Happy Hour & Social
The Best Conversations Happen After Hours
BSides Tampa isn't just sessions and villages. Some of the best connections happen when the talks end and the drinks start.
2026 social events coming soon
We're finalizing the details for this year's Happy Hour and social programming. Here's what to expect based on prior years.
Happy Hour
The first *TBD* number of BSides Tampa participants to show up to Happy Hour will get a drink ticket. Happy Hour is where the community comes together after a full day of sessions, villages, and CTF to decompress, swap stories, and meet people you only know from Twitter or Discord.
It's casual and inclusive, and it's one of the things people remember most about BSides Tampa.
More than networking
We don't call it “networking.” Networking is swapping business cards at a vendor booth. This is community: people who do security talking to other people who do security, without an agenda.
Past participants have found mentors, co-founders, job opportunities, and lifelong friends at BSides Tampa social events. That doesn't happen because we engineered it. It happens because the environment is right.
“I continue to value that opportunity to network and celebrate with the rest of the local cybersecurity community.”
- BSides Tampa 2025 participant
See You There
Happy Hour and social events are included with your admission.