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Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, December 12 through Sunday, December 18, 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 12
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | The Blowing Up Summit | 11:00 AM |
| Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | In person at Fords Garage St Pete | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch | 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 |
| North Tampa Networking Group | Business networking | 11:30 AM |
| Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | The Trust Equation Masterclass | 3:00 PM |
| Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet | YouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County Residents | 4:00 PM |
| SCIPS, a 50+ Tampa Bay Singles Club | EUCHRE, Rummy Q and other Board Games for ENTHUSIASTIC GAME PLAYERS | 4:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division G | Radiant Ridge Toastmasters | 5:30 PM |
| Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason | Monthly N. Pinellas TBCor Humanist Social Dinner | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Clean Fiction Writers of Central Florida | Writers Meet & Greet | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Night | 6:00 PM |
| Brews N Board Games | Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Comics, Animation and etc. | Sapiens Vol. 1: The Birth of Humankind | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | 3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Introduction to Fusion 360 | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Awkward Conversations, Open Mic” (Part 3) | 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 |
| Learn-To-Trade Forex – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (ONLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
Tuesday, December 13
Wednesday, December 14
Don’t forget that Tampa Bay’s 2nd Annual Tech Meetup Extravaganza happens on the evening of Wednesday, December 14th at Embarc Collective from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.!
The event is FREE to attend — just RSVP on the event page!
Thursday, December 15
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast | 7:30 AM |
| TampaBayNetworkers | Suncoast Networkers | 8:30 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Docker Davenport FL | Community All-Hands #7 | Virtual event | Dec 15th &16th | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! | 11:00 AM |
| Florida Startup: Idea to IPO | How to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%! | 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 |
| Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup | Fight privilege creep with these 5 measures | 11:00 AM |
| Business Game Changers Group | Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| ManageEngine’s Cybersecurity Meetups | Why identity-first security will be critical in 2023 and beyond | 11:00 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 |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| “Learn and Earn” Millionaire Mind Secrets & Networking | Online Zoom! Millionaire Mind Lunch; Book Club and Networking! | 12:00 PM |
| Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | Technical Meetup Group hosted by IBM – 2022 Accomplishments and 2023 Plan | 3:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 4:00 PM |
| Tampa Professional Networking Meetup | Happy Hour Networking – Cigars, Fine Wines and Brews | 5:00 PM |
| All Things Kubernetes Tampa | All Things Kubernetes Meetup | 5:00 PM |
| Business and Social Networking | Happy Hour!! | 5:30 PM |
| We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group | Virtual Writing Get Downs- Share It Now! | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | Warhammer Night | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective | 6:00 PM |
| Social & Networking Event | Social/Networking Event | 6:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | 2nd ed. AD&D Campaign. | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Agile | Lean Beer for All Things Agile (Tampa) | 6:30 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | Magic the Gathering Drafts at Angry Chair Brewing! | 6:30 PM |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Laser Cutter Orientation (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Video Production Professionals | Group Kickoff and Networking! | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Girls Who Code for Grades 6-12 | 7:00 PM |
| Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming | BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District | 7:00 PM |
Friday, December 16
Saturday, December 17
| 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: Pen Turning | 9:00 AM |
| Data Tech Florida | Global AI Developer Days | 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 |
| Toastmasters Division E | Hunters Creek Toastmasters | 9:30 AM |
| Orlando Lady Developers Meetup | Code with me – learning sessions weekly on Saturdays | 10:00 AM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | Do the Victorian Christmas Stroll at Historic Plant Hall (Tampa Bay Hotel/ UT) | 10:00 AM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | South Florida Model Investment Club Meeting | 10:00 AM |
| Around The World: International Book Club – Metrowest | FRANCE – The Little Paris Bookshop – Nina George | Brunch at Cafe de Paris | 10:00 AM |
| The Art Of Photography – Tampa/Gulf Coast Chapter | SAT 12/17 at 10 AM FREE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | 10:00 AM |
| Winning The Week | Winning The Week – 3rd Meet | 10:00 AM |
| Orlando Melrose Makers | In-Person: Makerspace Open Lab | 10:30 AM |
| Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | Bravo Group Campaign Continues | 11:00 AM |
| Geekocracy! | Potluck Picnic and “Weird Elephant” Gift Exchange | 12:00 PM |
| Suncoast Makers | FREE Fab Lab Orientation | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Women’s Book Club Meetup Group | December Book Club | 1:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Wood Shop Router Table 101 (Members Only) | 1:00 PM |
| Central Florida Florida Foam Fighting (Fumetsu) | Fighter Practice! (Newbies welcome) | 2:00 PM |
| Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books | All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa Games Developer Guild | Game Project Therapy (Virtual) | 4:00 PM |
| Kitchen Table Book Club: Year of Short Stories | What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeymi | 6:00 PM |
| Nerdbrew Events | Community Hang-out Night | 7:00 PM |
| The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | Edge District Holiday Bar Crawl | 7:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | CHG Reverse White Elephant Gift Party | 7:00 PM |
| Nerd Night Out | NB Community Hang-out Night! | 7:00 PM |
| Gen Geek | Enchant St petersburg | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | THE ONE-SHOT GUILD | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, December 17
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Shores Library Read and Feeds | Indian Shores Library Holiday Book Sale | 9:00 AM |
| Saint Petersburg Introverts Socializing (Ages 20s-40s) | Paddling at Weedon Island Preserve | 9:30 AM |
| The Art Of Photography – Tampa/Gulf Coast Chapter | SUN 12/18 at 10 AM FREE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM | 10:00 AM |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Business Owners and Professionals | Let’s get out and have some fun. | 4:00 PM |
| GDG SunCoast | Flutter Study Jams – Getting Started with Flutter [Online Workshop] | 4:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | Holiday Lights in the Gardens Photo Walk at Florida Botanical Gardens | 4:30 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and Rifts (Palladium) Group | Rifts | 5:00 PM |
| Spellbound Bookstore Events | Meet & Greet Book Signing with Ginny Myers Sain | 5:00 PM |
| Geekocracy! | Geek out over Florida Botanical Gardens’ holiday lights | 5:30 PM |
| Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read | 2nd Annual White Elephant Chrismahanukwanzakah Potluck! In Moscow! | 6:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Stocks – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Crypto, 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 |
| Nerdbrew Events | Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Cryptos, Forex & Futures (ONLINE) | 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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