Join us every second and forth Saturday for a Pioneer Village Tour at the Silver River Museum. Tours run from 10 am to 12 noon and are free but state park admission fees do apply. While you’re here, be sure to check out the museum exhibits for 12,000 plus years of Marion County history!
June 8th, 2024 | Talks Begin at 10 am | FREE to Attend Florida is home to a great diversity of beautiful and amazing native plants. Join us as we learn about native plants that you may want to add to your landscape, their importance to pollinators, and how they have been used for food, […]
June 22nd, 2024 | Talks Begin at 10 am | FREE to Attend While most people are content to view the pristine waters of Silver Springs from a riverbank or while riding inside a glass-bottom boat, Eric Hutcheson wanted a closer look at the phenomenon beneath the surface. So, in 1993, Hutcheson, a professional underwater […]
July 13th, 2024 | Talks Begin at 10 am | FREE to Attend Manatees 101 - Join TJ Fridrich, Manatee Biologist, as we learn about the biology and conservation of Florida manatees. Learn about the importance of the Silver River for manatees. For More Information, Call (352) 236-5401
July 27th, 2024 | Talks Begin at 10 am | FREE to Attend A legend in his own time, Morgan Bonaparte Mizell was known as a fun-loving Florida cow hunter who could "outride, out rope, outshoot. and outdrink" any cowman in the state back in late 1800s when there were no fences to contain the […]
August 10th, 2024 | Talks Begin at 10 am | FREE to Attend Introduction to birds and birding of Central Florida. Discussion on the importance of different habitats to our resident and migratory species. Information on how birders can optimize this knowledge to find potential rare species. Bring your binoculars, and wear comfortable clothes and […]
August 24th, 2024 | Talks Begin at 10 am | FREE to Attend Over 1,000 different species of vertebrate animals are known to have lived in Florida over the past 35 million years. Florida has the richest fossil record of vertebrate animals of the eastern United States. Join Roger Portell, Director of Invertebrate Paleontology, Micropaleontology, […]
Ocali Country Days is back this fall! The festival runs through the weekend of November 9th – 10th with live music, historic displays, vendors, great food, unique crafts for sale and more. Visitors experience the Florida of yesteryear with Living History exhibits highlighting life during the 1800s. Tour pioneer cabins, visit with crafters demonstrating old […]
Ocali Country Days is back this fall! The festival runs through the weekend of November 9th – 10th with live music, historic displays, vendors, great food, unique crafts for sale and more. Visitors experience the Florida of yesteryear with Living History exhibits highlighting life during the 1800s. Tour pioneer cabins, visit with crafters demonstrating old […]
The Silver River Knap-In and Prehistoric Arts Festival is the largest event of its kind in the southeast and takes place on the third weekend of each February. The next Knap-In is scheduled for February 15th & 16th, 2025. Flint Knapping is the art of recreating ancient stone tools like spear points and arrow heads. […]
The Silver River Knap-In and Prehistoric Arts Festival is the largest event of its kind in the southeast and takes place on the third weekend of each February. The next Knap-In is scheduled for February 15th & 16th, 2025. Flint Knapping is the art of recreating ancient stone tools like spear points and arrow heads. […]
June 14th, 2025 | Doors Open at 10 am | FREE to Attend Our featured speaker is Shari Blissett-Clark, President of the Florida Bat Conservancy, presenting a fascinating talk on Florida’s native bats. This engaging event is free to attend and perfect for curious minds of all ages. Additional museum entry is $2 (free for […]
