

# Events & Things To Do In Ocala on 2nd May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Ocala on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Ocala on 2nd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Ocala

- **Event Name**: Kentucky Derby Hat Party
  - **Description**: Watch the 152nd Run for the Roses® at World Equestrian Center – Ocala during the Kentucky Derby Hat Party on The Equestrian Hotel terrace from 5pm to 7:30pm.    

Choose a gorgeous Derby hat or commemorative Woodford Reserve bourbon bottle and cheer on yo
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 173
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/kentucky-derby-hat-party/200029838836955
  - **Venue**: The Equestrian Hotel Terrace
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  - **Categories**: kentucky-derby, parties, entertainment, sports
- **Event Name**: Dos de Mayo Fiesta Holiday Market and the Downtown Market
  - **Description**: We’re celebrating Dos de Mayo with an evening full of music, movement, and flavor! 🎉

📅 Saturday, May 2, 2026
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM

Come enjoy:
🎶 Live music
💃 Dancing
🌮 Food trucks
🛍️ Local vendors
✨ And more!

Bring your friends, your dancing shoes, and your a
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 137
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/dos-de-mayo-fiesta-holiday-market-and-the-downtown-market/200029552838118
  - **Venue**: 403 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34471
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  - **Categories**: holiday, music, live-music, food-drinks, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Comic Fest at the Mall - FREE Comic Book Day!
  - **Description**: We're back at the Paddock Mall in Ocala, FL for another year of FREE Comic Book Day! Come in cosplay, shop our 20+ vendors, and pick up some FREE Comic Books! FREE admission and FREE parking.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 65
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/comic-fest-at-the-mall-free-comic-book-day/200029802200850
  - **Venue**: 3100 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy9kZjE2ODlhMDE1YWQ3ZWFjZTY4MWI5NWNiN2Q5YWU2YmQ2MTlhNDYyNTI1N2M1YmExNjIyNDk1NzBkMmFhNGEzLXJpbWctdzk0MC1oNzg4LWRjZmY3NDFlLWdtaXI_dj0xNzc0OTgyNzAw.avif
  - **Categories**: festivals
- **Event Name**: Kentucky Derby Pub Crawl 2026
  - **Description**: Get ready to sip, trot, and party your way through Downtown Ocala at the Kentucky Derby Pub Crawl 2026!About this EventKentucky Derby Pub Crawl 2026Get Ready for the Kentucky Derby Pub Crawl 2026!Join
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/kentucky-derby-pub-crawl-2026/100001981392359886
  - **Venue**: Downtown Ocala
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy85YWVhYzYwOGFlMjQ2YzMxYmNlNWJiNTQ4NzA0ODlkM2NjYmI3NGFjZmI4ZDgyNDQzODcwNTlkOTIwMWNmNDBkLXJpbWctdzk0MC1oNDcwLWRjMWUyMDJkLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc2OTIyNDcwMA.avif
  - **Price**: USD 59
  - **Categories**: kentucky-derby, parties, pub-crawl, bar-crawls, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Jack knife Rocks The Charlie Horse
  - **Description**: A Kick-Ass Rock and Roll Show
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 16
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/jack-knife-rocks-the-charlie-horse/200029255581724
  - **Venue**: Charlie Horse
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- **Event Name**: Arnold Irchai
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Arnold Irchai, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in NOMA Black Box at Reilly Arts Center - Ocala nestled in bustling Ocala, FL
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/arnold-irchai/2300028062154940
  - **Venue**: NOMA Black Box at Reilly Arts Center - Ocala
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy82ZDMyYzNhMC0yZDkwLTExZjEtYjRhNC1lNzRhNGJmNjNlNjUtcmltZy13MTIwMC1oNzg4LWRjMzAzMDVkLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3NTAyMzM3NQ.avif
  - **Categories**: Art
- **Event Name**: Doggone Good Reading
  - **Description**: Children grades 1st-5th are invited to come read to a Humane Society of Marion County dog on select Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. &amp; 1 p.m. Class is for 1 hour and starts promptly.
Here’s how it works:
The child must register in advance.
https://app.giv
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 15
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/doggone-good-reading/200029700415445
  - **Venue**: 701 NW 14th Road, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34475
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  - **Categories**: workshops, dog
- **Event Name**: Meeting New Furr-ends
  - **Description**: Want a 4-legged friend by your side? Come join us at our New Cat Event for Children in 4th to 9th Grade! Grades 4th - 6th will be from 2:30-3:00. Grades 7th - 9th will be from 3:00-3:30.
Your children will be in a quiet, private room with a Feline Friend
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 13
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/meeting-new-furr-ends/200029700453104
  - **Venue**: 701 NW 14th Road, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34475
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  - **Categories**: meetups
- **Event Name**: UFW Presents: Stampede
  - **Description**: Get ready to rumble as UFW brings you Stampede, a high-energy event filled with surprises and excitement!About this EventWelcome to UFW Presents: Stampede! Join us at the
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/ufw-presents-stampede/100001978827973738
  - **Venue**: Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Citrus and Marion Counties
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  - **Price**: USD 7 to 25
  - **Categories**: calendar
- **Event Name**: Pop The Balloon OR Find Love
  - **Description**: Get ready to burst some balloons and maybe pop into a new romance at this fun and interactive live dating game!About this EventPop the Balloon or Find Love is a interactive dating experience inspired by the viral YouTube
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/pop-the-balloon-or-find-love/100001984278935712
  - **Venue**: 590 Silver Rd
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  - **Price**: USD 0 to 13
- **Event Name**: Downtown Vintage Market
  - **Description**: Share this event with your family and friends!
This is going to be a great event and we look forward to seeing you!
For application to be a vendor please message me or email Lorcreation225@gmail.com
NOTE: if you see anyone except me claiming to be accepti
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    - Count: 22
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am – Sun May 03 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/downtown-vintage-market/200029777598706
  - **Venue**: 151 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL 34471-2148, United States
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- **Event Name**: Noche de Adoración: Alabanzas del Ayer
  - **Description**: Te invitamos para una noche de adoración, el sábado 2 de mayo, a las 6:30pm.  Acompañanos en una noche de alabanzas del ayer.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 39
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/noche-de-adoración-alabanzas-del-ayer/200029847327340
  - **Venue**: 2410 NE 18TH PL., Ocala, FL
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy9jODRlMmFlMjIyNDEyYzNjY2Y1NTVkM2JmYzEzOGY5NTUxNjhiN2NlMTg0ZTc0YjA5YzdiNWFhMzg0NTIyYzA3LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3NS1kY2YwZjJmMy1nbWlyP3Y9MTc3NDgyMjM2NQ.avif
- **Event Name**: Reiki Energy Reiki Level 2 Course
  - **Description**: Reiki Second Degree dives deeper into spiritual methods and symbols. Distance and time treatments are taught. Students will be receiving a second degree attunement.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 2
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/reiki-energy-reiki-level-2-course/200029700429318
  - **Venue**: 1214 East Silver Springs Blvd.
Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34470
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy84MWViMmU0OTBhMGY4NTc1MjRkZDIwZGI1NTdkNGE1YjIyYzA2OGE2NzJmY2M1NjIzMzg1MDllNTJlNWQyM2ZiLXJpbWctdzY5OC1oMzM4LWRjZmZmZmZmLWdtaXI_dj0xNzc0MzY4Mjk3.avif
  - **Categories**: health-wellness, workshops

## Trending Events in Ocala

- **Event Name**: Blake Shelton – Ocala
  - **Description**: On August 29, Blake Shelton takes the stage at Rock The Country in Ocala, Florida, performing at the Florida Horse Park. Set among wide open grounds, his signature country sound brings warmth, charm, and a relaxed Southern atmosphere to the festival’s sec
  - **Venue**: Blake Shelton – Ocala, FL – August 29
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- **Event Name**: Rock The Country - 2 Day Pass - with Brooks & Dunn, Blake Shelton, Lauren Alaina and more
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Florida Horse Park
🏠 Address: 11008 S Hwy 475, Ocala, FL 34480
🌆 City: Ocala
📍 Location: 29.0609, -82.1362🎉 Welcome to Rock The Country - 2 Day Pass - with Brooks &amp; Dunn, Blake Shelton, Lauren Alaina and more, where the impo
  - **Venue**: Florida Horse Park
- **Event Name**: Rock The Country - Saturday Pass - with Blake Shelton, Mark Chesnutt and more
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Florida Horse Park
🏠 Address: 11008 S Hwy 475, Ocala, FL 34480
🌆 City: Ocala
📍 Location: 29.0609, -82.1362🎉 Prepare to be amazed at Rock The Country - Saturday Pass - with Blake Shelton, Mark Chesnutt and more, the most anticipa
  - **Venue**: Florida Horse Park
- **Event Name**: Rock the Country: Blake Shelton  Ludacris & Mark Chesnutt - Saturday (Time: TBD)
  - **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Rock the Country: Blake Shelton  Ludacris &amp; Mark Chesnutt - Saturday (Time: TBD), where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic Florida Horse Park in Ocala
  - **Venue**: Florida Horse Park
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- **Event Name**: Rock The Country: Brooks and Dunn  Lauren Alaina & Shenandoah - Friday (Time: TBD)
  - **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Rock The Country: Brooks and Dunn  Lauren Alaina &amp; Shenandoah - Friday (Time: TBD), where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic Florida Horse Park in Ocala
  - **Venue**: Florida Horse Park
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/f13e7190-29ca-11f1-9b78-2b8de5d122b0-rimg-w1024-h1024-dc070602-gmir.jpg?v=1774608703
- **Event Name**: THE 4TH ANNUAL HOMETOWN SHOW
  - **Description**: Kendall Tucker proudly presents his 4th Annual Hometown Show, featuring an exciting lineup of national touring artists, including Tyler Farr, Kendall Tucker, Tantric, Bubba Sparxxx, Love and Theft, Austin Tolliver and more special guest.

This highly anti
  - **Venue**: Southeastern Livestock Pavilion
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- **Event Name**: Ocala Blueberry Fest
  - **Description**: The Ocala Blueberry Fest will be held April 25 &amp; 26, 2026 at the McPherson Governmental Campus. Sat &amp; Sun 10am to 5pm - Rain or Shine. 

Enjoy Family Fun &amp; Festivities, Farm Fresh Blueberries, Art &amp; Crafts, Beer &amp; Wine, Delicious Food,
  - **Venue**: 601 SE 25th Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34471
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- **Event Name**: 🌲 🎅 Ocala Christmas in July 🎅 🌲
  - **Description**: 2 Spots Left!!! 🎉 Interested in being a vendor? 
Apply here :-  Text is best! 
💬:- 814-388-2929
📧 :- vfapply@gmail.com

Get ready to JINGLE all the way... to the most festive shopping event of the summer!
🎁✨Join us for the 2nd Annual Ocala Christmas in Ju
  - **Venue**: 1284 NW 87th Court Ra, Ocala, FL 34482 1286 NW 44th Court Rd, Ocala, FL 34482-9322, United States
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- **Event Name**: Almost ABBA – The #1 Tribute to ABBA
  - **Description**: Almost ABBA – The #1 Tribute to ABBA recreates the magic and nostalgia of ABBA in a stunning costumed, choreographed, audience interactive experience.
Almost ABBA has performed for The US Military, NBC/Universal and the release of MAMMA MIA! They perform
  - **Venue**: 500 NE 9th St, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34470
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Ocala?
  - **A:** Kentucky Derby Hat Party (Sat May 02 2026 at 05:00 pm at The Equestrian Hotel Terrace), Dos de Mayo Fiesta Holiday Market and the Downtown Market (Sat May 02 2026 at 06:00 pm at 403 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34471), Comic Fest at the Mall - FREE Comic Book Day! (Sat May 02 2026 at 10:00 am at 3100 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL), Kentucky Derby Pub Crawl 2026 (Sat May 02 2026 at 02:00 pm at Downtown Ocala), Jack knife Rocks The Charlie Horse (Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 pm at Charlie Horse).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Ocala?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Ocala on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Ocala?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Ocala?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Ocala include The Equestrian Hotel Terrace, 403 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34471, 3100 SW College Rd, Ocala, FL.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Ocala?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Ocala range from USD 7 to USD 59. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Ocala?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Ocala include World Equestrian Center - Ocala Resort, Ocala Downtown Market, Comic Fest At The Mall.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Ocala?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Ocala.

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