What Arts & Culture Are Available in Ocala, Florida?

[Ocala Civic Theatre](/ocala-civic-theatre) offers Play Date, a free on-site theatre workshop for children ages 5 to 12, during the 2:00 PM Saturday matinee of A Christmas Carol on December 12, 2026, in Studio A at 4337 E Silver Springs Blvd in Ocala. Teaching artists from The Academy at Ocala Civic Theatre lead age-appropriate activities in acting, music, creative movement and art while parents watch the show. Play Date begins at 1:30 PM and runs until the end of the performance, or 4:45 PM at the latest. The workshop is free with a parent's ticket to the Saturday matinee, and space is limited to 20 children. Registration is online or through the box office at (352) 236-2274.

Florida Oddities Markets brings the Ocala Oddities Market to the Ocala Downtown Market, 403 SE Osceola Ave. in downtown Ocala, on Friday, November 20, 2026, from 6 to 10 p.m. The evening market gathers vendors selling taxidermy, bones, crystals, insect art, pagan and witchy items, handmade art and other curiosities, and the organizer says the event runs rain or shine. The Ocala market is where the Florida Oddities Markets series started before it expanded to Gainesville, Inverness and Melbourne. More background is in the [Ocala Oddities Market guide](/ocala-oddities-market).

The Appleton Museum of Art holds a Black Friday Weekend Sale in the Appleton Store from Friday, November 27, through Museum Store Sunday, November 29, 2026, at the museum, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala. Shoppers receive 10% off all purchases, and Appleton members receive 20% off storewide. The store carries art-inspired gifts, children's books and toys, holiday decor and jewelry. There is no fee to shop, and visitors going only to the store do not pay museum admission. The sale opens at 10 a.m. Friday and ends at 5 p.m. Sunday; the museum can be reached at 352-291-4455.