Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, March 30 through Sunday, April 5!
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, March 30
- Tuesday, March 31
- Wednesday, April 1
- Thursday, April 2
- Friday, April 3
- Saturday, April 4
- Sunday, April 5
Monday, March 30
Monday at 6:30 p.m. online: Tampa AI Applications Meetup Group will cover Manus.ai as a prompt-based tool that can be used for automating tasks. Organizer Rodney Biddle currently uses it for gathering news stories on two websites and is using it to collect event data for a third. It is prompt based and can connect to your Google sheets, or other applications (he uses Airtable).
This will be a casual review of how he’s using it and a chance to toss around ideas as to how you could as well. Manus is not like ChapGPT or many other LLMS as it can perform many tasks once prompted autonomously and as it is working, can actually be “Nudged” as it works with additional prompts without stopping work it is doing.
Find out more and register here.
Tuesday, March 31
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Hidden Springs Ale Works (Tampa): It’s the last Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time for taps and tacos!
Connect and network with tech industry peers! Connect & network with tech industry peers. Enjoy 15% off drinks as a tech attendee! And best of all, free tacos (and if you’re very, very, good, deep-fried Oreos).
Wednesday, April 1
Wednesday at 5:30 at Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (Tampa): In this session, you will find out how modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming protein classification and drug discovery by comparing classic Machine Learning (ML) approaches with emerging Agentic AI systems. They’ll explore how classic ML models compare with next-generation Agentic AI pipelines that leverage multi-step reasoning, tool-based workflow orchestration, scalability, productivity, and adaptive workflows, making them better suited for complex problems. They’ll will walk through a real-world protein classification problem in drug discovery, demonstrating how each approach processes biological sequence data and evaluates predictive performance.
The session will include:
- A classic ML pipeline demonstration
- An Agentic AI assistant built using modern frameworks
- Performance comparisons and key insights
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Kforce (Tampa): Tampa Bay Product Group presents From Vision to Exit: Relationships, Grit, and Innovation!
This presentation shares Bob Crews’ real-world journey of conceptualizing, launching, growing, sustaining, and ultimately preparing to exit his I.T. company, Checkpoint Technologies, Inc., founded as an S-Corp in January 2003. He’ll reflect on the business decisions, risks, and lessons learned at every stage of the company lifecycle, from the earliest vision to long-term success planning.
He’ll talk about the constant pressure to keep up with changing technology, evolving client expectations, and the rapid rise of AI, all while staying relevant and competitive in a demanding industry. More than a company history, this is his practical and personal perspective on entrepreneurship, resilience, innovation, and what it truly takes to build something lasting, and to know when and how to exit well.
Find out more and register here.
Thursday, April 2
Thursday at 7 p.m. at Armature Works (Tampa): Tampa Devs is holding their monthly social gathering at Armature Works!
Enjoy drinks, food, and friendly conversations. Whether you’re new to the area or a long-time resident, this event is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and expand your social circle.
Find out more and register here.
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| UE5 Blueprint Fundamentals Class Series – Part 4 Online event |
Orlando Game Developers Meetup | 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT |
| Open Board Gaming Day at Dark Side Dark Side Comics & Games |
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton | 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
| Vecna – Eye of Ruin (T4-APL19) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee |
Adventurers of Central Florida | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| TDevs – Meet & Greet @ Armature Works Armature Works |
Tampa Devs | 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
| Weekly Hacks Online event |
Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group | 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
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Friday, April 3
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd |
Tampa Bay Technology Center | 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT |
| Designer Cowork @ Foxtail (St Pete) Foxtail St Pete |
Tampa Bay Designers (Formerly Tampa Bay UX) | 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT |
| Beach Day! Honeymoon Island |
Gen Geek | 10:00 AM to 2:00 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 |
| TGIF Game Night ! Park Shore Condos – Community Rec Room |
Groupies Got Games | 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT |
| USF CAMPUS “On Anger” – Seneca, Book 3 USF Tampa College of Education |
Tampa Stoics | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
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Saturday, April 4
Sunday, April 5
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| CorelDraw Academy MakerSpace Pinellas |
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group | 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT |
| Blood on the Clocktower at Tampa Gaming Guild Tampa Bay Bridge Center |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT |
| Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
| Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa Whole Foods Market |
Chess Republic | 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT |
| D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games |
Critical Hit Games | 2:00 PM to 7:30 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 |
| Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
| A Duck Presents NB Movie Night Discord.io/Nerdbrew |
Nerd Night Out | 7:00 PM to 11:30 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
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