Orange Blossom Opry

The Orange Blossom Opry is in the middle of nowhere near Ocala. What a treat for a venue. About two hours from Jacksonville, FL, this place is a music lovers dream. Intimate and a place where listening to music is really enjoyable.
I have been twice. Once to see The Loving Spoonful and Sawyer Brown. Upcoming shows are Lorrie Morgan, The Gatlin Brothers, Exile, and Restless Heart.
Well worth the drive and be sure to have dinner at Gator Joe’s on Lake Weir.

I would highly recommend this place! I went to see Rhonda Vincent and the Orange Blossom band played first. They were awesome! The seats were comfortable, it was roomy and it seemed like you had a good view from almost everywhere!

For a small venue that’s located between two large cities this is the ideal area for taking in a concert or two. Matinée as well as evening performances.
Most of the shows lean towards country but every now and then there’ll be a pop group interspersed during the year. What ever your type of music though, you can find pretty decent names here. This was originally an elementary school gym. Seats, a stage, lighting, etc. were added to make it what it is today.
Down home personnel makes it even a more enjoyable experience. If you have a need to munch while you’re in the country they have a decent snack bar inside that aside from snacks, offer daily homemade sandwiches for only $ 3!

Truly, Truly a hidden gem of a concert hall way out in the country.
Caters mostly to the Senior, Blue Hair Crowd from the Villages and surrounding Lake County area.
BUT If you really like all genres of music, or want to see some of the «LEGENDS» of music’s past this is the place.
I will say if you are a fan of Classic Country, Oldies Rock or just want to catch one of the many local acts performing here it’s a great little spot.
Located inside the gymnasium of a former school from the 20’s or 30’s they have built out a concert hall to accommodate about 700+ plus and a little snack bar area.
The «BIG NAME» acts are mostly Hall of Fame’rs from Country Music and older acts that still travel and or perform a few dates a year.
Sort of the Florida version of the Grand Olé Opry or Branson Missouri with only the one venue.
I had the pleasure of seeing country music legend Mel Tillis perform here, for you younger folks reading this he’s in just about every music hall of fame that deals with Country Music and or songwriting. He did two shows one in the later afternoon, and then another in the early evening both were about 3 hours each and covered all his classic songs. Both shows were Sell Outs.
Plus afterwards he stays to meet and greet all his fans, take photo’s, talks with you and signs autographs. Which is what most of the performers do but you can tell these people really care about the fans, and will take all the time needed to make sure they meet everyone in line.
It’s off the path for the most part, if you are not local to the area and you better map it before you head out as you would not think as you are driving there that you are not going to end up anywhere, except in the middle of no where!
I drove out from Orlando for lunch and found a few spots within about 20 minute drive to the venue.
I will HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend the Orange Blossom Opry. If you ever want to see what a country music legend is or you have older relatives that enjoy older music you can’t miss with this place. Ticket’s are reasonable in price as well.
Heck if you can’t find someone to go with you to check out a music legend let me know. I just may travel out there with you, It’s that good!