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Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for Monday, April 22 through Sunday, April 28, 2024.

This week’s events

• Monday, April 22
• Tuesday, April 23
• Wednesday, April 24
• Thursday, April 25
• Friday, April 26
• Saturday, April 27
• Sunday, April 28

Monday, April 22

Event name and location	Group	Time
Coffee Connections 140 6th St SW	Social Professionals in Winter Haven	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Downtown St Pete Business Professionals Lunch Ford’s Garage St. Pete	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
In person at Fords Garage St Pete Ford’s Garage St. Pete	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
In PERSON Networking Lunch East Brandon Reserve your seat Romi’s Tacos	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Start the Week with more connections MONDAYS at Romi’s Tacos All Welcome! Romi’s Tacos	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Trinity Professional Networking Lunch Start your week off with more connections! Cantina Viajero	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Networking at Romi’s Tacos Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Monday Business Introductions at Romi’s Taco’s Romi’s Tacos	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
APRIL BINGO @ Wine and Wood in Hyde Park (RSVP SOON FOR BEST SEATING) 614 S Howard Ave unit c	Tampa Bay Happy Hour Meetup	5:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online	Toastmasters District 48	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Root w/Advanced Setup Anson on Palmer Ranch	Sarasota Strategy Board Game League	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monday Weekly Board Game Night! (Lazy Moon Colonial Location) Lazy Moon Pizza	Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Casual Pokemon League at Nerdy Needs Nerdy Needs	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Intro to the Babylock Embroidery Machine (Members Only) 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Introduction to RPI Education Online	RPI Education Networking Group – Florida (Ocala)	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Three Bridges Brewing Trivia Night with the Smartphone Trivia Game Show Three bridges brewing	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
World Tavern Poker at Cheshire’s Hilltop Tavern 503 N Dixie Ave	Southern Florida Bar Poker Fans!	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Members as far back as 2008 can access their photos none	School is closed- Light Study PRO – A Photography Workshop	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
ONLINE: The Road Less Travelled: Spinoza’s Philosophy, Part 1 Online	Orlando Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	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 Meetup Online	Beginning Web Development	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Tuesday, April 23

Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., online: v-Lean Coffee! This happens other week, and you can talk about Lean, Agile, and other work topics. Find out more and register here!

Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., online: Computer Coach features Tech Training Navigator, which is your chance to find out more about the career-boosting tech training programs available at Computer Coach. Find out more and register here.

Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., online: The Orlando Python User Group’s monthly meeting happens tonight! “You can show off a project you’re working on or any problems that we can help solve,” they say, and they’re always looking for people to give lightning, beginner, and skill-based talks. Find out more and register here.

Also on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., online: Google Women Techmakers Florida presents “What the Heck is AI? AI/ML Intro and Google Gen AI Tutorial.” This is an introductory session aimed at explaining what Generative AI is, how it is used, and how it differs from traditional machine learning methods. Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
v-Lean Coffee Online	Tampa Bay Agile	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM EDT
Venice Area Toastmasters Club #5486 Online	Toastmasters District 48	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI St. Pete Business Builders Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals St Petersburg Yacht Club	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Volunteer Fair Palm Harbor Library	North Pinellas Community Leaders	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Jog & Calisthenics Park of the Americas	Orlando Night Shift Third Shift Workers	10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Westchase Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome JOIN us and connect! SeaGlass Tavern	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Tuesday Westchase Business Networking Lunch at Sea Glass Tavern SeaGlass Tavern	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Oldsamar/Westchase Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Beef ‘O’ Brady’s	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
New Tampa Networking Lunch at Glory Day’s Grill New Tampa Glory Days Grill	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Westchase Professionals Business Networking Lunch -Grand Hacienda 11955 Sheldon SeaGlass Tavern	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Professional Business Networking Lunch Glory Day’s New Tampa Glory Days Grill	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
The Business Alliance Club 763 Cortaro Dr	The Business Alliance	11:45 AM to 1:15 PM EDT
InfraGard Healthcare Sector Spring Virtual Meetup Online	Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
PDM SWUGs Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner! (& maybe a midnight snack), Open discussion Online	PDM-SWUG, SolidWorks User Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Chess club Tuesdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Virtual Tech Training Navigator Online	Career Success Academy	5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Power Networking in Sarasota Yard House	Project Management of Pinellas County	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Together we are stronger Online	Friends with skills and resources	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Disney Lorcana Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Magic: The Gathering Night at Felicitous Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Meet & Greet at O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant O’Keefe’s Family Restaurant	Florida Center for Creative Photography	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Weekly Tuesday Evening Online Zoom Meeting Online	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Authors Anonymous – Writing Group Maya Cafe Lounge & Gallery	Authors Anonymous – Writing Group	6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Build The Game Dots and Boxes in Flutter Online	Gdg Ocala	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa Gaspars Patio Bar & Grille	Loner Seekers Euchre – Tampa	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekday Writing Get Down The Writers Room	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Central Florida Computer Society TechSIG (Please join us!!) Online	Central Florida Computer Society	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Pythonic Monthly Meeting Online	The Orlando Python User Group	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Self Publishing with AI Online	Clearwater Podcasters	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
What the Heck is AI? AI/ML Intro and Google Gen AI Tutorial Online	Google Women Techmakers Florida	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Creative Speaking Roots To Crown	Creative Speaking St Pete	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dunedin Toastmasters – Guests Welcome 👍🐛 Unity Community Church	Dunedin Toastmasters 2166	7:00 PM to 8:30 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
Trivia Night – Moose Lodge 2117 Smartphone Trivia Game Show Moose Lodge	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Boards & Bones SpookEasy Lounge	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games Meetup for Young Adults Pinellas Ale Works Brewery	St. Pete Beers ‘n Board Games for Young Adults	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Trivia Night with Trivia Nation Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery	Trivia Night at Irish 31 Seminole	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
The Hacienda for April 2024 Superica Winter Park	Literate Ladies of Orlando…Well Bred…Well Read	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Spy × Family Code: White $6 Movies AMC West Shore 14	Anime N’ Nerds	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Let’s play chess at 54th Ave Kava House! 2705 54th Ave N	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
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Wednesday, April 24

Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., online: Heart of Agile’s monthly Coffee Corner brings people together via Zoom from all over the world in a casual setting to share and discuss ways we collaborate, deliver, reflect, and improve. Find out more and register here.

Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., Dracula’s Legacy Wine Bar and Bistro, Tampa: Coders, Creatives and Craft Beer present a very different kind of meetup — at Tampa’s newest vampire-themed bar and bistro! Come join us as we talk about tech and other topics while enjoying the setting of Dracula art. C’mon — you know you want to attend this one! Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
DOWNTOWN ST PETE YOUNG NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS BREAKFAST AT THE HANGAR! The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Grow Your Business with focused Referral Networking Sons of Italy Lodge	BNI Tampa -Referral based networking	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
NPI Profit Partners Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Panera Bread	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
1 Million Cups – Orlando Weekly Meetup UCF Business Incubation Program – Orlando	1 Million Cups – Orlando	8:30 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Sheffield Park Sheffield Park	Suncoast Drone Club	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Board Games at the library Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library	Carrollwood/Northdale Weekday Games and More	11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals Just Love Coffee Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Lunch Rusty Bucket Restaurant and Tavern	Bradenton/Sarasota Networking Meetings and Mixers	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sun City Center Professional Business Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome Keke’s Breakfast Café	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Carrollwood Professional Networking Lunch Wednesday All Welcome JOIN us Glory Days Grill	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Business Professionals IN Person!!!! Just Love Coffee Cafe – Brandon FL	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Lunch Hour Meetup Online	Sarasota Web Development Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Heart of Agile MONTHLY Coffee Corner Online	Heart of Agile St. Pete – Tampa – Orlando	12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write!® Your Life Story (on Zoom) Online	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
No Fear Speaking Webinar and Meetup Online	Tampa Fear of Public Speaking Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Inspiring Authors & Book Immersion Meetup Online	Lady Lake Memoir Writing Meetup Group	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
New Port Richey Writers Group: Improve your writing skills! LIBRARY	New Port Richey Writing Meetup Group	4:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Playing Games in the Alley The Alley at Southshore	The Tampa Chapter of the Society for the Exploration of Play	5:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Bay pines toastmaster’s hybrid meeting C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center	Bay Pines Toastmasters	5:15 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Felicitous Game Night w/Heritage Dim Sum Felicitous (on 42nd)	Tampa Game Nights	5:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Board Game Night Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Coders, Creatives, and… Count Dracula?! Dracula’s Legacy Wine Bar & Bistro Tampa	Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Wednesdays Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Great Big Trivia Wednesdays @ Terra Ceia Bay Country Club Palmetto 6-8PM Terra Ceia Bay Country Club	South Florida Poker, Music & Entertainment Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Wine Down Wednesday – Ladies Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Introduction To Composition For Photographers! Techniques To Improve Your Images Online	Tampa St Pete Photography Community	6:00 PM to 6:40 PM EDT
CRITICAL THINKERS SUPPER AT AMOB LANDSIDE IN PRIVATE ROOM Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Preparing for your Next DevOps Job Bush Science Center	Orlando DevOps	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.tbic.us bi-monthly Meetup Online	Tampa Bay Inventors Council – www.TampaBayInventors.org	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The invisible life of Addie Larue -midway IHOP	The Weirder Things Book Club	6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Discuss Plato Jimmy Hula’s Winter Park	Orlando Philosophy and Current Events Discussion Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Critique Group Online	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Castaways Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Castaways Euchre Club	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
Fusion 360 Quick Start Class MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Agile: The Gathering The Thirsty Topher	Agile Orlando	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
CitrusSec Meetup 10 Ten Brewing Co.	Central Florida CitySec	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MakerFX Monthly Membership Meeting MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
MtG Modern Constructed at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Nerd Night: Board Games and Beer at Deadwords Brewing Deadwords Brewing	Adventures On Tap: TTRPGs and Board Games	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
How to Improve Your Conversations Online	Group for Improving Your Social Life	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
How to Express Yourself and Connect with People Online	Professionals Meetup For Networking And Social Skillsets	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Orlando Word Lab – How to Plot Like a Pro Winter Park Library	Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Thursday, April 25

Thursday is Day 1 of the Front-End Design Conference! There are still some tickets left as I write this. Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at 501 E. Kennedy, Tampa: The DUG Power Platform and Dynamics 365 meetup is hosting Power Pages w Nikita Polyakov. Here’s your chance to experiment with Copilot for Power Pages and build a test site — bring a laptop! Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Del Frisco’s Grille, Tampa: Tampa Bay AWS User Group is holding their largest event of the year: their annual Social Networking Event. Come meet eveyone and get to know some of the cloud partners that support our local tech community: CloudSaver, JetSweep, and the non-profit H.U.G. Reading Program! Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking The Happy Hangar Café	Pasco County Young Entrepreneurs/Business Owners All Welcome	7:30 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Front-End Design Conference Palladium Theater	Front-End Design Conference	8:30 AM to 9:00 PM EDT
Secure access and ensure compliance with access certification Online	Orlando Cybersecurity Meetup	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Clearwater/Central Pinellas Networking Lunch JOIN us and connect your business The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Pinellas County’s Largest Networking Lunch and your invited! The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Breakroom Bar & Grill 11:28 Doors open at 11:00am IN Person The Breakroom Bar & Grill	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Wesley Chapel Professional Networking Lunch Bahama Breeze	Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa, Business Professionals	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
InfraGard Financial Services Sector Spring Virtual Meetup Online	Tampa Bay InfraGard Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Grand Bay Canasta Online	Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Commander Open Play Night at Armada Games Armada Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	1:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
RPG: Pathfinder Society at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Thursday Night Gaming 3407 Lithia Pinecrest Rd	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Gulfport Scrabble and Social The Drunken Taco	Gulfport Scrabblers and Social	5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
DUG Tampa April Power Meetup : Power Pages w Nikita Polyakov 501 E Kennedy Blvd	DUG Power Platform & Dynamics 365 – Tampa	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
April Happy Hour!! Evie’s Tavern & Grill On Main Street	Business and Social Networking	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Jump On The Sarasota SCENE With Rohring Results! A Networking Event Art Avenue	Small Businesses Getting Success With Social Media Marketing	5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tomb of Annihilation (T2-APL8) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
TBDEG – Open Discussion on Data Modeling Online	Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group	6:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
AWS Social Networking Event! Del Frisco’s Grille	Tampa Bay AWS User Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
AWE Nite Orlando: XR Mixer/ Networking 64 N Orange Ave	AWE Nite Orlando	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Central Florida Board Gaming at The Collective The Collective: A Comic & Game Community	Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
BotC night at Hourglass Brewery at the Hourglass District Hourglass Brewing at Hourglass District	Sunshine Social Deduction Gaming	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
2nd ed. AD&D Campaign. 405 Mahogany Dr	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Pathfinder Society Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
The Vanishing Season – by Joanna Schaffhausen Barbara S. Ponce Public Library	Mystery and Thriller St Pete Book Club	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Relaxed Social for Young Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders Cres Community	Young Entrepreneurs of America YEA Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Writing Meetup HotWax Coffee Shop, Kava Bar & Tap House	Tampa Free Writing Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Tampa Writers Alliance Poetry Group Barnes & Noble Carrollwood	Tampa Writers Alliance	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
WordPress Online	Tampa Bay Technology Center	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Operations Automation Office Hours Armature Works	Tampa Robotic Process Automation Group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
3D Printing Guild Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
WordPress Monthly Meetup Online	WordPress Clearwater FL	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
FABulous Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Thursday chess at 54th Ave Kava House! 54th Ave Kava House	TB Chess – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Chess Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Smartphone Trivia Game Show at Wilders Pizza Wilder’s Pizza	Game Night Meetup for Trivia in Tampa, Sarasota, Venice	7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Dungeons and Dragons with Donavan Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Book Club: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin Asian Pearl	Geekocracy!	7:00 PM to 10:55 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Klara and the Sun – Kazuo Ishiguro Green Bench Brewing Company	St. Pete Booze and Book Club	7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
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Friday, April 26

Friday is Day 2 of the Front-End Design Conference! There are still some tickets left as I write this. Find out more and register here.

Friday at 12:00 p.m., online: Tampa Bay UX Group is holding their Virtual Portfolio Share & Review! “In this virtual event, one brave UXer will present their portfolio and open themselves up to questions and feedback from the group.” Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Fun Run Hyatt Place St. Petersburg / Downtown	Front End Conf Events	7:00 AM to 8:00 AM EDT
Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills Winter Park Community Center	Winter Park Toastmasters – Learn while having FUN!	7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
FOURTH Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup – April 2024 Axum Coffee	West Orlando WordPress Meetup	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Friday Morning All WElCOME Online	Young Professionals Networking JOIN in and Connect!	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Business Networking All Welcome! Online	Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
A.C.T. Acquire Connections Today Morning Virtual Business Networking Online	Network & Social – Orlando Networking Events	8:45 AM to 10:15 AM EDT
Front-End Design Conference Palladium Theater	Front-End Design Conference	9:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros Online	Brandon Biz Pros	9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Toastmasters – Improve Speaking Skills & Build Confidence Online	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
AI: Empowering Transformation – A Personal Journey of Rebuilding Online	Career Success Academy	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Westshore Business Networking Lunch at McAlisters Deli Every Friday All Welcome McAlister’s Deli	Tampa Bay Networking and Events	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Friday International Business Introductions at McAlisters Westshore McAlister’s Deli	Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting McAlister’s Deli	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
S Orlando/Dr Phillips: Join us for fun connection growth & networking too! Orlando, Florida	Powerful Women Networking	11:30 AM to 1:30 PM EDT
International Networking Westshore McAlisters Deli McAlister’s Deli	Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Networking at McAlisters Deli every Friday McAlister’s Deli	Business Professionals of Pinellas, Pasco & Hillsborough	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
International Professionals Networking Meeting McAlister’s Deli	Tampa / St Pete Business Connections	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
TBUX Virtual: Portfolio Share & Review Online	Tampa Bay UX Group	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club-“Two Lives in Pittsburg” AMC Sundial	St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Board Game Night! Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Camping at Zolfo Springs, all ages! Pioneer Park	Outdoor Adventures South Florida	Friday, April 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM to Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT
ONLINE Board Game Fridays! Online	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Putt Putt Dinner Evie’s Tavern & Grill on Bee Ridge	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
RANDOM EUCHRE TOURNAMENT Euchre	Castaways Euchre Club	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Outdoor Escape Room Competition- Escapely and dinner at Gringo’s Gringos Locos DOWNTOWN	Orlando Escape Room Meetup	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night Industrious	Nerd Night Out	6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Shut Up & Write!® Gulfport Peninsula Cocktails + Kitchen	Shut Up & Write!® St. Petersburg	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Fallen Leaves @ Eckerd College Miller Auditorium	The Tampa Bay Movie Fans Meetup Group	6:45 PM to 8:45 PM EDT
MakerFX Makerspace 3D Printing Guild MakerFX Makerspace	MakerFX Makerspace	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tabletop: Friday Board Game Night 410 Dancing Water Dr	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	7:00 PM to 11:59 PM EDT
Friday Night Smash Bros at Unlucky Roll Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor Big Storm Brewing Tap Room – Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT
Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
3D Printing Hang Out MakerFX Makerspace	3D Printing Orlando	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Solana Hackathon WorkGroup 1205 N Franklin St	Solana Tampa	8:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Friday night game night 🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, April 27

Event name and location	Group	Time
Coffee and Crypto Chill Cawfee	Cawfee (Coffee) and conversations	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
Early Bird Ocala Marion County Literacy Council	Toastmasters Division G	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Creative business minds & coffee Foxtail Coffee & Kelly’s Ice Cream – Hunters Creek	Orlando Innovative Business Minds: Creative Strategy Meetup	8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT
Play VINCI: The only known cure for TDS Online	Central Florida Philosophy Meetup	8:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT
FCCP Photowalk at John Chesnut Park John Chesnut Park	Florida Center for Creative Photography	8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
April Study Group Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company	Tampa Bay Techies	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
Wood Shop Lathe 101 (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Workday – Make a Better Space! Tampa Hackerspace	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT
IIBA Tampa Bay day of beautification at Duran Park Online	Hosted By IIBA Tampa Bay	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Italian Fest THE ST PETE PIER	Geekocracy!	10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Model Photographer Event: Capturing Creatives Sarasota Bradenton International Airport	Creative Meet-Up	Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM to Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT
🌐 SAT 4/27 at 10 AM ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CRITIQUE PROGRAM Online	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete Chapter	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Craft Saturdays The Writers Room	We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Navigating Success: Customer Journey tools & techniques Workshop Online	Entrepreneur’s Guild: Growing Your Business	11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Lorcana Into the Inklands Championship Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	11:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Teens Saturdays Conworlds Emporium	Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup	11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Winning The Week – 1st Meet Sage Biscuit Cafe	Winning The Week	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Online | VIRTUAL Mastermind Experience: Connecting, Creating & Collaborating Anywhere You Want!	Women’s Prosperity Network | Fort Lauderdale Chapter	12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Saturday DND Warforged Tabletop Games	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG Campaign with Ray at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Earning Your Living by Living Your Dream Preview Online	New Entrepreneurship Connections	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
Y Read: Book Read Aloud Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center	Library Book Clubs – OCLS	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Martyr! Barnes & Noble	No Tomes Allowed Book Club	2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
AN AFTERNOON OF THRILLS & SUSPENSE: A Braden River Library Event Braden River Branch Library	Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of Sisters in Crime	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Over the Board Chess Meetup in Tampa! Blind Tiger Cafe	Climbers of Mount Chesseverest	2:10 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Golf Group – Star Wars: Force & Destiny & One-Shots Online	Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Board Game Saturday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe 3101 SW 34th Ave #803	Meeple Movers Gaming Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Dice Throne Ranked Tournament Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
I AM A KEEPER – Singles DATING GAME Night – Tampa Bay McAlister’s Deli	I’M A KEEPER! I Date With High Standards and Healthy Values!	5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
I AM A KEEPER – LET’S CONNECT Singles Game Night – Tampa Bay! McAlister’s Deli	I Am A Keeper: Is Moving to I’M A KEEPER!	5:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lost Mines of Phandelver: Session 5 – DM Mike Coliseum of Comics – East Colonial	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Beauty and the Beast @ American Stage in the Park Demens Landing Park	Gen Geek	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Monthly Meet the MOC-ers Bricks & Minifigs Port Charlotte	Port Charlotte Adult Fans of Lego Meetup Group	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Balance Martial Arts & Gaming	Balance Martial Arts and Gaming	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
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Online	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, April 28

Event name and location	Group	Time
CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum 1001 S Tamiami Trail	Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group	9:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Jack Willie’s (New start time) Jack Willie’s Bar, Grill & Tiki	Suncoast Drone Club	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Warhammer 40K Happy Troll Games	Clermont Nerd Games	11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Thaliondor Practice Day! Brick City Adventure Park	Thaliondor: Fantasy and Medieval Combat	11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club- “Documentary Shorts Block 2” AMC Sundial	St. Pete Arthouse Cinema Club	11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
Venice Strategy Board Gamers Venice	Board Games and Card Games in Sarasota & Bradenton	12:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Board Games at Big Storm in Odessa Big Storm Brewing Co. – Odessa	Beyond Catan, A Group of Board Game Geeks	12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Writer’s Meet-Up: Let’s Hang Out and Write The Study Wine & Beer Lounge St. Pete	Prose Society Writers Group	12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Monthly Gaming at the DELAND Library! DeLand Regional Library	Board Gamers of West Volusia	12:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
4TH SUNDAY OF THE MONTH BOARDGAMING AT NERDY NEEDS Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	1:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
April Book Club Latte Vino	One Fantasy At A Time	1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
CNC Router-Engraved-Milling MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	1:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games Critical Hit Games	Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more!	2:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Winter Park Chess Meetup Barnie’s Coffee and Tea	Winter Park Social Chess 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
D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventures with Kenny – the Lands of Faerun at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe Meeple Movers	Meeple Movers Role-Playing Games (RPG) Group	3:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Sunday Game Day Dented Keg Ale Works	Drunk’n Meeples West Pasco (Boardgames)	3:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Lankhmar: City of Adventure 1103 Fredrick Ln	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Ladies Night @ Bricks & Minifigs Port Charlotte Bricks & Minifigs Port Charlotte	Port Charlotte Adult Fans of Lego Meetup Group	5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Continuing adventures in the setting of Symbaroum. Warforged Tabletop Games	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	5:30 PM to 9:45 PM EDT
Let’s Learn to Turn Pens! Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Open Game Night Unlucky Roll Cafe	Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup	6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study 🌱Indica Cafe 💨 Tampa Bay’s First & Greatest CBD Lounge	Indica Cafe Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Find Your Funny Toastmasters Online	Toastmasters Division E	6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Hidden Gems Night, Presented by A Duck! Online	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:30 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