Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 10 through Sunday, October 16, 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.
Monday, October 10
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| TampaBayNetworkers | Success Builders Free Business Blog | 9:00 AM |
| Power BI Panama User Group | Community Summit NA 2022 | 9:00 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | In person at Fords Garage St Pete | 11:00 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 |
| North Tampa Networking Group | Business networking | 11:30 AM |
| SCIPS, a 50+ Tampa Bay Singles Club | EUCHRE, Rummy Q and other Board Games for ENTHUSIASTIC GAME PLAYERS | 4:00 PM |
| Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education | Andrea Bogard LeBlanc: Navigating the Waters of a Wholesale Import Business | 5:30 PM |
| Brews N Board Games | Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | $200 Texas Holdem Freeroll Online | 6:05 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 | 6:15 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | Tomb of Annhilation (APL 3 Forgotten Realms) – DM Carson | 6:30 PM |
| Meet New People As Adults – Which is Harder Than Expected | Trivia Night to Meet New People | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division G | Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731 | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade For Beginners – (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Motorworks Brewing Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Stocks – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A – (ONLINE) | 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 |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Introduction to Fusion 360 | 7:00 PM |
| Monday Night Trivia at Cage Brewing | Team Trivia Cage Brewing 10/10 | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Online Cashgame | 9:00 PM |
Tuesday, October 11
Wednesday, October 12
Thursday, October 13
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast | 7:30 AM |
| Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking | 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 |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME | 8:45 AM |
| NTi Port Richey, FL | NTi Port Richey – Business Referral Network | 9:00 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 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 |
| 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 |
| Block Co-op – Bitcoin Crypto Blockchain Orlando | Crypto Set-up Class -Limited to 5 Seats Only | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | 11:00 AM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | Wesley Chapel Grill Smith Professional 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 |
| Suncoast Credit Union Micro Enterprise Development Meetup | Importance of a Business Banking Relationship | 11:30 AM |
| “Learn and Earn” Millionaire Mind Secrets & Networking | Online Zoom! Millionaire Mind Lunch; Book Club and Networking! | 12:00 PM |
| Tampa Options Trading Group for Monthly Income | 7 Ways to Eliminate Risk in Options Trading | 1:00 PM |
| Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet | YouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County Residents | 3:00 PM |
| Career Success Academy | Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Appreciation Happy Hour | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tech Career Advice Forum | Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Appreciation Happy Hour | 5:00 PM |
| Entrepreneur Social Club | “Ask The Sex Therapist!” Heather Shannon Live Q&A- Followed by ESC @ 6:45 | 5:45 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | Star Wars Night | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Clearwater Community Toastmasters | 6:00 PM |
| Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | Virtual Cocktails and Connections | 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 |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Cashgame Online | 6:00 PM |
| Remote Collective ST. PETE | Social Club For Remote Workers | Cocktails @ Copper Shaker!! | 6:00 PM |
| Girl Develop It Orlando | Intro to JavaScript | 6:30 PM |
| WordPress St. Petersburg | WordPress St Pete: Social Meetup at 3 Daughters Brewery | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa Ybor Free Writing Group | Writing Meetup | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12 | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Bitcoin | Bitcoin Only – Special event! | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| Cocktails and Convo: Book club for RomCom Lovers | The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling | 7:00 PM |
| Real Life Trading – Tampa FL | RLT Tampa Stock Trading Meetup | 7:00 PM |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Business Builders Meetup | Saint Petersburg Business Builders | 7:00 PM |
| Geekocracy! | Trivia at Spookeasy | 7:30 PM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Online Cashgame | 9:00 PM |
Friday, October 14
Saturday, October 15
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central Florida Philosophy Meetup | Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. | 7:00 AM |
| Toastmasters Division G | Early Bird Ocala | 8:00 AM |
| Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime | Cedar Key Seafood Festival FLGC SinC Vendor Booth | 9:00 AM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Hunters Creek Toastmasters | 9:30 AM |
| Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop | Writers Group at the Haunted Antique Shop | 9:30 AM |
| Chess Republic | Coffee & Chess: Tampa Midtown | 9:30 AM |
| Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | Code with me – learning sessions weekly on Saturdays | 10:00 AM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | South Florida Model Investment Club Meeting | 10:00 AM |
| Tampa Devs | TDevs – $20,000 Hackathon with TADHacks @Embarc Collective | 10:00 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Tampa Options Trading Group for Monthly Income | How to build an Options Portfolio for Beginners! | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Online Cashgame | 12:00 PM |
| Female Power Network Of St Pete | Sharing and Support for Your Business or Passion Project | 12:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | JOIN our Facebook Group, LIKE our Fan Page and Invite your Friends | 12:00 PM |
| Suncoast Makers | FREE Fab Lab Orientation | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Amazon Seller Meetup Group | How to use Brand Analytics + Search Query Performance for a killer 2022 launch | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group | October Book Club | 1:00 PM |
| WordSmitten Writing Workshop | WordSmitten Writing Workshop :: Saturday 1 PM – Online Session | 1:00 PM |
| Casual Scrabble Play | Anyone up for Scrabble? | 2:00 PM |
| The New Normal Book Club – Orlando | OUT OF THE DARK by David Weber | 2:00 PM |
| Central Florida Florida Foam Fighting (Fumetsu) | Fighter Practice! (Newbies welcome) | 2:00 PM |
| Books Life And Utter Non-Sense (21+Women) | Book and Axes, Oh My | 2:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Saturday MTG Draft at Hammerfall Games and Collectibles | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books | Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon | 3:00 PM |
| Code for Tampa Bay Brigade | Collective Action for Broadband Equity [Virtual Activity] | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa Games Developer Guild | Game Project Therapy (Virtual) | 4:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Online Texas Holdem Cash Game | 5:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | [In-Person] The Wild Beyond the Witchlight – DM Calvin (Tier 2) | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Tampa Hackerspace Board Game Night and Potluck | 6:00 PM |
| Saturday Night Boardgames – Catan, Monopoly etc | Board game meetup | 6:00 PM |
| Kitchen Table Book Club: Year of Short Stories | Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Web 3.0 Meetup Group | Web3 CFL Event | 6:30 PM |
| Block Co-op – Bitcoin Crypto Blockchain Orlando | Web3 CFL Culture Reveal | 6:30 PM |
| Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | Golf Group – RPG One-Shots | 6:30 PM |
| Gen Geek | Scream-a-geddon | 6:30 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Community Hang-out Night | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | THE ONE-SHOT GUILD | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, October 16
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Toastmasters District 48 | Clearwater Sunday Speakers Toastmasters Club | 9:30 AM |
| Pinellas County Classic Card Games | Let’s Enjoy Nature and Play Some Cards!! | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa Bay Card Room | .25/.50 Texas Holdem Online Cashgame | 12:00 PM |
| Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | Games at Descent Into Gaming | 12:00 PM |
| Orlando Urban Professionals Meetup Group | Brainstorming Entrepreneurship Workshop! | 1:00 PM |
| Beginners Guide to D and D | D&D Adventurers League | 1:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | D&D Adventurers League | 2:00 PM |
| Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) | Weekend Game Day | 2:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM |
| Orlando Poker Tournaments Meetup Group | .25/.50 Online Texas Holdem Cash Game | 2:00 PM |
| Toastmasters, Division D | Weekend Toastmasters | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Mental Health Solutions Think Tank | Let’s get going! | 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 |
| Tampa Stoics | IN-PERSON: A Walking Meditation – Causeway Trail | 6:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Stocks – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | ONLINE: Learn-To-Trade Crypto, Forex & Futures | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Stocks, Options & ETFs (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Cryptos, Forex & Futures (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | A Duck Presents NB Movie Night | 7:00 PM |
| Solana – Tampa | Office Hours | 8:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | 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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