Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, July 28 through Sunday, August 3!
This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that each item in the list includes:
✅ When the event will take place
✅ What the event is
✅ Where the event will take place
✅ Who is holding the event
This week’s events
- Monday, July 28
- Tuesday, July 29
- Wednesday, July 30
- Thursday, July 31
- Friday, August 1
- Saturday, August 2
- Sunday, August 3
Monday, July 28
Tuesday, July 29
Wednesday, July 30
Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. at Nova Southeastern University – Tampa Bay Regional Campus (Clearwater): Tampa Bay Tech Leadership Association is hosting their Hackathon for a Social Cause.
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, July 31
Thursday afternoon at 4:00 pm at American Legion Post 138 (Tampa): It’s the Tampa/MacDill AFB Orange Call! In a military context, an “orange call” refers to an alert signaling a heightened cybersecurity state of readiness.
This orange call’s purpose is to gather and network amongst fellow communicators, guardians, and enablers of all ranks, titles, and experience levels, share resources and seek professional development. They will conduct an informal meet & greet and discuss MacDill communicators and missions, including the increasing role of cyber and the importance of defending our nation’s networks.
Find out more and register here.
Friday, August 1
Saturday, August 2
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tampa Bay Comic Con Tampa Convention Center |
Gen Geek | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT |
| Python Monthly Meeting Online |
Florida Python Ninjas | 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EDT |
| Why Do You Want to Promote Your Book? Online |
Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime | 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT |
| Seminole Game Night (1st Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM) 7343 Conch Blvd |
It’s All Fun & Games Seminole, Clearwater, Pinellas, & Largo | 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
| August 2nd – It’s Game Night! IHOP |
New Port Richey Game Night | 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| Community Hang-out Night Online |
Nerdbrew Events | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
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Sunday, August 3
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ONLINE / ENGLISH: Open Mic Sunday Online |
Orlando Stoics | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT |
| Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
| Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market |
Chess Republic | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT |
| Balloon Twisting Basics with Balloon Dad! Tampa Hackerspace West |
Tampa Hackerspace | 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
| Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa Hackerspace West |
Tampa Hackerspace | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
| The Marmoreal Tomb Nerdy Needs |
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group | 6:00 PM to 9:00 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:
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- 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