Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 26 through Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Every week, with the assistance of a couple of Jupyter Notebooks that I put together, I compile this list for the Tampa Bay tech community.
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
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 the latest version of this week’s list here on Global Nerdy!
Hurricane Ian update
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UPDATE — Monday, September 26: With Hurricane Ian expected to pass near Tampa Bay around Wednesday evening/Thursday morning, expect events scheduled for later this week to be disrupted. Check with event organizers before going to make sure the event’s still happening!
Monday, September 26
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! | 7:45 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! | 8:45 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | In person at Fords Garage St Pete | 11:00 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
| SCIPS, a 50+ Tampa Bay Singles Club | EUCHRE, Rummy Q and other Board Games for ENTHUSIASTIC GAME PLAYERS | 4:00 PM |
| Ways to Generate Extra Income In A Recession | How To Start An E-commerce Business | 4:00 PM |
| Brews N Board Games | Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Crypto Convo | Crypto Convo – Kickoff Event | 6:00 PM |
| Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup | September Viewing Party | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 | 6:15 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | Tomb of Annhilation (APL 3 Forgotten Realms) – DM Carson | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Motorworks Brewing Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division G | Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731 | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “A Stoic Review of Digital Minimalism” | 7:00 PM |
| Meet New People As Adults – Which is Harder Than Expected | Trivia Night to Meet New People – Leader needed | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Board Game Night at Armada Games | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop for Emerging Pros | Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos | 7:00 PM |
| Geekocracy! | $5 Unlimited credits Night at Parcade | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| The Nomadic Entrepreneur Group Sarasota | Learn How to Create a Ridiculously Easy Second Income on LinkedIn | 8:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | $200 Texas Holdem Freeroll Onlike | 8:00 PM |
| Hosted By Defcon813 | Cert Study Session | 8:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Online Texas Holdem Cash Game | 9:00 PM |
Tuesday, September 27
Wednesday, September 28
Thursday, September 29
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking | 7:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Virtual Networking Breakfast Thursday’s | 7:30 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Thursday Morning All WElCOME | 7:30 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Thursday Morning All WElCOME | 7:30 AM |
| Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking | 7:30 AM |
| Business Networking Weekly Meeting for Local Professionals | Business Networking for Local Professionals | 8:00 AM |
| TampaBayNetworkers | Suncoast Networkers | 8:30 AM |
| NTi Port Richey, FL | NTi New Port Richey – Business Referral Network | 9:00 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Business Game Changers Group | Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| Florida Startup: Idea to IPO | How to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%! | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | 11:00 AM |
| Block Co-op – Bitcoin Crypto Blockchain Orlando | Crypto Set-up Class -Limited to 5 Seats Only | 11:00 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift | 11:00 AM |
| ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups | 3 major ransomware attacks and how you can detect them in your network | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | Wesley Chapel Grill Smith Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Chuck Lager America’s Tavern | 11:30 AM |
| Women Who Code Tampa | Find Your Company Green Flags and Choose the Best Position for You | 12:00 PM |
| “Learn and Earn” Millionaire Mind Secrets & Networking | Online Zoom! Millionaire Mind Lunch; Book Club and Networking! | 12:00 PM |
| Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet | YouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County Residents | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 5:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Online Texas Holdem Cash Game | 5:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 90: Triangles | 5:00 PM |
| Remote Collective SARASOTA | Social Club for Remote Workers | Oktoberfest Hang @ 99 Bottles | 5:30 PM |
| Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group | TBDEG – Open Source and the Lakehouse with Alex Merced! | 6:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | 1st ed AD&D Campaign. | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective | 6:00 PM |
| Sarasota Strategy Board Game League | Dice Forge – Thursday September 29th | 6:00 PM |
| Elite Business Professionals and Entrepreneurs | Business Professionals Network and Mingle | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM |
| Summerfield Board/Card Game Night | Summerfield Tabletop/Board/Card Games | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Clearwater Community Toastmasters | 6:00 PM |
| Black Orlando Tech (BOT) | Intro to NFTs | 6:00 PM |
| Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | Tampa at Irish 31 – Hyde Park | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | Warhammer Night | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Ybor Free Writing Group | Writing Meetup | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa Bay AWS User Group | Modern SDLC with GitOps on AWS | 6:30 PM |
| Google Developer Group Central Florida | Ionic/Capacitor wizardry with Angular | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Bitcoin | Bitcoin Only – Bitcoin Workshop | 7:00 PM |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00 PM |
| Cocktails and Convo: Book club for RomCom Lovers | The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling | 7:00 PM |
| Geekocracy! | Book Club – Annihilation | 7:00 PM |
| Gen Geek | Line Dance Lessons at the Dallas Bull | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12 | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Learn to Solder Your Own Pocket Metal Detector | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | $200 Texas Holdem Freeroll Onlike | 8:00 PM |
Friday, September 30
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN! | Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills | 7:15 AM |
| Agile Orlando | Agile in the Morning | 7:30 AM |
| Laid Back Leads Group | Laid Back Leads Group | 8:00 AM |
| Homebrew Hillsborough | September 2022 VIRTUAL Homebrew Hillsborough: CareerSource Tampa Bay | 8:30 AM |
| Brandon Biz Pros | Build your Business with Brandon Biz Pros | 8:30 AM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | GrogCon (part of Crucible X) | 9:00 AM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | GrogCon Road Trip!! | 9:00 AM |
| Hosted By Toastmasters District 48 | Real Talkers #7306 | 9:15 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence | 9:25 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | International Professionals Networking Meeting | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | In PERSON Networking Lunch Sabal Park/Brandon Reserve your seat | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | Friday Business Introductions! | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | International Professionals Networking Meeting | 11:30 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | Friday Business Introductions JOIN us at Cafe Delanie All Welcome | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Online Cashgame | 12:00 PM |
| Orlando Power BI User Group | Connecting Reports in Excel | Alejandra Horvath | 1:00 PM |
| Clermont Nerd Games | Board Game Night! | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa Gaming Guild | Friday Board Game Night | 5:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | MESSAGE CRAFTERS | 5:30 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | Taps & Drafts | 6:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Taps & Drafts | Casual Two-Headed Giant Tournament | 6:00 PM |
| New Wealth CoLab | Real Estate Investing Workspace | SQFCoin & New Wealth Colab Kickoff Party | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Board Game night at The Strange Realms in Carrollwood Friday, 6 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Urban Professionals Meetup Group | Social Friday!!! Come for a Drink and stay for the People! | 6:00 PM |
| Dunnellon Area Board Gamers | Friday Night Board Gaming | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | NASA Space Apps Challenge hackathon | 6:00 PM |
| Crypto & NFT Investors Club–Tampa Bay Chapter | Grand Opening of SQFCoin in Tampa Bay! | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s | Halloween Horror Nights | 6:15 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Positively Speaking Toastmasters | 6:15 PM |
| Orlando Web 3.0 Meetup Group | Web3 CFL Expo | 6:30 PM |
| Block Co-op – Bitcoin Crypto Blockchain Orlando | Web3 CFL Culture Reveal | 6:30 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Dominaria United Draft | 7:00 PM |
| Gen Geek | Beerbusters Movie Bar | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | Canon’s Custom Campaign Moonsea Tour – DM Canon (Tier 3) | 7:00 PM |
| Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Online Texas Holdem Cash Game | 9:00 PM |
Saturday, October 1
Sunday, October 2
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| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Toastmasters District 48 | Clearwater Sunday Speakers Toastmasters Club | 9:30 AM |
| Aspiring Writers Publishing and Marketing | 23rd Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading | 10:00 AM |
| Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group | CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH AT ROSEMARY & THYME | 10:00 AM |
| Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | Games at Descent Into Gaming | 12:00 PM |
| Beginners Guide to D and D | D&D Adventurers League | 1:00 PM |
| Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) | Weekend Game Day | 2:00 PM |
| Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay | Book Club Meet & Greet | 2:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | D&D Adventurers League | 2:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM |
| Toastmasters, Division D | Weekend Toastmasters | 3:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Online Texas Holdem Cash Game | 5:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | Rifts | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) | 5:30 PM |
| Volusia Young Professionals Group (covers East and West) | February West Volusia Networking Social | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Online Cashgame | 6:00 PM |
| Geekocracy! | Geeks freak at Halloween Horror Nights | 6:00 PM |
| Shut Up & Write!® Orlando | Shut Up & Write!® Near UCF | 6:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! | 7:00 PM |
| Solana – Tampa | Office Hours | 8:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! | 8:00 PM |
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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