Here’s it is: The final weekly list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for 2021! This one’s for the week of Monday, December 27 through Sunday, January 2, 2022.
This is a weekly service from Tampa Bay’s tech blog, Global Nerdy! For the past four years, I’ve been compiling a list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events happening in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. There’s a lot going on in our scene here in “The Other Bay Area, on the Other West Coast”!
As far as event types go, this list casts a rather wide net. It includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under the category of:
- 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 (because nerds really need to up their presentation game)
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
- Anything I deem geeky
By “Tampa Bay and surrounding areas”, this list covers events that originate or are aimed at the area within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa. At the very least, that includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, but as far north as Ocala, as far south as Fort Myers, and includes Orlando and its surrounding cities.
This week’s events
Keep in mind that many people schedule their events “autopilot” — every week, fortnight, or month on the same day, while forgetting that one of those days will happen on a holiday. Double-check any scheduled event with its organizers this week, especially if it’s scheduled for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day.
This list includes in-person events as well as online events. Omicron’s out there, so be smart and responsible — get your booster, mask up in crowds, and we can get back to what passes for normal sooner!
I try to keep this list up-to-date. I add new events as soon as I hear about them, so be sure to check this page often!
Have a wonderful holiday — and if you celebrate Christmas, have a merry Christmas — and have a happy new year!
Monday, December 27
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Get More Targeted Instagram Followers in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Facebook Marketing Tips, Tricks & Tools in Tampa | |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Intro To Data Analytics: Tableau Basics | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Data Analytics: Tools of the Trade | 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EST |
| Headquarters Coworking – Kissimmee | Marketing Manager MeetUp : M3 | 11:00 AM |
| The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play | Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night | 5:30 PM |
| Entrepreneurs Empower Empire | Official Meeting | 11:30 AM |
| Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | Virtual Networking Lunch Monday & Wednesday | 11:30 AM |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | South Tampa Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | South Tampa Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| West Orange Comics & Video Games | Magic Mondays | 5:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Weekly Game Night! (Lazy Moon Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Beginning Web Development | Weekly Learning Session | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Open Painting at Warehouse 51 | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Thoughtful Writing | Philosophy in Writing | 6:00 PM |
| Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Open Play | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group | FREE Texas Holdem Poker Tournaments at Fireside Lounge & Billiards 7 PM Start | 7:00 PM |
| America’s TriviAddiction | 3 DAUGHTERS BREWING – LIVE TEAM TRIVIA – ST. PETERSBURG | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Stoic Physics in Brief: The Universe, The Soul, and Death” | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NB Online Anime Watch Party | 7:00 PM |
| ShutterObi – Orlando Photography Group | Business & Marketing For Photographers – Taglines For Websites & Portfolios | 7:00 PM |
| 3D Printing Orlando | I just got a Resin Printer – NOW WHAT? | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Cryptocurrency (as seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Forex Automation and Trading | Come Trade the Forex :: Crypto :: Stocks :: Investments | 7:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Anime Watch Party | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa Business Professionals | Lutz, Wesley Chapel, New Tampa Virtual Networking Lunch | 9:00 AM |
| Tampa Flutter Meetup Group | In-Person Meetup | 6:00 PM |
Tuesday, December 28
Wednesday, December 29
Thursday, December 30
Friday, December 31
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Get More Targeted Instagram Followers in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Facebook Marketing Tips, Tricks & Tools in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] How to Write SEO Friendly Google Content in Tampa | |
| Independent Film Fans of Sarasota | Worth (2020) – on Netflix | 11:00 AM |
| Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | South Orlando Friday Night Board Gaming | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | [Online HISTORIC] Canon’s Custom Campaign Moonsea Tour – DM Canon (Tier 3) | 7:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Happy Brew Year Party 2021 | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NerdBrew’s Happy Brew Year Party 2021 | 7:00 PM |
| Gen Geek | NYE @Hardrock casino (L Bar) | 9:00 PM |
Saturday, January 1
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Get More Targeted Instagram Followers in Tampa | |
| Brandon Leibowitz from SEO Optimizers | [Free Masterclass] Facebook Marketing Tips, Tricks & Tools in Tampa | |
| Tampa Gaming Guild | Saturday Gaming | 10:00 AM |
| Gen Geek | Dim sum @Yummy house | 11:00 AM |
Sunday, January 2
Do you have any events or announcements that you’d like to see on this list?
Let me know at joey@joeydevilla.com!
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