City of Ocala, Cultural Arts
(352) 629-8447 - artinfo@ocalafl.gov - @ocalaculturalarts
**A valid, active email address is required to participate in First Friday Art Walk.**
Attendance: If you’re unable to attend a First Friday Art Walk you signed up for, please provide two weeks’ notice of your absence or coordinate a replacement person to attend in your booth/business.
FRIEND level (Downtown Businesses only):
*If a featured artist is not available, we can offer alternatives, such as tent located on downtown square to promote your business, themed selfie stations at or near your location, additional directional signage, or Art Walk information station providing maps for the evening pending staff and resource availability.
PAINTER level (Downtown Businesses only):
Ocala businesses can sponsor First Friday art Walk for a seasonal fee of $500. All sponsors will receive a business listing on our website, social media recognition, and your logo on our monthly First Friday Art Walk maps.
SCULPTOR level (All businesses):
The City will provide one table, two chairs and one light.
OTHER IN-KIND/SERVICES
Please make sponsor payments with credit card online*, by phone on (352) 629-8447 or by check payable to City of Ocala to:
ATTN: First Friday Art Walk, 201 SE 3rd Street, 2nd Floor, Ocala, FL 34471
*An invoice will be sent in a separate email
Deadline: To participate in the complete season of First Friday Art Walk, applications are due: September 2, 2025.
For the remaining season, First Friday Art Walk application deadline is the first day of the month prior to the next First Friday Art Walk. (i.e. October 1 is the deadline for November Art Walk) Applications are reviewed on a rolling monthly basis throughout the Art Walk season. For the complete rules and regulations, please visit: www.ocalafl.gov/artwalk. I have read the rules and regulations of First Friday Art Walk and agree to follow them.