Every week, I compile a list of events for developers, technologists, tech entrepreneurs, and nerds in and around the Tampa Bay area. We’ve got a lot of events going on this week, and here they are!
This weekly list is posted as a voluntary service to the Tampa tech community. With the notable exception of Tampa iOS Meetup, which I run, most of this information comes from Meetup.com, EventBrite, and other local event announcement sites. I can’t guarantee the accuracy of the dates and times listed here; if you want to be absolutely sure that the event you’re interested in is actually taking place, please contact the organizers!
Monday, May 13
- Tampa start a business Meetup Group — Learn How to create a side hustle @ Panera Bread (13256 N Dale Mabry, Tampa), 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — SOHO Networking at 717 South @ 717 South, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- CreatorsBurg! – St. Pete Videography & Photography Community — St. Pete Creatives Meetup! @ 3 Daughters Brewing, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Code for Tampa Bay Brigade — May Meetup: Engaging the User First @ AMRoC Fab Lab, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — FREE Lightroom Class at Ross Norton Community Center — Class 2 of 8 @ Ross Norton Recreation Complex, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Cool ‘n Confident Toastmasters @ SPC – St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Pen Turning Class (Day 1 of 2) @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- South Tampa Toastmasters @ Unity of Tampa, 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
- Tampa Bay Thinkers — Is health care a right? Is Medicare for all the answer? Will it work? @ Carrollwood Cultural Center, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- So Bad It’s Good — Hai Everybody (Viewing of The Room) @ Old Northeast Tavern, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — Lightroom After Hours — A Lightroom Q&A Session @ O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant, 8:45 PM to 9:45 PM
Tuesday, May 14
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — Coffee & Photography Meeting at The Portico in Tampa @ The Portico, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — Carrolwood Networking Lunch McAllisters Deli @McAlister’s Deli, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Westshore Toastmasters @ FIVE Labs, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
- Brandon Boardgamers — Tuesday Night Gaming @ Cool Stuff Games, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- TechTalk Tampa at Topgolf! @ Topgolf (10690 Palm River Rd, Tampa), 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Weekly Open Make Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant @ O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Their Eyes Were Watching Books – Classic Book Meetup — May Book Club @ Nancy’s BBQ, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Tampa eMarketing Groups — Learn About Podcasting and How to Monetize Your Interest! @ IHop (4910 Spruce Street, Tampa), 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Brandon JPI Photo Group — JPI Sony Mirrorless User Group @ Johnson PhotoImaging, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — WESTSHORE PIZZA – BELLEAIR BLUFFS – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- The Tampa Bay Strobist and Photoshop Collective — DRONES, DRONES, DRONES – Cost is $25 @ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Defcon813 — OSCP Prep Group @ 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
- West Pasco Toastmasters Club #2824— Weekly meeting @ West Pasco Board of Realtors, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Game Club Tampa Meetup — Tuesday Nite Roleplayers (RPGs) [Full] @ Grand Arena of Mind Expansion, 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — MULLIGAN’S AT WENTWORTH – TARPON SPRINGS – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa and Orlando Google Cloud Computing Events — Next ’19 Extended Orlando – hosted by GDG @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Clearwater Writers Meet-Up Group — Clearwater Writers Meet-Up @ 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Code Katas — Let’s Do Some Fun Code Challenges! @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Pen Turning Class (Day 2) @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Anime, Nerds and Geeks — Pokemon Detective Pikachu – AMC $5 MOVIES @ 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
- St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults @ Flying Boat Brewing Company, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — Photo 101 – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software @ O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Woodshop Safety (Members Only) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM
Wednesday, May 15
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — Downtown St Pete Networking at the Hangar~ Wednesday Mornings @ The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge, 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
- OPEN/FREE Coworking for Veteran Entrepreneurs @ FirstWaVE Venture Center, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Remote/Self Employed Professionals Coffee Date @ 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
- Tampa Bay Connections — Ybor Networking @ Bernini of Ybor, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum — How to Beat the Applicant Tracking System @ Computer Coach Training Center, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Blockchain Developers Meetup — Open code @ Tampa Bay Wave, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Women Who Code Tampa — How Women Shape Technology & Business: Keynote and Workshops @ Citigroup, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Pinellas Tech Network — Not a Minor Threat: Cybersecurity Trends to Watch Through 2020 @ 2570 Coral Landings Blvd, 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
- Brooksville Writers Group Meetup @ The Rising Sun Bistro, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
- cYbor Security Meetup — Open House ~ Secrets of the Undercroft @ El Pasaje, Cherokee Club, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
- Suncoast Linux User Group — SLUG – Pinellas @ Pinellas Park Public Library, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Learn to Code | Thinkful Tampa — Free Crash Course | JavaScript Fundamentals @ Tampa Bay Wave, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Kubernetes Meetup — Got Containers, Got Microservices, Got Serverless… Got Eyes? @ Wolters Kluwer, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- CigarCitySec Meetup @ Cigar City Brewing, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Nerdbrew Events — Games & Grog @ Peabody’s!, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Blockchain Group — Bitcoin Cash @ Tampa Bay Wave, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Thursday, May 16
- Tampa Bay Connections — MELLOW MUSHROOM THURSDAY’S NETWORKING LUNCH @ Mellow Mushroom (11955 Sheldon Rd, Tampa), 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- High Tech Connect — May Tech Fest @ Tech Data Corporation, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Professional Networking Meetup — Happy Hour Networking – Cigars, Fine Wines and Brews @ Long Ash Cigar Bar, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa) @ The Pub (at Bay Street in Int’l. Plaza), 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- The Tampa Bay Strobist and Photoshop Collective — St. Pete Meetup for Off Camera Flash and Model Shoot at Ferg’s! @ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa SEO & Internet Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott — NoFollow and DoFollow Link Differences and Why You Need to Know @ In The Loop, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Cards Against Humanity – Tampa Bay and Lakeland — Carbs Against Humanity – Brass Tap Lakeland @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Agile — Women in Agile (WIA): The Power Of Assuming Positive Intent @ Accusoft East Annex, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- St. Pete Makers — Third Thursday – Open Make Night @ St. Pete Makers, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — FREE Photography Class — The Camera, Part 4 of 4 @ Ross Norton Recreation Center, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- IPAs and APIs — Reboot @ Reboot, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- America’s TriviAddicition — CAPTAIN’S CORNER – BROOKSVILLE – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddicition — CRESCENT OAKS COUNTRY CLUB – TARPON SPRINGS – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- St. Pete Makers — Third Thursday – Open Make Night @ St. Pete Makers, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddicition — BAYSCAPE BISTRO AT HERITAGE ISLES – NEW TAMPA – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Tampa Ruby Brigade — Tampa.rb: Mystery Meetup! @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Anime, Nerds & Geeks — Saga of Tanya the Evil – The Movie @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — Camera Class After Hours — A Camera Q&A Session @ O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant, 8:45 PM to 10:45 PM
Friday, May 17
- Trinity Odessa Toastmasters @ Holiday Inn Express Trinity, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
- Tampa Bay Agile — Grow Financial Agile Tour @ Grow Financial, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — Friday Business Introductions @ 3 C’s Catering, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — Friday Business Introductions JOIN us All Welcome @ Cafe Delanie, 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — 30th Annual Bowling for Rhinos – AAZK fundraiser @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Cigar City Hangout and Game Night! @ 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — John Wick 3 @ AMC Veterans 24, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Kakkoii-Otaku Clan — Godzilla Night @ Perkins, 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Saturday, May 18
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — Learn to Pan at Cars & Coffee & Facebook Photo Contest @ duPont REGISTRY, 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Busch Gardens Run for the Fund 5K @ 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM
- Geekocracy! — MegaCon Orlando 2019: Carpool Convoy @ orange county convention center, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Bradenton JPI Photo Group — Camera Basics @ 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Florida Center for Creative Photography — FREE Photography Class; Learn Adobe Portfolio and Build a FREE Website @ O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Saint Petersburg Aviation Meetup Group — Meet and greet @ Hangar Restaurant, Albert Whitted Airport, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Tampa Bay Origami Group — Tampa Bay Origami Monthly Meeting @ The Paper Seahorse, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Tampa Drones Meetup — International Drone Day 2019 BBQ @ Tampa Drones Clubhouse, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton — Avengers Marathon Game Day 2 @ Kelly & Scott’s House, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Bitcoin — Crypto Investing 102: Exchanges & Security @ Tampa Bay Wave, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Orbital Paintball! @ 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
- Game Club Tampa Meetup — 18XX Stock Railroad Game @ Grand Arena of Mind Expansion, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- AirBnB Income Strategy — Build a Highly Profitable AirBnB Business @ Panera Bread (2285 Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater), 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Ethereum Tampa Bay — IBM Badge Workshop : Beginning Data Science @ Tampa Bay Wave, 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Lock picking, dinner, and a movie @ TBD, 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Tampa Hackerspace Monthly Board Game Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Nerd Night Out — KARAOKE NIGHT! @ Fat Cat Tavern, 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM
Sunday, May 19
- Brooksville Photography Meetup — BPM #8: May: Ybor City, Historic & Enter Your Shots – Annual 2018 Spring Contest @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Game Club Tampa Meetup — D&D 5E campaign (FULL), bi-weekly @ Grand Arena of Mind Expansion, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Kayaking/canoeing trip to Tampa Bay @ Upper Tampa Bay Park, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Learn to play Dungeons & Dragons! @ TBD, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Suncoast Audiophile Society — May Meeting- Will’s System Thrills in Lakeland! @ 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
- Family Open Make Day @ Tampa Hackerspace, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- St. Petersburg Board Game Night 3RD SUNDAY Game Night (May) @ Overflow Brewing Company, 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Digital Divas — Photography Talks – Still Life @ Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Pokemon Go Community Day at Ybor @ Ybor City Visitor Center, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Japanese Language Classes — Japanese Classes at Oblivion Games: Week 11 Lesson 1 @ Oblivion Games, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
- Book Vs. Movie Club — Crazy Rich Asians @ Ichicoro Ramen, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Bradenton JPI Photo Group — Macro Photo Walk Palma Sola @ Palma Sola Botanical Park, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- Sew What? (Textile Arts & Crafts) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Geekocracy! — *Special Event* Game of Thrones Private Watch Party – Episode 6! @ London Heights British Pub, 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM