Arts & Entertainment

Founder's Day will celebrate the city of Belleview's heritage with a free event featuring food trucks, bounce houses, pony rides, free face painting, and balloon animals.

First Friday Art Walk will return for another installment in downtown Ocala this week.

A hot dog competition in downtown Ocala on Monday will pit local restaurants against each other to see who makes the best wiener.

An Ocala library will host a Butterfly Festival this weekend and give visitors the chance to interact with live butterflies.

The winners of this year's Student and Emerging Artist competition now have their artwork on display at Ocala City Hall. 

A farm just outside Marion County is hosting a blueberry festival that features you-pick blueberry fields, a blueberry pie-eating contest, and photo opportunities with a blueberry mascot, among other blueberry-related activities.

An Ocala singer will open for Dylan Scott and Cole Swindell at next month's SunFest in West Palm Beach after winning the opportunity through a vote-based competition. 

Local teachers from kindergarten to twelfth grade are invited to take part in an appreciation lunch at the Mary Sue Rich Community Center.

The Historic Ocala Preservation Society will host a tour to view multiple historic homes in Ocala this week.

The Sunset Song Series will continue in downtown Ocala this week with a performance by a local country duo.

From fine dining and coffee shops to kayaking and orchestra performances, there is no shortage of options in Ocala for those looking to spend a romantic day or evening together. 

Multiple food trucks will make the trip to a Belleview park as part of the next Foodie Fest event.

The city of Ocala will celebrate Arbor Day with multiple family-friendly activities, including rock wall climbing, butterfly feeding, and a Youth Fishing Derby that gives children the chance to catch and release fish at Lake Tuscawilla.

Hikers are invited to join the Marion County Parks & Recreation's guided tour of Indian Lake State Forest later this week.

Kid Rock expects close to 35,000 people at his upcoming concert in Ocala, saying tens of thousands of tickets have already been sold. 

A Marion firefighter's son earned top honors during MasterChef Junior this week, advancing one step closer to the finals and a chance to win $100,000.

A bacon-based festival with bacon entree and dessert competitions, as well as a bacon-eating contest, will return to Williston this weekend.

A cheesecake battle featuring local food trucks, live music, and other festivities is coming to downtown Ocala this week.