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Purpose: ✨
This group was created with the purpose of reigniting real-life interpersonal relationships. 🤝

There have been so many changes the world has been experiencing like the impact of the virus 🦠, advent of the smartphone 📱, explosion of social media 🌐, rise of dating apps 💔 and the growing scarcity of quality communities.

It has forever changed the way on how we see one another and potentially has produced a distorted or warped view of building natural, genuine connections. 👥

It’s challenging for a lot of people to meet others and be involved in something great—especially after getting out from high school and college. 🎓

Becoming involved in a group that promotes self-reflection 🧘 and is adamant about becoming the best version of yourself ✨ will cause you to walk into the best years of your life.

Let’s return to how everything was before. ⏳

Why Become a Member? 🤔
👥 You’re tired of your old friends

🗺️ You just moved here

🕊️ You either just got out of a relationship or just want to be free-spirited

🎓 You’re in college but haven’t had any success meeting people, or you are a recent graduate

⏳ Your friends don’t have any time for you anymore

📍 You have a passion for representing this area and showcasing it while you’re also curious to see what’s all around you

🎉 Finally having the people to go out with and do the things with you that you’ve always wanted to do together

✨ Event Types:
🏙️ City Touring
🤝 Meet & Greets
☕ Coffee Morning Catch Ups
🌊 Water Days
🎲 Game Nights
🌲 Outdoor Recreation
🏆 Sport Socials
🧠 Workshops
🎡 Festivals
🛍️ Market Days
🎺 Parades
🏡 Block Parties
🍸 Speakeasy Nights
🛍️ Mall Nights
🍳 Dish-a-month’s
🌇 Rooftop Hop Nights
🚶 First Friday Strolls

🤝 This group is affiliated with the Tampa Bay Primals, a booking/travel/event hosting company in the entertainment industry.

🎟️ Although the membership of this meetup group is free, there are events that require payment to attend. These consist of a mark-up price as part of a package deal with the venue or company Tampa Bay Primals is in collaboration with.

🌳 The rest of the events each month are free for the members and solely focus on building community.

📅 There are about 6-8 events on average per month. About half of them are free for members, giving plenty of time to connect and establish great rapport. We have monthly Meet & Greets to help facilitate this.

🚫 Refund policy: No refunds given within a week of the event.

📝 Terms & Conditions of Participation
By purchasing a ticket and/or attending Tampa Bay events, you agree to the following:

⚠️ Your Safety & Risk: Participation is voluntary. You assume all risks, including injury, illness, or property damage/loss.

📸 Media Release: You consent to being photographed or recorded for promotional use.

⚖️ Liability Release: To the maximum extent permitted by law, you release the organizers, volunteers, and venue from any claims or liability related to the event.

🤝 Conduct: You are responsible for your own actions and interactions.

📊 Data Sharing: You agree that your information may be saved and shared with hosts, collaborators, sponsors, and vendors of Tampa Bay Meetup™.

🏢 Venue: The event is at a third-party venue; organizers are not responsible for venue-related issues.

🔐 Binding Agreement: Buying a ticket confirms you accept these terms.

By RSVP’ing and attending one of our events, you are also agreeing to opt in to potential recurring email 📩 and text marketing 📱 for our community events 🎉, content, updates, and announcements 📢!

Halloween at the Haunted Palace @ The Don CeSar

Halloween at the Haunted Palace @ The Don CeSar

The Don CeSar, 3400 Gulf Boulevard, Saint Pete Beach, FL, US

So it looks like we got to bring on an encore and head back to the palace for none other than a night for Halloween! 🏰🎃👻

This year Halloween falls on a Saturday night and what better way on how to spend it at a palace, especially one that’s controversially haunted which sure does set the theme! 🗓️🦇🔮

We’re really trying to go all out on this one and have this be very iconic, so we will actually meet at the front of the palace at the bottom of the ramp first for a while. 🏰

We want to make sure we get some great photos at that spot before the sun goes down, since we have to work with the end of Daylight Saving Time! 🌅🌅

After we gather and celebrate the huge milestones the group has reached—which is the ability to host at our number one most desired venue out of the whole entire Tampa Bay Area at full strength, as well as acquiring our first-ever sponsorship—we will get footage of ourselves walking up the ramp and entering into the palace. 🥂🎉

We will then make our way to Rowe Bar and have a blend between hanging inside there and also along the newly furnished and repaired upper and lower levels of the deck out back! 🏖️🌊

There is also a brand-new boardwalk available that will give you access to the beach from all of this, which will enhance the experience compared to last time! 🪵✨

Lastly, we’ll head up to the ballroom looking lobby upstairs and enjoy some live music, as well as a costume contest that will be held there! 🎧🎭

The costume contest will be as follows:
🥇Best Costume - $100.00 GC
🥈Best Couple Costume - $50 GC
🥉Runner Up Costume - $25 GC

We’re beyond excited and can’t wait for all of us to be there! 🥳✨

It’s time for Round 2 so we’ll see you there! ⚔️🔥🙌

And oh yeah, trick or treat! 🍫🍬🍭

🎟️ Those of you who are NON-MEMBERS that would like to join us can go through the link on Heylo here:

https://heylo.com/invite/Vdl60WOB

🆕 First Event Members, Check the comment section for your special ticket link. You must be RSVP’d to see the special hidden comment.

⚠️ VERY IMPORTANT:

🎟️ Ticket Note: Tickets from Meetup/Heylo DO NOT comprise of any sufficed potential entry fees to get into or onto various site(s), into the various venues themselves that our group meets at or potential food, drinks, games, attractions or parking fees the attendee may or may not have to pay for.

🤝 Check-In: Come find the host directly to get checked in.

🚫 No In-Person Payments: Payments will NOT be accepted in person.

📅 Refund Policy: No refunds within 7 days of the event.

🚫 Affiliation: This social club meetup event is independently organized by Tampa Bay Meetup. We are not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with the venues, vicinity, district, city, or county the group will be at.

FREE for all of our Returning Meetup Club Members, but these members are still totally welcome to donate to help keep the group running! 💸🙌

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