Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
After learning he is the son of Poseidon, a youth (Logan Lerman) must prevent a war among the gods and rescue his mother from Hades, king of the underworld.
Find out what's going on in Ocala. With categories like Literature, Business, Charities, Clubs, Community, Conferences, Family Fun, Festivals, Music, Performing Arts, Politics, Singles, Sports and more.
Ocala Airport is Ocala International Airport
Newspapers are The Star-Banner, Ocala Magazine
Ocala Sports teams are , The Knights
Major Ocala Attractions and Events are Don Garlits' Museum of Drag Racing, Silver Springs, Kingdom of the Sun National Invitational Tournament, Hot Dogs and Cool Cats Car & Truck Show, The North Central Florida Championship Ocala Scottish Games & Irish Festival
Local Schools are Marion County Comm Tech And Adult Edu Center, Central Florida Community College
About Ocala, Florida
Ocala, the county seat of Marion County, is surrounded by the cities of Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh, and Reddick. Visitors and residents enjoy a subtropical climate. Known as “the horse country of the world”, 40-50 different breeds of horses are raised here by three-fourths of Florida’s thoroughbred breeding and training facilities. In addition to horses, Ocala is noted for fishing, boating, swimming and other water sports, canoeing and kayaking with hundreds of fresh-water springs, lakes and the Silver, Rainbow, Ocklawaha, and Withlacoochee Rivers.
Accommodations include hotels such as Best Western Ocala Park Centre, Comfort Inn & Suites, Courtyard by Marriott, Hilton Ocala, Ritz Historic Inn, Ocala Ramada Inn & Conference Center, and Red Roof Inn & Suites. A charming bed and breakfast inn is The Seven Sisters. Victorian homes line the historic district on Fort King Street, and on Friday and Saturday evenings, horse drawn carriage rides around town are available.
Captain Tom’s Custom Charter Systems offers freshwater pontoon boat sightseeing and fishing trips. Recreational parks and campgrounds include KP Hole Park, Rainbow Springs State Park, Silver River State Park, Silver Springs--“nature’s theme park”, and Ocala National Forest. There’s also Brick City Park & Discovery Science Center and four-acre Ocala/Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
A major event is the five-week "Horse Shows in the Sun", one of the largest hunter/jumper shows in the United States. Ocala Scottish games & Iris Feis, Ocali-Fest, Light-Up Ocala, Brick City Days, Southeastern Youth Fair, Florida Equestrian Classic, the Shriners’ Rodeo, and the Professional Pro Rodeo are other popular events held annually.
For golf enthusiasts, there are 15 public, private and semi-private Marion County golf courses. Ocala Municipal Golf Course and Pine Oaks Golf Course are in the city of Ocala. The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing and International Drag Racing Hall of Fame houses more than 75 cars and drag racing memorabilia.
