

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This week’s events

Monday, January 1

Event name and localeGroupTime
In person at Fords Garage St PeteYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Networking at Ford’s GarageTampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals LunchTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Networking at Cafe’ DelanieTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 1
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seatProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Monday, Jan. 1
Intro to Unreal EngineTampa Bay Community Network – Media Center4:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Monday Feast & Game NightTampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy NeedsTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698Toastmasters District 486:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
MTG: Commander NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!Toastmasters District 486:30PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game ShowGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Board Game Night at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photosSchool is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00PM – Monday, Jan. 1
DigiMondaysSunshine Games7:30PM – Monday, Jan. 1
New Year’s Day Bowling Night! Pin Chasers► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group8:40PM – Monday, Jan. 1
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Tuesday, January 2

Event name and localeGroupTime
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486Toastmasters District 487:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass TavernBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All WelcomeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referralTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 SheldonProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New TampaPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New TampaWesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Networking at Glory Days GrillTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Networking at AppleBee’s St. PeteTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
SWAT Networking Sarasota LuncheonSWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together11:30AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
The Business Alliance ClubThe Business Alliance11:45AM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking12:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Weekly Open Make NightTampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Magic: The Gathering Night at FelicitousTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 2Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Hobby NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family RestaurantFlorida Center for Creative Photography6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
📸 An Introduction To Portrait Shoots For Photographers – Techniques & Tips 📸Beginner, Hobby & Amateur Photographers Of Orlando6:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in FlutterGDG Tampa Bay6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Loner Seekers Euchre – TampaLoner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!Pinellas Writers Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Intermediate/Advanc­ed Spanish ConversationThe Spanish Language and Culture Group7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
D&D Adventurers League at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)Dunedin Toastmasters 21667:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing BasicsMakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Trivia Night with Trivia NationTrivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game ShowGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young AdultsSt. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on ZoomShut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45PM – Tuesday, Jan. 2
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Wednesday, January 3

Event name and localeGroupTime
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All WeclcomeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking BreakfastProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Tampa Highrisers ToastmastersToastmasters District 487:45AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking Meeting- WeeklyNorth Venice Business Referral Networking Meetup Group8:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FLProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:15AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking at Glory Days Grill!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking LunchTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN usProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Networking at Just Love Coffee!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love CoffeeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Business Networking LunchBradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Play board/card games and make friends.Daytime Board and Card Games2:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion MeetupLady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Wednesday Night GamingBrandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meetingBay Pines Toastmasters5:15PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim SumTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Wednesday Board Game NightTampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Casual Commander WednesdaysSunshine Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Critical Hit Games: Board Game NightThe Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Board Game NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot WednesdaysClermont Nerd Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Gaming Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Board Game Night at Deadwords BrewingBrews N Board Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Monthly Meeting: Kick Off the Year with SMART Writing GoalsProse Society Writers Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Galen Gareis/Iconoclast on Cables & CordsSuncoast Audiophile Society6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Shut Up & Write!® [Tampa / Armature Works] – IN PERSONShut Up & Write!® Tampa6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Advance Resin 3D PrintingMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Blockchain Investors and EnthusiastsBlockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Bitcoin Genesis Block Day 2024Orlando Bitcoiners6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Game Night!Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
The Last House on Needless St -finalThe Weirder Things Book Club6:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Castaways Euchre ClubCastaways Euchre Club6:50PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Global Tarot Circle on YouTube LiveTampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and OnlineToastmasters District 487:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Magic Pioneer EventSunshine Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
[In-Person] BITCOIN GENESIS DAY CELEBRATION!Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us.Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords BrewingAdventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
New Beginnings & Old RivalriesCentral Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
How to Express Yourself and Connect with PeopleProfessionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Communication – The Key to ConnectMake Contacts Meet People and Communicate7:00PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress WeeklySunshine Games7:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch!Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30PM – Wednesday, Jan. 3
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Banner ad: CIVO, the cloud native service provider. Blazing fast Kubernetes cluster launch times in under 90s. Simplify development and reduce infrastructure costs. From just $5 a month, with $250 free credit to get started.
Civo doesn’t just throw amazing conferences here in Tampa Bay,
they’re also a great, developer-friendly cloud-native service provider!
Find out more.

Thursday, January 4

Event name and localeGroupTime
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals NetworkingPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals NetworkingPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKINGTampa Bay Networking and Events8:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur RoundtablesEntrepreneur Round Table8:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Clearwater Professional Networking LunchBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a giftYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your businessTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking LunchWesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN PersonProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Thursday, Jan. 4
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUpDowntown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp12:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Sarasota Speakers Exchange ToastmastersToastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Commander Open Play Night at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Gulfport Scrabble and SocialGulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 1: SwingsFlorida Center for Creative Photography5:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Extending UiPath RPA Processes with JavaTampa Java User Group6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at doorTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pmYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
After Hours Mixer Romi’s Tacos! All Welcome $10 cashTampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
1st ed. AD&D Campaign.Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Romi’s Tacos New LocationTampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Business Networking Mixer 1st Thursday ~ JOIN us!Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Pathfinder SocietyCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass DistrictSunshine Social Deduction Gaming6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Central Florida Board Gaming at The CollectiveOrlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Writing MeetupTampa Free Writing Group6:30PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!Tampa Bay Drupal User Group7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)Tampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Live streaming production and talentLive streaming production and talent7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
[RESCHEDULED] Bitcoin Bay Year in ReviewTampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study GroupIIBA Tampa Bay7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Operations Automation Office HoursTampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
One Piece ThursdaysSunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
FABulous ThursdaysSunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of ColorBusiness Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders PizzaGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Dungeons and Dragons with DonavanUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Country line @3 daughtersGen Geek7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
January – A Thousand Splendid SunsBooks & Brews!7:00PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
Sip & share at Kava CultureTampa Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup Group7:45PM – Thursday, Jan. 4
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Friday, January 5

Event name and localeGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skillsWinter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build ConfidenceChristian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – January 2024West Orlando WordPress Meetup10:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
TsudoiTampa Japanese Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts GuildMakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Tabletop: Friday Board Game NightOviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black ProfessionalsPinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOMEYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 5
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business NetworkingNetwork & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Networking over breakfastTampa Bay Networking and Events9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Business over Breakfast ClearwaterTampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family RestaurantProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Online Networking with Brandon Biz ProsBrandon Biz Pros9:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm togetherMs. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters WestshoreProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All WelcomeTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday Business Introductions TampaTampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Networking Westshore McAlisters DeliTampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Jan. 5
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMANDBrandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Board Game Night!Clermont Nerd Games5:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday Board Game NightTampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG NightNerdbrew Events6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social NightNerd Night Out6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
MTG: Commander FNMCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
GROWTH MINDSETSelf-Perfected Orlando6:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Modern FNMSunshine Games7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Dirty Dancersizing ClassBusiness Networking and Other Events7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
PVP Boardgame ShowdownUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday Pokemon TournamentSunshine Games7:30PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Weekly MeetupPlant City Web Development Group8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Regular weekly meetupPlant City Marketing Group8:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
Friday night game nightIndica Cafe Events9:00PM – Friday, Jan. 5
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30PM – Friday, Jan. 5
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Saturday, January 6

Event name and localeGroupTime
Become an FCCP Supporter Plus & Access 100+ Hours of Educational VideosFlorida Center for Creative Photography7:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Landscape and Wildlife Photography – Anderson Blvd. – 8am – 2 HoursTampa Photography Group8:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Monthly In Person Group Meeting – All Writers Welcome!Pinellas Writers Group9:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Weekly WorkshopPinellas Community Code Workshop12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Meet & Greet 1Dropshipping Entrepeneurs of Tampa Bay12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Street Photography @ Downtown Tampa (Free)Tampa Bay Photo Walks1:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Singles Mixer & E-bike TourThe Pinellas County Young “Professionals”2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Game Day: First Saturday of Every MonthIndienomicon2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
The Covenant of Water Book DiscussionTampa Bay Book Club2:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Outside the Binary Boardgame MeetupCritical Hit Games3:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!3:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Exploring Shadows: Discussing ‘Blood Meridian’ by Cormac McCarthyErudite Epics Symposium3:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Marvel Champions Campaign at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Gaming Group5:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
IN-PERSON: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Book 6)Orlando Stoics5:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 3 – DM MikeOrlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Outback SteakhouseInformation Technology Orlando Group6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Golf Group – RPG One-ShotsOviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)6:30PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.Central Florida Philosophy Meetup7:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Saturday Morning Mindfulness and Spirit WalkLiving Metaphysical9:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, TampaChess Republic9:30AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Coffee, Board Games, & ScrabbleUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup10:00AM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Winning The Week – 1st MeetWinning The Week12:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream PreviewOrlando New Entrepreneurship Connections1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
FREE Fab Lab OrientationSuncoast Makers1:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Community Hang-out NightNerdbrew Events6:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening TournamentSunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Yu-Gi-Oh TournamentBalance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!Nerd Night Out7:00PM – Saturday, Jan. 6
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Sunday, January 7

Event name and localeGroupTime
Dunedin CausewaySuncoast Drone Club9:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 7
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH AT ROSEMARY & THYMESuncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group10:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Plotter CriCut vinyl cuttingMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only)Tampa Hackerspace1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday GamingTampa Gaming Guild1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Eat, Drink, Discuss!!Riverview Intellectual Discussions Meetup Group1:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
T-Shirts and Caps printingMakerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
D&D Adventures with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Adult Game Night at Conworlds EmporiumTarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup4:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Women’s Basketball 🏀Women’s Basketball5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
RPG One-Shot, A continuing adventure in the setting of Symbaroum.St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)Tampa Hackerspace5:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
February West Volusia Networking SocialVolusia Young Professionals Group (covers East and West)6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
FIELD TRIP: City of Orlando MLK MarchOrlando Stoics6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Warhammer 40KClermont Nerd Games11:00AM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Venice Strategy Board GamersBoard Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in YborChess Republic2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
D&D Adventurers LeagueCritical Hit Games2:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday Game DayDrunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)3:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Sunday Pokemon LeagueSunshine Games4:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Lankhmar: City of AdventureBrandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Gospel Karaoke and Bible StudyIndica Cafe Events6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
Open Game NightUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
A Duck Presents NB Movie NightNerd Night Out7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 31
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!Nerdbrew Events7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 31
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!Nerd Night Out9:30PM – Sunday, Jan. 7
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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
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, December 25, 2023)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the very last week of the year — Monday, December 25 through Sunday, December 31, 2023!

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This week’s events

Keep in mind that a lot of Meetup organizers schedule their events on “autopilot” for the same time each month and may not have accounted for the holidays. Double-check with event organizers that an event is actually taking place before attending!

Monday, December 25

Event name and localeGroupTime
Merry Christmas!Gen Geek12:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
In person at Fords Garage St PeteYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Networking at Ford’s GarageTampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals LunchTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Networking at Cafe’ DelanieTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’sTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’sProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 25
Bathrobe Pajama Christmas @ The Drunken TacoThe Pinellas County Young “Professionals”1:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Holiday & Human Light GatheringSuncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group1:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Intro to Unreal EngineTampa Bay Community Network – Media Center4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Monday Feast & Game NightTampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy NeedsTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698Toastmasters District 486:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
MTG: Commander NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS North Port ToastmastersToastmasters District 486:30PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game ShowGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Board Game Night at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photosSchool is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
ONLINE: Monday Meeting is SKIPPEDOrlando Stoics7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 25
DigiMondaysSunshine Games7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 25
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Tuesday, December 26

Event name and localeGroupTime
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening TournamentSunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486Toastmasters District 487:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass TavernBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All WelcomeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referralTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 SheldonProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New TampaPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New TampaWesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Networking at Glory Days GrillTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Networking at AppleBee’s St. PeteTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
The Business Alliance ClubThe Business Alliance11:45AM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Weekly Open Make NightTampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Magic: The Gathering Night at FelicitousTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
🕺 Zumba in the Park Tuesday in TampaTampa Bay Fitness (tennis, pickleball, volleyball, yoga etc)6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 2Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Hobby NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Holiday Special Viewing PartySarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Loner Seekers Euchre – TampaLoner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!Pinellas Writers Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
The Sarasota Creative WritersThe Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
D&D Adventurers League at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)Central Florida Computer Society7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Trivia Night with Trivia NationTrivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young AdultsSt. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game ShowGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and SoftwareFlorida Center for Creative Photography7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on ZoomShut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 26
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Wednesday, December 27

Event name and localeGroupTime
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All WeclcomeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Tampa Highrisers ToastmastersToastmasters District 487:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FLProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:15AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Networking at Glory Days Grill!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking LunchTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN usProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Networking at Just Love Coffee!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love CoffeeYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Business Networking LunchBradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Lunch Hour MeetupSarasota Web Development Meetup Group12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee CornerHeart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando12:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Email Marketing 101Email Marketing For Success1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Starbucks meetup for Christians age 18-30Business meetup for Christians2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion MeetupLady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Playing Games in the AlleyThe Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wednesday Night GamingBrandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meetingBay Pines Toastmasters5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim SumTampa Game Nights5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wednesday Board Game NightTampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim SumTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Casual Commander WednesdaysSunshine Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot WednesdaysClermont Nerd Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game CafeMeeple Movers Gaming Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOMSuncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Board Game Night at Deadwords BrewingBrews N Board Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Shut Up & Write!® [Tampa / Armature Works] – IN PERSONShut Up & Write!® Tampa6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Weekly Wednesday Qigong [online class]Tampa Qigong and Daoist Meditation6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Game Night!Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique GroupTampa Writers Alliance6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
3D Printing Orientation: Models and SlicersTampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and OnlineToastmasters District 487:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Book Club: The House in the Cerulean SeaGeekocracy!7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Magic Pioneer EventSunshine Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
MakerFX Monthly Membership MeetingMakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
CitrusSec MeetupCentral Florida CitySec7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Castaways Euchre ClubCastaways Euchre Club7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG StoryUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords BrewingAdventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
New Beginnings & Old RivalriesCentral Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress WeeklySunshine Games7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 27
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Thursday, December 28

Event name and localeGroupTime
Yu-Gi-Oh TournamentBalance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals NetworkingPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals NetworkingPasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfastProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Tampa Geek BreakfastEmerging Tech Leaders Tampa Bay8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKINGTampa Bay Networking and Events8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Clearwater Professional Networking LunchBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a giftYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your businessTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking LunchWesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN PersonProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business ReferralsNetwork Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Sarasota Speakers Exchange ToastmastersToastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Commander Open Play Night at Armada GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple MoversMeeple Movers Gaming Group2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Gulfport Scrabble and SocialGulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
1st ed. AD&D Campaign.Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Warhammer NightCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Central Florida Board Gaming at The CollectiveOrlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
2023 Photo Walk: Holiday Lights at the FL Botanical GardensOur Photo Tribe Workshops6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
“Baby Girl” by Sheree L GreerKitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry GroupTampa Writers Alliance6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
WordPress – NO MEETING IN DECEMBERTampa Bay Technology Center7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only)Tampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Live streaming production and talentLive streaming production and talent7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Predicting a New Year Members-only Livestream on YouTubeTampa Bay Area Tarot Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Bitcoin Bay Year in ReviewTampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Operations Automation Office HoursTampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
One Piece ThursdaysSunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
FABulous ThursdaysSunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
WordPress – NO MEETING IN DECEMBERWordPress Clearwater FL7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders PizzaGame Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Dungeons and Dragons with DonavanUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
Weekly HacksHacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group8:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 28
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Friday, December 29

Event name and localeGroupTime
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black ProfessionalsPinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOMEYoung Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business NetworkingNetwork & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Networking over breakfastTampa Bay Networking and Events9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Business over Breakfast ClearwaterTampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family RestaurantProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Online Networking with Brandon Biz ProsBrandon Biz Pros9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm togetherMs. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayBusiness Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters WestshoreProfessional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All WelcomeTampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Business Introductions TampaTampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking Westshore McAlisters DeliTampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking MeetingTampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMANDBrandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Board Game Night!Clermont Nerd Games5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Board Game NightTampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG NightNerdbrew Events6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social NightNerd Night Out6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
MTG: Commander FNMCritical Hit Games6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
GROWTH MINDSETSelf-Perfected Orlando6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Modern FNMSunshine Games7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Dirty Dancersizing ClassBusiness Networking and Other Events7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
PVP Boardgame ShowdownUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Pokemon TournamentSunshine Games7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Weekly MeetupPlant City Web Development Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Regular weekly meetupPlant City Marketing Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday night game nightIndica Cafe Events9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every FridayTampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build ConfidenceChristian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 29
RANDOM EUCHRE TOURNAMENTCastaways Euchre Club6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 29
New Year’s Weekend Silent Disco at the Salty NunGeekocracy!7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 29
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Saturday, December 30

Event name and localeGroupTime
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.Central Florida Philosophy Meetup7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, TampaChess Republic9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Coffee, Board Games, & ScrabbleUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Winning The Week – 1st MeetWinning The Week12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream PreviewOrlando New Entrepreneurship Connections1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
FREE Fab Lab OrientationSuncoast Makers1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Community Hang-out NightNerdbrew Events6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening TournamentSunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
SHARKS BAR & GRILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA – LARGOAmerica’s TriviAddiction7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh TournamentBalance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!Nerd Night Out7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Humane Society Tampa Bay: Volunteer Event (15 participant cap)20’s & 30’s Tampa Outdoor Adventures8:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 30
The Color PurpleChan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Bravo Group Campaign ContinuesOviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Tampa Blue Hour/Night PhotowalkNight & Long Exposure Photography5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth CampaignMeeple Movers Gaming Group5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Goodbye 2023 Game NightNew Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
Overnight Board Game session – December 30thTarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup8:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 30
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Sunday, December 31

Event name and localeGroupTime
Warhammer 40KClermont Nerd Games11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Venice Strategy Board GamersBoard Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in YborChess Republic2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit GamesTampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Pokemon LeagueSunshine Games4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Lankhmar: City of AdventureBrandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Open Game NightUnlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
A Duck Presents NB Movie NightNerd Night Out7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!Nerdbrew Events7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!Nerd Night Out9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCHSuncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 31
Sunday Game DayDrunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)4:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
Alphabet Soup 2023 | Finding Letters in the World Around UsFlorida Center for Creative Photography5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
Store Closing EarlyCritical Hit Games7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
New Years Lights FestGen Geek8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 31
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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
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, December 18, 2023)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 18 through Sunday, December 24, 2023.

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This week’s events

Keep in mind that this is the week leading up to Christmas! A lot of Meetup organizers schedule their events on “autopilot” for the same time each month and may not have accounted for the holidays. Double-check with event organizers that an event is actually taking place before attending!

Monday, December 18

Event name and localeGroupTime
Networking at Ford’s Garage
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 18
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Business Networking Meeting
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 18
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist
Tampa Startup Founder 1011:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Intro to Unreal Engine
Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
2nd Annual Orlandopreneur Holiday Happy Hour
Orlandopreneur5:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monthly N. Pinellas TBCor Humanist Social Dinner
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Toastmasters District 486:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480
Toastmasters Divisions C & D6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monday Feast & Game Night
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Rising Sun – with Daimyo Box!
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Uplifting: “I Am the Messenger” by Markus Zuzak
Books & Banter (traveling bookclub)6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Toastmasters District 486:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Learn the Basics of Python Programming from an Industry Expert 📊
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262
Toastmasters Division E7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731
Toastmasters Division G7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club
Library Book Clubs – OCLS7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
ONLINE: Stoic Open Mic
Orlando Stoics7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Polar Bear Swim, FL-style, in 80°F water: Olympic-size pool in Tampa!
► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Spookeasy Lounge – Black Christmas & Silent Night, Deadly Night!!!
Horror Fan Fun Time Gang7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Seminole Heights Social
Defcon8138:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
Weekly Meetup
Beginning Web Development8:00PM – Monday, Dec. 18
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Tuesday, December 19

Event name and localeGroupTime
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Toastmasters District 487:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
v-Lean Coffee
Tampa Bay Agile7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Networking at Glory Days Grill
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
The Business Alliance Club
The Business Alliance11:45AM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Event Changed – New AWS re:Invent Roadsnow
Tampa Bay AWS User Group2:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Six Figures Blueprint
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events3:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
2023 “Last Supper” End-of-Year Stoic Dinner Meeting
Tampa Stoics5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tampa Bay Tech Leaders Year-End Celebration
Masterminds Tampa Bay6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Let’s Learn to Turn Ornaments!
Tampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Weekly Open Make Night
Tampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
TBSSUG Monthly Meeting
Tampa Bay SQL Server User Group (TBSSUG)6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tampa Bay Tech Leaders Year-End Celebration
Masterminds Tampa Bay Area6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 2
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
December 2023 Saint Petersburg Book Club
Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!
Pinellas Writers Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Weekday Writing Get Down
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
[Hybrid] Presentation Karaoke 2023
DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
The basics of Data Analytics 📈
Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
Florida Center for Creative Photography7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Yule Be Celebrating With An American Beauty Potluck Party!
Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 19
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Wednesday, December 20

Event name and localeGroupTime
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR!
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Toastmasters District 487:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Career Transition & Job Seeker Virtual Networking & Support Meeting
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals9:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Safety Harbor Waterfront Park
Suncoast Drone Club9:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Networking at Glory Days Grill!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Business Networking Lunch
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Holiday Matsuri 2023
All For Nerds12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
How To Generate Clients From LinkedIn in 2024
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Wednesday Night Gaming/Holiday Party
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Tampa Game Nights5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Wednesday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Placeholder: Student Trip Meeting
Tampa Hackerspace5:45PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Digital DeLand Monthly Meeting
DigitalDeLand6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Clermont Nerd Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
The Woman from Death Row – by Peter Hogenkamp
Mystery and Thriller St Pete Book Club6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing
Brews N Board Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Game Night!
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
The Last House on Needless St -midway
The Weirder Things Book Club6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
CigarCitySec
Defcon8137:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
CigarCitySec Meetup
Central Florida CitySec7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Bitcoin Social
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Castaways Euchre Club
Castaways Euchre Club7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us.
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Communication – Personal and Professional Growth
Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 20
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Civo doesn’t just throw amazing conferences here in Tampa Bay,
they’re also a great, developer-friendly cloud-native service provider!
Find out more.

Thursday, December 21

Event name and localeGroupTime
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING
Tampa Bay Networking and Events8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Entrepreneur Round Table8:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Leads Club Meeting
South Shore Leads Club11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745
Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Holiday Matsuri 2023
All For Nerds12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Gaming Group2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Live, Love & Enjoy Social Hour at Bonefish Grill
Live, Love & Enjoy!4:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Booktok Club
Library Book Clubs – OCLS5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Let’s Learn to Turn Ornaments!
Tampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
The Basics of Web Development
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)
Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District
Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
December Book Club Discussion – Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Sanford Book Club6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Writing Meetup
Tampa Free Writing Group6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Live streaming production and talent
Live streaming production and talent7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Operations Automation Office Hours
Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Gen Geek7:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 21
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Friday, December 22

Online webinar - The Game is On! Jobseekers vs. the ATS - Thrusday, 12/22/2023 at 12:00 p.m. - Kathy Lansford-Powell, Job Search Trainer / Coach. Presented by Computer Coach.

Guest speaker Kathy Lansford-Powell, a trusted job search expert, leads an online seminar covering insider tactics to get past the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and landing your resume in the hands of a person. Find out more and register here.

Event name and localeGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Business over Breakfast Clearwater
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Networking over breakfast
Tampa Bay Networking and Events9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk
Tampa Bay UX Group9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Brandon Biz Pros9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Festive AI Art: Crafting Holiday Treasures with Midjourney&A.I. Creative Compass
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Business Introductions Tampa
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking Meeting
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Professionals Networking Meeting
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 22
The Game is On! Jobseekers vs. the ATS
Tech Success Network12:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Holiday Matsuri 2023
All For Nerds12:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Board Game Night!
Clermont Nerd Games5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
ONLINE Board Game Fridays!
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Commander Night
Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Nerd Night Out6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
GROWTH MINDSET
Self-Perfected Orlando6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg6:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Guild
MakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Dirty Dancersizing Class
Business Networking and Other Events7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
PVP Boardgame Showdown
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
3D Printing Hang Out
3D Printing Orlando7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Christmas Caroling for a Cause
Gen Geek7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Weekly Meetup
Plant City Web Development Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Regular weekly meetup
Plant City Marketing Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Events9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 22
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Saturday, December 23

Event name and localeGroupTime
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Early Bird Ocala
Toastmasters Division G8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Landscape & Nature Photography @ Ft. DeSoto Beach (Free)
Tampa Bay Photo Walks9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Open Fly @ 22nd St Park
Tampa Bay Drone Club10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Pickleball Beginners Class Level 1&2 (9am-Dunedin 11:30am-StPet 2pm-Rowlett)
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”11:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Winning The Week12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Online | VIRTUAL Mastermind Experience: Connecting, Creating & Collaborating
Women’s Prosperity Network | Fort Lauderdale Chapter12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Suncoast Makers1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 3 – DM Mike
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Community Hang-out Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)6:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
SHARKS BAR & GRILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA – LARGO
America’s TriviAddiction7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Nerd Night Out7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
Eat, Drink and be Ugly !
Gen Geek8:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 23
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Sunday, December 24

Event name and localeGroupTime
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Warhammer 40K
Clermont Nerd Games11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Brandon Boardgamers1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor
Chess Republic2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Weekend Toastmasters
Toastmasters Divisions C & D3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sunday Game Day
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)4:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace5:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens!
Tampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Store Closing Early
Critical Hit Games7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Nerdbrew Events7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Nerd Night Out7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
Office Hours
Solana – Tampa8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!
Nerd Night Out9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 24
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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
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, December 11, 2023)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 11 through Sunday, December 17, 2023.

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This week’s events

The big event of the week is the 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup, the meetup of Tampa Bay tech meetups, happening Thursday, December 14th at Embarc Collective from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join Tampa Bay’s tech scene as we get together, mark the end of another year, catch up, and celebrate the growth of “The Other Bay Area!” Find out more and register here.

Monday, December 11

Event name and localeGroupTime
State of the Word Watch Party 2023 (Online)
WordPress Tampa Bay10:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11
State of the Word Watch Party 2023 (Slack)
WordPress Orlando10:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11
Networking at Ford’s Garage
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 11
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11
Business Networking Meeting
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 11
Intro to Unreal Engine
Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters
Toastmasters Division G5:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Toastmasters District 486:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Monday Feast & Game Night
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Ankh Gods of Egypt – with Tomb of Wonders
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Toastmasters District 486:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Orlando DevOps Holiday Social
Orlando DevOps7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 11
Weekly Meetup
Beginning Web Development8:00PM – Monday, Dec. 11
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Tuesday, December 12

Event name and localeGroupTime
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Toastmasters District 487:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Networking at Glory Days Grill
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Don`t repeat my mistakes on your Data road | Gulnar Albushova
Orlando Power BI User Group12:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Holiday Power Happy Hour
Orlando 100k Network Meetup Group5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Weekly Open Make Night
Tampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
The Basics of UX UI Design
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn League Round 1
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest!
Tampa eMarketing Groups6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!!
Florida Podcasters Association6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
YEA Young Entrepreneur Meetup! Seminar & Networking
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Holiday Party 🌴🎅🕎 – Guests Welcome 👍🐛
Dunedin Toastmasters 21666:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
December Book Club Meeting
Oldsmar Reads Between The Lines6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!
Pinellas Writers6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
The Sarasota Creative Writers
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Woodshop Safety (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Special Guest: JIMMY SONG – Meet & Greet Book Signing
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Pizza Python
The Orlando Python User Group7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Lakeland Note Investing Meetup Group
Lakeland Note Investing Group7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
Florida Center for Creative Photography7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Let’s Meetup and Discuss “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Central Florida Books and Brews7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 12
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Wednesday, December 13

On Wednesday evening, Tampa Bay Science Data Group will feature this presentation: Item Response Theory – Using data and models to recognize good questions. Here’s the abstract:

Item response theory is part of the field of psychometrics, concerned with the design and administration of questionnaires and tests. Using models and methods from IRT, we can learn which items or questions give us less information about the latent trait we want to measure (for instance, student subject knowledge). We will briefly go over the basics of a 2-parameter logistic models, generate some synthetic data, fit some models on that data and interpret the results. We’ll also take a look at why some standardized tests aren’t very good at differentiating students of different abilities and the impact this has on predicting student scores using supervised learning.

Find out more and register here.

Event name and localeGroupTime
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Toastmasters District 487:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Technical Meetup Group hosted by IBM – 2023 Accomplishments and 2024 Plan
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa8:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
East Coast Bootstrappers Breakfast®
Bootstrappers Breakfast® – Tampa Bay Area8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
FREE Tele-Class with Nancy Matthews – *WOW* Wednesday
Women’s Prosperity Network | Orlando Chapter9:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Networking at Glory Days Grill!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Business Networking Lunch
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Free Webinar: Is Bing worth your time and energy?
Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Pitch Lounge: Get Feedback on Your 1-Minute Pitch Idea from Startup Experts
Tampa Startup Founder 1011:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Webinar:How Performant Node Infrastructure Drives Enterprise Blockchain Adoption
Hyperledger Tampa1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
The Ultimate 2024 Client Acquisition Marketing Guide
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events3:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
SwanCitySec Meetup
Central Florida CitySec5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Playing Games in the Alley
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Board Gaming – In Person
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Creative Community Meetup at Melrose – A.I. Powered Technologies
Orlando Video & Post Production Meetup5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
DUG- Tampa December Power Meetup – Advanced Networking
DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Tampa Game Nights5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Wednesday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Whiskey Tech Wednesdays
Defcon8136:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Chess Club Every Wednesday
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Clermont Nerd Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Learn to Play Wingspan at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing
Brews N Board Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
TBDSG: Item Response Theory – Using data and models to recognize good questions
Tampa Bay Data Science Group6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Holiday Movies and Specials Trivia
Geekocracy!6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
December Digital Camera Basics – Online
Our Photo Tribe Workshops6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Tampa Writers Alliance6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Call for presenters
Broward Drupal Users Group7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Let’s Talk Design & Animation
Central Florida: Motion Design Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
MakerFX Embrilliance Study Group
MakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Castaways Euchre Club
Castaways Euchre Club7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG Story
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
End of Year Dinner
Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
The Short Attention Span Storytelling Hour
Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Understanding Linux
Women In Linux8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
AWS 2023: re:Invent re:Cap!!!
Florida AWS Security Users Meetup Group8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
Code challenge Monthly coding session
Orlando Lady Developers Meetup8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 13
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Thursday, December 14

The 3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup, happens Thursday! Find out more and register here.

Event name and localeGroupTime
12 Secrets of Professional Humor Writing
Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts6:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING
Tampa Bay Networking and Events8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Learning Tokens @ Hyperledger Besu – 3rd. Session
Hyperledger Tampa11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Leads Club Meeting
South Shore Leads Club11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
The Business Alliance Club
The Business Alliance11:45AM – Thursday, Dec. 14
2023 Lunch n’Learn – End to End Machine Learning Challenge
Orlando Machine Learning and Data Science12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745
Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Soul Yoga
Zen City Brews Events and News12:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Exploring GenAI with watsonx.ai: Unleash the power of foundation models
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Gaming Group2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Technical Meetup Group hosted by IBM – 2023 Accomplishments and 2024 Plan
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa3:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Tech Success Network5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Tampa Devs5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Career Success Academy5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Tampa Bay Apple Coding Meetup5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Tampa Cybersecurity Training5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
End of Year Social
Tampa Bay UX Group5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Front End Creatives5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
3rd Annual End of Year Tech Meetup
Tampa Bay Techies5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
It’s a Holiday Ugly Sweater Party with Young Professionals in Orlando!
Young Professionals in Orlando 5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)
Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
“This is How You Bury Your Ancestors” by Silk Jazmyne Hindus
Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Live streaming production and talent
Live streaming production and talent7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
December Meet-Up (Holiday Party with Computer Coach)
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Holiday Dinner – West Orlando WordPress
West Orlando WordPress Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Orlando Devs Holiday Party
Orlando Developers Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Grandpa Beck Games Demo
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
Weekly Hacks
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group8:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 14
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Friday, December 15

Event name and localeGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Focused conversation: Conference talks (and other ways to show off what we know)
Write the Docs Florida8:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 15
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Business over Breakfast Clearwater
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Networking over breakfast
Tampa Bay Networking and Events9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Brandon Biz Pros9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Virtual Coffee
Project Codex9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Friday Business Introductions Tampa
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
International Professionals Networking Meeting
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
International Professionals Networking Meeting
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
WINTER PARK: Join us for outrageous connection, growth and networking too!
Powerful Women Networking11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 15
Titan Holiday parties 2023 | Clearwater
Amazon Seller Meetup | Clearwater, Florida5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Board Game Night!
Clermont Nerd Games5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Friday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Learn to Play Codenames (a party game) at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Nihongo De Okay
Tampa Japanese Meetup6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Nerd Night Out6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
GROWTH MINDSET
Self-Perfected Orlando6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
MakerFX Makerspace Woodshop Guild
MakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Dirty Dancersizing Class
Business Networking and Other Events7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Karaoke Night at Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
PVP Boardgame Showdown
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
ONLINE: Conversation with William O. Stephens, Ph.D.
Orlando Stoics7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Weekly Meetup
Plant City Web Development Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Regular weekly meetup
Plant City Marketing Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Events9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 15
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30PM – Friday, Dec. 15
Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase
Florida Center for Creative Photography11:59PM – Friday, Dec. 15
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Saturday, December 16

Event name and localeGroupTime
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Early Bird Ocala
Toastmasters Division G8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Bird Photography @ Hillsborough River
Tampa Bay Photo Walks9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Toastmasters Division E9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Chess Republic9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
🌐 SAT 12/16 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Code, Coffee, and Brunch
Orlando DevOps11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Bi-Weekly
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Jane Austen’s Birthday!
The Jane Austen Book Club11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
A Day at the Races . . . Horse Racing at Tampa Bay Downs
Florida Center for Creative Photography11:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Weekly Workshop
Pinellas Community Code Workshop12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Meet & Greet
Dropshipping Entrepeneurs of Tampa Bay12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Table read screenplays
Screenwriters of Tomorrow/Today, Critique Meetup12:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Suncoast Makers1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Board Games!
Babcock Ranch Board Games1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Advanced Laser Cutter Skills (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
NETWORKING SKILLS WORKSHOP: Learn How to Create More Win-Win Outcomes!
Beast Mode Networking Orlando2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT, Part 2
Socrates Cafe – “The unexamined life is not worth living”3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT, Part 2
Orlando Stoics3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Game Project Therapy (Virtual)
Tampa Games Developer Guild4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Game Night at Gamers Guild – Mid December
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!4:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
White Elephant Gift Exchange at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Geeks Go to the Florida Botanical Gardens Christmas Display
Geekocracy!5:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Christmas in the Wild
Gen Geek6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Community Hang-out Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night / Potluck / White Elephant – Holiday Edition
Tampa Hackerspace6:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Critical Hit Games Reverse White Elephant Gift Party
Critical Hit Games7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
Friendmas- All you can Eat KBQ/SUSHI!
Gaming.net8:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 16
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Sunday, December 17

Event name and localeGroupTime
Wild Iris Cafe Breakfast Meet!
Dunedin Professional Meetup8:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Dunedin Causeway
Suncoast Drone Club9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Intro to Star Trails Photography Workshop: 3/3 – Post-Processing Star Trails
Florida Center for Creative Photography9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Indian Shores Library Booksale
Indian Shores Library Read and Feeds9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17
🌐 SUN 12/17 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Members Ken’s Residence on Siesta Key
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group10:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Warhammer 40K
Clermont Nerd Games11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
RPG: Pathfinder Extinction Curse Bk2 “Legacy of the Lost God”
Meeple Movers Gaming Group12:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Gaming Guild1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Family Open Make Day
Tampa Hackerspace2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor
Chess Republic2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Keys From the Golden Vault (tier 2, lvl 8 preferred)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club – “Falling Leaves” – Dec 17 2023, 03:00 PM
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
iNugGits Launch Party
Intro to Robotics iNugGits STEM Academy3:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
IN-PERSON: A Walking Meditation – Causeway Trail
Tampa Stoics4:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Resched: Downtown Tampa Winter Village and Riverwalk! Enjoy Hot Cocoa, Skate…
► Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study
Indica Cafe Events6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Find Your Funny Toastmaster
Toastmasters Division E6:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Nerdbrew Events7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
Office Hours
Solana – Tampa8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!
Nerd Night Out9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 17
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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
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, December 4, 2023)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 4 through Sunday, December 10, 2023.

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This week’s events

Monday, December 4

Event name and localeGroupTime
Networking at Ford’s Garage
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 4
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Business Networking Meeting
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Monday, Dec. 4
Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online
Tampa Startup Founder 1011:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Learn How to Build a Ridiculously Simple Second Income on LinkedIn & Meetup.
The Profit Pilot Tampa Fl3:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Intro to Unreal Engine
Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center4:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Weekly Crescent Lake Dog Walk – Meet at 3 Birds Tavern
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”5:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
It’s a Holiday Party
Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education5:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Toastmasters District 486:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480
Toastmasters Divisions C & D6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Feast & Game Night
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Game Day
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Blood Rage w/Promo Monsters
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Toastmasters District 486:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup6:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262
Toastmasters Division E7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731
Toastmasters Division G7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
2nd meeting of our 2nd meeting of our group: THE GILDED YEARS
Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Books & Banter: Foxtail Coffee Co. Hunters Creek
Library Book Clubs – OCLS7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
ONLINE: Key Lessons from Epictetus & The Discourses (Part 2)
Orlando Stoics7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly
Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Monday, Dec. 4
Weekly Meetup
Beginning Web Development8:00PM – Monday, Dec. 4
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Tuesday, December 5

Venkat Subramaniam is such a big name that it took three of our biggest meetup groups to handle him, and he’ll speak Tuesday evening! His talk is titled Design Trade-Offs in Modern Architectures, and I’ll be there to catch it (as well as to get him to autograph my copy of Practices of an Agile Developer). Find out more and register here.

Event name and localeGroupTime
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Toastmasters District 487:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
v-Lean Coffee
Tampa Bay Agile7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Open Enterprise Agent: Digital Identity Tools
Hyperledger Tampa10:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:00AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Networking at Glory Days Grill
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner!
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom!!
Simply Referrals Clearwater Beach Business Networking12:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Startup Market Outlook for 2024: What to Expect with Funding (Online)
Tampa Startup Founder 1011:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Tampa Bay Techies & Tampa Devs & Tampa JUG present Dr. Venkat Subramaniam
Tampa Bay Techies5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Design Trade offs in Modern Architectures
Tampa Devs5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Design Trade offs in Modern Architectures- By world famous speaker
Tampa Java User Group5:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Tech, Taps & Tacos!
Defcon8136:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Weekly Open Make Night
Tampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography6:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!
Pinellas Writers6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Weekday Writing Get Down
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
How to Increase Your Confidence and Communication
Communication Skills for Interviews and Life7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)
Dunedin Toastmasters 21667:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
How to Communicate and Make More Connections
Want to Make More Connections by Improving Communication7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics
MakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
Game Night @ The Teaki Hut
The Teaki Hut Social in Largo8:00PM – Tuesday, Dec. 5
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Wednesday, December 6

This event happens at 7:00 a.m., but it’s online, so you can attend from bed — it’s Women Who Code’s “Digital Transformation: Stories from Experts to Empower Your Career”! This panel of experts will discuss their experiences and exciting opportunities that arise when you combine your skills in STEM with digital transformation projects. Find out more and register here.

Wednesday evening’s big in-person event is Data Analytics – Tampa Bay’s December Meetup featuring Sri Subramanian, Head of Data Engineering, SurveyMonkey.

There is no good predictive (ML), descriptive or prescriptive Business Insights or Analytics without good quality and timely data. For us to have good quality and timely data, there is a need for a solid Data Engineering and Data Infrastructure that will scale to the needs of the Business.

In this presentation, Sri will be walking us through what an end-to-end Data Platform at Scale looks like, essential components of a Data Platform and the future state of a high-velocity Data Platform. Sri will also be providing us an overview of Snowflake Data Cloud and why it is powerful.

Find out more and register here.

This will be an online event — a reading of the book The Adventures of Women in Tech by Alana Karen, with a book club-style conversation on the subject. Unlike a traditional book club, you don’t have to have read the book to attend! Find out more and register here.

Event name and localeGroupTime
Digital Transformation: Stories from Experts to Empower Your Career with SThree
Women Who Code Tampa7:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Toastmasters District 487:45AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Quantum Careers – Part 4: Engaging with & Building a career in Quantum Computing
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa8:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
ISSA / OWASP Tampa Chapters Q4 Year-end Minicon
Defcon8138:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
ISSA & OWASP End of Year Minicon!
Defcon8138:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
ISSA / OWASP Tampa Chapters Q4 Year-end Minicon
OWASP Tampa8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Webinar with Kaleido: The Emerging Tech Stack for Digital Assets & Tokenization
Hyperledger Tampa10:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
How to Secure IAM Infrastructure
IAM Orlando Technology Professional Meetup Group10:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
IBM TechXchange watsonx Day 2
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa11:00AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Networking at Glory Days Grill!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Business Networking Lunch
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
HYBRID EVENT: Business Ethics 2023 – Class for December
Orlando Stoics11:30AM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Webinar: What is a CRM and how can it revolutionize your nonprofit’s success?
Tech4Good Tampa12:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Unlock Your Small Business Potential: Harness Innovation and Prototyping
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup12:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Automated-Gateways Through Smart Contracts
Hyperledger Tampa1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Class: “The Joy of Photography”
Ocala Photography Group1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Building a Multi-Six Figure Business through Social Media Marketing
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events3:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Board Gaming – In Person
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Playing Games in the Alley
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Tampa Game Nights5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Wednesday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay – DECEMBER MEETUP
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Chess Club Every Wednesday
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Clermont Nerd Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Dungeon of the Mad Mage (Tier 2, APL 6)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing
Brews N Board Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Free Wine Tasting at Farmer Joe’s
Fort Myers Life Ladies Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Monthly Meeting: Group Discussion – Planning Lectures and Events for 2024
Prose Society Writers Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Trivia at Westshore Pizza
Geekocracy!6:15PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Advance Resin 3D Printing
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Blockchain Investors and Enthusiasts Club
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Game Night!
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
The Butcher and the Wren – Final
The Weirder Things Book Club6:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Come one, Come all to Our Amazon Sellers Christmas Party!
Tampa Bay Amazon Sellers E-commerce Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Tampa Bay E-commerce Christmas Party!!
Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Castaways Euchre Club
Castaways Euchre Club7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us.
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Communication – Personal and Professional Growth
Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
The Adventures of Women in Tech
Code CoOp Tampa8:00PM – Wednesday, Dec. 6
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Thursday, December 7

Event name and localeGroupTime
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING
Tampa Bay Networking and Events8:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Entrepreneur Round Table8:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table8:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
The Business Alliance
The Business Alliance11:30AM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
AI-Powered Marketing Strategies for Business Growth in 2024
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events1:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Gaming Group2:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Quantum Careers – Part 4: Engaging with & Building a career in Quantum Computing
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa3:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Networking Mixer at Embassy Suites Bridges Bar & Restaurant
Science & Technology Society – Suncoast Region5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Chelsea Art Center Tour and Photography Insights
Ocala Photography Group5:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Zero ETL & Virtual Data Marts: A Discussion in Painless Data Engineering!
Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
After Hours Mixer Romi’s Tacos! All Welcome $10 cash
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door
Tampa Bay Networking and Events6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
The Basics of Web Development
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Romi’s Tacos New Location
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Accelerate Your Business Growth: A Comprehensive Marketing Workshop
Small Businesses Getting Success With Social Media Marketing6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
ProductPalooza Social
ProductTank Orlando6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Writing Meetup
Tampa Free Writing Group6:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome!
Tampa Bay Drupal User Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Live streaming production and talent
Live streaming production and talent7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Operations Automation Office Hours
Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Country line @3 daughters
Gen Geek7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Bitcoin Only Meetup
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Cribbage Game
Plant City Cribbage Card Game Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Tampa Game Nights7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Sagrada + Expansions Demo with Rick
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
December – Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Books & Brews!7:00PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
St. Pete Booze and Book Club7:30PM – Thursday, Dec. 7
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Friday, December 8

Event name and localeGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando
Agile Orlando7:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group8:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 8
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking
Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Business over Breakfast Clearwater
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Networking over breakfast
Tampa Bay Networking and Events9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk
Tampa Bay UX Group9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Brandon Biz Pros9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Virtual Coffee
Project Codex9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 8
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday Business Introductions Tampa
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
International Professionals Networking Meeting
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 8
Azure Basics: Cloud Concepts, Architecture & Governance | Viknaraj Manogararajah
Orlando Power BI User Group12:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Board Game Night!
Clermont Nerd Games5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Nerd Night Out6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
GROWTH MINDSET
Self-Perfected Orlando6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg6:30PM – Friday, Dec. 8
MakerFX Maskerspace Laser Guild
MakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Dirty Dancersizing Class
Business Networking and Other Events7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
PVP Boardgame Showdown
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Book Discussion: A Girl Called Samson
Sarasota Books & Brews7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Weekly Meetup
Plant City Web Development Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Regular weekly meetup
Plant City Marketing Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Events9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 8
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Saturday, December 9

Event name and localeGroupTime
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Early Bird Ocala
Toastmasters Division G8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Retro Computer Meetup !
Tampa Hackerspace9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Machine Shop Safety and Cleanup (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Chess Republic9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
TechUP Group – Tampa Bay December Meetup
TechUP Group – Tampa Bay10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
🌐 SAT 12/9 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Geeks Hike Violet Curry Nature Preserve, *After Food
Geekocracy!10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Coffee, Board Games, & Scrabble
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
SAVE THE DATE! Stoicon-X Orlando 2023
Orlando Stoics10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Book Club Babes: The Hobbit
Orlando Book Club Babes: Classics10:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
NLP FUNdamentals 2-Day Training “LIVE” or “On-line”
Florida Hypnosis & NLP MeetUP11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Weekly Workshop
Pinellas Community Code Workshop12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Winning The Week12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
CluedUpp Outdoor Adventure and Lunch @ JAM Hot Chicken
Orlando Escape Room Meetup12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Suncoast Makers1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
NNO Book Club: Several People Are Typing
Nerd Night Out1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray
Meeple Movers Gaming Group2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Meetup 2️⃣2️⃣: Pickleball 🏓 then 🍔🍻
Tampa Bay Web3 Frens4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Christmas at the Farm
Gen Geek4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM
Seminole Isle Monthly Board Games 2nd Saturday Evening Group4:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A
Bitcoin Orlando4:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
3D Print Orlando Community Meetup – November
3D Print Orlando – 3D Printing Community5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)5:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 2 – DM Mike
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Community Hang-out Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
✨🥽 Holographic AR Sustainability Hackathon – 📅 Dec 9 – 10 @ 7 PM EST
Orlando Unity Developers Group7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 9
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Sunday, December 10

Event name and localeGroupTime
Hot Chocolate 5K/10K/15K
Gen Geek7:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
RE Olds Park
Suncoast Drone Club9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Warhammer 40K
Clermont Nerd Games11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work!
Prose Society Writers Group12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Monthly Gaming at the Deltona Library
Board Gamers of West Volusia12:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Game Day at Southern Brewing
Geekocracy!1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Brandon Boardgamers1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
New Player Nights East Colonial – Tier 1 (Various DMs)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Join us for the Windows Special Interest Group
Central Florida Computer Society1:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
RID Initial Meet and Greet
Riverview Intellectual Discussions Meetup Group1:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor
Chess Republic2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Voidfall Learn & Play
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
D&D RPG Campaign with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun
Meeple Movers Gaming Group2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Weekend Toastmasters
Toastmasters Divisions C & D3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Lecture
The Guild of Independent Game Developers5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
RPG One-Shot, An Introductory adventure in the setting of Symbaroum.
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace5:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Find Your Funny Toastmaster
Toastmasters Division E6:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Nerd Night Out7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
Office Hours
Solana – Tampa8:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!
Nerdbrew Events9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 10
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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
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, November 27, 2023)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 27 through Sunday, December 3, 2023.

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This week’s events

Monday, November 27

Event name and localeGroupTime
Networking at Ford’s Garage
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 27
In person at Fords Garage St Pete
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Networking at Cafe’ Delanie
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome!
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Business Networking Meeting
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Monday, Nov. 27
Intro to Unreal Engine
Tampa Bay Community Network – Media Center4:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Weekly Crescent Lake Dog Walk – Meet at 3 Birds Tavern
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”5:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters
Toastmasters Division G5:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Toastmasters District 486:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Feast & Game Night
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Game Day
Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Oath Campaign – Chronicle Three
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
60th Anniversary Special Viewing Party
Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup6:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace6:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Toastmasters District 486:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup6:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614
Toastmasters District 487:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Interview Skills for Tech Career Success
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
The Alchemist- Book Chat and Connecting
Books, Dating and Connections – Tampa, FL7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
ONLINE: Key Lessons from Epictetus & The Discourses
Orlando Stoics7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg7:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Monday, Nov. 27
Weekly Meetup
Beginning Web Development8:00PM – Monday, Nov. 27
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Tuesday, November 28

On Tuesday from 5 – 7 p.m., the University of Tampa will host a Career Accelerator Panel Discussion, featuring panelists including Orlando Haynes of the CareerTalks Podcast and Suzanne Ricci of Computer Coach. They’ll talk about career success and the job seeker journey. Find out more and register here.

Event name and localeGroupTime
💝 Join Us for GivingTuesday and Empower Women Who Code
Women Who Code Tampa1:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Toastmasters District 487:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Networking at Glory Days Grill
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Networking at AppleBee’s St. Pete
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
NPI Referral Pros Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Maximizing Profits Through Productivity with Shayla Burtin 🚀
Tampa Entrepreneurs Network12:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
3 most overlooked Active Directory vulnerabilities and how to detect them
Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup2:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Six Figures Blueprint
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events3:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Career Accelerator Panel DiscussionUniversity of Tampa5:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Weekly Open Make Night
Tampa Hackerspace6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
InFLOWential Leader & Entrepreneur Community Social
InFLOWential Leader & Entrepreneur Community6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
The Basics of UX UI Design
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Booktok Club
Library Book Clubs – OCLS6:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa6:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome!
Pinellas Writers6:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
The Sarasota Creative Writers
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group6:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Communication Practice and Improvement
Communication Skills for Interviews and Life7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow)
Dunedin Toastmasters 21667:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
BUCKET Walkthrough with Furio – Hack The Box Tampa Meetup
Hack The Box Meetup: Tampa, FL7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Hyperledger Documentation and Artificial Intelligence
Hyperledger Tampa7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Secrets of Good Communication
Want to Make More Connections by Improving Communication7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!)
Central Florida Computer Society7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Pythonic Monthly Meeting
The Orlando Python User Group7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Lean Beer DevOps – Oviedo Brewing Company
Orlando DevOps7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Creative Speaking
Creative Speaking St Pete7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
2nd meeting of our group: THE GILDED YEARS
Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Leslie F*cking Jones for November
Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read7:00PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:30PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa7:45PM – Tuesday, Nov. 28
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Wednesday, November 29

On Wednesday evening, Tampa Devs is holding a meet and greet in St. Pete at Green Bench! That’s right, they’re holding a social event on the St. Pete side of the bay, and you’re invited. They’ll be in the outdoor section unless it rains. Find out more and register here.

Event name and localeGroupTime
FCCP 2023 Virtual Photo Challenge 11. Macro
Florida Center for Creative Photography12:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)7:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Quantum Careers – Part 3: Learning about Quantum Computing in Financial Services
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa8:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup
1 Million Cups – Orlando8:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking Meeting- Weekly
North Venice Business Referral Networking Meetup Group8:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Webinar with ioBuilders: Hyperledger Besu and Tokenization of Real World Assets
Hyperledger Tampa10:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win!
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking at Glory Days Grill!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Sarasota Business Networking Lunch All Welcome, Just purchase Lunch!
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Business Networking Lunch
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
HTML & CSS Magic: Your Express Ticket to Building Your Own Website
Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
From Chatbot to Financial Super App: Hussein Fazal, Super.com CEO Interview
Super Apps and Digital Ecosystems12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Lunch Hour Meetup
Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group12:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg1:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group2:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
The Ultimate 2023 Client Acquisition Marketing Guide
Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events3:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
From Intern to Innovator: A Path to Empowerment in Finance Tech with WorldQuant
Women Who Code Tampa5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Playing Games in the Alley
The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Board Gaming – In Person
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
Bay Pines Toastmasters5:15PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Tampa Game Nights5:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Wednesday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Chess Club Every Wednesday
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays
Clermont Nerd Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing
Brews N Board Games6:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Tampa Devs – Meet & Greet at Green Bench
Tampa Devs6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Game Night!
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Paris Banh Mi + Cranes Roost Walk!
Asian Social Orlando6:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting
MakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Post Thanksgiving Lean Beer
Agile Orlando7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Castaways Euchre Club
Castaways Euchre Club7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Wasteland Wednesdays Gaslands Refuelled RPG Story
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing
Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Unlock Powerful Communication Tools
From a Social Novice to a Social Expert7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Communication – The Key to Connect
Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets7:00PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch!
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30PM – Wednesday, Nov. 29
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Thursday, November 30

If you’re looking for training to either break into IT or advance your IT career, you should check out Computer Coach’s Tech Training Navigator session on Thursday evening. It’s your chance to learn more about Computer Coach’s training programs, covering many areas, including:

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Event name and localeGroupTime
Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US!
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net7:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Tampa Geek Breakfast
Emerging Tech Leaders Tampa Bay8:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING
Tampa Bay Networking and Events8:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited!
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business!
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:00AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch
Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Leads Club Meeting
South Shore Leads Club11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze!
Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
The Business Alliance
The Business Alliance11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)11:30AM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Telecom Park Toastmasters #6745
Toastmasters District 4812:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Apex Systems – The Art of Business Analysis Value
IIBA Tampa Bay1:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
28 Ideas to Light Up Your Holiday Marketing
Email Marketing For Success1:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!1:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers
Meeple Movers Gaming Group2:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Networking Happy Hour November 2023
Business-2-Beers Networking Club3:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Quantum Careers – Part 3: Learning about Quantum Computing in Financial Services
Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa3:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social5:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 151: Rain
Florida Center for Creative Photography5:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Virtual Tech Training Navigator
Career Success Academy5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Virtual Tech Training Navigator
Tampa Cybersecurity Training5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Virtual Tech Training Navigator
Tech Success Network5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL7)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild5:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Scenario Based Training for Agilists
Tampa Bay Agile6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Google Local Service Ads Demystified
Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign.
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night)
Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
The Cincinnati Kid and Film Noir Thriller
Cult, Mystery & Suspense Movie Club6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Horror Friends Movie Night – Silent Night!!!
Horror Fan Fun Time Gang6:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Happy Hour: Tequila Daisy
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”6:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
“Medellin” by Yuly Restrepo Garces
Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories6:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Live streaming production and talent
Live streaming production and talent7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Gen Geek Secret Santa
Gen Geek7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
S.R. Member Spotlight Night W/ Mr Z from Zworldwebs! + Speed Networking!
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Bitcoin Social
Tampa Bay Bitcoin7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House!
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Tampa Game Nights7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Singles pear° bar @ 511
Tampa | pear° Events 🍐🇺🇸7:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
St. Pete Booze and Book Club7:30PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
Weekly Hacks
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group8:00PM – Thursday, Nov. 30
How websites are made: an introduction to CSS for complete beginners
Florida Software School7:00PM – Thursday, Feb. 1
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Friday, December 1

Event name and localeGroupTime
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills
Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!7:15AM – Friday, Dec. 1
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome!
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!8:45AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Networking over breakfast
Tampa Bay Networking and Events9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Business over Breakfast Clearwater
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Brandon Biz Pros9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Virtual Coffee
Project Codex9:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay9:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – December 2023
West Orlando WordPress Meetup10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together10:00AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday Business Introductions Tampa
Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome
Tampa Bay Networking and Events11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Professionals Networking Meeting
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday
Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli
Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
International Professionals Networking Meeting
Tampa / St Pete Business Connections11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore
Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net11:30AM – Friday, Dec. 1
Reading and coffee ☕️
Englewood Silent Book club1:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Geeks Go Courtney Campbell Causeway Sunset Walking, After Dinner Out
Geekocracy!4:30PM – Friday, Dec. 1
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND
Brandon Boardgamers5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Board Game Night!
Clermont Nerd Games5:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday Board Game Night
Tampa Gaming Guild5:30PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Learn to Play Cartographers at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Nerd Night Out6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
GROWTH MINDSET
Self-Perfected Orlando6:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild
MakerFX Makerspace7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Dirty Dancersizing Class
Business Networking and Other Events7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
PVP Boardgame Showdown
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Tsudoi
Tampa Japanese Meetup7:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games7:30PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Weekly Meetup
Plant City Web Development Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Regular weekly meetup
Plant City Marketing Group8:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Events9:00PM – Friday, Dec. 1
Freaky Movie Time- Santa Conquers the Martians
Gaming.net11:59PM – Friday, Dec. 1
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Saturday, December 2

Event name and localeGroupTime
How To Sell Physical Products With Facebook & Instagram Ads
Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group1:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss.
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup7:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Creative business minds & coffee
Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Early Bird Ocala
Toastmasters Division G8:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Monthly In Person Group Meeting – All Writers Welcome!
Pinellas Writers9:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Toastmasters Division E9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Chess Republic9:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Sabacc Till You Drop Charity Tournament & Game Marathon
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
FREE Camera Sensor Cleaning for FCCP Supporters — Join FCCP Now and Save $$$
Florida Center for Creative Photography10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Submission Saturdays
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group10:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Open Fly @ Wesley Chapel
Tampa Bay Drone Club10:30AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass!
Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Bi-Weekly
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Sense & Sensibility Discussion
The Jane Austen Book Club11:00AM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Weekly Workshop
Pinellas Community Code Workshop12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
DC813 Holiday Hack
Defcon81312:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
December- N. Pinellas Book Club
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Winning The Week12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Fun for Food Splendor Challenge at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe
Meeple Movers Gaming Group12:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Artificial Intelligence and the Bible with Author Luke Angstadt
Rotary Club of Bradenton Social Impact Meetup Group1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Suncoast Makers1:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 2)
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month
Indienomicon2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Son of Hamas Book Discussion
Tampa Bay Book Club2:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT Concepts
Socrates Cafe – “The unexamined life is not worth living”3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup
Critical Hit Games3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
ONLINE: Science Saturdays: Dr. Albert Ellis & REBT Concepts
Orlando Stoics3:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Game Night at Gamers Guild – Hello December
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!4:30PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Community Hang-out Night
Nerdbrew Events6:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Nerd Night Out7:00PM – Saturday, Dec. 2
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Sunday, December 3

Event name and localeGroupTime
Sheffield Park
Suncoast Drone Club9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Repeat Class: Intro to Star Trails: 1/3 – How to Capture Star Trails (FREE)
Florida Center for Creative Photography9:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
🌐 SUN 12/3 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter10:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Warhammer 40K
Clermont Nerd Games11:00AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Buffet lunch at Currie’s Indian Cuisine
Geekocracy!11:30AM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton12:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
RPG: Pathfinder Extinction Curse Bk2 “Legacy of the Lost God”
Meeple Movers Gaming Group12:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Woodshop Safety (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Annual Member’s Meeting
Tampa Gaming Guild1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
November Book Club
One Fantasy At A Time1:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
T-Shirts and Caps printing
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
RPG One-shot: Zaibatsu: Bring Me the Head of Izumi Takahiro
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor
Chess Republic2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games2:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club – “Dream Scenario” – Dec 3 2023, 03:00 PM
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club3:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games4:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group5:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
February West Volusia Networking Social
Volusia Young Professionals Group (covers East and West)6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Open Game Night
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup6:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Nerdbrew Events7:00PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s!
Nerd Night Out9:30PM – Sunday, Dec. 3
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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