Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, February 2 through Sunday, February 8!
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, February 2
- Tuesday, February 3
- Wednesday, February 4
- Thursday, February 5
- Friday, February 6
- Saturday, February 7
- Sunday, February 8
Monday, February 2
Tuesday, February 3
Wednesday, February 4
Thursday, February 5
Friday, February 6
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
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Customer Insights: Beyond Surveys and NPS |
1:37 PM |
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Computer Repair Clinic |
Tampa Bay Technology Center | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST |
| First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – February 2026 Friday, Feb 6 · 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EST |
West Orlando WordPress Meetup | 8:59 AM |
| Designer Cowork @ The Blend (Magnolia Heights) The Blend Coffee & Cocktails |
Tampa Bay Designers (Formerly Tampa Bay UX) | 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EST |
| OWASP Tampa Chapter 2026 February Lunch n’ Learn GuidePoint Security |
OWASP Tampa | 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EST |
| Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
| MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST |
| NEW START TIME! “The Miracle of Mindfulness” – Thich Nhat Hanh, Part I The Skills Center |
Tampa Stoics | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST |
| Freakin FriYAY Game Night Park Shore Condos – Community Rec Room |
Groupies Got Games | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST |
| Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night 1Up Entertainment, Tampa |
Nerdbrew Events | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST |
| Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST |
| Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EST |
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Saturday, February 7
Sunday, February 8
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Florida State Fair with the Geeks Florida State Fairgrounds |
Geekocracy! | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market |
Chess Republic | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST |
| D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST |
| Pt. 2 of laser training- learning how to use Lightburn. MakerSpace Pinellas |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST |
| Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG Black Harbor Gaming |
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group | 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
| A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew |
Nerd Night Out | 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EST |
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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