Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, March 25, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, March 25 through Sunday, March 31, 2024.

This week’s events

• Monday, March 25
• Tuesday, March 26
• Wednesday, March 27
• Thursday, March 28
• Friday, March 29
• Saturday, March 30
• Sunday, March 31

Monday, March 25

Event name and location	Group	Time
In person at Fords Garage St Pete Ford’s Garage St. Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Ford’s Garage Ford’s Garage	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! Romi’s Tacos	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Romi’s Tacos Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat Romi’s Tacos	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Romi’s Tacos Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat Romi’s Tacos	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Apex Systems – Code Faster, Smarter, Better: Productivity with GitHub Copilot Online	IIBA Tampa Bay	1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Crafting a Compelling Pitch: Secrets to Capturing Investors’ Interest Online	Tampa Startup Founder 101	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Introduction To The Exposure Triangle- Settings, Shooting Modes & Light Metering Online	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Introduction To The Exposure Triangle- Settings, Shooting Modes & Light Metering Online	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
INTERVIEW: Matthew Sharpe and his book, Stoicism, Bullying and Beyond Online	Tampa Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Marie Benedict’s latest, THE MITFORD AFFAIR Online	Women’s Book Club Reading Books about Women	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, March 26

On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., Computer Coach will host the online event, Career Changing Successfully. During this event, you will have the chance to network with industry professionals and gain valuable insights on how to navigate the job market successfully. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a positive change in your career! Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
v-Lean Coffee Online	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals St Petersburg Yacht Club	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Career Changing Successfully Online	Front End Creatives	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! SeaGlass Tavern	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern SeaGlass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Oldsamar/Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Beef ‘O’ Brady’s	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
New Tampa RGA Chapter ~ Glory Days Meet your next referral partner! Glory Days Grill	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa Glory Days Grill	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Glory Days Grill Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Glory Days Grill	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club 763 Cortaro Dr	The Business Alliance	11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
Chess club Tuesdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
March Movie Madness Lakewood Ranch Cinema	Miriam Thompson	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
March Viewing Party Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern	Sarasota “Doctor Who” Fan Meetup	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Weekly Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Meeting Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Rotary Laser Engraving MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in Flutter Online	Tampa Bay Android Developers Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekday Writing Get Down The Writers Room	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
GHOSTBUSTERS – FROZEN EMPIRE AMC $6 MOVIES AMC Sundial	Anime N’ Nerds	6:40 PM to 8:40 PM EDT
[Hybrid] Discussion: State of the UX Job Market Ten10 Brewing Company	DOUX — Downtown Orlando UX Meetup	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Workshop: Building a Discord Bot with GPT4 and RAG Online	The Orlando Python User Group	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!) Online	Central Florida Computer Society	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Creative Speaking Roots To Crown	Creative Speaking St Pete	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Pinellas Ale Works Brewery	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Moose Lodge	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
AMA – Ask Me Anything Related to Photography, Computers and Software O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
From Scratch for March 2024 Café Trastevere Italian Restaurant	Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! 2705 54th Ave N	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, March 27

On Wednesday and Thursday this week, the Sunshine Cyber Conference takes place at the Tampa Convention Center. Find out more and register here.

Tampa Devs is holding their Meet & Greet at Thrive DTSP event at 6:00 p.m.! Join them for an awesome social gathering at the Thrive coworking space in downtown Saint Petersburg, where you can enjoy refreshments, mingle, and network with awesome local developers. Whether you’re new to Saint Petersburg or have called it home for years, this event is a great opportunity to meet new faces and expand your social circle. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Panera Bread	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
St Pete Networking Breakfast at the Hangar Meet St Pete’s Top Pro’s All Weclcome The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Networking at The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge! The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	7:30 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Richard Ervin Park Richard Ervin Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Q1 2024 – Automated Pentesting // Zero Trust – Onsite Event & Simulcast on Zoom Online	TampaBay ISSA	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
In Person Networking BRANDON! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:15 AM to 12:45 PM EDT
Business Networking Lunch Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Networking Professionals Networking Lunch Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup Online	Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee Corner Online	Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando	12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup Online	Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Playing Games in the Alley The Alley at Southshore	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Tampa Devs – Meet & Greet at Thrive DTSP 136 4th St N ste 201	Tampa Devs	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
2nd Game Night Online	Learn Mah Jongg	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM Terra Ceia Bay Country Club	South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Mid Week Happy Hour at Death in the Afternoon Death In The Afternoon	Lit Orlando	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing 23 N Orange Blossom Trail	Brews N Board Games	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Up Next : AI and Your “Job” in Product! Serendipity Labs Private Offices & Coworking	ProductTank Orlando	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Online	Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Dark Music-David Lagercrantz – midway IHOP	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
OPCED First Meeting – Discuss Carl Jung Teak Neighborhood Grill	Orlando Philosophy and Current Events Discussion Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Online	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Castaways Euchre Club	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
CitrusSec Meetup 10 Ten Brewing Co.	Central Florida CitySec	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
[In-Person] Bitcoin Meetup in TAMPA Embarc Collective	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
March ODevs at CREDO CREDO Conduit	Orlando Developers Meetup	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Communication – The Key to Connect Online	Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People Online	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Orlando Word Lab – How to Write a Full-Length Feature Winter Park Library	Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Writers 4 All Seasons Zoom Meeting Online	Writers 4 All Seasons Tampa Bay	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, March 28

On Thursday at 6:00 p.m., join the Tampa Bay AWS User Group, where Mengdi Chen and Elamaran Shanmugam will present Accelerate Troubleshooting With AWS Observability. This talk was held at re:Invent in December. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast The Happy Hangar Café	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking The Happy Hangar Café	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Shooting Range Day Tenoroc Public Shooting Sports	Adventure Group of Central Florida	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business! The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Carrabas Italian Grill	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Bahama Breeze	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Job Seeker Strategies for Company Research and Engagement Online	Tampa Cybersecurity Training	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Harness the Power of AI to Create Better Customer Experiences and ROI Truist Plaza	SignalWire Code and Connect AI Low Code and Networking	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Grand Bay Canasta Online	Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Play board/card games and make friends. Panera Bread	Daytime Board and Card Games	1:15 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
FCCP Weekly Photo Assignment 13: Bugs Online – Not an in person Meetup	Florida Center for Creative Photography	Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL8) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Gallery Event – Starkey Ranch Library Starkey Ranch Theatre library cultural Center	Night & Long Exposure Photography	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Accelerate Troubleshooting with AWS Observability 501 E Kennedy Blvd	Tampa Bay AWS User Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
New Members Meet & Greet Online	Power BI Data Geeks Support Group	6:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board game night!!! Online	Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night) Nerdy Needs	Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective The Collective: A Comic & Game Community	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
One For The Money – by Janet Evanovich Barbara S. Ponce Public Library	Mystery and Thriller St Pete Book Club	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Beginning to learn the in’s and outs of a FIBER LASER MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Relaxed Social for Young Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders Cres Community	Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Non-Fiction Book Discussion Meetup Panera Bread	Curious Learners: Non-Fiction Book Discussions	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Writing Meetup HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group Barnes & Noble Carrollwood	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
WordPress Online	Tampa Bay Technology Center	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Further Introduction to React frontend library | Building UI with JavaScript Online	Florida Software School	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Operations Automation Office Hours Armature Works	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
WordPress Monthly Meetup Online	WordPress Clearwater FL	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Book Club: Swamp Story by Dave Barry La Teresita Restaurant	Geekocracy!	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! 54th Ave Kava House	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Wilder’s Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Fingerboard Meetup 🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Critical Drinking Book Club with Author Micki Morency The Studio Public House	Wordier Than Thou Meetup for Writers and Book Lovers	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yellowface – RF Kuang URBAN Brew and BBQ	St. Pete Booze and Book Club	7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Friday, March 29

Event name and location	Group	Time
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills Winter Park Community Center	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! Online	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking Online	Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Online	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Coffee Talk Online	Tampa Bay UX Group	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Online	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting McAlister’s Deli	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday McAlister’s Deli	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore McAlister’s Deli	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting McAlister’s Deli	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli McAlister’s Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome McAlister’s Deli	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Magic of AI Assistants Online	CLEARWATER eMarketing Groups	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Board Game Friday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night! Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT GAMING AT GAMER’S COMMAND Gamers’ Command	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Garet’s 40th Birthday Party on the Pier Pier Teaki	Gen Geek	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
GROWTH MINDSET Online	Self-Perfected Orlando	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Diving introduction MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
The Teachers’ Lounge @ Eckerd College Miller Auditorium	The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group	6:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night Cool Stuff Games Maitland	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
The Office Trivia Night at Unlucky Roll Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: The Pocket Stoic (Chap 4) Online	Orlando Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Solana Hackathon WorkGroup 1205 N Franklin St	Solana Tampa	8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night 🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, March 29, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, March 30

Event name and location	Group	Time
Wake Up and Think Clearly Saturday morning share and discuss. Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala Marion County Literacy Council	Toastmasters Division G	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Machine Shop Safety and Cleanup (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace	Tampa Hackerspace	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Sage Biscuit Cafe	Winning The Week	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Saturday DND Warforged Tabletop Games	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Gaming Swap Meet Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Gen Geek 2nd annual Easter Games 🐰 Riveria Bay Park	Gen Geek	12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Python Based Blockchain Online	Florida Python Ninjas	1:00 PM to 1:45 PM EDT
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream Preview Online	New Entrepreneurship Connections	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
GOAL SETTING VIRTUAL WORKSHOP:Create 2+ Ideal Action Plans to Achieve Your Goals Online	Beast Mode Networking Orlando	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Social climbing of Mount Chesseverest The Blind Tiger Cafe – Ybor City – Coffee Shop	Climbers of Mount Chesseverest	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigluicci New World Tampa	Tampa Bookworms	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Let’s Paint Easter Eggs and BBQ PotLuck !! TBD	Adventure Group of Central Florida	2:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Book 12) Panera Bread	Orlando Stoics	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Hindu Singles mixer Online	Hosted By Tampa Bay Hindu Singles	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 5 – DM Mike Coliseum of Comics – East Colonial	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Golf Group – RPG One-Shots Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, March 31

Event name and location	Group	Time
No event schedule for today. Happy Easter Online	Suncoast Drone Club	9:00 AM to 9:01 AM EDT
IHOP Restaurant CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY BRUNCH 4000 S Tamiami Trail	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
ONLINE: Sunday is “Open Mic” Online	Orlando Stoics	9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day! Brick City Adventure Park	Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat	11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Venice	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Winter Park Chess Meetup Barnie’s Coffee and Tea	Winter Park Social Chess Club	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
D&D Adventures with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	3:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Introverts Meet n Greet at The Acre – Rescheduled The Acre Orlando	O-Town Introverts	4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Open Game Night Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study 🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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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