Arts, entertainment and events in Ocala and Marion County, Florida. Concerts, movie listings, entertainers, theatre performances, art shows and local happenings.
The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department’s educational series, Programs in the Parks, will wrap up this weekend with an event focusing on bears.
The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department, in partnership with the Marion County Public Library System, will host five ‘Reading with Rangers and Friends’ events in June.
The Ocala Wellness Community Garden will host a replant day on Saturday, May 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Participants will be planting summer seasonal seeds and tidying up the garden area.
The Senior Resource Foundation of Ocala’s annual Bark in the Park – A Doggy Expo is set to return this fall, and the nonprofit organization is currently accepting applications for vendor booths and sponsorships.
The City of Belleview is currently accepting rental reservations at the Belleview Community Center for private events that will take place in the months of October, November, and December.
Visitors at the Fort King National Historic Landmark will be able to step back into history on Saturday, May 13 to meet the legends of the fort’s past.
The Fort King National Historic Landmark, in coordination with the Fort King Heritage Foundation, will host a dedication ceremony next week for its new blacksmith shop.
The Ocala Symphony Orchestra’s Community Music Conservatory will host its inaugural spring student recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 7 in the NOMA Black Box at the Reilly Arts Center.
The First Friday Art Walk will take place in and around Ocala’s Historic Downtown Square on Friday, May 5, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This will be the final art walk of the 2022-2023 season.
The Marion County Parks and Recreation Department’s kayaking program, Kayak & Koffee, will take paddlers to the clear waters of Silver River on Friday, May 12.
The award winners of the 2023 Student and Emerging Artist Exhibition, “Metamorphosis,” were announced earlier this week during a reception that was hosted by the City of Ocala Cultural Arts Division in partnership with Magnolia Art Xchange.
Due to the potential of inclement weather this weekend, the City of Ocala Recreation and Parks Department's "Legends of the Fort" event has been rescheduled.