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Ocala RV Show Starts Off Strong this Weekend | PHOTOS

3 weeks ago in Entertainment, Local

Ocala RV Show Starts Off Strong this Weekend | PHOTOS

Debbie Melillo speaks with guests and shows off RVs with Optimum RV during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026. Photo: Saga Communications/Amber Battillo/352today


OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The annual Ocala RV Show has officially started this weekend, and runs from March 5-8 at the Florida Horse Park, 11008 S Highway 475, Ocala. The show is $5 per person with $1 off for military, first responders and teachers every day. RVs can be viewed Friday-Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Multiple types of RVs are present at the site with motorhomes and trailers from Campers Inn RV, Optimum RV, General RV Center, Lazydays RV, Route 66 and more. Vendors lined the inside of the entrance with RV items, advertising services and selling products. Guests maneuvered through the labyrinth of RVs, checking out the interior and speaking with representatives. Check out these photos from the first day for a look into the weekend ahead.

  • A short RV with a pointed roof features a small interior and signs reading, "Como RV. 866-344-1411." More RVs of the same design surround it.
    Como RV featured multiple uniquely shaped RVs during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • Campers Inn RV features a tall, entryway with a banner with the name displayed on it and RVs in the background.
    Campers Inn RV featured a large section of RVs with a variety of RVs creating a maze around the area during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • Mercedes-Benz motorhomes are lined up on green flooring in a large field.
    Grech RV featured a lineup of motorhomes during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • RVs on trucks of varying colors are lined up in a grass field with tall, red flags placed in front of each RV. The flags have red and white letters reading, "General RV Center."
    General RV Center lined up a large variety of RVs with one row dedicated to Lineage during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A large RV stands in a grass field with its doors open. The front plate of the RV reads, "General RV Center." In the background are more RVs and red flooring.
    General RV Center featured multiple motorhomes and hitched RVs during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • Large RVs are bumper to bumper in a grass field with a tall flag reading, "Lazydays powered by Campers Inn Rv."
    Lazydays RVs stood toward the front of the entrance during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A large RV stands in a grass field. The RV features a special section with a retractable balcony. More RVs surround it.
    Alta Travel Trailer featured the Forest River during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • The interior of an RV features a small dining area, a long kitchen toward the back and a sofa in the middle of the room. Windows around the room brighten the interior.
    Alta Travel Trailer featured multiple RVs with large interiors during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • The interior of an RV features an open kitchen with a kitchen island, long sofa, cabinet, separate bedroom and stairs leading up to a sleeping area. Large windows light the inside of the RV.
    Optimum RV’s Coachmen RV featured a large floorplan that guests could explore during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • The interior of an RV features a sofa, kitchen and small dining area with large windows, hanging ceiling lights and cabinets throughout the room.
    Guests could enter and explore RVs during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026. The Forest River RV featured two rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • Green flooring is placed in the center of a line of multiple RVs with their stairs down. People walk around and enter the RVs.
    Guests roamed the area and entered RVs during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A large, white canopy features multiple white tables with red, white and blue decorative flags on it. Toward the back are concession stands.
    The Ocala RV Show featured concessions for guests to grab cold drinks and sit in shade during the heat between shopping RVs on March 5, 2026. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A grass field features RVs and mobile homes lined up with a large, open center where guests chat and walk around. Large flags reading, "Optimum RV" and "General RV Center."
    Guests walked through displays of RVs and explored the interior during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A long section of green flooring features RVs on either side in grass with the stairs out for people to enter. Toward the back are guests entering an RV.
    Campers Inn RV featured multiple RVs in a long display during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A vendor features a table with sign-up sheets, candles, ducks, a monitor and more with a white tablecloth. The tablecloth features a logo of a shower with light and navy-blue letters reading, "love your bath."
    Vendors filled the entryway during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park, advertising RV items with Love Your Bath advertising customizable tubs and showers. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A vendor with advertising material on a table features a banner in the background with pictures of RV roofing. A man stands behind the table with a blue shirt featuring a white RV logo.
    Flex Armor RV roofing featured a booth, advertising roofing services during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • A canopy with a black top on it features white letters that reads, "Sandpiper." A table under the canopy features a black tablecloth with a logo in front of it reading, "A to Z RV Supercenter." On the table are advertised items for RVs. In the background are RVs surrounding the area.
    A to Z RV Supercenter made an appearance, advertising RV materials during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
  • Three people stand behind a table with multiple advertising materials. In the background is a large banner reading, "Camp Margaritaville Resort."
    Camp Margaritaville Resort featured a booth, advertising their RV resort during the Ocala RV Show on March 5, 2026, at the Florida Horse Park. Courtesy: Amber Battillo/352today
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