Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, August 18 through Sunday, August 24!
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, August 18
Tuesday, August 19
Wednesday, August 20
| 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 |
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church |
Toastmasters District 48 |
7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT |
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd |
Tampa Bay Technology Center |
8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT |
Career Transition & Job Seeker Networking & Support Meeting – In Person Meeting!
Corporate Center Three |
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals |
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT |
Oil Painting Open Studio
Creative Junk Therapy |
Creative Junk Therapy |
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
Brandon Professional Networking Lucnh
Just Love Coffee Cafe |
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
Carrollwood Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome~
Glory days grill |
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup
Online |
Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group |
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CDT |
Create a 3D Video Game Character (10 parts class series)
Online |
Orlando Game Developers Meetup |
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CDT |
Kids Drawing – Develop Your Vision
Creative Junk Therapy |
Creative Junk Therapy |
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT |
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs |
Brandon Boardgamers |
5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
Orlando Chess Association
West Osceola Library |
Greater Orlando Chess |
5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center |
Tampa Gaming Guild |
5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
Ybor Game Night w/Retro House
Retro House Coffee Bar and Asian Bistro |
Tampa Game Nights |
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
The Fallen Lands
2103 Laceflower Dr |
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group |
6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT |
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
Rooftop Meetup! Authentic Visibility for Purpose-Driven Professionals
The Galaxy Hotel St. Pete |
Purpose-Driven Professionals St. Pete |
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
Game Night!
Southern Lights Brewing Company |
Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers |
6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
Sun Coast Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge |
Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete |
6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT |
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers
Online |
Tampa Hackerspace |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT |
CigarCitySec Meetup
Cigar City Brewing |
Central Florida CitySec |
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community
Online |
Tampa Bay Bitcoin |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT |
Woodshop Tool Sign Off-Jointer, Planer, & Bandsaw (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West |
Tampa Hackerspace |
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 |
Games & Grog @ The Grove SoHo!
Grove Soho |
Nerdbrew Events |
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
Magic Pioneer Event
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
Downtown Sarasota gay book group
Online |
Downtown sarasota gay book group |
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries
Online |
Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild |
6:00 PM to 9:30 PM CDT |
ONLINE / SPANISH: CARTAS A LUCILIO DE SENECA
Online |
Orlando Stoics |
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM CDT |
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo)
Grove Soho |
Nerd Night Out |
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
General Trivia at Tampa Tap Room 8/20 Wednesday
Tampa Tap Room |
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew |
7:10 PM to 9:20 PM EDT |
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games |
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT |
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Thursday, August 21
Friday, August 22
Saturday, August 23
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
|
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
|
Chess Republic |
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT |
|
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only)
Tampa Hackerspace West
|
Tampa Hackerspace |
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT |
Workday – Make a Better Space!
Tampa Hackerspace
|
Tampa Hackerspace |
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
AI at the Edge: Exploring Gemma and Transformer.js
Online
|
Google Developer Group Central Florida |
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM CDT |
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market)
2079 Range Rd
|
Tampa Bay Technology Center |
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT |
Virtual Job Workshop
Online
|
Job Workshop with the Relatable Recruiter |
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM CDT |
Beginning Cabochon Class (2 Day class)
Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club
|
Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club classes offered |
Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM to Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM EDT |
Twilight Imperium 4 w/Discordant Stars
Anson on Palmer Ranch
|
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton |
12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Saturday Gaming
Nerdy Needs
|
Brandon Boardgamers |
1:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
|
Suncoast Makers |
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT |
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL)
Black Harbor Gaming
|
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group |
1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT |
Y Read: Book Read Aloud Group
Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center
|
Library Book Clubs – OCLS |
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT |
Radiant Citadel Adventures
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
|
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild |
2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT |
Wild Beyond the Witchlight (Tier 1)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont
|
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild |
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
What Are Some Universal Values That Humanity Should Embrace? [small]
Clearwater Countryside Library
|
Clearwater Philosopher’s Club |
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT |
Escape Room: Playground Edition
The escape game
|
Gen Geek |
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
Intro to Sewing
MakerSpace St. Petersburg
|
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group |
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
Parrish (Bradonton) Game Night (4th Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM)
Hawk’s House
|
It’s All Fun & Games Bradenton, Parrish, Sarasota, & St Pete |
4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
Parrish (Bradenton) Game Night (4th Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM)
Hawk’s House
|
It’s All Fun & Games Seminole, Clearwater, Pinellas, & Largo |
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
Community Hang-out Night
Online
|
Nerdbrew Events |
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT |
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, August 24
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