Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Week of Monday, April 1, 2024)

Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, April 1 through Sunday, April 7, 2024. That’s right — this week starts with April Fools’ Day!

This week’s events

• Monday, April 1
• Tuesday, April 2
• Wednesday, April 3
• Thursday, April 4
• Friday, April 5
• Saturday, April 6
• Sunday, April 7

Monday, April 1

Event name and location	Group	Time
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Ford’s Garage St. Pete	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 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
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
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Blood Rage w/Promo Monsters Anson on Palmer Ranch	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Lazy Moon Pizza	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show Three bridges brewing	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Stirling Toastmasters Club #7461614 Online	Toastmasters District 48	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
Color Balance, Kelvin Temperature & How To Manage Different Light In Photography Online	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	7:00 PM to 7:40 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos none	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: David Hume’s Skepticism Online	Orlando Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Anxious People by Fredrick Backman Tampa Wine Room	Chan’s Book Club of Tampa Bay	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	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
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Tuesday, April 2

Event name and location	Group	Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:30 AM to 9:00 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
Level Up Your LinkedIn Online	Tech Success Network	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM 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
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
Networking at Glory Days Grill Glory Days Grill	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:30 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
Oldsmar/Westchase Networking Lunch -Beef O Brady’s~ Meet your next referral Beef ‘O’ Brady’s	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	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
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
April 2024 SRQ Software Devs Lunch Online	Hosted By Sarasota Software Developers	12:30 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Chess club Tuesdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
AI Implementational Blueprint + Networking Green Bench Brewing Company	St Pete AI	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00 PM to 7:00 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
Monthly meeting Christ Lutheran Church LCMS	Brooksville Book Writing Meetup Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Trivia at Gangchu Chicken & Beer Gangchu Chicken & Beer – Korean Restaurant	Geekocracy!	6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers Sarasota Alliance Church	The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Basics MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome! (Happy Hour to Follow) Unity Community Church	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	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
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
D&D Adventurers League at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 10:30 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
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 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
👋Camera Settings For Portrait Photography- Exposure, Light Meter, Color Balance Online	Beginner Hobby and Amateur Photographers Of Tampa St Pete	7:00 PM to 7:40 PM EDT
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire AMC Sundial	Anime N’ Nerds	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Transcendent Tuesday (April 2, 2024) Joybird Books	Page’s Edge Book Club	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Civic Literacy and Saving American Democracy @ Perkins Perkins Restaurant & Bakery	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 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, April 3

Event name and location	Group	Time
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR! The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	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
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
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	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
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Off Week Get Together Online	Carrollwood/Northdale Weekday Games and More	11:00 AM to 2:00 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
Sun City Center Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Keke’s Breakfast Café	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us Glory Days Grill	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Lunch Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 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
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 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
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Game Nights	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous presents Writing Workshop Maitland Public Library	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	5:45 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Critical Hit Games: Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
1st & 3rd Wednesdays – Backgammon Casual Games The Basin Sanford	Sanford Backgammon Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	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
Board Game Night at Deadwords Brewing 23 N Orange Blossom Trail	Brews N Board Games	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Interactive Trivia Wednesday at Bullfrog Creek Brewing Company Bullfrog Creek Brewing Co.	Fun with Friends in Tampa Bay	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Our First Book Club Event: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Station House	Prose Society Writers Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts 2340 Central Ave	Web3Collab St. Petersburg	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Advance Resin 3D Printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Blockchain Investors and Enthusiasts Grand Central Brewhouse	Blockchain and Crypto Investors and Enthusiasts	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Star Trek: Bad Captain – a One-shot RPG Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Castaways Euchre Club	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Lean Beer The Thirsty Topher	Agile Orlando	7:00 PM to 8:30 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
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Curse of Strahd (Tier 1)/Beyond Phandelver (Tier 1) Alternating Sessions Online	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Mastering Communication: A Key to Professional Success Online	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Communication – Personal and Professional Growth Online	Make Contacts Meet People and Communicate	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, April 4

Event name and location	Group	Time
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
Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast The Happy Hangar Café	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
LUTZ, FL – HAPPY HANGER CAFE THURSDAY NETWORKING The Happy Hangar Café	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM 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
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
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM 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
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Bahama Breeze	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30 AM to 1:00 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
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 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
RPG: Pathfinder Society ANNIVERSARY ADVENTURE at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL8) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Members Meet & Greet Online	Power BI Data Geeks Support Group	6:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Business Happy Hour ~ Cafe Delanie 1st Thursday Every Month 6pm to 8pm Cafe Delanie	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
1st Thursday Networking Mixer, Romi’s Tacos & RGANetwork.net $10 cash at door Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	6:00 PM to 8:00 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
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
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign. 405 Mahogany Dr	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
April Book Club Discussion – City of Thieves by David Benioff The Imperial at Washburn Imports	Sanford Book Club	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
FaithTech Orlando Game Lab: Unity | Unreal 3259 Progress Dr	Orlando Christian Technologists and Entrepreneurs	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Chess night! Intergalactic Plastic – Toys, Comics, Games	Lakeland Chess Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Operations Automation Office Hours Armature Works	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Drupal & Web Technologies Q&A. Everyone welcome! Panera Bread	Tampa Bay Drupal User Group	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Bitcoin Social Zudar’s Bourbon St. Bar & Grill	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	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
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
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
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
April – Future Home of the Living God Crooked Thumb Brewery	Books & Brews!	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Last Meeting Before Shooting Our First Project (Time to RALLY Troops!) Online	Lights… Camera… TAMPA. Filmmaking Alliance	7:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks Online	Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, April 5

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
Bird Photography Photo Walk Online	Tampa Bay Photographic Arts Community	8:00 AM to 9:30 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
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
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
First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – April 2024 Online	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	10:00 AM to 11:30 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
Unraveling Large Language Models and How to Build Apps with LLMs Online	Career Success Academy	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM 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
International Professionals Networking Meeting McAlister’s Deli	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	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 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
International Professionals Networking Meeting McAlister’s Deli	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Spookala Horror Con Florida State Fairgrounds	Zombie Rat Pack	Friday, April 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM to Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT
Food Purchasing with Rosa Torres International Ministry (Event #1) 1575 Land O’ Lakes Blvd	Tampa Volunteers	4:00 PM to 7:00 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
Learn to Play Leaf at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Hosted By Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete	6:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
Star Trek Ascendancy Anson on Palmer Ranch	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Blood on the Clocktower at Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse Blackbird Comics & Coffeehouse	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Rockin Roller Rink @st pete pier Spa Beach Park	Gen Geek	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
“The Beautiful Ones” at Eden Bar Eden Bar	Ladies Book & Explorer Club	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tótem @ Eckerd College Miller Auditorium	The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group	6:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 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
Tsudoi Grain and Berry – USF	Tampa Japanese Meetup	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Book Discussion: The Gunkle Andrea’s	Pages and Plates Book Club	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON: “Stoicism and the Art of Happiness” (Chapter 5) Jason’s Deli	Tampa Stoics	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Horror Friends Movie Night – The First Omen!!! AMC Veterans 24	Horror Fan Fun Time Gang	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
FIRST FRIDAY MACDINTON’S TAMPA {OPEN BAR} MacDinton’s Irish Pub	20’s To 30’s Only – Saint Petersburg, Tampa	7:00 PM to 10:00 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, April 5, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, April 6

The BSides Tampa 2024 cybersecurity conference happens on Saturday! You can find out more about BSides in my recent writeup, and you can register at their site.

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
BSides Tampa University of South Florida – Marshall Student Center	BSides Tampa	8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Early Bird Ocala Marion County Literacy Council	Toastmasters Division G	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
FCCP – Adobe Lightroom Classic CC Class – Part 2 O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Dunedin Causeway Beach Cleanup with Salty Soul – Register Online! 61 Causeway Blvd	Gen Geek	9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors 16120 US Hwy 19 N	Pinellas Writers Group	9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
International Women’s Day 2024 – Impact the Future Engineering Building II	GDG Tampa Bay	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
ICCF Monthly Meeting w/Esther Vargas: The UCF Incubation Program Orlando Science Center	Inventors Council of Central Florida	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Submission Lab The Writers Room	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Bravo Group Campaign Continues Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Gallery Tour with Photographer Martha Strawn Appleton Museum of Art	Ocala Photography Group	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
IWD 2024 – Impact the Future – GDG Central Florida The Studio at Violet’s Garage	Google Developer Group Central Florida	12:00 PM to 7:00 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
Deltona Library’s Board Game Day **New Event** 2150 Eustace Ave	Board Gamers of West Volusia	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Four Things I Wish I’d Known at the Start of My Writing Career Online	Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime	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
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 1) Coliseum of Comics Clermont	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Game Day: First Saturday of Every Month Melrose Center	Indienomicon	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Over the Board Chess Meetup in Tampa! Blind Tiger Cafe	Climbers of Mount Chesseverest	2:10 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup at Critical Hit Games Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	3:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Outside the Binary Boardgame Meetup Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	3:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
April is here IHOP	New Port Richey Casual Games and Fun Socializing Group!	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 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
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Online	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
And now for something Completly Different: Science Night Live! 21+ Orlando Science Center	Gaming.net	8:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
Free Group-Coaching Session Online	The Possible Future Group	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Navigating Success: Customer Journey tools & techniques Workshop Online	Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, April 7

Event name and location	Group	Time
FCCP Morning Photowalk at Dunedin Marina and Downtown Dunedin Dunedin Marina	Florida Center for Creative Photography	9:00 AM to 11:00 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
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
Bring a Model Hollis Garden	The Lakeland Shooters, Polk County Photography & Modeling	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Zero Latency Zero latency	Gen Geek	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Rebecca Discussion Financier Bistro & Bar a Vin	The Jane Austen Book Club	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Plotter CriCut vinyl cutting MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Euchre Tournament!!!!! Online	Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre	12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Venice	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Games at Big Storm in Odessa Big Storm Brewing Co. – Odessa	Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks	12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Entrepreneur Classes Preview Online	New Entrepreneurship Connections	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Game Day at Southern Brewing Southern Brewing & Winery	Geekocracy!	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
March Book Club Latte Vino	One Fantasy At A Time	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
T-Shirts and Caps printing MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Singles mixer & e-bike tour in St. Pete Ferg’s Sports Bar	The Pinellas County Young “Professionals”	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
Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market	Chess Republic	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Beyond the Golden Vault (tier 3, lvl 12 preferred) Campus Cards and Games	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00 PM to 5:00 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
Sunday Game Day Dented Keg Ale Works	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	3:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club- “Wicked Little Letters” Green Light Cinema	St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club	4:15 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure 1103 Fredrick Ln	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Open Game Night Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00 PM to 10:00 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