Here’s the “official unofficial” list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for?Monday, July 1 through?Sunday, July 7, 2024!
- 7:15 AM to 9:00 AM EDT: Improve your communication, listening, and leadership skills @ Winter Park Community Center - Winter Park Toastmasters - Learn while having FUN!
- 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM EDT: Caffeine & Connections: Friday Fuel for Black Professionals @ Online - Pinellas County Black Business Meetup Group
- 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EDT: Online Networking with Brandon Biz Pros @ Online - Brandon Biz Pros
- Friday, July 5, 2024 at 9:09 AM to Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT: METROCON @ Tampa Convention Center - Anime and Nerds
- 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT: First Friday WordPress Collaboration Meetup - July 2024 @ Online - West Orlando WordPress Meetup
- 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT: Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorm together @ Online - Ms. Biz Connectz- business leaders brainstorming together
- Friday, July 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM to Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT: Metro Con @ Tampa - Cosplay & Cameras
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT: Personal Efficiency Course @ 50 SE 1st Ave - Ocala Business Development Meetup Group
- 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT: Independent Consultants Network Launch Party @ BubbaQue's BBQ - Sun City - Independent Consultants Network (ICN) - Tampa Meetup Group
- 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT: Board Game Night! @ Happy Troll Games - Clermont Nerd Games
- 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT: Board Game Friday Night at Meeple Movers Board Game Cafe @ 3101 SW 34th Ave #803 - Meeple Movers Gaming Group
- 5:30 PM to 11:00 PM EDT: Friday Board Game Night @ Bridge Club - Tampa Gaming Guild
- 5:30 PM to 11:30 PM EDT: Charlie Group-WhiteWolf @ Mike and Sue's House - Oviedo Middle Aged Gamers (OMAG)
- 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT: Monthly meetup @ Coconut Charlie’s Beach Bar & Grill - Defcon727 - Unleashing Cybersecurity
- 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT: 3rd Quarter Business Planning @ Online - Business Owners and Professionals
- 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT: MTG: Commander FNM @ Critical Hit Games - Critical Hit Games
- 6:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT: Taps & Drafts | Casual EDH/MtG Social Night @ Industrious - Nerd Night Out
- 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT: Season of AI Microsoft Community Pilot @ Online - Data Tech Florida
- 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT: MakerFX Makerspace Soft Arts Guild @ MakerFX Makerspace - MakerFX Makerspace
- 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT: Modern FNM @ Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! - Sunshine Games
- 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM EDT: Taps & Drafts | EDH/MtG Night | Centro Ybor @ Big Storm Brewing Tap Room - Tampa - Nerdbrew Events
- 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT: Tsudoi @ Naga Tea - Tampa Japanese Meetup
- 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT: IN-PERSON: "Stoicism and the Art of Happiness" (Chapter 11) @ Jason's Deli - Tampa Stoics
- 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM EDT: Horror Friends Movie Night - Maxxine!!! @ AMC Veterans 24 - Horror Fan Fun Time Gang
- Friday, July 5, 2024 at 9:00 PM to Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT: Friday night game night @ ??Indica Cafe ?? Tampa Bay's First & Greatest CBD Lounge - Indica Cafe Events
- 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT: Warhammer 40K @ Happy Troll Games - Clermont Nerd Games
- 11:50 AM to 1:50 PM EDT: CRITICAL THINKERS SUNDAY Meetup AT Sarasota Art Museum @ 1001 S Tamiami Trail - Hosted By Suncoast Critical Thinking Discussion Group
- 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT: Euchre Tournament!!!!! @ Online - Summerfield Board and Card Games and Euchre
- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT: Game Day at Southern Brewing @ Southern Brewing & Winery - Geekocracy!
- Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 1:00 PM to Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 11:00 PM EDT: Sunday Gaming @ Tampa Bay Bridge Center - Tampa Gaming Guild
- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT: Star Wars Unlimited Shadows of the Galaxy Prerelease Event @ Critical Hit Games - Critical Hit Games
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT: Sunday Chess at Wholefoods in Midtown, Tampa @ Whole Foods Market - Chess Republic
- 2:00 PM to 7:00 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 4:00 PM EDT: Winter Park Chess Meetup @ Barnie's Coffee and Tea - Winter Park Social Chess Club
- 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT: Uranium Chef! - a sci-fi cooking reality show RPG @ Black Harbor Gaming - St Pete and Pinellas Tabletop RPG Group
- 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT: 3D scanning @ MakerSpace Pinellas - Makerspaces Pinellas Meetup Group
- 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT: Sunday Pokemon League @ Sunshine Games | Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! - Sunshine Games
- 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT: Adult Game Night at Conworlds Emporium @ Conworlds Emporium - Tarpon Springs Pop Culture & Gaming Meetup
- 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT: Sew Awesome! (Textile Arts & Crafts) @ Tampa Hackerspace West - Tampa Hackerspace
- 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM EDT: Open Game Night @ Unlucky Roll Cafe - Unlucky Roll Cafe Board Game Meetup
- 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT: Gospel Karaoke and Bible Study @ ??Indica Cafe ?? Tampa Bay's First & Greatest CBD Lounge - Indica Cafe Events
- 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT: Business Seminar @ 50 SE 1st Ave - Ocala Business Development Meetup Group
- Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM to Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 11:30 PM EDT: A Duck Presents NB Movie Night @ Discord.io/Nerdbrew - Nerd Night Out
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
