Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, July 21 through Sunday, July 27!
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 21
- Tuesday, July 22
- Wednesday, July 23
- Thursday, July 24
- Friday, July 25
- Saturday, July 26
- Sunday, July 27
Monday, July 21
Tuesday, July 22
Wednesday, July 23
Thursday, July 24
Friday, July 25
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online |
Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group | 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT |
| Business Networking Tampa at Riveters Tampa ***NEW LOCATION*** riveters tampa |
RGA Networking Professional Business Networking | 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
| Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
| Euchre Tourney. Friday July 25, 2025! Clubhouse #1 |
Suncoast Euchre club | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| The Bay Tech collective The Canopy at the Birchwood Hotel |
Black Tech coalition | Friday, July 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM to Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM EDT |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Discussion at TBD Online |
Classic Book Club – Dinner Edition | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
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Saturday, July 26
Sunday, July 27
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| CNC Router and Laser Cutter MakerSpace St. Petersburg |
St. Pete MakerSpace | 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT |
| July’s Game: Night in the Woods Reboot Dunedin |
Dunedin-Palm Harbor Video Game Book Club | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT |
| Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market |
Chess Republic | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT |
| Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG Black Harbor Gaming |
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group | 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT |
| Let’s Learn to Turn Pens! Tampa Hackerspace West |
Tampa Hackerspace | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| The Return of Randal Morn Nerdy Needs |
Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| Find Your Funny Toastmasters Online |
Toastmasters Division E | 6:30 PM to 8:00 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