What Community Are Available in Ocala, Florida?

A community social dance takes place on Friday, July 3, 2026 at 3306 SW 26th Avenue, Suite 402, in Ocala. The Independence-themed event features mostly West Coast Swing with other dance styles mixed in, and song requests are welcome. Admission is $10, offering Marion County dancers a relaxed way to start the Fourth of July weekend in central Ocala.

The Junk in the Trunk community yard sale returns on Saturday, July 4, 2026 from 7:30 a.m. to noon at 13940 US Highway 301 in Oxford, just south of Brown's Country Market and a short drive south of Ocala. Billed as one of the area's largest community yard sales, the event fills the main parking lot with more than 200 sellers offering clear-out and yard-sale items that change every time. A variety of food trucks are on site for shoppers and sellers throughout the morning. The sale draws bargain hunters from across Marion County and the surrounding area.

Weekly Thursday morning program at Ocala's Discovery Center pairing a read-aloud storybook with a related science demonstration or hands-on activity. Free with admission and open to all ages.