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Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, October 13 through Sunday, October 19!

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, October 13
• Tuesday, October 14
• Wednesday, October 15
• Thursday, October 16
• Friday, October 17
• Saturday, October 18
• Sunday, October 19

Monday, October 13

Monday through Wednesday this week at the Marriott Water Street (Tampa): CyberBay 2025, Tampa Bay’s cybersecurity / AI / national security conference takes place! Organized by the University of South Florida, Cyber Florida, Bellini Capital, the USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity, and Computing, and the USF Institute for AI+X, CyberBay is where talent, technology, and national security converge to build the future of digital defense.

Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
NPI District 1 Chapter – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals Voodoo brewing	Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI)	7:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
CyberBay 2025 Conference Tampa Marriott Water Street – 2nd floor	University of South Florida, Cyber Florida, and Bellini Capital	11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Business Networking Meeting Online event	Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay	11:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Downtown St. Pete Business Networking Connection Lunch~ All Welcome< JOIN In! The Sourdough Co.	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Trinity Professional Business Networking Lunch Meet your next referral Partner. Cantina Viagero	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Tea Tavern – Dungeons and Dragons Monday, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT	Tea Tavern Dungeons and Dragons Meetup Group – DMS WANTED	5:59 PM
Speakeasy Toastmasters #4698 Online event	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
Monday Feast & Game Night Village Inn	Tampa Bay Tabletoppers	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! Online event	Toastmasters District 48	6:30 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
Mothership Monday: Brackish Pt. 2 Kitchen Table Games	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 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 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
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
Tough Conversations Masterclass for Female Leaders Zoom Online Class	Femme Fortress Network, Women Who Lead & Grow with Purpose	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, October 14

Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., online: Computer Coach is hosting the webinar Essential Elements of a Digital Portfolio, where you’ll learn how to create a compelling digital portfolio to showcasing your skills and experience effectively, which is crucial in today’s job market.

Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
CyberBay 2025 Conference Tampa Marriott Water Street – 2nd floor	University of South Florida, Cyber Florida, and Bellini Capital	7:00 AM to 5:00 PM EDT
HR & Benefits Roundtable: Networking & Strategies for 2026 Vensure Sarasota Conference Room	Sarasota Business and Networking Meetup Group	8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Essential Elements of a Digital Portfolio Online event	Tech Success Network	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
New Tampa Business Networking, Connect with like minded professionals. Join US! Glory Day’s Grill	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
AI-Driven Marketing & Sales : Attract Your Dream Students Online event	Tampa Entrepreneurs Network	4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Human-Centered AI Transformation Online event	Skill Up & Network Orlando	4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Tampa Ai Meetup ECC Ybor	Tampa Artificial Intelligence Applications Meetup Group	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Weekly Open Make Night 4931 W Nassau St	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Bartow Toastmasters HYBRID Meeting 2250 S Floral Ave	Toastmasters Division E	6:00 PM to 7:15 PM EDT
It’s that time of year – Halloween Part 2 New York New York Pizza Bar	The Lakeland Shooters, Polk County Photography & Modeling	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Pinellas Writers and Authors Weekly Meeting (Online/Zoom) Online event	Pinellas Writers Group	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Winter Haven Toastmasters St Paul’s Episcopal Church	Toastmasters Division E	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
A Gothic Classic for Spooky Season: The House of the Seven Gables	Their Eyes Were Watching Books – Classic Book Meetup	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
The Sarasota Creative Writers Sarasota Alliance Church	The Sarasota Creative Writers Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Woodshop Safety (Members Only) Tampa Hackerspace West	Tampa Hackerspace	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Enterprise AI Infrastructure 101: From Proof of Concept to Production Online event	Enterprise AI Community	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
2nd Tuesday at Panera Bread 2285 Ulmerton Rd	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Online Event: Shut Up & Write on Zoom Online event	Shut Up & Write!® Tampa	7:45 PM to 9:15 PM EDT
Trading Tuesday Online event	Bitcoiners of Southwest Florida	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Wednesday, October 15

Wednesday from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Kforce headquarters (Tampa): Career Rebound are holding a special event at Tampa’s very own Kforce (who helped me land my current gig). Join them for an in-person meeting, where Kforce’s specialists will provide free resume reviews! Meet others and get personal attention as you learn how they can help you in your career transition or job search.

Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
World Toasters Toastmasters Club Online event	Toastmasters Division E	7:05 AM to 8:00 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
Tampa Highrisers Toastmasters Hyde Park United Methodist Church	Toastmasters District 48	7:45 AM to 8:45 AM EDT
CyberBay 2025 Conference Tampa Marriott Water Street – 2nd floor	University of South Florida, Cyber Florida, and Bellini Capital	8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd	Tampa Bay Technology Center	8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Carrollwood Networking Lunch ~ All Welcome~ Glory days grill	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Brandon Professional Networking Lucnh Just Love Coffee Cafe	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Biz Growth Bites – Your Lunchtime Sucess Partner Online event	Biz Growth Bites	12:15 PM to 12:45 PM EDT
Table Crafts: Open Studio with a Twist Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club	Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club classes offered	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Direct to Film Digital Printing MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Resume Reviews & Career Transition/Job Seeker Networking & Support Meeting Kforce Corporate Headquarters	Career Rebound – New Job or Career Search for Professionals	4:30 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Wednesday Night Gaming Nerdy Needs	Brandon Boardgamers	5:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Orlando Chess Association West Osceola Library	Greater Orlando Chess	5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Game Night!	Gulfside Gatherings	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
3D Printing Orientation: Models and Slicers Wednesday, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT	Tampa Hackerspace	6:00 PM
The Fallen Lands 2103 Laceflower Dr	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	6:00 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Intro to Peyote Stitch Beading…create intricate patterns one bead at a time! Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club	Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club classes offered	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Game Night! Southern Lights Brewing Company	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Women’s Chess Club! St. Petersburg Chess Club	Chess Republic	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
Sun Coast Euchre Club The Hanger Restaurant & Flight Lounge	Suncoast Euchre Club -St Pete	6:50 PM to 8:50 PM EDT
[Virtual] Tampa Bay Bitcoin Meetup: News, Markets, & Community Online event	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
CigarCitySec Meetup Cigar City Brewing	Central Florida CitySec	7:00 PM to 10:00 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 @ The Grove SoHo! Grove Soho	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
New Beginnings & Old Rivalries Online event	Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Downtown gay book group	Downtown sarasota gay book group	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Games & Grog (Social Game Night in SoHo) Grove Soho	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 10:00 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
Game night! Florida Avenue Brewing Co.	Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
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Thursday, October 16

Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Kforce headquarters (Tampa): Tampa Java User Group, Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Group, and Tampa Devs present Architecture Patterns for AI Powered Applications! Learn about when it’s a good idea to add AI to your applications, and if that’s the case, learn what architecture patterns work well!

Find out more and register here.

Thursday at 6 p.m. at Dracula’s Legacy (St. Pete): Tampa Bay Designers is holding their next Design Hangout at St. Pete’s best vampire-themed bar! Join your fellow designers as we grab some drinks, talk shop, or whatever else comes to mind.

Find out more and register here.

Event name and location	Group	Time
Let’s meet up at the Big Top Brewers Collective in LWR Thursday, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT	Business After Hours	10:59 AM
One Business Connection Zoom Mtg Online event	One Business Connecting Networking B2B	10:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
RGA’s Founders & Amplify Clearwater Partnership meeting ~ All Welcome, JOIN in. Chili’s Grill & Bar	RGA Networking Professional Business Networking	11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters Online event	Toastmasters District 48	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
3D Printer Orientation: Printing at Tampa Hackerspace (THS Members only) Thursday, Oct 16 · 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT	Tampa Hackerspace	1:00 PM
Grand Bay Canasta Grand Bay Building 3 Cardroom	Grand Bay Canasta Meetup Group	1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Architecture Patterns for AI Powered Applications Kforce Corporate Headquarters	Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup	5:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
CNC Thursday’s MakerSpace Pinellas	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	5:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
Vecna – Eye of Ruin (T4-APL17) Coliseum of Comics Kissimmee	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	5:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Omni Toastmasters Club 6861 Online event	Toastmasters Divisions C & D	5:45 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Design Hangout (St. Pete) Dracula’s Legacy (St. Petersburg location)	Tampa Bay Designers	6:00 PM EDT
Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott Online event	Tampa SEO and Digital Marketing Meetup with Steve Scott	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Bitcoin for Beginners Tampa Bay Innovation Center	Tampa Bay Bitcoin	6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Warhammer Night Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Game Night at Conworlds Emporium (Tarpon Springs) Conworlds Emporium	Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
START YOUR OWN SIDE GIG! Small Business Thursdays! MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
TBDSG: Your Presentation Title HERE! To Be Determined	Tampa Bay Data Science Group	6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Palm Harbor Toastmasters Club #8248 1500 16th St	Toastmasters District 48	7:00 PM to 8:30 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
FABulous Thursdays Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Live streaming production and talent 124 S Ring Ave	Live streaming production and talent	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Thursday Tacos & Tax Write Offs Online event	Nerdbrew Events	7:30 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
Weekly Meetup (Good Fortune) AMC Veterans 24	Weekly Movie Group (Tampa)	7:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT
Weekly Hacks Online event	Hacktivate – Hackathon Meetup Group	8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
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Friday, October 17

Event name and location	Group	Time
Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals Online event	Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group	8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT
Computer Repair Clinic 2079 Range Rd	Tampa Bay Technology Center	8:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together Online event	Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together	10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Friday Board Game Night Bridge Club	Tampa Gaming Guild	5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Commander FNM Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
MTG: Draft Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night 1Up Entertainment, Tampa	Nerdbrew Events	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Modern FNM Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!	Sunshine Games	7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT
The Awakening by Kate Chopin Discussion at BellaBravo St. Pete Bella Brava	Classic Book Club – Dinner Edition	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
“A Guide to Rational Living” – Albert Ellis, Ph.D. Meeting 5 The Skills Center	Tampa Stoics	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
ONLINE / ENGLISH: How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Online event	Orlando Stoics	7:00 PM to 8:30 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 18

Event name and location	Group	Time
Come Join us at the “National Chocolate Cupcake Day” Game Night Sat Oct 18, 2025 Saturday, Oct 18 · 4:45 PM to 9:30 PM EDT	Tampa (Citrus Park Area) Games Meetup Group	2:02 PM
Wild Beyond the Witchlight (Tier 1) Saturday, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	1:45 PM
Breakfast & Bitcoin – Central Florida Bitcoiners Flightline Cafe & Catering	Central Florida Bitcoiners	9:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Sensational Saturday Speakers	Toastmasters Division E	9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EDT
Hunters Creek Toastmasters Hart Memorial Library 2nd Floor	Toastmasters Division E	9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Quilting 101 – Mackenna’s Marvelous Quilting Class Tampa Hackerspace	Tampa Hackerspace	10:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
EZ Stock (Stock, Options, Market) 2079 Range Rd	Tampa Bay Technology Center	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
IN-PERSON / ENGLISH: STOICON 2025 Online event	Orlando Stoics	10:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Warhammer 40K: Duos RTT Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	12:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
JOIN our Facebook Group, LIKE our Fan Page and Invite your Friends Online	Florida Center for Creative Photography	12:00 PM to 12:15 PM EDT
Table read screenplays Safety Harbor Public Library	Screenwriters of Tampa Bay – Critique Meetup	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
FREE Fab Lab Orientation Faulhaber Fab Lab	Suncoast Makers	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D (5e) @ Black Harbor Gaming (FULL) Black Harbor Gaming	St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group	1:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Radiant Citadel Adventures Coliseum of Comics Clermont	Orlando Adventurer’s Guild	2:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
White Noise by Don DeLillo – National Book Award Winner New World Tampa	Tampa Book Club – Award-Winning Books	3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Game Project Therapy (Virtual) Online event	Tampa Games Developer Guild	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Community Hang-out Night Online event	Nerdbrew Events	6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Evil Twin Halloween Bash: Calling All Geek Villains! Lutz,FL	Gen Geek	6:30 PM to 11:00 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
Free Light Painting Workshop North Shore Aquatic Park @ 10th Ave. N	The Art Of Photography – Tampa/St. Pete	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
Tampa Nerd Online Hang-out & Game Night! Online event	Nerd Night Out	7:00 PM to 11:30 PM EDT
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Sunday, October 19

Event name and location	Group	Time
Smartphone AI phone application MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	12:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center	Tampa Gaming Guild	1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT
Large format printing MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
D&D Adventurers League Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT
D&D Epic: The Tarrasque at Baldur’s Gate Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Cyberpunk Red RPG: One-Shot Critical Hit Games	Critical Hit Games	2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Direct to Film Digital Printing MakerSpace Clearwater	Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group	2:30 PM to 4:00 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
Spirited Away – Ghibli (Dub) Regal Park Place Stadium 16	Gen Geek	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Time for something a little different. Lets take a bike ride. Bike Park	The Maker Team – Plant City	4:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Nerdy Needs	Brandon and Seffner area AD&D and OSR Group	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