It’s the last “Tampa Bay tech events” list of 2019…and of the decade!
The time around Christmas always sees a sharp decline in tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events, which is why this edition is listing the events for the last two weeks on the year. I hope you had a great 2019, and I’ll see you in 2020!
This weekly list, which I started in 2017, has been around for about three years. and I hope you’ve found it useful. The mailing list version is a relatively new thing — thanks to Justin Davis for the suggestions — and will continue into the new year and the new decade.
Monday, December 16
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — Daily Campus Tours – SecureSet Tampa @ SecureSet, 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
- Lean Beer for Software Craftspeople (Christmas Edition) @ Crooked Thumb Brewery, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
- OK! TRANSMIT Art + Technology Meetups — Art + Technology Meetup No. 16 @ Duncan McClellan Gallery, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — ROOKIES SPORTS BAR – SPRING HILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay DevOps Meetup — TBDevOps: Network as a Code @ Wolters Kluwer, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
- Cool ‘n Confident Toastmasters @ SPC – St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING – ST. PETERSBURG – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Pen Turning Class (Day 1 of 2) @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- South Tampa Toastmasters HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE AND PARTY! @ Unity of Tampa, 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM
Tuesday, December 17
- Elevated for Success Women’s Networking Group — Connect and Chat – Roundtable Mastermind @ 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, Cool Stuff Games
- Tampa SQL User Groups — Pinellas – Monthly Meeting @ St Pete College – EpiCenter, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — Intro to PowerShell @ SecureSet, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Qlik Meetup: Tampa Xmas networking Event @ Miller’s Ale House – Tampa Airport, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- Weekly Open Make Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Power BI User Group — Designing and Developing Power Apps Portals @ Microsoft Office, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Suncoast Developers Guild — Whiteboard Challenges @ 100 5th St S, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- WordPress St. Petersburg — To Be Announced: Scheduled Talk @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- West Pasco Toastmasters Club #2824 — Weekly Meeting @ West Pasco Board of Realtors, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — HERNANDO OAKS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB – BROOKSVILLE – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Spirited Toastmasters @ St Stephens Catholic School, 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 — WESTSHORE PIZZA – BELLEAIR BLUFFS – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!!, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults @ Flying Boat Brewing Company, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Nerdbrew Events — Pints & Pixels @ Yard of Ale!, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — DAIQUIRI SHAK RAW BAR & GRILL – MADEIRA BEACH – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Wednesday, December 18
- Downtown St Pete Networking at the Hangar~ Wednesday Mornings @ The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge, 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
- 1 Million Cups St. Pete — Exotic Mobile Marketing / How Did We Serve You? @ St. Petersburg Greenhouse, 9:00 AM
- 1 Million Cups Tampa — Rojas Fitness / Bits4Bots LLC @ Entrepreneur Collaborative Center, 9:00 AM
- Tampa Bay WaVE — OPEN/FREE Coworking for Veteran Entrepreneurs @ FirstWaVE Venture Center, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — Bernini of Ybor Lunch Networking @ Bernini (innovative italian cuisine), 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group — Brandon Business Professioanals @ Carrabba’s, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Business to Business Networking Group — B2B Members Only Holiday Event @ Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
- WITI – Tampa Bay (Women in Technology International) — WITI Tampa Annual Holiday Party @ 2202 N Westshore Blvd, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Learn Cybersecurity Tampa — SecureSet Info Night Tampa @ SecureSet, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Divi Tampa Inaugural Meetup @ AMRoC FabLab, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- St. Pete Podcasters — ST PETE POD | DECEMBER MEET-UP @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- DefCon813 — CigarCitySec @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Pen Turning Class (Day 2) @ Tampa Hackerspace West, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Central Florida Red Hat User Group (CFRUG) — CFRUG December meeting; demos! @ Tech Data Corporation, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Bitcoin — Bitcoin/Blockchain Meetup: Networking, News, Q&A @ Coastal Cantina and Grill, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Carrollwood Toastmasters Holiday Party @ Arthenia L. Joyner University Area Community Library, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Thursday, December 19
- Tampa Bay Connections — MELLOW MUSHROOM THURSDAY’S NETWORKING LUNCH @ Mellow Mushroom, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Professional Networking Meetup — Happy Hour Networking – Cigars, Fine Wines and Brews @ Long Ash Cigar Bar, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Innovators of Tampa Bay (IoT) PDMA — Holiday Social – Innovators of Tampa Bay @ The Crafted Plate, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa) @ The Pub (at Bay Street in Int’l. Plaza), 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- FL Biz Incubator EVENING Spark Tank This Week! @ Cotherman Distilling Co., 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- cYbor Secruity Meetup — Hacking The Dollar (Members Only) @ The Undercroft, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — CRESCENT OAKS COUNTRY CLUB – TARPON SPRINGS – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!!, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — CAPTAIN’S CORNER – BROOKSVILLE – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — BAYSCAPE BISTRO AT HERITAGE ISLES – NEW TAMPA – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — LAKE JOVITA GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB – DADE CITY – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!!, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Suncoast Developers Guild and more — Annual Holiday Party! @ Suncoast Developers Guild, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- 3D Printer Deltamaker Orientation (members only) @ Tampa Hackerspace, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- Game On — Second Game @ Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co., 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Lit Ladies Bookclub — Book Swap @ 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Friday, December 20
- Tampa Bay Connections — Tampa Bay Networking Friday Lunch~ @McAlister’s Deli, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Professional Networking Meetup — Happy Holidays! Let’s Do Lunch – Carrollwood – Resumes in January @ Grillsmith, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Kanban — A Very Merry Kanban Holiday Meetup @ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young Professionals Group — Holiday Social at ū·lë·lē’s Sunset Lawn @ 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Saturday, December 21
- Code for Tampa Bay Brigade — End of Year Updates and Social @ AMRoC FabLab, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Critical Hit Games — CHG Store Christmas Party @ Critical Hit Games, 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Tampa Hackerspace Holiday Board Gaming and Pot Luck @ Tampa Hackerspace, 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Kakoii-Otaku Clan — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (AMC Veterans) @ 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Tampa Unity User Group — Game Project Therapy @ Waypoint 6 Tavern & Geekery, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Page Turners — Planning Dinner for 2020 @ 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Gekkocracy! — Ugly Sweater Party at Brewlands Billiards @ Brewlands Bar and Billiards, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sunday, December 22
Monday, December 23
- America’s TriviAddiction — ROOKIES SPORTS BAR – SPRING HILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING – ST. PETERSBURG – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, December 24
- America’s TriviAddiction — WESTSHORE PIZZA – BELLEAIR BLUFFS – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — DAIQUIRI SHAK RAW BAR & GRILL – MADEIRA BEACH – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA @ 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Wednesday, December 25
(No events)
Thursday, December 26
- America’s TriviAddiction — CRESCENT OAKS COUNTRY CLUB – TARPON SPRINGS – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — CAPTAIN’S CORNER – BROOKSVILLE – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — BAYSCAPE BISTRO AT HERITAGE ISLES – NEW TAMPA – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Friday, December 27
- Tampa Bay Connections — Tampa Bay Networking Friday Lunch~ @ McAlister’s Deli, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Creative Content Mastermind — Post Santa Claus Presentation Friday! @ Cowork LWR, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Tampa Bay Young professionals Group — Let’s go Ice Skating at a beautiful rink in Clearwater (pro rink-North). @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Bowling at Pinchasers Armenia @ Pin Chasers Midtown, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM
Saturday, December 28
- Creative Content Mastermind — Expert Status Content Creation Day [Paid Event] @ Cowork LWR, 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM
- Tampa Bay Thinkers — Kalifornia Katherine hits Tampa like a wildfire! @ 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Vortex Barcade Saint Pete @ The Vortex Bar and Game Room, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sunday, December 29
Monday, December 30
- America’s TriviAddiction — ROOKIES SPORTS BAR – SPRING HILL – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA !!! @ 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- America’s TriviAddiction — 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING – ST. PETERSBURG – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA @ 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, December 31
- Tampa Bay Connections — New Tampa Business Networking Lunch~~ @ Glory Days Grill, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
- Weekly Open Make Night @ Tampa Hackerspace, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Geekocracy! — Happy Geek New year! @ Seminole HardRock Hotel Casino, 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM
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