Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, April 27 through Sunday, May 3!
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, April 27
- Tuesday, April 28
- Wednesday, April 29
- Thursday, April 30
- Friday, May 1
- Saturday, May 2
- Sunday, May 3
Monday, April 27
Tuesday, April 28
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Rialto Theater (Tampa): Join TEKsystems and Gold’s Liquor for an evening of craft spirits, connection, and community impact as they raise funds for the March of Dimes organization!
This ticketed tasting event brings together members of the local business and professional community for a relaxed, social evening in support of the health of moms and babies.
All ticket purchase proceeds go towards their fundraiser for the March for Babies walk 2026.
Find out more and register here.
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Hidden Springs Ale Works (Tampa): Join Tampa’s tech pro on Tuesday, April 28th, for the monthly meetup event, TampaTech, Taps & Tacos!
- Tech: Connect & network with tech industry peers
- Taps: Enjoy 15% off your tab as a tech attendee
- Tacos: A full taco bar… who doesn’t love tacos?!
No speakers, no presentations – just great conversations and a raffle (because that’s way more fun!)
Find out more and register here.
Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., online: The Mission: From “Hello” to “Welcome Back.” The biggest limitation of most AI apps is that they have “Goldfish Memory.” Every time you open the app, it’s like meeting a stranger.
At this meetup, this all changes. You’ll build an agent that uses Gemini 3’s 2-million-token context window and a new Memory Skill to create a truly personalized experience. Your app will remember that you hate cilantro, prefer 15-minute meals, and that you scanned an onion three days ago.
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, April 29
Thursday, April 30
Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at CoHatch West Tampa (Tampa): Join Tampa RHUG to explore cutting edge solutions for IT modernization.
They’ll dive into RHEL 10 Image Mode, a new deployment methodology that is a game changer for system security and administration. You’ll also see how Ansible Automation Platform simplifies VM lifecycle management and automates OpenShift Virtualization, a critical topic for those facing virtualization strategy changes.
Find out more and register here.
Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at American Legion Post 138 (Tampa): You’re invited to participate in a MacDill and Tampa wide Orange Call!
Please feel free to spread the word to all communicators, guardians, and enablers past and present, as well as DoD Civilians. Their purpose is to gather and network amongst fellow communicators, guardians, and enablers of all ranks, titles, and experience levels, share resources, and seek professional development. They’ll conduct a round table meet & greet and discuss MacDill communicators and missions, including the increasing role of cyber and the importance of defending our nation’s networks.
Find out more and register here.
Friday, May 1
Saturday, May 2
Sunday, May 3
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