What Arts & Culture Are Available in Ocala, Florida?

The City of Ocala Cultural Arts Division hosts the fourth annual OTrak Chalk Walk on Saturday, January 30, 2027, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tuscawilla Art Park, 213 NE Fifth St., in Ocala. The juried chalk art competition turns the park's walkways into outdoor canvases, with the 2027 theme "Inspired by the Masters." Professional artists from across Florida and Marion County middle and high school students compete for $3,100 in prizes, including $1,000 for first place in the professional division. The free event also features live music, artisan vendors, food trucks and family activities. Artist applications are open now, with no application fee.

The Appleton Museum of Art opens Jeffrey Kronsnoble: Master of Allusion, A Life of Art on Saturday, October 3, 2026, in the Edith-Marie Gallery at 4333 E Silver Springs Blvd in Ocala, with the retrospective on view through March 21, 2027. The exhibition gathers more than 80 works from the artist's 60-plus-year career, highlighting his shadowbox collages painted in hyperrealistic dry-brush oil. Kronsnoble's layered, fragmented compositions draw on news media, family photographs and art history, and the show also includes landscapes, trompe l'oeil still lifes, abstractions and portraits. Admission details are listed on the museum's website.

[Ocala Civic Theatre](/businesses/ocala-civic-theatre) presents The Stories We Tell: Indigenous History, Theatre & Silver Springs on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Silver River Museum, 1445 NE 58th Ave in Ocala. Vickie Ramirez, Indigenous playwright and director of the Civic's upcoming production of The Thanksgiving Play, joins Silver River Museum director Scott Mitchell to explore Indigenous history and storytelling through a theatrical lens. The program looks at how representation shapes the stories told about a place. Admission is free with refreshments provided, but space is limited and an RSVP is requested by Friday, October 9.