Experience Symphony Under the Stars!
Sunday, May 12th, 2019
Ocala Golf Club, 3130 East Silver Springs Blvd.
Gates open EARLY this Year at 4:00 pm; Concert begins at 7:00 pm
Ticket Information
Tickets: Adults 18 and up, $20.00 in advance; $25.00 at the gate • Children 17 and under, FREE!
Please click here to buy your online tickets today!
Click here for Ticket Merchant Locations.
CREDIT CARDS, CASH, and CHECKS will be accepted at the FAFO Office and at the gate.
All other merchants will accept CASH AND CHECKS ONLY.
Food and Beverages
Bring your own picnic! Bring your own beverages! OR enjoy Food specialties and Beer & Wine sold from our hand-selected Exclusive Food vendors! Click here for Food Vendors.
Parking
Ample parking is available in the Ocala Golf Club handicapped parking lot alongside State Road 40 and 36th Ave. There is also parking to the corner of 25th Ave and SR 40 in the Library Parking Lot.
Please note you will have to walk to reach your picnic location. Volunteers operating golf carts will be available to assist those in need. There will be limited VIP parking available for $5.00 Please be considerate of private residences & business parking areas.
Safety
It is recommended that you bring flashlights to help you exit the golf course and get to your car safely after the concert.
NO DOGS ALLOWED, if you have a service dog you must have written proof.
NO TENTS ALLOWED unless you are a Sponsor.
Portlets
FAFO and Florida Express Environmental will ensure to have PLENTY of RESTROOM facilities on the premises for your needs on either side of the event area as well as by the food vendors. Handicap facilities will be available at each portlet location.
Please click here to buy your online tickets today!
Facts about Fine Arts For Ocala's Symphony Under The Stars
• Presented by: Fine Arts For Ocala, FAFO
• Presenting Sponsor: Palm Chevrolet
• Sponsors: CenterState, Ocala Neurosurgical Center, ONC, Macy's, John Galat, Ocala Electric Utility
• In-Kind Sponsors: C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc., Florida Express Environmental, City of Ocala, Ocala Star-Banner, Ocala Magazine, Ocala's Classic Hits 104.7
• Date: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 — Mother’s Day
• Location: Ocala Golf Club, 3130 East Silver Springs Blvd.
• Cost: ADVANCE PURCHASE: $20.00 Adults 18 and up; Children 17 and under are FREE! • AT THE GATE — $25.00 Adults 18 and up; Children 17 and under are FREE!
• Gates open at 4:00 pm; Opening Act Miranda MADison 5 pm, Concert begins at 7:00 pm, Fireworks approx 8:45 pm, FREE Kid’s Art Tent sponsored by the Appleton Museum of Art. We will also have Tonya DeRose Face Painter, and a Flower Vendor.
• The evening will conclude with a spectacular Fireworks Display! (weather permitting)
• Attendance: 5,000 and growing each year.
• Food: Bring your own food & beverages, or purchase from our fabulous food vendors. We have everything there you need, Food Truck Rally, Chair Rentals, and the Ocala Golf Club will be selling beer & wine.
• What to bring: Picnic related items — Food, water, soft drinks, beer and wine, chairs, tables, blankets, flashlights, etc. OR Don't bring anything- you can get the food, the drinks and rent the chairs, make it easy for you and your family. No tents, umbrellas or pets.
• Chairs: Must be rented BEFORE the event. Order when you purchase your ticket. Or bring your own chairs and set up wherever you like, there is not a bad seat in the house!
• Flashlights: After the fireworks show it will be very dark. A flashlight is advised!
• Golf Carts: FAFO Board members help transfer people that need assistance from the parking areas to the ticket booths.
• Some walking is still required.
• Advertise or place a Message to someone you love in the Full Color Symphony Program.
Symphony Under the Stars VIP Tickets
Adults: $60.00; Kids: $30.00
You will receive a VIP Lanyard, VIP parking right up front, Free Beer or Wine Drink Ticket, heavy Hors D'Oeuvres, a Cash Bar or BYOB, Private Air-Conditioned Dining, or Private Outdoor Dining, with an Enhanced Audio Sound of the Symphony Orchestra, Private Clubhouse Restrooms, and 2 special sections in the event zone with Adirondack chairs for you to sit in.
VIP Parking: If you have purchased a Symphony Under the Stars VIP ticket, exclusive Ocala Golf Club parking is included. Have your VIP ticket ready to show when you come to the Ocala Golf Club parking lot, or you can give us your name.
You may drop off your guests at the golf club entrance or the gate and you will be directed to your parking spot by FAFO Volunteers.
VIP Menu: We will have a buffet style menu TBA for the VIP's to enjoy inside the air-conditioned Golf Club. Alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and water will be provided. VIP Menu includes- Roast Beef with a Red Wine Sauce, Chicken Breast with Apricot Sauce, Salmon with a Lemon Cream Sauce, Salad, Rice Pilaf, Rolls with Butter, Iced Tea, Lemonade, and Water.
2 VIP Adirondack Chairs in Event Zone: FAFO will provide 2 locations for our VIP guests to sit in the event zone in addition to the Golf Club area that has the VIP private bathrooms.
VIP tickets are RAIN or SHINE! If there is rain, the VIP guest will still have their meal, drinks and a small group of musicians will play for your enjoyment.
For more information, contact FAFO or call 352-867-0355
Volunteers Needed
We need Volunteers to help during the Symphony Under The Stars. If you would like to help or have a child that needs service hours — join us, we have a lot of fun. Each volunteer will receive one free Adult ticket for helping out.
