Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 5 through Sunday, December 11, 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
Monday, December 5
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Option Trading Strategies (Tampa Bay area) Meetup Group | Option Trading Strategies Meetup (Online) | 11:00 AM |
| Clean Fiction Writers of Central Florida | Writer’s Critique Group | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch | 11:00 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 |
| Downtown Networking Community by Serendipity Labs Orlando | Lunch & Learn – Marketing with a Sweet Twist | 11:30 AM |
| SCIPS, a 50+ Tampa Bay Singles Club | EUCHRE, Rummy Q and other Board Games for ENTHUSIASTIC GAME PLAYERS | 4:00 PM |
| Web3Collab St. Petersburg | Why Helium tanked and the future of TIPIN: A conversation with Burak Sezen | 6:00 PM |
| We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group | Virtual Writing Get Downs | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Night | 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 |
| Toastmasters, Division D | ACE Advanced Toastmasters 3274480 | 6:00 PM |
| Brews N Board Games | Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings | 6:00 PM |
| TIME OF YOUR LIFE! 50+ | Trivia Social Liam Fitzpatricks / Lake Mary | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | Tomb of Annhilation (APL 6 Forgotten Realms) – DM Carson | 6:30 PM |
| MakerFX Makerspace | MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Awkward Conversations” (Part 2) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Board Game Night at Armada Games | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 | 7:00 PM |
| Meet New People As Adults – Which is Harder Than Expected | Trivia Night to Meet New People | 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 |
| Toastmasters Division G | Spanglish Toastmasters Club 7703731 | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | North Florida Chapter Model Investment Club | 7:30 PM |
| Hosted By Defcon813 | Cert Study Session | 8:00 PM |
Tuesday, December 6
Wednesday, December 7
Thursday, December 8
| 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 |
| TampaBayNetworkers | Suncoast Networkers | 8:30 AM |
| Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club | Fourth Annual Hackathon | 9:00 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| WEB3CFL -Art – Music – Gaming -Bitcoin -Crypto -Blockchain | 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 |
| “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 |
| Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | Designing People-Centered AI: Modelling power and powerful modelling! | 3:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 4:00 PM |
| Entrepreneurs Empower Empire | Entrepreneurs Empower Empire Live Holiday Happy Hour | 5:00 PM |
| Summerfield Board/Card Game Night | Summerfield Tabletop/Board/Card Games | 6:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | 2nd ed. AD&D Campaign. | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | Warhammer Night | 6:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | Magic the Gathering Drafts at Angry Chair Brewing! | 6:30 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Taps and Drafts: Angry Thursdays! | 6:30 PM |
| Book Club Babes | Book Club Babes December Meetup! | 7:00 PM |
| Lets Do All the Stuff | Are you smarter than a 5th grader trivia! | 7:00 PM |
| Real Life Trading – Tampa FL | RLT Tampa Stock Trading Meetup | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Bitcoin | Bitdevs | 7:00 PM |
| Communication Skills for Interviews and Life | Communication Practice and Improvement | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12 | 7:00 PM |
| Cocktails and Convo: Book club for RomCom Lovers | Martinis and Book talk | 7:00 PM |
| Business Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color | Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of Color | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Business Builders Meetup | Saint Petersburg Business Builders | 7:00 PM |
| Let Go of Your Past and Make New Positive Friends | How to Let Go of the Past and Begin Anew | 7:00 PM |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| YEA Young Entrepreneurs of America | YEA MEETING – CONNECT W YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN TAMPA | 7:00 PM |
Friday, December 9
Saturday, December 10
| 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 |
| Tampa Hackerspace | GSWCF: Make a Laser-Engraved Keepsake Box | 9:00 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 Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | Continue the Learning over Lunch at O’Keefe’s | 11:00 AM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | BetterInvesting Yankee Model Investment Club Meeting | 11:00 AM |
| Orlando Unity Developers Group | Create an Escape Room VR Game – 3 Part Class | 11:00 AM |
| Critical Hit Games | Star Wars Legion: Casual Play | 12:00 PM |
| Suncoast Makers | FREE Fab Lab Orientation | 1:00 PM |
| Orlando Startups And Entrepreneurs | Meet-and-Greet | 2:00 PM |
| Geekocracy! | Hyppo Ice Pop and Optional Bike Ride | 2:00 PM |
| Central Florida Florida Foam Fighting (Fumetsu) | Fighter Practice! (Newbies welcome) | 2:00 PM |
| Casual Scrabble Play | Scrabble for ALL levels! | 2:00 PM |
| ITADAKIMASU Tampa Japanese Food Meetup | Dinner at Mikes Sushi | 4:00 PM |
| Bitcoin Orlando | Monthly Bitcoin: Q and A | 4:30 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | IN-PERSON: “The Discourses of Epictetus” (Part 1) | 5:00 PM |
| Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | Golf Group – RPG One-Shots | 6:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NB Community Hang-out Night! | 7:00 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, December 11
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| There’s A Book For That: Self-Improvement Book Club | Weekly meeting | 10:00 AM |
| Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group | CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH AT ROSEMARY & THYME | 10:00 AM |
| Geekocracy! | Geeks Go Hiking: Upper Tampa Bay Trail & Bite | 10:00 AM |
| Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | Games at Descent Into Gaming | 12:00 PM |
| Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) | Weekend Game Day | 1:00 PM |
| Beginners Guide to D & D (Tampa Bay area) | D&D Adventurers League | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Family Open Make Day | 1:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | New Player Nights East Colonial – Tier 1 (Various DMs) | 1:00 PM |
| Central Florida Computer Society | Join us for the Windows Special Interest Group | 1:30 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | D&D Adventurers League | 2:00 PM |
| Tampa Stoics | IN-PERSON: A Walking Meditation – Causeway Trail | 4:30 PM |
| The Guild of Independent Game Developers | Lecture | 5:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | Rifts | 5:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Find Your Funny Toastmaster | 6:30 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Cryptos, Forex & Futures (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Forex, Crypto & Futures (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Stocks – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Crypto, Forex & Futures (Online) | 7:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! | 8:00 PM |
| Solana – Tampa | Office Hours | 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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