Arts & Entertainment

Downtown Ocala will host another First Friday Art Walk on Friday, December 2, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and the event will feature hands-on art activities, local artists selling their work, live music from Nino Castaneda, and more.

Chris Botti, a Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer, will return to the Reilly Arts Center on Sunday, January 22, 2023.

The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department will host the 'Festival at Fort King' in early December, a two-day event that will allow visitors to step back into the 1800s.

An upcoming play at the Ocala Civic Theatre will transport audiences to a Manhattan apartment on Christmas Eve in 1956.

The Ocala Symphony Orchestra’s popular annual show “Symphony Under the Lights” will return to the Reilly Arts Center’s outdoor stage in two weeks.

The City of Ocala will host the 38th installment of Light Up Ocala on Saturday, November 19, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown Ocala, and multiple road closures will be in effect on the day of the event.

Registration is now open for the Marion County Parks and Recreation Department's upcoming Winter Break Camps, which will be held at Brick City Adventure Park and the Forest Community Center.

The Fort King National Historic Landmark is inviting the community to attend an educational ‘Lunch with the Archaeologist’ event on Thursday, November 17.

The City of Ocala is preparing to kick off the holidays this weekend with its popular Light Up Ocala event, a longstanding community tradition that attracts thousands of visitors to downtown Ocala.

The City of Ocala is seeking approval of a two-year, $190,000 contract with a local video and film production company to produce and manage concerts throughout the year.

A conservation summit is being held in Ocala on Monday, November 14 to discuss Marion County’s growth and the expansion of its transportation systems, along with the impact this could have on local horse farms and the equine industry.

TEDxOcala will return to the College of Central Florida this weekend for its 8th annual installment. The theme of this year’s event is “The POWER Of…,” and over a dozen speakers are scheduled to take the stage.

The next concert in the Reilly Arts Center’s Classic Albums Live series is just a week away and will feature a note-for-note performance of Irish rock band U2's 1987 album Joshua Tree.

The Marion County Parks and Recreation Department has announced that the public boat ramp and docks at Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area will be closed for repairs, effective immediately.

The Fort King National Historic Landmark will wrap up its 2022 Historic Homesteading series this weekend with a cast iron cooking class. Participants will get to make chili, lasagna, apple cobbler, donuts, eggs, and bacon over an open camp fire.

The College of Central Florida is currently accepting artist proposals for a new art piece that will be designed and installed at one of its campuses. All artists are welcome to submit proposals that are inspired by the themes of learning, growth, and support.

The Marion County Parks and Recreation Department’s monthly kayaking program will take paddlers on a trip down Salt Springs Run later this week.

The City of Ocala has announced that the park grounds, trail, and fort at the Fort King National Historic Landmark will be closed for maintenance on Monday, November 7, from 8 a.m. to noon.