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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, November 9 – Sunday, November 15)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, November 9 through Sunday, November 15!

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 9

Event name and location Group Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EST
Build Your Website with Claude, No Code: Idea to Live Page in an Hour [ONLINE]
Online event
Bay Builders AI Club 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EST
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Sarasota Blood on the Clocktower
Clocktower meetup
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Games at Barriehaus Trinity
Barriehaus Beer Company, Trinity
Advance 3 Spaces Neurodivergent Social Gaming 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
BRADENTON TTRPG D&D 5e Pathfinder ext. Fun night!
Private Residence
Bradenton Dungeon Crawl 5e Meetup Group 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
DevOps Storytime Social
Axum Coffee
Orlando DevOps 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Online event
Toastmasters Division C 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Hidden Gems Movie Night
Online event
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Mythic Bastionland: Session 5 of 6
Collect.GG Collectables
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Weekly General Meetup
Online event
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Where is Bitcoin Going?
Online event
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
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Tuesday, November 10

Event name and location Group Time
CEO Toastmasters
Online event
Toastmasters Division C 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EST
The Modular Career
Online event
Tech Success Network 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
From control to evidence: Making compliance defensible at audit time
Online event
Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Get 10 Hours Back: AI for Your Inbox, Calendar and Admin [ONLINE]
Online event
The AI Launchpad 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Bartow Toastmasters HYBRID Meeting
2250 S Floral Ave
Toastmasters Division E 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM EST
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
SRQ Makers – Selby CREATION STATION
Selby Library
Sarasota SRQ Makers Group 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Winter Haven Toastmasters
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Toastmasters Division E 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Shamrocks Ale House
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
D&D @ Critical Hit Games (Full)
Critical Hit Games
RPG-Pinellas 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Let’s Meetup and Discuss “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” by Stephen King
Taffer’s Tavern Orlando
Central Florida Books and Brews 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Find Your Voice: Dunedin Toastmasters
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Winter Springs Toastmasters Club
Online event
Toastmasters Division C 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM EST
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
3 Daughters Brewing
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Boards & Bones Table Top RPGs
Gambit Games
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Badass Babes – Weekly Movie Night
Online event
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Trading Tuesday
Online event
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Wednesday, November 11

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online event
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EST
Barnabas Business League
Hyde House Public Studio
Barnabas Business League 7:15 AM to 8:45 AM EST
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EST
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST
NAT’L SUNDAE DAY—SCOOP UP SOME MIDDAY GAME DAY FUN!Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026
Citrus Park Mall
Tampa (Citrus Park Area) Games Meetup Group 10:00 AM
Free Webinar: To Be Announced
Online event
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
CNC Wednesday’s
MakerSpace St. Petersburg
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Orlando Chess Association
West Osceola Library
Greater Orlando Chess 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
[X-Post] Catch a Phish: Your First AI App on AWS | PBSC Student Group Kickoff
Online event
Orlando AWS User Group 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Board game night at CHG!
Critical Hit Games
Saint Pete Boardgamers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
ELKS Euchre Night
Elks Club Ladge
Greater Orlando Euchre Players [ UNKNOWN DISPLAY TIME ]
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group
Online event
Tampa Writers Alliance 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Sun Coast Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EST
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters
Online event
Apopka Foliage Toastmasters 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Games & Grog! Board game night @ Peabodies
Peabodies
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
St Pete Wednesday Game Night
Right Around The Corner
St Pete Game Night 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
November meetup – The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai
Pier 22
Reading the Classics 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
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Thursday, November 12

Event name and location Group Time
Coffee, Breakfast, and Tech Life
Maple Street Biscuit Company
Tampa Bay Agile 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EST
Career Rebound’s 18th Annual Pancake Breakfast w/Guest Speaker Adam Peters!
Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Your First Hour with Claude: A Founder’s Setup, Step by Step [ONLINE]
Online event
The AI Launchpad 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EST
Your AI Chief of Staff: Run Your Day with Claude [ONLINE]
Online event
Bay Builders AI Club 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM EST
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Pinellas Writers & Authors Annual Get-Together at Applebee’s
Applebee’s Grill + Bar
Pinellas Writers Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
November Membership Meeting
EpiCenter at St. Petersburg College
Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
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 EST
AWS Bedrock AgentCore Workshop
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center
Tampa Bay AWS User Group 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM EST
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861
Online event
Toastmasters Division C 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Tampa Design Hangout @ Late Start
Late Start
Tampa Bay Designers 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
[AL] Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk [APL 4 Tier 1]
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Adventurers of Central Florida 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Board Game Night
Unrefined Brewing
Tarpon Springs Community Fun & Games 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
BitDevs – Developer Workshop
Tampa Bay Innovation Center
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Thursday Tacos & Tax Write Offs
Online event
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EST
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Friday, November 13

Event name and location Group Time
Let’s Learn to Turn a Seam Ripper!
Tampa Hackerspace West
Tampa Hackerspace 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM EST
Osceola Toastmasters Club
Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA)
Toastmasters Division E 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
Finding A Job After 50
Online event
Tech Success Network 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST
Which AI Tools Actually Help? Claude, Gemini and NotebookLM Tested [ONLINE]
Online event
Bay Builders AI Club 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Global AI Sarasota Community Kick-off
Online event
Global AI Sarasota 3:00 PM to 5:00 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
Werewolf – November 2026
Gamers’ Command
Werewolves by the Bay 7:00 PM to 11:00 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 14

Event name and location Group Time
Escape room & dinner
The escape game Tampa
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew 11:30 PM
Team Fabulous 50s Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Nathan Benderson Park
St. Pete Social Club “SPSC” 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Kissimmee Toastmasters
Hart Memorial Central Library
Toastmasters Division C 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EST
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market)
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Twilight Imperium 4
Glitch’s House
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST
Grok Bot Meetup Tampa Bay
Embarc Collective
Tampa Bay Designers 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Saturday Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
NNO Book Club: Automatic Noodle
Babushka’s – Hyde Park
Nerd Night Out 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST
D&D (5e) @ Game-o-Storus (FULL)
Game-o-Storus
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
D&D @ Game-O-Storus (FULL)
Game-o-Storus
RPG-Pinellas 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Board Brews
Zephyrhills Brewing Company
Nerdbrew Events 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
Bring a Friend Lakeland Panera Game Night
Panera bread
Making Friends and Socializing in Lakeland 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EST
DAGGERHEART ONESHOT
Collect.GG Collectables
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
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Sunday, November 15

Event name and location Group Time
Lunch and Board Games
Jason’s Deli
Geekocracy! 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EST
Sunday Gaming
Tampa Bay Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EST
Saltmarsh and Beyond (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
Friendsgiving Waterfront Potluck
Picnic Island Park
Tampa Bay Meetup (20’s & 30’s) 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Traveller – Science Fiction Adventure RPG
Black Harbor Gaming
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Win Your Inner Battles
Online event
Philosophy for Everyday Life – Online Talks 3:00 PM to 4:30 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:

    • 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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Tampa Bay tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events list (Monday, September 28 – Sunday, October 4)

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, September 28 through Sunday, October 4!

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, September 28

Event name and location Group Time
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Beach Networking at DoubleTree North Redington
DoubleTree by Hilton Beach Resort Tampa Bay/North Redington Beach
Beach Bar Backers Group -Professional Networking & Social 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Blood on the Clocktower
Clocktower meetup
Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Games at Barriehaus Trinity
Barriehaus Beer Company, Trinity
Advance 3 Spaces Neurodivergent Social Gaming 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Toast of Lakewood Ranch Toastmasters Club
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!!
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Mythic Bastionland: Session 3 of 6
Kitchen Table Games (New Location)
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Finding Your Voice
Online event
Tampa Bay – Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Let’s Talk Toastmasters
Online event
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck!
Online event
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday New Port Richey Games!
Old Tavern Games
Blood on the Clocktower Tampa Bay 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
On Desire: Why We Want What We Want
Online event
Orlando Stoics 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
DigiMondays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly General Meetup
Online event
Beginning Web Development 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Where is Bitcoin Going?
Online event
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, September 29

Event name and location Group Time
CEO Toastmasters
Online event
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Branding: The Secret Weapon In Your Job Search
Online event
Tech Success Network 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Online: DaVinci Resolve – Edit Page
Online event
Orlando Video & Post Production Meetup 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Online: DaVinci Resolve – Fusion FX
Online event
Orlando Video & Post Production Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night
4931 W Nassau St
Tampa Hackerspace 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Hobby Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Free Thinkers: Exploring The Big Questions
President Barack Obama Main Library
Freethinker’s Workshop 6:15 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Winter Haven Toastmasters
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
Toastmasters Division E 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa
Shamrocks Ale House
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
D&D @ Critical Hit Games (Full)
Critical Hit Games
RPG-Pinellas 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers
Sarasota Alliance Church
The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Find Your Voice: Dunedin Toastmasters
Unity Community Church
Dunedin Toastmasters 2166 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Winter Springs Toastmasters Club
Online event
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM EDT
Boards & Bones Table Top RPGs
Gambit Games
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults
3 Daughters Brewing
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Badass Babes – Weekly Movie Night
Online event
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Trading Tuesday
Online event
Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Get The Most Out Of Your Photos: Lets Study FILE FORMATS: JPG, TIFF, RAW, MORE!
Online event
Tampa St Pete Photography Community 8:00 PM to 8:40 PM EDT
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Wednesday, September 30

Event name and location Group Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club
Online event
Toastmasters Division E 7:05 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
Toastmasters District 48 7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic
2079 Range Rd
Tampa Bay Technology Center 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
✨IndieGameBusiness® Sessions:The Path from Storefront to Success30.9/10AM ET
Online event
Orlando Unity Developers Group 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
Productivity Wednesday
300 E State Street
Kazba Cafe – Oldsmar FL 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
NotebookLM: Turn Your Documents into an AI Research Assistant
Online event
AI Tool of the Week 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup
Online event
Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Online: DaVinci Resolve – Color Page
Online event
Orlando Video & Post Production Meetup 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming
Nerdy Needs
Brandon Boardgamers 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
40k Escalation League
Battlebrush Games
Battlebrush Games: Paint Minis & Play Warhammer/Warmachine 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
CNC Wednesday’s
MakerSpace St. Petersburg
Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Orlando Chess Association
West Osceola Library
Greater Orlando Chess 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night
Bridge Center
Tampa Gaming Guild 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
AWS Transform
Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC)
Tampa Bay AWS User Group 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Casual Commander Wednesdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
ELKS Euchre Night
Elks Club Ladge
Greater Orlando Euchre Players [ UNKNOWN DISPLAY TIME ]
Board game night at CHG!
Critical Hit Games
Saint Pete Boardgamers 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic Pioneer Event
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 6:45 PM
Sun Coast Euchre Club
The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge
Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete 6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Carrollwood Toastmasters Meetings meet In-Person and Online
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Games & Grog! Board game night @ Peabodies
Peabodies
Nerdbrew Events 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
St Pete Wednesday Game Night
Right Around The Corner
St Pete Game Night 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Cardfight Vanguard!! OverDress Weekly
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, October 1

Event name and location Group Time
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters
Online event
Toastmasters District 48 12:00 PM to 1:00 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
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861
Online event
Toastmasters Divisions C & D 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
[AL] Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk [APL 4 Tier 1]
Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee
Adventurers of Central Florida 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night
Unrefined Brewing
Tarpon Springs Community Fun & Games 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Creative Writing club
Foxtail coffee
Cozy Club 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
What’s the Problem? Bitcoin for Beginners
Tampa Bay Innovation Center
Tampa Bay Bitcoin 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Website Announcement
Online event
Tampa AI Applications Meetup Group 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248
1500 16th St
Toastmasters District 48 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
One Piece Thursdays
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Let’s Talk About Social Media
Online event
So, How’s Social Media Going? 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Digger
AMC Veterans 24
Tampa Movie Group 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Thursday Tacos & Tax Write Offs
Online event
Nerdbrew Events 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Friday, October 2

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
Age of Sigmar: Escalation League
Battlebrush Games
Battlebrush Games: Paint Minis & Play Warhammer/Warmachine 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM
Critical Hit Games
Critical Hit Games 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Book Club at Turmeric
Turmeric
Pages and Plates Book Club 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Marcus Aurelius – Meditations, Part IV
The Skills Center
Tampa Stoics 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Modern FNM
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Friday Pokemon Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Saturday, October 3

Event name and location Group Time
Creative Writing In-Person Monthly Gathering for Aspiring Authors
16120 US Hwy 19 N
Pinellas Writers Group 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Saturday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa
Whole Foods Market
Chess Republic 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Saturday Morning ‘Toons & Tabletop
Conworlds Emporium
Tarpon Springs Community Fun & Games 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Mutant Crawl Classics – a one-shot adventure
Emerald City Comics Games Toys
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation
Faulhaber Fab Lab
Suncoast Makers 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Game-o-Storus (FULL)
Game-o-Storus
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
D&D @ Game-O-Storus (FULL)
Game-o-Storus
RPG-Pinellas 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Tampa Fright Club Presents: Creature from the Black Lagoon in 3D (35mm)!
Sun-Ray Cinema
Tampa Fright Club 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Saturday Afternoon Catan
Whole Foods Market
Tampa Bay Settlers of Catan 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Board Brews
Zephyrhills Brewing Company
Nerdbrew Events 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Warmachine Journeyman League
Battlebrush Games
Battlebrush Games: Paint Minis & Play Warhammer/Warmachine 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Evening Tournament
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Sunshine Games 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Discussion Cybel in St. Pete (BYOB))
Cybel
Classic Book Club – Dinner Edition 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Sunday, October 4

Event name and location Group Time

Networking & Mastermind
Online event

Founders And Capital

2:00 PM to 3:00 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
Saltmarsh and Beyond (5e 2024 D&D Campaign)
Cozy Dragon Games

Adventurers of Central Florida 3:00 PM to 7:00 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
Sunday Pokemon League
Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!

Sunshine Games 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night
Online event

Nerdbrew Events 6:00 PM to 9:00 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:

    • 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