Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, July 27 through Sunday, August 2!
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, July 27
- Tuesday, July 28
- Wednesday, July 29
- Thursday, July 30
- Friday, July 31
- Saturday, August 1
- Sunday, August 2
Monday, July 27
Monday is 727 Tech Day! Named after the St. Pete/Clearwater area code, 727 Tech Day is a single-day tech experience produced by Tampa Bay Tech Week, designed to activate and celebrate the innovation community across St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Pinellas County. There’ll be panel discussions, hands-on workshops, open networking, a closing mixer, and special surprises!
Find out more and register here.
Tuesday, July 28
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Hidden Springs Ale Works (Tampa): Last Tuesday of the months means it’s time for TampaTech Taps & Taco Tuesday! Tampa’s tech scene and free tacos…what more could you want?
Find out more and register here.
Wednesday, July 29
Thursday, July 30
Thursday at 5:00 p.m. at Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (Tampa): Cursor Tampa Bay is holding its second meetup! They say:
Whether you’re a longtime Cursor user or just curious about AI-powered development, come hang out, learn what’s new, and build something together. Bring your laptop or your phone , you’ll be able to follow along either way.
The rough agenda:
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5:00 – 5:30 PM — Doors open: Networking, Pizza, & Water/Soda.
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5:30 – 5:40 PM — Welcome & Intro
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5:40 – 6:00 PM — What’s new with Cursor
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6:00 – 6:45 PM — Workshop
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6:45 – 7:30 PM — Open Build Session
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7:30 – 7:45 PM — Lightning Demos
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7:45 – 8:00 PM — Hang Out & Clean Up
Find out more and register here.
Friday, July 31
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the Tampa Convention Center: Metrocon is a for-fans, by-fans anime convention taking place this weekend. It features celebrity guests, exhibitors, vendors, LARPing, dances, and other events for fans of anime, video games, cosplay, comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, genre film, and more, with a focus on their roots: anime and video games.
Find out more and get tickets here.
Saturday, August 1
Sunday, August 2
| Event name and location | Group | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday Gaming Tampa Bay Bridge Center |
Tampa Gaming Guild | 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT |
| Gardens of Ynn: A one-shot fantasy adventure Emerald City Comics * Games * Toys |
St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group | 1:00 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 |
| IMPROV Drop-In Class! (FUN! No experience required) [$20] Spitfire Theater |
Tampa 20’s and 30’s Social Crew | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT |
| Sunday Pokemon League Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Sunshine Games | 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT |
| Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) 4933 W Nassau St |
Tampa Hackerspace | 5:30 PM to 8:30 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:
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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
