Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 23 through Sunday, October 29, 2023.
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This week’s events
- Monday, October 23
- Tuesday, October 24
- Wednesday, October 25
- Thursday, October 26
- Friday, October 27
- Saturday, October 28
- Sunday, October 29
Monday, October 23
On Monday at 8 p.m., Code CoOp Tampa will co-host an online session: Intro to the Web Inspector, an introduction to the handy tool that every web developer should become very familiar with. Find out more and register here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Networking at Ford’s Garage Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| In person at Fords Garage St Pete Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Networking at Cafe’ Delanie Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Business Networking Meeting Largo, FL | Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | 11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat Tampa, FL | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL | Florida Startup: Idea to IPO | 3:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Radiant Ridge Toastmasters Ocala, FL | Toastmasters Division G | 5:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Monday Feast & Game Night Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | 6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| MTG: Commander Night Saint Petersburg, FL | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Orlando, FL | Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | 6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Board Game Night at Persimmon Hollow Flamingo Crossings Orlando, FL | Brews N Board Games | 6:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Shut Up & Write!® Dr. Phillips/Orlando Orlando, FL | Shut Up & Write!® Orlando | 6:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Interview Skills for Tech Career Success Tampa, FL | Ironhack Tampa – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Board Game Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Second meeting to discuss AN INTELLIGENT WOMAN Sarasota, FL | Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos Miami, FL | School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Virtual Event: Hiawassee Book Club Orlando, FL | Library Book Clubs – OCLS | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Horror Friends Movie Night – The Shining!!! Saint Petersburg, FL | Horror Fan Fun Time Gang | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Saint Petersburg, FL | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 7:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| DigiMondays Tampa, FL | Sunshine Games | 7:30PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Intro to the Web Inspector Tampa, FL | Code CoOp Tampa | 8:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
| Weekly Meetup Windermere, FL | Beginning Web Development | 8:00PM – Monday, Oct. 23 |
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Tuesday, October 24
The big event for Tuesday is CyberX Tampa Bay 2023, a celebration of technology, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Part networking event, part mini-conference, it’s a great way to expand your knowledge of cybersecurity and expand your circle in “The Other Bay Area’s” tech scene. Find out more and register here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| v-Lean Coffee Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Agile | 7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL | Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | 7:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Grand Hacienda Largo, FL | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Networking at SeaGlass Tavern~ All Welcome, join us!!! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Westchase Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda~ Meet your next referral Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:00AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Networking at Italian Touch, St. Pete Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Wesley Chapel, FL | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Super App to Change the Game: How to Disrupt the Industry as a New Player Saint Petersburg, FL | Super Apps and Digital Ecosystems | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Radical Inclusion: Empowering Accessibility in Tech | WWCode Advocacy Town Hall Tampa, FL | Women Who Code Tampa | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Attract More Ideal Clients Now By Bridging These 3 Communication Gaps Tampa, FL | Tampa Entrepreneurs Network | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| The Business Networking Midday Power Hour by Simply Referrals on Zoom! Clearwater, FL | Clearwater Business Networking | 12:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Volunteers Needed for CyberX Tampa Bay Tampa, FL | TECHnically Volunteers of Tampa Bay | 2:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL | Career Success Academy | 5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL | Front End Creatives | 5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL | Tampa Cybersecurity Training | 5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| CyberX Tampa 2023 Tampa, FL | Tech Success Network | 5:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Weekly Open Make Night Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Tampa Bay Leader & Entrepreneur Community Social Tampa, FL | InFLOWential Leader & Entrepreneur Community | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Orlando Tech Talk and Social Club Monthly meeting Orlando, FL | Orlando Technology Startups Meetup Group | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Hobby Night Saint Petersburg, FL | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Weekly Group Meetings – All Writers Welcome! Largo, FL | Pinellas Writers | 6:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| How to Increase Your Confidence and Communication Tampa, FL | Communication Skills for Interviews and Life | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Pythonic Monthly Meeting Orlando, FL | The Orlando Python User Group | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!) Orlando, FL | Central Florida Computer Society | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Creative Speaking Saint Petersburg, FL | Creative Speaking St Pete | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Bradenton, FL | Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Saint Petersburg, FL | St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Dems with Dice Sarasota, FL | Suncoast Gamers | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software Saint Petersburg, FL | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Moloka’i for October Orlando, FL | Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read | 7:00PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL | TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group | 7:30PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Tampa, FL | Shut Up & Write!® Tampa | 7:45PM – Tuesday, Oct. 24 |
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Wednesday, October 25
The Second Annual Florida Automation Expo takes place on Wednesday! The theme is Digital Transformation, and the United States Central Command’s Chief Technology Officer will present the keynote on Digital Transformation in the Military. Admission is free. Find out more and register here.
On Wednesday at noon, join Women Who Code Tampa’s online session, Develop Better Tech: Discovering UX Design & Research. This session will feature a panel an expert panel of technologists who’ll share their professional path to UX design and research, what UX problems they are working to solve, and discuss the importance of diversity in UX design. Find out more and register here.
It’s the Tampa Bay AWS User Group’s 6th anniversary, and they’re celebrating at 6:00 p.m. at Del Frisco’s! Come for the free food and drink, stay for the people. Find out more and register here.
At 6:30 at Armature Works, it’s another Tampa Devs “Meet and Greet!” As they say — “Join us for a delightful social gathering at the renovated Armature Works, where you can enjoy drinks, food, and friendly conversations. Whether you’re new to the area or a long-time resident, this event is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and expand your social circle.” Find out more and register here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Downtown St Pete Professionals Networking Breakfast Tampa, FL | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL | Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | 7:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:45AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Florida Automation Expo Tampa, FL | Florida Automation Expo | 8:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Quantum Careers – Part 1: Learning about Quantum Computing Basics Tampa, FL | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 8:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| 1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup Winter Springs, FL | 1 Million Cups – Orlando | 8:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Career Transition & Job Seeker Meeting w/ Special Guest Speaker Bemetra Simmons Tampa, FL | Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals | 9:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Lake Chautauqua Park Tampa, FL | Suncoast Drone Club | 9:00AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Carrollwood Networking Lunch! Join us and win! Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Networking at Glory Days Grill! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Networking at Just Love Coffee! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | 11:30AM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Develop Better Tech: Discovering UX Design & Research | WWCode Partner Event Tampa, FL | Women Who Code Tampa | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Midjourney Prompt Help & Advanced FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Harmonizing Cross Chain Interop for Financial Market Infrastructures Tampa, FL | Hyperledger Tampa | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Lunch Hour Meetup Sarasota, FL | Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group | 12:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando – Coffee Corner M&G… Last Hurrah? Saint Petersburg, FL | Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando | 12:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tampa, FL | Florida Startup: Idea to IPO | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Global Webinar — One-to-One with a Venture Builder Tampa, FL | Tampa Startup Founder 101 | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Saint Petersburg, FL | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 1:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Mastering Long-Term Investments: A Beginner’s Guide to the Stock Market Tampa, FL | Work From Home -Online Business Opportunities and Networking | 2:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| The Ultimate 2023 Client Acquisition Marketing Guide Tampa, FL | Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | 3:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Playing Games in the Alley Tampa, FL | The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Board Gaming – In Person Brandon, FL | Brandon Boardgamers | 5:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting Saint Petersburg, FL | Bay Pines Toastmasters | 5:15PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Wednesday Board Game Night Tampa, FL | Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Tampa, FL | Tampa Game Nights | 5:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| DUG Meetup Tampa – Fall Event Recap Tampa, FL | DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| AWS Social Networking Event Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay AWS User Group | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Hobby Night – Minis Painting Tips & Tricks at Armada Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Board Game Night Saint Petersburg, FL | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Clermont, FL | Clermont Nerd Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Dungeon of the Mad Mage (Tier 2, APL 6) Orlando, FL | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Ocala, FL | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM Sarasota, FL | Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL | Brews N Board Games | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Shut Up & Write!® in Foxtail Coffee / N. Orange Ave Orlando, FL | Shut Up & Write!® Orlando | 6:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Tampa Devs – Meet & Greet at Armature Works Tampa, FL | Tampa Devs | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Rug Tufting Class Largo, FL | Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Game Night! Palm Harbor, FL | Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel – Final Parrish, FL | The Weirder Things Book Club | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Tampa, FL | Tampa Writers Alliance | 6:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Tech Career Fair Tampa, FL | Tampa Tech Pros: Entrepreneurs, Investors and Professionals | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Lean Cuisine DevOps – Napasorn Thai Orlando, FL | Orlando DevOps | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| CitrusSec Meetup Orlando, FL | Central Florida CitySec | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting Orlando, FL | MakerFX Makerspace | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Interview Skills for Tech Career Success Orlando, FL | Ironhack Orlando – Tech Careers, Learning and Networking | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Castaways Euchre Club Saint Petersburg, FL | Castaways Euchre Club | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Workshop Wednesdays. Come Craft with Us. Inverness, FL | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing Orlando, FL | Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Winter Park, FL | Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Orlando Word Lab Winter Park, FL | Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts | 7:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly Tampa, FL | Sunshine Games | 7:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Wednesday night game Dunnellon, FL | Wednesday Night Gaming | 8:00PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
| Carollwood Professionals Networking Lunch! Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30PM – Wednesday, Oct. 25 |
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Thursday, October 26
On Thursday at 5 p.m., join Computer Coach for the online panel discussion, Job Searching During the Holidays. There’ll be a panel of experienced talent acquisition professionals who understand the intricacies of job searching during the holidays, and they’ll share tips, strategies, and motivation to navigate the job search journey during the festive season. Find out more and register here.
At 6 p.m., the Vue.js Tampa Bay meetup makes its comeback with an in-person session on Nuxt.js. You’ll see a demo of Nuxt and its different deployment strategies. There will also be a portion where you will watch a Nuxt app get built, and you can follow along.. Find out more and register here.
At 7 p.m., Neon Temple are holding a sticker night! They say: “Come on down and explore the process of designing and printing your own stickers! Have a design already, come get it printed, no design, have no fear you can play with one of ours.” Find out more here.
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! Wesley Chapel, FL | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking Wesley Chapel, FL | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 7:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Tampa Geek Breakfast Tampa, FL | Emerging Tech Leaders Tampa Bay | 8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| CSICon 2023, this October 26-29, at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason | 8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 8:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Tackle it in Ten – Entrepreneur Roundtables Dunedin, FL | Entrepreneur Round Table | 8:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Entrepreneur Roundtable to SPARK Ideas & Build Growth Dunedin, FL | Clearwater Entrepreneurs’ Round Table | 8:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch Largo, FL | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! Clearwater, FL | Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | 11:00AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Wesley Chapel, FL | Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals | 11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Lutz / Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch at Bahama Breeze! Wesley Chapel, FL | Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome | 11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person Tampa, FL | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| The Business Alliance Sun City Center, FL | The Business Alliance | 11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Saint Petersburg, FL | Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | 11:30AM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Downtown Tampa Toastmasters Open House Tampa, FL | Downtown Tampa Toastmasters MeetUp | 12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Zero knowledge proofs and SNARKs in blockchain application development Tampa, FL | Hyperledger Tampa | 12:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 1:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Ocala, FL | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 2:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Quantum Careers – Part 1: Learning about Quantum Computing Basics Tampa, FL | Data, Cloud and AI in Tampa | 3:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Gulfport Scrabble and Social Saint Petersburg, FL | Gulfport Scrabblers and Social | 5:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL | Career Success Academy | 5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Bring The Web Into The Fold Tampa, FL | GDG Tampa Bay | 5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL | Front End Creatives | 5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL | Tampa Cybersecurity Training | 5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Job Searching During the Holidays Tampa, FL | Tech Success Network | 5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan T2 APL5 (Tales from the Yawning Portal) Orlando, FL | Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | 5:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| TBDEG – Project Nessie and Lakehouse Catalog Versioning by Alex Merced! Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group | 6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| We’re back! Let’s talk about Nuxt Saint Petersburg, FL | Vue.js Tampa Bay | 6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| 2023 Happy Hour – TryWine Saint Petersburg, FL | The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | 6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| First Meetup Plant City, FL | Plant City Cribbage Card Game Meetup Group | 6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Warhammer Night Saint Petersburg, FL | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District Orlando, FL | Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming | 6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective Orlando, FL | Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | 6:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| “Taiwo” by Sheree L. Greer Tampa, FL | Kitchen Table Literary Happy Hour: Sips and Stories | 6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Digital Camera Basics – Online Tampa, FL | Our Photo Tribe Workshops | 6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group Tampa, FL | Tampa Writers Alliance | 6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Writing Meetup Tampa, FL | Tampa Free Writing Group | 6:30PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Sticker Night | Neon Temple | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| 3D Printing Guild Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Live streaming production and talent Tarpon Springs, FL | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| BABOK IIBA Tampa Bay Study Group Tampa, FL | IIBA Tampa Bay | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 Saint Petersburg, FL | Toastmasters District 48 | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| WordPress Clearwater, FL | Tampa Bay Technology Center | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| WordPress Monthly Meetup Clearwater, FL | WordPress Clearwater FL | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| One Piece Thursdays Tampa, FL | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL | Balance Martial Arts and Gaming | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! Saint Petersburg, FL | TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Bradenton, FL | Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Inverness, FL | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S Orlando, FL | Orlando Horror Movie Fans 20s-30s | 7:15PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Horror Friends Movie Night – Five Nights at Freddy’s!!! Saint Petersburg, FL | Horror Fan Fun Time Gang | 7:15PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
| Weekly Meetup Plant City, FL | Plant City Web Development Group | 8:00PM – Thursday, Oct. 26 |
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Friday, October 27
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Agile in the Morning (In Person) Orlando, FL | Agile Orlando | 7:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| FOURTH Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – October 2023 Winter Garden, FL | West Orlando WordPress Meetup | 8:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! Sarasota, FL | Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | 8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Saint Petersburg, FL | Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect! | 8:45AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Business over Breakfast Clearwater Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Networking over breakfast Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| FBI ~ Friday Business Introductions at Largo Family Restaurant Tampa, FL | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| TBUX Lite: Virtual Coffee Talk Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay UX Group | 9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Brandon, FL | Brandon Biz Pros | 9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Virtual Coffee Orlando, FL | Project Codex | 9:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Largo, FL | Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | 9:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Oviedo, FL | Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together | 10:00AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday Largo, FL | Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough | 11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Friday Business Introductions Tampa Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Networking Meetings and Mixers | 11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome Largo, FL | Tampa Bay Networking and Events | 11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| International Professionals Networking Meeting Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli Clearwater, FL | Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | 11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| International Professionals Networking Meeting Tampa, FL | Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | 11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore Tampa, FL | Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | 11:30AM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND Brandon, FL | Brandon Boardgamers | 5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Board Game Night! Clermont, FL | Clermont Nerd Games | 5:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Friday Board Game Night Tampa, FL | Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| ONLINE Board Game Fridays! Ocala, FL | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 5:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Using Instagram Like a Champ to Make Bank Orlando, FL | Orlando Ecommerce Group | 6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night Tampa, FL | Nerdbrew Events | 6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| MTG: Commander FNM Saint Petersburg, FL | Critical Hit Games | 6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Tampa, FL | Nerd Night Out | 6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| GROWTH MINDSET Orlando, FL | Self-Perfected Orlando | 6:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport Saint Petersburg, FL | Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg | 6:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Spooky Networking and Halloween Delights Tampa, FL | Tampa AI Enthusiasts | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Bitcoin Social – Game Night! Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Bitcoin | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Guild Orlando, FL | MakerFX Makerspace | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Friday night social @ The Wine House – First 12 bottles on us Saint Petersburg, FL | The Pinellas County Young “Professionals” | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Modern FNM Tampa, FL | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night Oviedo, FL | Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| 3D Printing Hang Out Orlando, FL | 3D Printing Orlando | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Movie Night: Five Nights at Freddy’s Oldsmar, FL | Social Activities for Neurodivergent Young Adults Pinellas | 7:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Introverts in ‘A Petrified Forest’ Orlando, FL | O-Town Introverts | 7:30PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Weekly Meetup Plant City, FL | Plant City Web Development Group | 8:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
| Friday night game night Tampa, FL | Indica Cafe Events | 9:00PM – Friday, Oct. 27 |
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Saturday, October 28
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| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. Winter Park, FL | Central Florida Philosophy Meetup | 7:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Early Bird Ocala Ocala, FL | Toastmasters Division G | 8:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Tampa Code Camp 2023 Land O Lakes, FL | #TampaCC | 9:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Machine Shop Milling 101 (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 9:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| FCCP – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, 4 Part Class – Part 1 Saint Petersburg, FL | Florida Center for Creative Photography | 9:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Tampa, FL | Chess Republic | 9:30AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| 🌐 SAT 10/28 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL | The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter | 10:00AM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Midjourney Basics: Intro & FAQ with A.I. Creative Compass! Tampa, FL | Midjourney A.I. Art Meetup Group | 12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| October- N. Pinellas Book Club Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Coalition of Reason | 12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Winning The Week – 1st Meet Bradenton, FL | Winning The Week | 12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Horror Friend Hang Out – Spooky Empire!!! Saint Petersburg, FL | Horror Fan Fun Time Gang | 12:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Shatterpoint: Fall of the Republic Tournament Saint Petersburg, FL | Critical Hit Games | 12:30PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| FREE Fab Lab Orientation Sarasota, FL | Suncoast Makers | 1:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Advanced Laser Cutter Skills (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 2:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Board Game Night at Meeple Movers Cafe Ocala, FL | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots Oviedo, FL | Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG) | 5:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Community Hang-out Night Tampa, FL | Nerdbrew Events | 6:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Monthly Meet the MOC-ers Port Charlotte, FL | Port Charlotte Adult Fans of Lego Meetup Group | 7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Tampa, FL | Sunshine Games | 7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Pinellas Park, FL | Balance Martial Arts and Gaming | 7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Tampa, FL | Nerd Night Out | 7:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
| Silent Disco Halloween Party! Tampa, FL | Geekocracy! | 8:00PM – Saturday, Oct. 28 |
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Sunday, October 29
| Event name and locale | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| October Book Club Lutz, FL | One Fantasy At A Time | 1:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| RE Olds Park Tampa, FL | Suncoast Drone Club | 9:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| 🌐 SUN 10/29 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Tampa, FL | The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter | 10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| First Annual Temple Israel Book Fair Winter Springs, FL | Annual Temple Israel Book Fair in Winter Springs, FL | 10:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Open Fly @ Walter Fuller Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Drone Club | 10:30AM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Warhammer 40K Clermont, FL | Clermont Nerd Games | 11:00AM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Halloween Costume Party at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Ocala, FL | Meeple Movers Gaming Group | 12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Venice Strategy Board Gamers Sarasota, FL | Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | 12:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Monthly Gaming at the DELAND Library! Deltona, FL | Board Gamers of West Volusia | 12:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| *** NEW *** Steel MIG Welding Safety and Basic Usage (Members Only) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| MÖRK BORG: Doom Metal Fantasy RPG Saint Petersburg, FL | St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group | 1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Weekend Game Day Port Richey, FL | Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames) | 1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Coopers Hawk: Wine tasting & Lunch Tampa, FL | South Asian Professional Women in Tampa Bay | 1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| HALLOWEEN ON CENTRAL Saint Petersburg, FL | Saint Petersburg Introverts Socializing (Ages 20s-40s) | 1:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Sunday Chess at Grassroots Kava House in Ybor Tampa, FL | Chess Republic | 2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Tampa, FL | Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | 2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| D&D Adventurers League Saint Petersburg, FL | Critical Hit Games | 2:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Weekend Toastmasters Altamonte Springs, FL | Toastmasters Divisions C & D | 3:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Horror Friends Movie Night – Slotherhouse!!! Saint Petersburg, FL | Horror Fan Fun Time Gang | 3:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Sunday Pokemon League Tampa, FL | Sunshine Games | 4:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Lankhmar: City of Adventure Seffner, FL | Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group | 5:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa, FL | Tampa Hackerspace | 5:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Tampa, FL | Nerdbrew Events | 7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Open Game Night Inverness, FL | Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup | 7:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| Office Hours Tampa, FL | Solana – Tampa | 8:00PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
| NerdBrew Karaoke @ MacDinton’s! Tampa, FL | Nerd Night Out | 9:30PM – Sunday, Oct. 29 |
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About this list
How do I put this list together? It’s largely automated. I have a collection of Python scripts in a Jupyter Notebook that scrapes Meetup and Eventbrite for events in categories that I consider to be “tech,” “entrepreneur,” and “nerd.” The result is a checklist that I review. I make judgment calls and uncheck any items that I don’t think fit on this list.
In addition to events that my scripts find, I also manually add events when their organizers contact me with their details.
What goes into this list? I prefer to cast a wide net, so the list includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under any of these categories:
- 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 and other events related to improving your presentation and public speaking skills, because nerds really need to up their presentation game
- Sci-fi, fantasy, and other genre fandoms
- Self-improvement, especially of the sort that appeals to techies
- Anything I deem geeky