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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 18 – Sunday, November 24, 2024)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 18 through Sunday, November 24, 2024! This list incluzdes both in-person and online events.

Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event


This week’s events

Monday, November 18

Event name and location Group Time
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents)
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters
Central Ridge Library
Toastmasters Division G 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Rising Sun – with Daimyo Box!
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Public Speaking & Leadership Development
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262
MIDFlorida FCU Training Center
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery
Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club
Online
Library Book Clubs – OCLS 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Tuesday, November 19

Event name and location Group Time
v-Lean Coffee
Online
Tampa Bay Agile 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EST
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Salary Negotiations
Online
Career Success Academy 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
NPI Referral Pros Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EST
SWAT Networking Bradenton Luncheon
Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside
SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
TBSSUG Monthly Meeting
1150 Assembly Dr suite 500
Tampa Bay Microsoft Fabric Analytics User Group (TFAB) 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Coffee and ML
Buddy Brew Coffee
Tampa Machine Learning 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
K-Drama Club Meetup – Third Tuesday of Every Month
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
K-Drama Club Meetup – Third Tuesday Every Month
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Korean Drama Meetup Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
LET’s DO TRIVIA AT MEAN DEANS!
Mean Dean’s Local Kitchen
Bradenton over 50 Meetup 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Data Science Employment Insights presented by TEKsystems!
4701 Tony Alessi Sr Ave
Tampa Bay Data Science Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Ask Us Anything: WordPress Support Crowdsourcing Meetup
Online
WordPress Tampa Bay 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Rotary Laser Engraving
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Melanated Professionals Brewery Meet Up
Grove Roots Brewing Company
Melanated Professionals 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
November 2024, Saint Petersburg Meetup Book club
Online
Saint Petersburg Book Club Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
305 Campus St
Toastmasters Division E 6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EST
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason is disbanded 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EST
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Wednesday, November 20

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EST
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EST
Career Transition & Job Seeker Networking & Support Meeting – In Person Meeting!
Corporate Center One
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EST
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EST
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Orlando Chess Association
West Osceola Library
Chess in Orlando 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Critique Night (Get Feedback On Your Work!)
Station House
Prose Society Writers Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
TechUP Monthly Meetup
AMRoC FabLab
TechUP Group – Tampa Bay 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Blockchain & Crypto Investors & Enthusiasts – International Blockchain Group
Salty Nun
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
UX Workshop: Accessibility for Designers
Radius Church
Tampa Bay UX Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts – International Blockchain Group
Salty Nun
Tampa Bay Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Crypto Meetup 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Happy Hour for Young Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
Bar Louie – Tampa
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
One Second After by William R. Forstchen – FINAL
Inner Compass Brewing Company
The Weirder Things Book Club 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Virtual Feedback!
Online
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EST
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Online
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
TDevs – Meet & Greet @ Armature Works
Armature Works
Tampa Devs 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers
Online
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
CigarCitySec Meetup
Cigar City Brewing
Central Florida CitySec 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters
Online
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Hispanic Professional Business Networking en Español (in Spanish)
Online
Exito Empresarial Hispano Hispanic Networking Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
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Thursday, November 21

Event name and location Group Time
NPI Bayview Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
11 Central Ave
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EST
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EST
Learn to Solder a Memory Game
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp
509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Grand Bay Canasta
Grand Bay Building 3 Cardroom
Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Thursday Afternoon & Evening Gaming
Dunedin Palms
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
November Happy Hour – New Location!!
Online
Business and Social Networking 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Mark Bennett – How WordPress Tutoring Transformed My Business
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Tampa M365 – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing
Tampa M365 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Tampa Power Platform – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing
Tampa Power Platform 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Tampa SEO and Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
The Butcher – by Jennifer Hillier
Barbara S. Ponce Public Library
Mystery and Thriller St Pete Book Club 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House
Tampa Free Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only)
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa)
Wild Rover Brewing Company
Tampa Bay Agile 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Bitcoin for Beginners
Real Freedom CoLab
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Understanding People – Knowing Whom You Can Trust
Online
Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Book Club: Mickey7 and Vietnamese Food
thinh an kitchen
Geekocracy! 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Friday, November 22

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EST
ACT Aquire Connections Today ~ RGA’s Virtual Networking All Welcome
Online
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EST
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EST
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlisters Deli
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
TBUX Virtual: Portfolio Share & Review
Online
Tampa Bay UX Group 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Virtual Business Cards Exchange and Network
Online
Innovantia Marketing Agency 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Free Play Florida proudly sponsored by Tampa Hackerspace!
RP FUNDING CENTER
Tampa Hackerspace Friday, November 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM to Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM EST
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EST
Movie Night
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Introduction to Kicad 101
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Story Games Night: Fedora Noir & Someone Has Died
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Socialize in VIRTUAL REALITY with us! (FREE & VR Headsets are NOT required)
Online
The Metro Orlando Geeks Social Club 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EST
Chaos for Chaos-sake Draft
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST
Every Friday–Dance Under the Stars @ The Pier
THE ST PETE PIER
Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, November 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM EST
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Saturday, November 23

Event name and location Group Time
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EST
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
FCCP Sixth Annual Thanksgiving PhotoWalk – Hillsborough River State Park
Hillsborough River State Park
Florida Center for Creative Photography 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Freeplay Florida 2024
RP FUNDING CENTER
Gen Geek 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM EST
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
The Fall of Huntress – BattleTech Narrative Event
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Friendsgiving Potluck & Gaming Celebration
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Writers Meet-Up: Hang Out and Write
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete
Prose Society Writers Group 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
NIGHTBITCH book review
Book + Bottle
Cocktails and convos 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Almost Thanksgiving Game Night
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group! 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Euchre Tourney * SATURDAY!
Clubhouse
Suncoast Euchre club 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST
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Sunday, November 24

Event name and location Group Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Libby’s CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Brunch Meetup Event
Libby’s Cafe & Bar
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST
4th Sunday Board Games at Liquid Garage
The Liquid Garage Co.
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
CNC Router-Engraved-Milling
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Modern Board Games and Social
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club – “ANORA” – Nov 24, 2024, 3:00PM
Green Light Cinema
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Continuing adventures in the setting of Symbaroum.
Online
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens!
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Find Your Funny Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST
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About this list

How do I put this list together? It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list? I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

  • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
  • Tech project management / agile processes
  • Video, board, and role-playing games
  • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
  • ️ Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
  • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
  • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 11 – Sunday, November 17, 2024)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 11 through Sunday, November 17, 2024! This list includes both in-person and online events.

Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event


This week’s events

 


Monday, November 11

Event name and location Group Time
Veterans Day free coffee
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Mahjong at Diane’s – 2 tables 8pp
Broadway Promenade
SRQ Newbie Mahjong Gathering 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM EST
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents)
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Arcs – Blighted Reach
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
RESCHEDULED NOV TBD 2nd TRIVIA NIGHT @ Wine and Wood in Hyde Park starts 6:30pm
614 S Howard Ave unit c
Tampa Bay Happy Hour 6:10 PM to 8:30 PM EST
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Public Speaking & Leadership Development
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery
Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Unleash Your Creativity: Spontaneous Writing Group
Online
Tampa Bay Area Next Culture Network Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Tuesday, November 12

Event name and location Group Time
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Becoming an Empowered AI Worker
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
NPI Referral Pros Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EST
From Assumptions to Alignment: Elevating Product Success with EventStorming
Vaco Tampa Skycenter
Tampa Bay Product Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Bartow Toastmasters HYBRID Meeting
2250 S Floral Ave
Toastmasters Division E 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM EST
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Dinner at Harborside Restaurant
2435 7th St SW
Winter Haven 40’s and Up Social Group. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Trivia At The Joinery
The Joinery
Adventure Group of Lakeland 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Guest Speaker Seminar for Young Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
Cres Community
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!!
McAlisters
Florida Podcasters Association 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Winter Haven Toastmasters
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Toastmasters Division E 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest!
McAlisters Deli
Tampa eMarketing Groups 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
November Noir: The Maltese Falcon
Online
Their Eyes Were Watching Books – Classic Book Meetup 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Weekday Writing Get Down
The Writers Room
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Woodshop Safety (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Creative Speaking
Roots To Crown
Creative Speaking St Pete 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Becoming an Empowered AI Worker
Online
Career Success Academy 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
Celebration Community Field House
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom
AMC Veterans 24 Theaters
Otakus Nerds and Geeks 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EST
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Wednesday, November 13

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EST
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EST
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EST
Free Webinar: To Be Announced
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EST
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST
SwanCitySec Meetup
Craft + Kitchen
Central Florida CitySec 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EST
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Orlando Chess Association
West Osceola Library
Chess in Orlando by Chess.com 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Data Analytics & AI – Tampa Bay – NOVEMBER MEETUP
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus
Data Analytics – Tampa Bay 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Semantic Kernel: Unifying AI Across Local and Cloud
Online
AI Sarasota 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Blockchain & Crypto Investors & Enthusiasts – International Blockchain Group
St. Petersburg Distillery
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts – International Blockchain Group
St. Petersburg Distillery
Tampa Bay Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Crypto Meetup 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Online
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Online
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Benchmarking in Go & Future of Meetup Discussion
Online
OrlanGo 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Communication Practice and Improvement
Online
Communication Skills for Interviews and Presentations 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters
Online
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
ONLINE / SPANISH: Marcus Aurelius & The Meditations
Online
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
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Thursday, November 14

Event name and location Group Time
NPI Bayview Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
11 Central Ave
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Career Pivots: Identifying and Leveraging Your Strengths
Online
Tech Success Network 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp
509 E Twiggs St 3rd floor
Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Questions and Answers Round Table Session – Bring your questions or Problems
Online
Online eBay e-comm Selling Success Englewood FL, Raleigh NC 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Vulnerability Management: Metrics & Practices of Highly Effective Organizations
DeepWatch Security Office
TampaBay ISSA 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Fullstack from the back: A Java-driven approach to building web applications
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC)
Tampa Java User Group 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Crown Royal Purple Bag Stuffing
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EST
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work!
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete
Prose Society Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Bitcoin Social
Armature Works
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
How to Get Rid of Unwanted Thoughts and Emotions
Online
Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
AMC Movie Group Meetup
AMC Veterans 24
Weekly AMC Movie Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
“The Housekeeper and the Professor” by Yōko Ogawa
Siesta Key Wines
SRQ Ladies Book Club 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Book Club Meeting
Three Keys Brewery & Eatery
Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch/Sarasota Book Club for 20s-30 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Friday, November 15

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Social Hour for Documentarians
Online
Write the Docs Florida 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EST
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EST
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EST
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlister’s Deli
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EST
Mah Jong at Kim’s House
Online
SRQ Newbie Mahjong Gathering 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM EST
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Cyberpunk red
Gamers’ Command
Cyberpunk red Meetup Group 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EST
Board Games
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
2022 University of Idaho Murders
TBD
Sarasota True Crime Meetup 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EST
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Nihongo De Okay
Naga Tea
Tampa Japanese Meetup 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
“The Practicing Stoic” – Ward Farnsworth; Chapter 2 – Externals
Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee
Tampa Stoics 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Let’s Go Bowling at Bowlerooooo!!!
Bowlero bowling lane
Adventure Group of Lakeland 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, November 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM EST
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Saturday, November 16

Event name and location Group Time
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EST
Machine Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Sensational Saturday Speakers
Online
Toastmasters Division E 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
STOICON-X ORLANDO 2024
Online
Orlando Stoics 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Sarasota Medieval Fair
Woods of Mallaranny
SWFL 20s/30s/40s Social Group 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM EST
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
RGA Cares Relief Concert CJ’s Backstage ~ Rebuild-Restore-Revive
CJ’s BackStage
Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers 12:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Potluck Picnic & Group Games
John Chesnut Sr. Park
Geekocracy! 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
JOIN our Facebook Group, LIKE our Fan Page and Invite your Friends
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM EST
Twilight Imperium 4 – with POK & Codex
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League 12:30 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Introduction to Welding
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
November Book Club
Turkish Mediterranean Cuisine
Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Table read screenplays
Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library
Screenwriters of Tomorrow (SOT) Critique Meetup 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Learn to Paint – Power Weapon effects!
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell – National Book Award Winner
New World Tampa
Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Game Project Therapy (Virtual)
Online
Tampa Games Developer Guild 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Saturday Afternoon Catan
Whole Foods Market
Tampa Bay Settlers of Catan 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
It’s November and Ron & I Are Back
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group! 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Writers Meet-Up: Black Mirror Watch Party and Discussion
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge
Prose Society Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Learn to Paint – Cloaks!!
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST
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Sunday, November 17

Event name and location Group Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Libby’s CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Brunch Meetup Event
Libby’s Cafe & Bar
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST
Twilight of the Republic Twin Sun’s Fun Day
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EST
Laser engraver -cutter basics
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Laser class 3 – Fiber Laser & practice
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Friday Night Train Games featuring Prairie Railroads
Online
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Board Game Flea Market
Online
Tampa Gaming Guild 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Modern Board Games and Social
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Pt. 2 of laser training- learning how to use Lightburn.
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Call of Cthulhu – Mystery Horror RPG (One Shot – Servants of the Lake)
Game-O-Storus
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST
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About this list

How do I put this list together? It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list? I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

  • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
  • Tech project management / agile processes
  • Video, board, and role-playing games
  • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
  • ️ Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
  • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
  • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Tuesday, October 28 – Sunday, November 3, 2024)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 28 through Sunday, November 3, 2024! This list includes both in-person and online events.

Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

Hurricane Milton wrecks Florida

Please note: Before you attend events for the next couple of weeks, check with the organizers to make sure that they haven’t been cancelled or postponed due to Hurricane Milton and the damage it left in its wake.


This week’s events

Monday, October 28

Event name and location Group Time
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents)
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off for Planer, Bandsaw, and Jointer [PB&J] (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Public Speaking & Leadership Development
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery
Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, October 29

Event name and location Group Time
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
CEO Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
One Business Connection Networking Event
Just Love Coffee Cafe
One Business Connecting Networking B2B 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Using Age as an Advantage
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
NPI Referral Pros Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
West Volusia Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 6:15 PM to 7:45 PM EDT
COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR: Networking | Create More Professional Connections
Online
Beast Mode Networking Orlando 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
305 Campus St
Toastmasters Division E 6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Winter Springs Toastmasters Club
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Keynotes and More Advanced Toastmasters Biweekly Meeting
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:07 PM to 8:37 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, October 30

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
Networking at Just Love Coffee!
Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL
Hosted By Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup
Online
Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Make It Count: Designing a Strong First Impression Above the Fold
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Orlando Chess Association’s Weekly Chess at the Library
West Osceola Branch Library
Greater Orlando Chess 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
[In-Person] Hodlween Bitcoin Meetup @ NOVA 535 in St.Pete
Nova 535
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Communication Practice and Improvement
Online
Communication Skills for Interviews and Presentations 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters
Online
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Writers 4 All Seasons Zoom Meeting
Online
Writers 4 All Seasons Tampa Bay 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Leaving Meetup as organizer. Join my FB group.
Online
TB Chips – Poker 12:00 AM to 2:00 AM EDT
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Thursday, October 31

Event name and location Group Time
NPI Bayview Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
11 Central Ave
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Online – Unity Live Learning Session
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
How to Get Rid of Unwanted Thoughts and Emotions
Online
Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Into the Night (FULL)
Online
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, November 1

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Tampa Nerd Con
Banquet Masters
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! Friday, November 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM to Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – November 2024
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlister’s Deli
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
✨ Developing a Snake Game in Javascript Nov 1st, 2024, 7-8.30 PM EST
Online
Orlando Unity Developers Group 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Disco of the Dead (Spooky Karaoke & Singalongs! @ Spookeasy Ybor!)
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM to Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00 AM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Tsudoi
Tsaocaa Tampa 朝茶
Tampa Japanese Meetup 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
“The Practicing Stoic” – Ward Farnsworth; Chapter 1 – Judgment
Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee
Tampa Stoics 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, November 1, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, November 2

Event name and location Group Time
Become an FCCP Supporter Plus & Access 100+ Hours of Educational Videos
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 AM to 7:01 AM EDT
(DIY) – First Saturday Cars & Coffee – VFW Post 2550 Dunedin – (DIY)
VFW Post 2550
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors
16120 US Hwy 19 N
Pinellas Writers Group 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Savage Race Florida Fall 2024
17951 Hamilton Rd
Gen Geek 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Shimmering Skies Set Championship
Online
Critical Hit Games 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bookstagram But Were Afraid to Ask
Online
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Michael’s on East Wine Tasting Try Number 2 :)
Michael’s Wine Cellar
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 1)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 2)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
It’s November and Ron & I Are Back
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group! 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, November 3

Event name and location Group Time
The Society of Entrepreneurial Women, Fall 2024 Retreat!!
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
The Society of Entrepreneurial Women Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM to Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Laser engraver -cutter basics
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST
Board Game Day in Sarasota
Bee Ridge Road
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
Modern Board Games and Social
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
T-Shirts and Caps printing
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club – “EMILIA PÉREZ” – Nov 3, 2024, 2:00PM
Green Light Cinema
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST
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About this list

How do I put this list together? It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.

In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.

What goes into this list? I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:

  • Programming, DevOps, systems administration, and testing
  • Tech project management / agile processes
  • Video, board, and role-playing games
  • Book, philosophy, and discussion clubs
  • ️ Tech, business, and entrepreneur networking events
  • Toastmasters and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
  • Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
  • Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
  • Anything I deem geeky
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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Tuesday, October 21 – Sunday, October 27, 2024)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Tuesday, October 21through Sunday, October 27, 2024! This list includes both in-person and online events.

Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

Hurricane Milton wrecks Florida

Please note: Before you attend events for the next couple of weeks, check with the organizers to make sure that they haven’t been cancelled or postponed due to Hurricane Milton and the damage it left in its wake.

This week’s events

Monday, October 21

Event name and location Group Time
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents)
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
2nd TRIVIA NIGHT @ Wine and Wood in Hyde Park starts 6:30pm sharp
614 S Howard Ave unit c
Tampa Bay Happy Hour 6:10 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Public Speaking & Leadership Development
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262
MIDFlorida FCU Training Center
Toastmasters Division E 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery
Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club
Online
Library Book Clubs – OCLS 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
ONLINE: The Spock Syndrome & Handling Our Emotions
Online
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, October 22

Event name and location Group Time
v-Lean Coffee
Online
Tampa Bay Agile 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
E-Commerce Growth Strategies: Interactive Store Reviews and Real-Time Feedback
Online
Orlando Shopify Meetup 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
No Degree Required
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
The Business Networking Midday POWER HOUR by Simply Referrals on ZOOM!
Online
Clearwater Business Networking 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731
Online
Toastmasters Division G 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Bartow Toastmasters HYBRID Meeting
2250 S Floral Ave
Toastmasters Division E 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Rug making class!
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
305 Campus St
Toastmasters Division E 6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Bingo at Back Nine and $2 Taco Tuesday Night!
The Back Nine
Adventure Group of Lakeland 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Pythonic Monthly Meeting
Online
The Orlando Python User Group 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Creative Speaking
Roots To Crown
Creative Speaking St Pete 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Horus Heresy Open Play
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, October 23

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
Lights, Camera, Action: Craft Your Essential Business Videos
Studio 131
She Is Limitless | Women’s Success Circle 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee Corner
Online
Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
“The Importance of Career & Certification Training” plus Free Resume Reviews!
Kforce Corporate Headquarters
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Orlando Chess Association’s Weekly Chess at the Library
West Osceola Branch Library
Greater Orlando Chess 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Critical thinkers dinner at Chinese Super buffet on fruitville RD
Super Buffet
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Hurricane Recovery: Manila Eats Dinner Meetup
Manila Eats
Tampa Bay Foodies Club 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles – FINAL
Inner Compass Brewing Company
The Weirder Things Book Club 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Online
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Online
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Exploring Go’s Range Over Function Types
Online
OrlanGo 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters
Online
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hispanic Professional Business Networking en Español (in Spanish)
Online
Exito Empresarial Hispano Hispanic Networking Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Story Games Night: Fedora Noir & Someone Has Died
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, October 24

Event name and location Group Time
NPI Bayview Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
11 Central Ave
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Tech Career Opportunities Await: Breaking In
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
TBDEG – Year End Social
Embarc Collective
Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Navigating the Test Automation Job Market in THIS ECONOMY: Key Strategies
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC)
Tampa Bay QA and Testing Meetup 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Future-Proofing Media Storage & Personalize Your AWS Journey
Online
Orlando AWS User Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Power Platform – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing
Tampa Power Platform 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
GenAI on AWS: Use Cases, Challenges, and Solutions
501 E Kennedy Blvd
Tampa Bay AWS User Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa M365 – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing
Tampa M365 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Technical SEO Fundamentals – Part 3
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Jar of Hearts – by Jennifer HIllier
Barbara S. Ponce Public Library
Mystery and Thriller St Pete Book Club 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Basics Electronics Soldering
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Relaxed Social for Young Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders
Cres Community
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House
Tampa Free Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group
Barnes & Noble Carrollwood
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
3D Printing Guild
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
[Rescheduled] Quarterly Update and Community Planning
Bitcoin Bay Foundation
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
WordPress
Online
Tampa Bay Technology Center 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Understanding People – Knowing Whom You Can Trust
Online
Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Cancelled WordPress Monthly Meetup
Online
WordPress Clearwater FL 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Book Club (Witchy Edition) and Indian Food
Taj Indian Cuisine
Geekocracy! 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
BOSS Networking (Business Operational Success Strategies)
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Friday, October 25

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Coffee Talk
Online
Tampa Bay UX Group 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlister’s Deli
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tourney
Clubhouse
Suncoast Euchre club 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Annual Kids Night Out Halloween Party at Conworlds
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Player 1 Orlando 8562 Palm Pkwy, Orlando ,Fl
Online
The Metro Orlando Geeks Social Club 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, October 25, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, October 26

Event name and location Group Time
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Using T-SQL Functions for advanced analytics | Tural Suleymani
Online
Orlando Power BI User Group 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Writers Meet-Up: Hang Out and Write
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete
Prose Society Writers Group 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
What are the important ballot measures and races this year? How will they go?
Online
Tampa Bay Thinkers 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and Potluck
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Gen Geek Under the Sea Halloween Party!
Online
Gen Geek 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, October 27

Event name and location Group Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Libby’s Extra CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup Event
Libby’s Cafe & Bar
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
4th Sunday Board Games at Liquid Garage
The Liquid Garage Co.
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
CNC Router-Engraved-Milling
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Laser certification
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 2:05 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Continuing adventures in the setting of Symbaroum.
Online
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens!
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Creatures of the Night at ZooTampa
Lowry Park Zoo
Geekocracy! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Find Your Funny Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Make Money Online
Online
Make Money Online 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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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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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Tuesday, October 15 – Sunday, October 20, 2024)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Tuesday, October 15 through Sunday, October 20, 2024! This list includes both in-person and online events.

Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

Hurricane Milton wrecks Florida

Please note: Before you attend events for the next couple of weeks, check with the organizers to make sure that they haven’t been cancelled or postponed due to Hurricane Milton and the damage it left in its wake.

This week’s events

Tuesday, October 15

Event name and location Group Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
10 Job Search Strategies You Should be Using
Online
Career Success Academy 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
New Tampa Business Networking, Connect with like minded professionals. Join US!
Glory Day’s Grill
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Unlocking Visibility: The Power of Video in Marketing
Studio 131
She Is Limitless | Women’s Success Circle 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Simply Referrals Business Networking Event on Zoom
Online
Simply Referrals Tampa Business Networking 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Asking for Help: How to Collect Online Donations when Disaster Strikes
Online
WordPress Tampa Bay 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
October Poetry Harvest: Sharing Autumn’s Verse
Vino Bistro of Sarasota
Their Eyes Were Watching Books – Classic Book Meetup 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Panera Bread
Book Club – Clermont and Winter Garden 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
New critique group forming
Online
The Writer’s Studio 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Necromunda Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Technology Center (TBTC) Monthly Meeting
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason is disbanded 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Keynotes and More Advanced Toastmasters Biweekly Meeting
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:07 PM to 8:37 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, October 16

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup
Online
Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Social “Hump Day” Wednesdays
Online
Social Entrepreneurs Networking Group 2:15 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Happy Hour Networking for a Cause – Brio Tuscan Grille at UTC
Brio Tuscan Grille Sarasota at the University
Sarasota Business Exchange Club 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Orlando Chess Association’s Weekly Chess at the Library
West Osceola Branch Library
Greater Orlando Chess 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Post-Milton Writers Hang Out (Let’s Chat Books, Movies, and Life!)
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete
Prose Society Writers Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
TechUP Monthly Meetup
AMRoC FabLab
TechUP Group – Tampa Bay 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Happy Hour for Young Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
Bar Louie – Tampa
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers
Online
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters
Online
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Communication Practice and Improvement
Online
Communication Skills for Interviews and Presentations 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
ONLINE / SPANISH: Marcus Aurelius & The Meditations
Online
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
It is time to get your presentation ready for 3DXW25!
Online
Polkflswug 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
October 16th Zoom Meeting
Online
Port Charlotte Writers Group 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, October 17

Event name and location Group Time
NPI Bayview Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
11 Central Ave
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Job Seeker Strategies for Company Research and Engagement
Online
Front End Creatives 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Unity Engine Fundamentals & Class Series Info
Online
Orlando Game Developers Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Rob Watson – WPEngine vs WordPress: What Happened and What’s Next?
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Tracking Google Business Profile Success with UTM Parameters
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Unmasking the Theatrics: 10 Behaviors Holding Back Kanban Teams
Online
Tampa Bay Women in Agile 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Games
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
In 4931!! — Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only)
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa)
Wild Rover Brewing Company
Tampa Bay Agile 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Into the Night (FULL)
Online
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory” by Caitlin Doughty
Good Liquid Brewing Company LWR
SRQ Ladies Book Club 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, October 18

Event name and location Group Time
Azure Fundamentals | Izmir Sadigov
Online
Orlando Power BI User Group 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlister’s Deli
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Portfolio Share & Review
Online
Tampa Bay UX Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
DUELING PIANOS @ Maggiano’s (RSVP SOON)
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Tampa Bay Happy Hour 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Nihongo De Okay
Naga Tea
Tampa Japanese Meetup 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
StoicDan visits Tampa Stoics! Stand-up, Interview, and Q&A
Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee
Tampa Stoics 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday meeting is skipped 10-18-1024
Online
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
Stottlemyer’s Smokehouse
30s-40s (ish) Socializing – Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Every Friday–Dance Under the Stars @ The Pier
THE ST PETE PIER
Tampa Bay Singles Activities Group 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, October 18, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
Monthly Cell Phone Photo Showcase
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography Friday, October 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM to Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM EDT
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Saturday, October 19

Event name and location Group Time
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Whether God can be Proven to Exist – St. Thomas’ “Five Ways”.
North Sarasota Public Library
Sarasota Socratic Society 10:15 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Question and Answers for Patent Registration
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Intro to Sewing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
JOIN our Facebook Group, LIKE our Fan Page and Invite your Friends
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM EDT
Board Game Day: Halloween Edition!
The Potion Portal
Geekocracy! 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
October Book Club
Cricketers British Pub & Restaurant Dunedin
Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 2)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 1)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Affliction by Russell Banks
New World Tampa
Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Game Project Therapy (Virtual)
Online
Tampa Games Developer Guild 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Mid October Game Night
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group! 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
PopStroke Putt-Putt Meetup
popstroke
Coastal Connections | Gen X & Millennial Professionals 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Government Aerospace Contractor Job Search Networking: Virtual Edition
Online
Orlando Get a Government Aerospace Contractor Job Network Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00 PM to Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Sunday, October 20

Event name and location Group Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Libby’s Extra CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup Event
Libby’s Cafe & Bar
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Laser class 3 – Fiber Laser & practice
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Regional Championship Qualifier US (3) Round 8 Modern
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Large format printing
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Monthly Book Club | Community, Drinks & Throught-Provoking Reads
The Collective
St. Pete Community-Based Book Club | Literature & Libations 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Direct to Film Digital Printing
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Call of Cthulhu – Mystery Horror RPG (One Shot – The Darkness Beneath The Hill)
Game-O-Storus
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Howl-o-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Geekocracy! 5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT
Phantasmagoria XV Grim and Grimmer Tales
The Tampa Theatre
Gen Geek 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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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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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, October 7 – Sunday, October 13, 2024)

[Update, Tuesday October 8th] Remember those plans you had to participate in Tampa Bay’s tech, entrepreneur, and nerd scene? You’re going to have to put them off for this week, because the worst (and geekiest) of all hurricanes is headed straight for Tampa Bay!

You might as well consider all the events on this week’s list cancelled unless their organizers tell you otherwise. Even after the hurricane passes, we’ll likely all be busy with cleaning up. Be prepared, and stay safe!

(What would have been) this week’s events

Monday, October 7

Event name and location Group Time
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents)
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Jules Gibson: Legacy to Leadership
Station 2 Innovation Center
Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Public Speaking & Leadership Development
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery
Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
NSFW Trivia
The Winner’s Circle
Adventure Group of Central Florida 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Tuesday, October 8

Event name and location Group Time
v-Lean Coffee
Online
Tampa Bay Agile 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Resume Renovation
Online
Career Success Academy 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
The Soft Side of Product Management – Tampa Bay Product Group
Vaco Tampa Skycenter
Tampa Bay Product Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom)
Online
Pinellas Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Advance Resin 3D Printing
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest!
McAlisters Deli
Tampa eMarketing Groups 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Guest Speaker Seminar for Young Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
Cres Community
Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!!
McAlisters
Florida Podcasters Association 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
October Poetry Harvest: Sharing Autumn’s Verse
Vino Bistro of Sarasota
Their Eyes Were Watching Books – Classic Book Meetup 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Panera Bread
Book Club – Clermont and Winter Garden 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Weekday Writing Get Down
The Writers Room
We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Woodshop Safety (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Creative Speaking
Roots To Crown
Creative Speaking St Pete 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Horus Heresy Open Play
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones
SpookEasy Lounge
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Lorcana Draft
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom
Online
Shut Up & Write!® Tampa 7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
AMC Sundial 20
Otakus Nerds and Geeks 7:50 PM to 9:50 PM EDT
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Wednesday, October 9

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Hybrid Meeting
Disney University
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking
Sons of Italy Lodge
BNI Tampa -Referral based networking 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Sunrise Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Panera Bread
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
NPI North St. Pete Networkers Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
Make It Count: Designing a Strong First Impression Above the Fold
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EDT
Mah Jongg gathering at Deb’s House
Online
SRQ Newbie Mahjong Gathering 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Social “Hump Day” Wednesdays
Online
Social Entrepreneurs Networking Group 2:15 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
SwanCitySec Meetup
Craft + Kitchen
Central Florida CitySec 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Bay Pines Toastmasters 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum
Felicitous (on 42nd)
Tampa Game Nights 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Manila Eats Dinner Meetup
Manila Eats
Tampa Bay Foodies Club 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Workshop: Accessibility for Designers
Computer Coach Training Center
Tampa Bay UX Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Adult Dungeons & Dragons Wednesdays
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM
Terra Ceia Bay Country Club
South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup
Online
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles – MIDWAY
Inner Compass Brewing Company
The Weirder Things Book Club 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Online
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Hosted By Castaways Euchre Club 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hispanic Professional Business Networking en Español (in Spanish)
Online
Exito Empresarial Hispano Hispanic Networking Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters
Online
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Story Games Night: Fedora Noir & Someone Has Died
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People
Online
Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Trivia at Blind Goat
Online
Gen Geek 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, October 10

Event name and location Group Time
NPI Bayview Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
11 Central Ave
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth
Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Tech Career Opportunities Await: Breaking In
Online
Tampa Cybersecurity Training 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Questions and Answers Round Table Session – Bring your questions or Problems
Online
Online eBay e-comm Selling Success Englewood FL, Raleigh NC 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Codebase Resurrection: Revive and Refactor with AI
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC)
Tampa Java User Group 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa M365 – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing
Tampa M365 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Tampa Power Platform – Social @ Magnanimous
Magnanimous Brewing
Tampa Power Platform 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Writing Meet-Up: Let’s Get to Work!
The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete
Prose Society Writers Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Unmasking the Theatrics: 10 Behaviors Holding Back Kanban Teams
Online
Tampa Bay Women in Agile 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup
HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House
Tampa Free Writing Group 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Networking Session 1.0
The Edge Rooftop Bar above Epicurean hotel
Accounting Finance Data Professionals 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Quarterly Update and Community Planning
Bitcoin Bay Foundation
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
[LIVE] Monster Learn-To-Trade: Daily Training
Online
[LIVE] Monster Learn-To-Trade Crypto 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Understanding People – Knowing Whom You Can Trust
Online
Communication Skills for Career Advancement Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory” by Caitlin Doughty
Siesta Key Wines
SRQ Ladies Book Club 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert – Book Club
Panera Bread
Something Punny Ladies Book Club 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, October 11

Event name and location Group Time
Virtual “2nd Fridays” Lean Coffee Orlando
Online
Agile Orlando 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Local Stories Live! Hillsborough County
2101 E Palm Ave
Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
NETWORKING SKILLS VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Confidently Create More Connections!
Online
Beast Mode Networking Orlando 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlister’s Deli
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Portfolio Share & Review
Online
Tampa Bay UX Group 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Sarasota True Crime Club: 2022 University of Idaho Murders
Lakewood Ranch Main Street 8131 Lakewood ranch main street lakewood ranch florida 34202
Sarasota True Crime Meetup 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Join our Facebook group!
Online
The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, October 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, October 12

Event name and location Group Time
Machine Shop Milling 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Workday – Make a Better Space!
Tampa Hackerspace
Tampa Hackerspace 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet
Sage Biscuit Cafe
Winning The Week 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Potluck Picnic & Group Games
John Chesnut Sr. Park
Geekocracy! 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Twilight Imperium 4 – with POK & Codex
Anson on Palmer Ranch
Sarasota Strategy Board Game League 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Table read screenplays
Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library
Screenwriters of Tomorrow (SOT) Critique Meetup 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Socrates Café (Philosophy)
Clearwater Public Library
Clearwater Socrates Café 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Game Night 2nd Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM
7343 Conch Blvd
Seminole Isle Board Games & Fun Group 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A
Online
Bitcoin Orlando 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club-Sugarcane
Green Light Cinema
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club 4:45 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, October 13

Event name and location Group Time
9 AM CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
SUN 10/13 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM
Online
The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Libby’s Extra CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup Event
Libby’s Cafe & Bar
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
3D Printing basics
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
2nd Sunday Board Games at Liquid Garage
The Liquid Garage Co.
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Modern Board Games and Social
Dented Keg Ale Works
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
NNO Book Club: The Once and Future Witches
Clear Sky Draught Haus
Nerd Night Out 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
3D scanning
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Pt. 2 of laser training- learning how to use Lightburn.
MakerSpace Clearwater
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Continuing adventures in the setting of Symbaroum.
Online
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Creatures of the Night at ZooTampa
Lowry Park Zoo
Geekocracy! 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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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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Current Events Meetups Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, September 30 – Sunday, October 6, 2024)

 

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 30 through Sunday, October 6, 2024! This list includes both in-person and online events.

Note that each item in the list includes:

✅ When the event will take place

✅ What the event is

✅ Where the event will take place

✅ Who is holding the event

This week’s events

Monday, September 30

Event name and location Group Time
Business Networking Meeting
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co.
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Earn $15-$65/Second with Chris’s 6,500 AI Bots – Achieve the same success
Online
Orlando – Eagle Vision Webinars 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Intro to Mobile Videography (FREE for Hillsborough County residents)
TBCN Media Center
Tampa Bay Community Network 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
FCCP 2024 Photo Topic 9, What I did on my Summer Vacation!
Online – Not an in person Meetup
Florida Center for Creative Photography Monday, September 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Monday, October 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
NATIONAL LOVE PEOPLE DAY – SEPTEMBER 30
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
People of Dunedin and Beyond 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Weekly Oviedo Mall Meetup
The Oviedo Mall
Greater Orlando Chess 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location)
Lazy Moon Pizza
Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs
Nerdy Needs
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
September Viewing Party
8925 77th Terrace E
Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Three bridges brewing
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Tulip Nails
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Book Club Weekly Meetup – Live Reading & Elaboration
Online
Business Owners and Professionals 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Learn online Property Mapping
CoreSRQ North Branch
Alta Vista Neighborhood Association MeetUp 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Monday Chess! At Driftwood Kava and Roastery
Driftwood Kava & Roastery St. Pete
TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: Stoic Physics in Brief: The Universe, The Soul, and Death
Online
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MONDAY NIGHT GAME NIGHT
Executive Sanford
Craft Cocktail Lounge Events and Activities 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup
Online
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Where is Bitcoin Going?
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, October 1

Event name and location Group Time
GOBN Weekly Meeting
Greater Orlando Business Network
The Greater Orlando Business Network 7:15 AM to 8:15 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
St Petersburg Yacht Club
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
SWAT Networking Sarasota Luncheon
El Melvin Cocina Mexicana
SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Navigating Success: Customer Journey tools & techniques Workshop
Online
Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Mahjong at Diane’s
Broadway Promenade
SRQ Newbie Mahjong Gathering 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Feeding Tampa Bay with Gen Geek
Tropicana Field
Gen Geek 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Panera Bread
Book Club – Clermont and Winter Garden 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters
305 Campus St
Toastmasters Division E 6:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
The Wild Robot in RPX at Regal Park Place
Regal Park Place Stadium 16 & RPX
The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Naples Toastmasters Club #2835
Online
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show
Moose Lodge
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
Pinellas Ale Works Brewery
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation
Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery
Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet-and-Greet (October 1, 2024)
Joybird Books
Page’s Edge Book Club 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software
O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Wednesday, October 2

Event name and location Group Time
Feeding Tampa Bay with Gen Geek @Trinity Cafe
Trinity Cafe
Gen Geek 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous presents Writing Workshop
Winter Park Library
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group 5:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Book Club Meeting: Psychology Workbook for Writers by Darian Smith
Station House
Prose Society Writers Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Writer’s Meetup
8420 Ulmerton Rd
Largo Writing Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, October 3

Event name and location Group Time
Professional Alliance – Local Networking Meeting
DUO58 Community Coffee Bar & Cafe
Professional Alliance – Local Networking Group 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Carrabas Italian Grill
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in.
Chili’s Grill & Bar
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games
Armada Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom)
Online
Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming
3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social
The Drunken Taco
Gulfport Scrabblers and Social 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective
The Collective: A Comic & Game Community
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Film Photography Workshop Day 1
Online
Orlando Photo + Design Meetup 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
6th Annual Techie Day
Vaco Tampa
Computer Coach 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Infragard – October MeetUp
Vaco Tampa Skycenter
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T3-APL12)
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861
Online
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Technical SEO Fundamentals – Part 3
Online
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
How to Build a Business Without Investors
The 5th Floor
Young Entrepreneurs & Creative Professionals 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Meetup to Play Board Games
Cool Comics & Games
Southwest Florida Board Game Meetup 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Chess, Food, and Friends in Sodo
Tin & Taco Sodo
Greater Orlando Chess 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
RESCHEDULED!! – Zany Dark Comedy and a Spooky Movie (Your Choice)
Lam’s Garden
Cult, Mystery & Suspense Movie Club 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Ivanhoe Park Lager House
Ivanhoe Park Lager House
Brews N Board Games 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Daily Coordination
AGILEST®
Florida Agile Innovators 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Young Professionals Network (YPN) Connect
Vida at Health Village
Central Florida Young Professionals Network (YPN) 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
*Virtual* Book Club: Picking a book!
Online
The Metro Orlando Geeks Social Club 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Creative Writing Critique Group
Panera
North Port Creative Writers 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Bitcoiners of SWFL – Fort Myers Forum
Online
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12
4935 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan
Unlucky Roll Cafe
Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza
Wilder’s Pizza
Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent
124 S Ring Ave
Live streaming production and talent 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
October – The Historian
Rapp Brewing Company
Books & Brews! 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks
Online
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, October 4

Event name and location Group Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals
Online
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME
Online
St. Petersburg Business Networking 8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros
Online
Brandon Biz Pros 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence
Online
Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – October 2024
Online
West Orlando WordPress Meetup 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together
Online
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Spookala
Florida State Fairgrounds
Zombie Rat Pack Friday, October 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM to Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Tampa at McAlisters across from International Plaza JOIN IN!
McAlister’s Deli
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
We’re Moving to Facebook – Join Us There!
Online
Prose Society Writers Group 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Friday Night Games!
Coliseum of Comics
East Orlando Board Gamers 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night
Bridge Club
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace Friday, October 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM to Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night
Industrious
Nerd Night Out 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Lilith at Francesco’s Maitland
Francescos Ristorante & Pizzeria
Ladies Book & Explorer Club 6:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild
MakerFX Makerspace
MakerFX Makerspace 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Carrabas
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Information Technology Orlando Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Event Moves Each Week!
Studio Movie Grill Tampa
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Book Discussion: Someone Else’s Shoes
Green Zebra Cafe
Pages and Plates Book Club 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tsudoi
Tsaocaa Tampa 朝茶
Tampa Japanese Meetup 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: “Musonius Rufus” Letter to Pankratides, Picking the Next Book
Raining Berries USF – Açaí • Smoothie • Coffee
Tampa Stoics 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Friday night game night
Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge
Indica Cafe Events Friday, October 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, October 5

Event name and location Group Time
(DIY) – First Saturday Cars & Coffee – VFW Post 2550 Dunedin – (DIY)
VFW Post 2550
Florida Center for Creative Photography 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala
Marion County Literacy Council
Toastmasters Division G 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Coffee and Crypto
Chill Cawfee
Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS
Online
Central Florida Philosophy Meetup 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors
16120 US Hwy 19 N
Pinellas Writers Group 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Online
Toastmasters Division E 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
“EM=c2” all ElectroMechanical (EM) Pinball Tournaments @Pinball Asylum Ft Myers
Fort Myers
South Florida Pinball & Arcade Video Game Players 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Target shooting at Wyoming Antelope Club Florida
Wyoming Antelope Club
Gen Geek 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
DevFest Tampa Bay
Engineering Building II
GDG Tampa Bay 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues
Online
Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Super Greek Festival
St. Stefanos Greek Orthodox Church
Geekocracy! 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Regional Championship Qualifier US (3) Round 8 Modern
Balance Martial Arts & Gaming
Balance Martial Arts and Gaming 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Deltona Library’s Board Game Day!
2150 Eustace Ave
Board Gamers of West Volusia 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Editing in Layers and Levels
Online
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
Library Book Clubs – OCLS 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 2)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month
Melrose Center
Indienomicon 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Blood on the Clocktower in a Spooky Speakeasy!
Unrefined Brewing
Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
It’s early October. Game night, anyone?
IHOP
New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group! 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Saturday Board Game Night at The Collective
520 W State Rd 436
Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online
Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night!
Online
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, October 6

Event name and location Group Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum
1001 S Tamiami Trail
Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Biweekly event – train for CKA (Certified Kubernetes Adminstrator) together
Starbucks
Orlando DevOps 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Their Eyes Were Watching God Discussion
Hamilton’s Kitchen
The Jane Austen Book Club 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup
Emerson Plaza
Orlando ChatGPT Meetup 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers
Venice
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tournament!!!!!
Online
Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Woodshop Safety (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
T-Shirts and Caps printing
MakerSpace Pinellas
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games
Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekend Toastmasters
The Foundry Church
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Nerdy Needs
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Alphabet Soup 2024 | Finding Letters in the World Around Us
Online
Florida Center for Creative Photography Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Geeks at SeaWorld’s Howl-o-Scream (Orlando)
SeaWorld Orlando
Geekocracy! 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night
Discord.io/Nerdbrew
Nerd Night Out 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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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