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Ocala Social Events – Venues

Choose from multiple venues at World Equestrian Center – Ocala, each with a distinctive beauty, for your event. Our elegant and versatile property offers multiple options, easily transformed to meet the needs for you and your guests.

Our special events team is here to help you make a lasting impression, from creating the perfect menu to finding just the right linen and floral arrangements to complement your event. Our world-class facility is designed to accommodate events of all types, including weddings and receptions, birthday parties, bar and bat mitzvahs, quinceañeras, baby showers, reunions, celebrations of life, bridal showers, engagement parties, anniversaries, holiday parties and so much more. Browse our social event venues below. For weddings in particular, click to view our package offerings.

Contact us with questions or submit an RFP to schedule your special day.

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The Equestrian Hotel

THE EQUESTRIAN HOTEL

The Equestrian Hotel is home to several flexible, stylish venues and is a one-of-a-kind event destination. Your guests can stay in comfort in one of the 248 well-appointed guest rooms and suites, relax at the 7,000-square-foot Calluna Spa, or enjoy fine dining, a lobby gastro pub and authentic French patisserie.

Our luxurious suites make excellent staging areas for bridal parties, weekend stays and honeymoon getaways. The hotel’s world-class and award-nominated interior design is a stylish backdrop for event photography.

The Paris Room

THE PARIS ROOM

Inspired by the “City of Light,” The Paris Room at The Equestrian Hotel is a multiuse space for organizing private meetings and celebrations. A classical herringbone interior with gold-leaf detailing demonstrates the elegance of this space, complete with a marble fireplace. Organize a gathering with any of The Equestrian Hotel’s custom, chef-driven menus for a one-of-a-kind event.

Ocala Rose Garden

ROSE GARDEN

Our facilities can be easily transformed into a space exclusive to you and your event. The Rose Garden is an intimate, open-air venue nestled among The Equestrian Hotel’s teacup rose bushes and flower gardens that provides an elegant and private event space.

Ocala Oak Garden

OAK-CANOPY GARDEN

Create a beautiful and tranquil setting for your unique event at World Equestrian Center – Ocala. This stunning garden space, surrounded by oak trees, is designed to accommodate up to 500 guests for an exquisite wedding, reception, corporate program or social event.

Ocala Mezzanine Suites

MEZZANINE SUITES

Centrally located and easily accessible, World Equestrian Center – Ocala offers a plethora of indoor, private mezzanine suites located in Arenas 1-4. The mezzanine suites offer stylish, flexible space for catered dinners, awards ceremonies and other private events.

Outdoor Covered Terrace

OUTDOOR COVERED TERRACE

The outdoor covered terrace at The Equestrian Hotel is the perfect spot for groups to host a celebration like a wedding shower, reception or rehearsal dinner. Enjoy prime views of equestrian action in the Grand Arena during horse shows, or enjoy the open-air ambiance.

CHAPEL

The charming on-site stone chapel enjoys the property’s most spectacular location. Nestled amongst the shade of the oak-canopy garden’s towering trees, the elegant and serene chapel makes for a sublime setting for a wedding, ceremony or celebration of life. Find our more about wedding packages in our brochure.

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The Equestrian Hotel

This facility is truly world class. As a vendor that travels to some of the nicest horse facilities in the USA, this place is unequaled. WEC offers the finest in all aspects of horse showing, with wonderful amenities for the horse, rider and vendor. The Harris family is so grateful for the opportunity to attend shows here at WEC. The staff is amazing and they are always ready and willing to do whatever it takes to make our setup smooth and uneventful.

Phil Harris
Harris Leather & Silverworks

WEC ensured that vendors were in high traffic areas, but done safely to make sure horses, riders and spectators did not get congested within the show grounds.

Jill Grant
Gillian Valentine

I have been a regular vendor at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala for over a year.  What a beautiful and fun place to work!  The management and vendor coordinator have been so pleasant and easy to work with, I’m eager to come back for the next show!

Amanda Grace
Independent BEMER Distributor, Bemer USA

The WEC (Wilmington) staff was a dream to work with!  The staff is friendly, responsive, and cares deeply about your satisfaction and the quality of the facilities.  Any issues were minor and the team worked quickly to remedy through great communication.  I will return again soon!

Susie McMichael
Savanna's Sweet Horse Treats

Throughout the winter circuit, the WEC vendor team checked in with me weekly to ensure I had everything I needed to be successful as a vendor and brainstorm on solutions to any challenges I experienced.

Jill Grant
Gillian Valentine

The WEC Organization has come together to provide a state of the art facility for the equestrian community, and we at FarmVet are proud to be able to service our customers at this beautiful venue. The professionalism of their leadership team has made doing business here a win-win for us, and for our customers.

Wayne Gibson
CEO, FarmVet

Tenney’s is proud to be a vendor at World Equestrian Center.  Our missions are aligned in providing an exceptional experience for the exhibitors and general public as well.  The staff is great to work with and the fees are very fair.  I’m looking forward to an amazing summer at WEC!

Katherine Tenney
Tenney’s Custom Saddlery

WEC is much classier and cleaner than most facilities I’ve been at and the faculty is tremendous to work with! The simplicity with setting up and tearing down in between shows in vendor village and not having to cover up or put away product is very convenient. The security that goes along with our product in vendor village is very important and with WEC’s security we never have to worry about product being taken or ruined. Being able to have a booth in the village that I am able to close a door, lock, and walk away from allows for peace of mind.

Holly Gregg
Haala Denim

As a vendor I particularly like the indoor village square setting and beautiful storefronts of Vendor Village. Not only is it the best environment to display products rain or shine, but it also keeps the merchandise protected from damage. I design and sell fashion apparel and show competition coats, so this is especially important to me. It is a pleasant shopping experience, and I always meet friendly and interesting customers.

Annette Wallander
Annette Ellen Designs

The opportunity to be a vendor at WEC has been very advantageous for both brand awareness as well as sales. The vendor village is second to none – well laid out, cozy, and inviting, with amenities beyond what is available at most other show venues.

Catherine Winter
Ride Equisafe

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