What Education Are Available in Ocala, Florida?

Silver Springs State Park offers a public tour of its pioneer "cracker" village on Saturday, November 28, 2026, from 10 a.m. to noon, starting at the Silver River Museum, 1425 NE 58th Avenue in Ocala. The village is a collection of historic and replica buildings portraying life on the Florida frontier, including cabins, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, a sugar cane mill and syrup kettle, a wood-fired pottery kiln and a replica Seminole camp. Tours run on the second and fourth Saturday mornings from October through April, and the November 28 date falls on Thanksgiving weekend. Florida State Parks lists the cost as the park admission fee.

The Fort McCoy Public Library, 14660 NE Highway 315 in Fort McCoy, presents Haunted or Not? on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at noon. The Citrus Paranormal Society presents the program, which invites participants to carry out their own paranormal investigation with insights from the society's investigators. It is part of the Marion County Public Library System's October programming in northeast Marion County. The county's calendar listing does not mention a fee or registration.

The Marion County Public Library System holds a Fall Plant Swap on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. at the Headquarters-Ocala library, 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala. Gardeners exchange plants, seeds and propagation techniques with fellow growers from around Marion County. The county's calendar listing does not mention a fee or registration.