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Past Events
A look back at our meetups, talks, demos, and workshops. Explore recaps, photos, and recordings where available.
2026
Game Night
Checkmate Games and Hobbies
No recap availableAstra Commons: Toledo
TolHouse
Toledo has a tech community. Sometimes we just need a room where we can find each other. On September 25, 44 people came together at TolHouse for Astra Comm…
Vibe Coding: Design & Build with Vibes (2 of 2) — GDG Build with AI
The Loft 419
The second Vibe Coding workshop moved from a design brief to a working prototype. The example was a pizza-or-tacos poll with two distinct interfaces: large v…
Vibe Coding: Foundations (1 of 2) — GDG Build with AI
The Loft 419
Vibe Coding: Foundations introduced a practical framework for directing AI coding tools, with explanations intended for both developers and people new to pro…
Start With AI — Making Claude More Useful with Hooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KitdwZ-DlXA
No recap availableStart With AI: Organize Your Life and Your Business
No recap availableToledo Codes July Game Jam
Set it up, then let it run. The July 24–26 Toledo Codes Game Jam used the theme Hands-Off: players could make decisions during a setup phase, but once the ac…
Geek Dinner
Beer Barrel Pizza & Grill
No recap availableToledo Codes Strikes Back (Against Litter)
Promenade Park
No recap availableGame Night
The Loft 419
July Game Night brought people together around board games and cards. Groups spread across several tables, with game boards, scorecards, and shared snacks fi…
Toledo Codes Strikes Back (Against Litter)
Promenade Park
No recap availableToledo Codes Strikes Back (Against Litter)
Promenade Park
No recap availableGoogle I/O + Ohio Tech Summit Recap
The Loft 419
This meetup connected firsthand reports from Google I/O with a discussion of the Ohio Tech Summit and Toledo’s technology community. The Google I/O presenta…
June Game Jam
The June 19–28 Toledo Codes Game Jam returned with Worlds Collide: a challenge to combine two contrasting game genres. The constraint gave participants a des…
June Game Jam Kickoff
336 N Superior St
No recap availableBuilding the FEMM-XSPICE Simulator: Technical Architecture Meets Agentic Workflow
The Loft 419
Jason Owens and Phillip Mobley of Resonance Group presented FEMM-XSPICE, a project connecting magnetic-field simulation with circuit analysis to support moto…
Geek Dinner Mixer
Buffalo Wild Wings
No recap availableIn-Person Game Jam Session
336 N Superior St
No recap availableToledo.codes Spring Cleanup (Game) Jam
The April 17–26 Spring Cleanup Game Jam gave unfinished ideas another chance. Its challenge was to take an existing project, concept, or codebase and turn it…
Ace the Interview, Get the Job + Open Hack
336 N Superior St
Ace the Interview, Get the Job — then stick around and build something. Join us for a Tech Talk + Open Hack at The Loft 419. Doors open at 6 PM, talk kicks o…
Building Bespoke.
336 N Superior St
No recap availableToledo.codes March Game Jam
Keep moving forward. March's Toledo Codes Game Jam paired a continuous-forward-motion constraint with the announced theme Meltdown Imminent. The challenge ga…
Open Hack
Toledo Tech Loft
Our February Open Hack filled nearly every seat. People brought their computers, and the evening drew a wide mix of groups for hands-on work. The organizer d…
Toledo.codes February Game Jam
A complete game loop in 60 seconds or less: that was the constraint for February's Toledo Codes Game Jam. Running February 1–22, the jam paired that limit wi…
Game Night
Toledo Tech Loft
Join us for the first Toledo Codes event of 2026! We're kicking off the year with a casual game night featuring both board games and video games - a perfect …
Geek Dinner Meetup
5th Street Pub (Perrysburg, OH)
No recap available
2025
Hacktoberfest 2025 Toledo
The University of Toledo Business Incubator
The opening of Toledo Codes’ Hacktoberfest 2025 gathering covered getting started with contributions to Next.js. Participants were directed to the project’s …
RAGs to Riches: Building Intelligent RAG-Based Applications
Toledo Tech Loft
Toledo Codes hosted an in-depth exploration of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, featuring Justin Beaudry's comprehensive presentation on buildin…
Understanding the True User Experience with Assistive Technology
Toledo Tech Loft
James Warnken explored how design decisions shape the experience of people using assistive technology. Demonstrations of screen readers, magnification, contr…
