Arts & Entertainment

The Appleton Museum will feature the Mobile Photography Contest this year and all ages are welcome to participate.

A new bicycle mural in the Downtown Ocala area is now complete.

Petals & Paint will be creating floral arrangements at the Brick Gallery on June 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m to celebrate their June exhibit "Art in Bloom."

A new archery range is coming to Silver Springs State Park. 

Miss Teen Ocala USA is asking the public for help to reach her dream of competing and winning the Miss Florida Teen USA competition.

A new exhibit that focuses on magnets will be on display at the Discovery Center through the rest of the month.

Three new Horse Fever statutes were raffled off recently and will now move to new homes for public display across Ocala and Marion County.

The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department, in partnership with the Marion County Public Library System and the Early Learning Coalition of Marion County, Inc., will host ‘Reading with Rangers & Friends’ every Friday at 11 a.m. in June and July.

A rebranded theater in east Ocala is hoping to open its doors later this month. 

The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks now have new pool hours for the city’s Aquatic Fun Centers.

The Ocala Comic Convention will return this fall to a new home.

The popular Summer Kids Film Series has returned to Marion Theatre.

Construction of the Reilly Arts Center’s expansion has been taking shape quickly.

Artists are needed for the return of the First Friday Art Walk in Ocala.

The Ocala Arts Festival will return a year after a COVID-19 pandemic hiatus, and the organization running the show is looking for artists.

Ocala Center 6 is slated to reopen on June 7.

A bowling fundraiser benefitting the Marion County Search and Rescue team will take place later this summer at a local AMF alley.

Co-ed basketball leagues for children between the ages of 5 an 14 are starting up again at the E.D. Croskey Center.