Tampa Pokémon Go pub crawl this Saturday!

If you like playing Pokémon Go (or have been meaning to find out what the fuss is all about), meeting up with your fellow Tampanians, beer and great barbecue, you’ll want to meet up with me, Anitra and the rest of the gang at the Pokémon Go Pub Crawl, which takes place 11:30 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, August 20th) at the downtown Holy Hog BBQ (302 East Kennedy Blvd).

Here’s what the organizers have to say about this get-together:

This will be a get together for all of our Pokemon Go fans in this group. Or if you want to get into it…come learn all about the craze! We have chosen some awesome stops all around Downtown Tampa. Not only will we be catching a ton of Pokemon as a group but we will be visiting lots of Poke Stops too. Of course we will be getting our networking on as well since we will do this Pub Crawl style. We hope you can join us for a fun afternoon exploring downtown and saving the world from those Pokemon 🙂

Starting point will be Holy Hog BBQ at the outside bar.

P.S. You’re welcome to bring your kiddos that are Pokemon Trainers too! Just keep in mind folks will be consuming some adult beverages along the way.

A scene from the Pokémon Go bar crawl at the recent San Diego Comic Con.

Going by reports from other Pokémon Go pub crawls, it would appear that they’re fun gatherings. The Verge reports that the crawl that took place at the recent San Diego Comic Con — mecca for sci-fi and fantasy geeks — was one of its best events. ReCode’s Ina Fried had a great time at the one in San Francisco. There was a similar event last month on the other side of the Bay in St. Pete, and the Tampa side finally gets its event this Saturday.

The fun starts at 11:30 a.m. at the downtown branch of Holy Hog Barbecue, which currently has a four-star rating on Yelp. Join me, Anitra, the accordion, and a few dozen Tampa-area Pokémon trainers/barflies this Saturday!

The specifics:

• What: Pokémon Go Pub Crawl, organized by the Tampa Bay Tech Events Meetup
• When: Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 11:30 a.m.
• Where: Starts at Holy Hog Barbecue, downtown Tampa branch (302 East Kennedy Blvd)
• What to bring: Your Pokémon Go-equipped mobile device, a spare battery pack, maybe an umbrella or rain jacket (there’s a 30% probability of rain)