Submitted By: Michelle Taylor
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Presentation By: David Sablan
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Department: Growth Management
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FORMAL TITLE:
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Resolution 2027-6 to amend Resolution 2026-42 to change the event name from “Christmas in July” to “Christmas on Broadway”, reschedule the event from July 25, 2026, to December 13, 2026, and maintain authorization for the use of the downtown event zone for alcoholic beverage sales (beer, wine, and liquor)
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Economic Hub, Quality of Place
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The event was originally planned as “Christmas in July,” and City Council approved it on July 7, 2026. The event has been rescheduled and rebranded as “Christmas on Broadway” and will take place in the downtown event zone on Sunday, December 13, 2026. Southern Vine on Broadway, LLC, dba Black Sheep on Broadway, proposes allowing on-premises licensed vendors on SW Broadway Street between SW First Avenue and SW Second Avenue to sell beer, wine, and liquor as part of the event from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The following vendors will be participating:
Black Sheep on Broadway
District Bar & Kitchen
The following vendors will not be participating as they are outside the proposed event zone:
Sipping Grounds
Symmetry Coffee
Sayulita Taqueria
Katya Vineyards
Bank Street Patio Bar
Big Hammock Brewery
Brick City Southern Kitchen
Harry’s Seafood
Hilton Garden Inn
Sushi Bistro
Tipsy Skipper
Mutiny Ocala
Ivy on the Square
Marion Theater
Agapanthus
Baron’s Creek Vineyards
O’Malley’s Alley
Downtown Billiards
Cantina Tex Mex
Mark’s Prime
Marion Cultural Alliance
Mellow Mushroom
La Terrazza
Black Sheep on Broadway has provided the City of Ocala with a certificate of liability insurance and is working with the Ocala Police Department and other departments on the event layout and the process for selling alcohol during the event.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Section 6-9 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Oc...
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