Our Friends Electric - Software and Electronics Social (and Public Open Night)

fizzPOP, Birmingham's makerspace on Coventry Street, turns its second-Wednesday open night into a software and microelectronics social, 18:30 to 20:30.

It is a working session rather than a talk: bring a home automation project, an empty breadboard, a coding problem you are stuck on, or just turn up and see what other people are doing. Members mention Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, C and 6502 assembly, and the hardware ranges from Raspberry Pis and Arduinos to ESP32s and robot vacuums. The space has a well-stocked electronics room and benches to work at. Beginners are explicitly welcome, and you do not need to be a member. Free.

Why go: one of the only places in the city where you can get unstuck on a hardware problem with someone looking over your shoulder. Best for hobbyist and professional embedded and electronics people.