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Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 9 through Sunday, December 15, 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, December 9
• Tuesday, December 10
• Wednesday, December 11
• Thursday, December 12
• Friday, December 13
• Saturday, December 14
• Sunday, December 15

Monday, December 9

Event name and location	Group	Time
ArchConf 2024 Opal Sands Resort & Spa	Boulder Java Users Group	Monday, December 9, 2024 at 8:00 AM to Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM MST
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
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 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
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters Central Ridge Library	Toastmasters Division G	5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Trivia @ Clancy’s Clancy’s Sports Bar & Grill	Bradenton over 50 Meetup	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 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
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
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only) 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 | Public Speaking & Leadership Development Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 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
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, December 10

Tuesday evening, starting at 5:30 at Hays: Tampa Bay AI Meetup and Tampa Java User Group are jointly presenting Red Hat’s Kevin Dubois and his presentation, Welcome to the AI Jungle! Now what?

Here’s a quick writeup of Kevin’s talk:

The AI revolution is transforming business landscapes, but many developers find themselves overwhelmed by this paradigm shift. How do we navigate this “Wild West” of tools, models, and platforms?

Kevin will demonstrate how open source technologies can standardize AI development and deployment in enterprise environments. Learn how to leverage familiar tools like containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and GitOps to build AI-powered applications in a secure, repeatable manner.

Find out more and register here.

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
Networking for Job Search Success Online	Tech Success Network	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
SWAT Networking Lakewood Ranch Luncheon Seasons 52	SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM 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
Welcome to the AI Jungle! Now What? Hays	Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup	5:30 PM to 7:30 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
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Hobby 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
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom) Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Advance Resin 3D Printing MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	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
Florida Podcasters Association General Meeting!!! McAlisters	Florida Podcasters Association	6:30 PM to 8:00 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
December Literary Open Mic: Poetry, Prose, and Winter Reflections Elixir Tea House	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
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome Unity Community Church	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Toast of Celebration Toastmasters Celebration Community Field Complex	Toastmasters Division E	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Creative Speaking Roots To Crown	Creative Speaking St Pete	7:00 PM to 8:30 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
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 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
How To Choose Your Best Images In Portrait Photography – Culling, Methods, Tips Online	Orlando Photography Community	7:00 PM to 8:00 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
Nic At Nite – Weekly Movie Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
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Wednesday, December 11

Wednesday evening, starting at 5:30 at Embarc Collective: It’s a collective meetup of Tampa Bay’s tech meetups celebrating the holidays! Come meet the people who make up the Tampa Bay tech scene at a party hosted by those pillars of the tech community, Computer Coach and High Tech Connect!

There will be plenty of raffle prizes to win! You can enter the raffle by bringing an unwrapped gift or gift card (valued at $10 or more) for donation, or purchase a raffle ticket at the door.

All gifts and funds raised will go to Joshua’s House. Last year, we raised over $1000, and this year, we’re aiming even higher! Help us make an even greater impact by reaching our new goal and supporting children in need across our community.

Find out more and register here.

Wednesday evening, starting at 6:00 at the Entrepreneur Collaborative Center: This meetup will feature part one of a two-part series titled Mastering LLM Integrations: Anything LLM, Ollama, and the Path to AI Agents.

Here’s the description of part one:

Anything LLM and Ollama In Part 1, we will explore the foundational concepts and technical steps for creating a private instance of Anything LLM and integrating it with Ollama. The discussion will include supporting technologies such as vector databases and the RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architecture. Real-world scenarios will be presented to demonstrate practical applications and showcase the value of these solutions in actionable contexts.

Here’s the bio of the speaker, Stacey Smith:

Stacey Smith brings a rich background with over 25 years of experience in computer science to his role as Lead Data Scientist at USCENTCOM. Prior to his current position, Stacey honed his skills at USSOCOM as a Cloud Engineer and previously held the role as a Computer Scientist at a US Army research laboratory. He holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Computer Science, followed by a Master’s in Data Science from Southern Methodist University in 2020. His journey to Tampa was initially sparked by an interest in the local cigar culture, but he quickly developed a passion for High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Krav Maga martial arts. Stacey’s enthusiasm for the cutting-edge advancements behind LLMs has been a driving force behind his latest presentation.

Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club Online	Toastmasters Division E	7:05 AM to 8:00 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
The Possible Future POWER HOUR! Online	Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Agile Speakeasy – An Open Conversation Online	Agile Orlando	1:00 PM to 1:50 PM EST
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup Online	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST
SwanCitySec Meetup Cob & Pen	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
4th Annual End of Year Tampa Bay Tech Celebration Embarc Collective	Tampa Bay Tech & Beer	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Tampa Bay’s 4th Annual End of Year Tech Meetup! Embarc Collective	Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
4th Annual End of Year Tech Meetup Embarc Collective	Tech Success Network	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Tampa End of Year Tech Meetup – TFAB Attending Embarc Collective	Tampa Bay Microsoft Fabric Analytics User Group (TFAB)	5:30 PM to 8:30 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
2nd Wednesday – Drinks, Discussion & Dinner Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside	Critical Thinking Discussion Group	5:45 PM to 7:45 PM EST
Private Event in 4935 Big Classroom Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Data Analytics & AI – Tampa Bay – DECEMBER MEETUP Entrepreneur Collaborative Center	Data Analytics – Tampa Bay	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit 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
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
4th Annual End of Year Tech Meetup Online	Tampa Bay Data Science Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 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
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport Tales and Cocktails Gulfport Brewery + Eatery	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Hosted By Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete	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
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters Online	Apopka Foliage Toastmasters	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
Transforming Communities Through Service Online	Toastmasters District 84	7:00 PM to 8:00 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
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo! Grove Soho	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Magic Pioneer Event Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST
Holiday Lights In the Garden Online	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 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
How to Improve Your Conversations Online	Group for Improving Your Social Life	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo) Grove Soho	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 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, December 12

Thursday evening, starting at 6:00 at Golden Isles Brewing: Tampa Bay UX is inviting everyone to celebrate 2024 and the holidays with your TBUX friends!

There will be benefits for those of you who like to arrive early: the first 50 people will get a free drink and some swag. They’ll also provide some food, and you’ll be able to buy food at the Liberty Smokehouse food truck.

Find out more and register here.

Thursday evening, starting at 6:30 at Sorry Not Public: Tampa Bay Techies are holding a Holiday Social & Donation Drive – a social networking event for aspiring and current tech professionals and tech enthusiasts! It’ll be a fantastic opportunity to connect, celebrate the season, and support a meaningful cause.

They’re partnering with the Ronald McDonald House Charities to bring joy to children in need. Please bring a new, unwrapped toy to contribute to the drive.

Find out more and register here.

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 ACCOUNTABILITY – Find Out How to Manage It. Online	Managing the Problems of Business Leadership Accountability	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EST
Hackathon 2024 13131 USF Magnolia Drive	Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club	Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM to Friday, December 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST
One Business Connection Zoom Mtg Online	One Business Connecting Networking B2B	10:30 AM to 11:30 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
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
Canasta Grand Bay Building 3	Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Special Guest Kathy Terrill – Last-Minute Tips for eBay Holiday Sales Success! Online	Online eBay e-comm Selling Success Englewood FL, Raleigh NC	3:00 PM to 5:00 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
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861 Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Tampa Bay UX Holiday Party Golden Isles Brewing Co.	Tampa Bay UX Group	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
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Warhammer Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Writer’s Room (Let’s Get to Work!) The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Holiday Happy Hour and Toy Drive @ Sorry Not Public Sorry Not Public	Tampa Bay Techies	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
A Discussion on Modern Nomadism with John Valencia Bitcoin Bay Foundation	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 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
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 1500 16th St	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Let’s Talk Toastmasters Special Meeting Theme: Financial Education Online	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	7:00 PM to 9:00 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
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
“Properties of Thirst” by Marianne Wiggins Elixir Tea House	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
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Friday, December 13

Friday morning, starting at 11:00, online: Here’s a workshop where you can reflect on your career journey in 2024 and set new goals for the year ahead. You will:

• Reflect on your career achievements and challenges in 2024
• Set new goals for the year ahead or adjust your existing ones
• Celebrate your successes and learn from your setbacks
• Leave feeling motivated and ready to tackle your career goals in the new year

Find out more and register here.

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
ACT Aquire Connections Today ~ RGA’s Virtual Networking All Welcome Online	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EST
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Online	St. Petersburg Business Networking	8:45 AM to 10:15 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
Career Goal Setting Workshop Series: End-of-Year Reflection Online	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM 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
Ugly Sweater Networking Party: Hosted By GCLCC Station 2 Innovation Center	Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education	5:30 PM to 7:30 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
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
Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST
Christmas Friendly Feud ! BREWLANDS	Gen Geek	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
✨ Create a Text-Based Adventure Game w/ Python Dec 13th, 2024, 8.00 PM EST Online	Orlando Unity Developers Group	8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Friday night game night Indica Cafe Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, December 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM EST
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Saturday, December 14

Saturday afternoon, starting at 3:00 at Feeding Tampa Bay’s offices: TBTLA — Tampa Bay Technology Leadership Association — is holding their Tech Day event with a growing list of guest speakers presenting topics on the latest technology trends.

Find out more and register here.

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
Geeks Hike Lake Manatee State Park Lake Manatee State Park	Geekocracy!	10:00 AM to 2:00 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
War Room! Anson on Palmer Ranch	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
NNO Book Club: The Illustrated Man True Food kitchen	Nerd Night Out	1:00 PM to 3:00 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
Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace	Tampa Hackerspace	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 2) Coliseum of Comics Clermont	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 3) Coliseum of Comics Clermont	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST
Socrates Café (Philosophy) Clearwater Countryside Library	Clearwater Socrates Café	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST
TBTLA Tech Day Feeding Tampa Bay offices	Tampa Bay Technology Leadership Association	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Christmas Party + Gen Geek Secret Santa / White Elphant (Round 2) Online	Gen Geek	3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Trivia Night Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 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
St. Thomas Aquinas’ arguments for the existence of God. North Sarasota Public Library	Sarasota Socratic Society	Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00 PM to Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM EST
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Sunday, December 15

Event name and location	Group	Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum 1001 S Tamiami Trail	Critical Thinking Discussion Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
The Holiday Honeymoon Switch book review The Blend (Old Northeast) Coffee & Cocktails	Cocktails and convos	11:00 AM to 1:00 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
Clearwater Bowling Meetup Group Online	Clearwater Bowling Meetup Group	12:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST
Intro to woodworking part 1, edge grain board Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Game Day at Southern Brewing Southern Brewing & Winery	Geekocracy!	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00 PM to 11:00 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
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, December 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, December 29, 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