Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 19 through Sunday, October 25!
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 19
- Tuesday, October 20
- Wednesday, October 21
- Thursday, October 22
- Friday, October 23
- Saturday, October 24
- Sunday, October 25
Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
Wednesday, October 21
Thursday, October 22
Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Osceola Toastmasters Club Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA) |
Toastmasters Division E | 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT |
| Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd |
Tampa Bay Technology Center | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT |
| Clearwater Mastering Claude Code for Developers 1739 Harbor Dr |
Building Better Software With Claude Code | 12:58 PM to 1:58 PM EDT |
| Age of Sigmar: Escalation League Battlebrush Games |
Battlebrush Games: Paint Minis & Play Warhammer/Warmachine | 5:00 PM to 9:00 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 |
| Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
| Meditations – Marcus Aurelius Online event |
Orlando Stoics | 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT |
| Friday Pokemon Tournament Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT |
| Tampa Fright Club Presents: Clayface in Dolby! AMC Veterans 24 |
Tampa Fright Club | 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
| Karaoke Game Night 1Up Entertainment, Tampa |
Tampa Bay Meetup (20’s & 30’s) | 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
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Sunday, October 25
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