Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 16 through Sunday, November 22!
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, November 16
- Tuesday, November 17
- Wednesday, November 18
- Thursday, November 19
- Friday, November 20
- Saturday, November 21
- Sunday, November 22
Monday, November 16
Tuesday, November 17
Wednesday, November 18
Thursday, November 19
Friday, November 20
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Osceola Toastmasters Club Kissimmee Utility Authority |
Toastmasters Division C | 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST |
| Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd |
Tampa Bay Technology Center | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST |
| Stop Re-Explaining Your Business to AI: Set Up Claude Once [ONLINE] Online event |
The AI Launchpad | 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EST |
| Florida Avenue Hoppy Hour Florida Avenue Brewery Wesley Chapel |
Happy Hours, Dining and Day Tripping | 5:00 PM to 8:00 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 |
| Paul Dubois – Self-Control & How to Secure It, Part 1 The Skills Center |
Tampa Stoics | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST |
| Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EST |
| Meditations – Marcus Aurelius Online event |
Orlando Stoics (Online) | 7:00 PM to 8:30 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, November 21
Sunday, November 22
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Lunch @ Sunset Grill – Clearwater |
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST | |
| Adventures of the Tomb of Annihilation (5e 2024 D&D Campaign) Cozy Dragon Games |
Adventurers of Central Florida | 2:00 PM to 6:00 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 |
| Comedy & Improv Drop-In Class//All Experience Levels Burnt Sugar Comedy |
Burnt Sugar Comedy | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST |
| Book Discussion: The Three Lives of Cate Kay Christiane’s |
St Pete Women’s Book Club | 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST |
| Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST |
| Community Hang-out Night Online event |
Nerdbrew Events | 6:00 PM to 9:00 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