Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 27 through Sunday, November 2!
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, October 27
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
Weekly Chess Showdown in the Park
Monday, Oct 27, 6:00 PM · 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
CHESS IN THE PARK SRQ |
6:22 PM |
NPI District 1 Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals
Voodoo brewing |
Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) |
7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT |
Trinity Professional Business Networking Lunch Meet your next referral Partner.
Cantina Viagero |
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In!
The Sourdough Co. |
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking |
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
Radiant Ridge Toastmasters
Lakes Region Public Library |
Toastmasters Division G |
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT |
Tea Tavern – Dungeons and Dragons
Monday, Oct 27, 6:00 PM · 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
Tea Tavern Dungeons and Dragons Meetup Group – DMS WANTED |
5:59 PM |
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
Monday night chess
American Legion |
Casual Monday Chess at American Legion Post 7, Clearwater |
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
Monday Feast & Game Night
Village Inn |
Tampa Bay Tabletoppers |
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
Saving Money Using Open Source LLM’s
Online event |
Saint Petersburg AI Collaborative Intelligence Group |
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
Englewood Invites You to North Port Toastmasters
12737 S Tamiami Trail |
Toastmasters District 48 |
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM EDT |
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall |
Toastmasters District 48 |
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
Mothership Monday: Gradient Descent
Kitchen Table Games |
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group |
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT |
TAGM at Kava Kraze
Kava Kraze |
Tampa Area Game Masters (TAGM) |
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online event |
Nerdbrew Events |
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos
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School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop |
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
ONLINE: TBD
Online event |
Orlando Stoics |
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 General Meetup
Online event |
Beginning Web Development |
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Learn to build Passive Income with Shopify, Amazon, AI & Dropshipping
Online event |
How to build an Online Business with AI & Shopify |
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
Where is Bitcoin Going?
Online event |
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida |
9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
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Tuesday, October 28
Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. at Chester H. Ferguson Law Center (Tampa): It’s that time again — CyberX Tampa Bay is back!
CyberX Tampa Bay is Tampa Bay’s premier cybersecurity celebration. Whether you’re an established professional, an emerging leader, or exploring a career in cybersecurity, this event offers valuable insights, professional connections, and an inspiring close to October, which is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
The evening kicks off with networking over light refreshments, followed by engaging breakout sessions tailored to different career stages in cybersecurity. After another round of networking, they’;; recognize an outstanding contributor to the industry before gathering for a thought-provoking panel discussion featuring leading voices in the field. Finally, they’ll wrap up with closing remarks and an opportunity to connect with peers.
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, October 29
Thursday, October 30
Friday, October 31
Saturday, November 1
| Event name and location |
Group |
Time |
Come Join the Fun @ “National Cook For Your Pet Day” Game Night Sat Nov 01, 2025
Saturday, Nov 1, 4:45 PM · 4:45 PM to 9:30 PM EDT |
Tampa (Citrus Park Area) Games Meetup Group |
11:15 PM |
Wild Beyond the Witchlight (Tier 1)
Saturday, Nov 1, 2:00 PM · 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT |
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild |
1:45 PM |
Become an FCCP Supporter Plus & Access 100+ Hours of Educational Videos
Online event |
Florida Center for Creative Photography |
7:00 AM to 7:01 AM EDT |
(DIY) – First Saturday Cars & Coffee – VFW Post 2550 Dunedin – (DIY)
VFW Post 2550 |
Florida Center for Creative Photography |
7:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT |
Breakfast & Bitcoin – Central Florida Bitcoiners
Flightline Cafe & Catering |
Central Florida Bitcoiners |
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM 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 |
Hunters Creek Toastmasters
Hart Memorial Library 2nd Floor |
Toastmasters Division E |
9:30 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 |
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market)
2079 Range Rd |
Tampa Bay Technology Center |
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT |
66th Annual Fall Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show
Florida State Fairgrounds |
Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club Events |
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT |
Halo Flashpoint Tournament
Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games |
11:00 AM to 5:30 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 |
Radiant Citadel Adventures (Tier 3)
Coliseum of Comics Clermont |
Orlando Adventurer’s Guild |
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
Savage race 2025
Little Everglades Ranch |
Gen Geek |
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT |
Saturday Afternoon Catan
Whole Foods Market |
Tampa Bay Settlers of Catan |
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT |
Seminole Game Night (1st Saturday of each Month 4 – 10 PM)
Barbara’s House |
It’s All Fun and Games Tampa Bay Brandon Riverview and Ruskin |
4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
Community Hang-out Night
Online event |
Nerdbrew Events |
6:00 PM to 9:00 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, November 2
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
