Festival of Trees, Quilt Raffle Part of Holiday Stroll

Today is Thursday, Dec. 5. Here are five things worth knowing today.

You can still get involved with the Festival of Trees planned for this Saturday’s Holiday Stroll event in downtown Wakefield. The event from the Boys and Girls Club features creative tree decorating, which will occur on Friday, Dec. 6 at the Americal Civic Center on Main Street. Click here to learn more.

The Friends of the Beebe Library are raffling off a quilt during the upcoming Holiday Stroll on Dec. 7. Tickets are available at the library reference desk and at Quilters Common on 364 Main Street. Learn more here.

Do you have some new gift items that you can donate to the Wakefield Holiday Shop? On Sunday, Dec. 8 from 2 to 5 p.m., volunteers will accept gifts for local families in need from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Americal Civic Center. Click here to learn more about it. 

Looking ahead to December 24th, the Wakefield Choral Society and the Middlesex Concert Band present their Holiday Pops Concert at the Americal Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. Click here for more information, including ticket prices. 

Use Patch for Your Events: Do you have an event coming up in or around Wakefield that you’d like to get the word out about? Just add it to the Wakefield Patch events calendar. Click here for more.