

# Events & Things To Do In Ocala on 16th May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Ocala on 16th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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Discover the best events and activities in Ocala on 16th May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Ocala

- **Event Name**: Sand & Sun Festival
  - **Description**: Ocala Cultural Arts is bringing the beach to Downtown Ocala for the first time with the Sand and Sun Festival! This exciting event will feature six professional, nationally acclaimed sand sculptors who will create large-scale, detailed sand sculptures bas
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  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat May 16 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/sand-and-sun-festival/200029879169901
  - **Venue**: 151 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL 34471-2148, United States
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  - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, live-music, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Wind-FM Rocks the Reilly
  - **Description**: Wind-FM Rocks the Reilly!

What do you get when you fuse pitch-perfect harmonies, masterful guitar work, and undeniable stage presence? 

You get The Alter Eagles: the ultimate tribute to one of the greatest American rock bands. From Hotel California to T
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  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/wind-fm-rocks-the-reilly/200029700488028
  - **Venue**: Reilly Arts Center
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  - **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic Mainstage Theatre at Reilly Arts Center - Ocala in Ocala, FL sets the per
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/big-bad-voodoo-daddy/2300029828376715
  - **Venue**: Mainstage Theatre at Reilly Arts Center - Ocala
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  - **Categories**: Art, Theatre
- **Event Name**: Dueling Pianos - Midtown Station!
  - **Description**: 🎹 Dueling Pianos at Midtown Station! 🎹

Get ready for a night of high-energy entertainment, sing-alongs, and non-stop fun as Dueling Pianos takes over Midtown Station!

Two talented pianists go head-to-head playing all your favorite songs—from classic roc
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  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/dueling-pianos-midtown-station/200029809834820
  - **Venue**: 235 NE Watula Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34470
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, parties
- **Event Name**: Beer Olympics 2026 at The Lodge Ocala
  - **Description**: ⚠️ Beer Olympics 2026 is Saturday May 16, 2026. ⚠️ 
This is a team event so grab your partner and sign up. 🥇Gold, 🥈Silver and 🥉Bronze prizes for each event. Who will take home the GOLD? 🏆
🏅Beer Pong Tournament  
🏅Quarters
🏅Beer Chug
🏅Flip Cup
🏅Corn Hole
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/beer-olympics-2026-at-the-lodge-ocala/200029836254012
  - **Venue**: 36 S Magnolia Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34471
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  - **Categories**: Sports
- **Event Name**: SRS Winter Series Awards banquet
  - **Description**: Join us for the 25–26 SRS Winter Series Awards Banquet on May 16th at 6 p.m. at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala as we honor an incredible season and present our High Point Awards. 🏆

Expect door prizes, music, great food, and a whole lot of S
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  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/srs-winter-series-awards-banquet/200029831241020
  - **Venue**: Southeastern Livestock Pavilion
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- **Event Name**: Rolling for the Rock Program
  - **Description**: Rolling for the Rock Program 
Car Show &amp; Vendor Fair
Hosted by The Rock Program
Join us for an exciting community car show + vendor fair benefiting local middle and high school students! Bring the family, show off your ride, shop local vendors, and he
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  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat May 16 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/rolling-for-the-rock-program/200029730603928
  - **Venue**: Maricamp
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  - **Categories**: car-shows, kids, food-drinks
- **Event Name**: Shrimp Day
  - **Description**: 🍤 You’ll be hooked on our Shrimp Day specials!

Saturday, May 16 | 11AM – 8PM

🦐𝗦𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗣 𝗣𝗢’ 𝗕𝗢𝗬 | $𝟭𝟰
Fried shrimp with lettuce and tomato with a rémoulade sauce, served on a hoagie roll and with your choice of side 
🦐𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗣 𝗔𝗟𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗢 | $𝟮𝟭
Creamy
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  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat May 16 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ocala/shrimp-day/200029707268210
  - **Venue**: 9676 SW 62nd Loop, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34481
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  - **Categories**: sports

## 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
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- **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**: 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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- **Event Name**: 4th Annual Ocala Holiday Craft Show
  - **Description**: 🎄4th Annual Ocala Holiday Craft Show🎄
📍 World Equestrian Center – Expo 1
📅 November 13–15, 2026
🎁 Presented by Pointe Grand Communities

Kick off your holiday shopping in style at Ocala’s favorite holiday tradition! Shop 350+ talented artists and crafters
  - **Venue**: 1284 NW 87th Ct Rd, Ocala, FL 34482
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Ocala?
  - **A:** Sand & Sun Festival (Sat May 16 2026 at 10:00 am at 151 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL 34471-2148, United States), Wind-FM Rocks the Reilly (Sat May 16 2026 at 07:30 pm at Reilly Arts Center), Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Sat May 16 2026 at Mainstage Theatre at Reilly Arts Center - Ocala), Dueling Pianos - Midtown Station! (Sat May 16 2026 at 07:00 pm at 235 NE Watula Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34470), Beer Olympics 2026 at The Lodge Ocala (Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am at 36 S Magnolia Ave, Ocala, FL, United States, Florida 34471).
- **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 151 SE Osceola Ave, Ocala, FL 34471-2148, United States, Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre at Reilly Arts Center - Ocala.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Ocala?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Ocala include City of Ocala - Government, WIND-FM, Ticket Network Events.
- **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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