Friday, Sept. 20
The Saxonville Mills 200th anniversary celebration kicks off with an outdoor cocktail party including live music, food, drinks, and a silent auction in the courtyard from 6 to 9 pm . Tickets cost $120 to $400, and portions of the sales will be donated to local organizations Why Not Devin, Daniel’s Table, and Friends of Framingham Trails. Parking at 2 Watson Place. More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/200th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-893789407177?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Saturday, Sept. 21
17th Annual MetroWest Humane Society Craft Fair with more than 100 vendors plus face painter, food trucks, bake sale and more. 10 am to 4 pm on Framingham Centre Common, 2 Oak St. More info: https://metrowesthumanesociety.org/craft-fair/
Jack’s Abby 5K for United Way, 10 am. Starts and ends at Jack’s Abby, 100 Clinton St. in downtown Framingham. $35 entry fee ($40 on race day). More info: https://www.uwotc.org/5K
The Saxonville Mills 200th Anniversary Celebration continues with a free community open house and carnival, 11 am to 3 pm featuring games, crafts, food trucks and more outdoors as well as artists demonstrations and sales inside. More info: https://www.facebook.com/SaxonvilleMills
2nd Annual Hobbit Garden Party at McAuliffe Library 10 am to 4 pm. All ages welcome. Features lawn games, themed crafts, snacks, and “general merriment.” Middle-Earth attire encouraged but not required. More info: https://framinghamlibrary.org/calendar/event/2nd-annual-hobbit-garden-party
Monday, Sept. 23
Mayor Charlie Sisitsky is hosting a District 2 neighborhood meeting 7 to 8 pm at the Potter Road Elementary School cafeteria, 492 Potter Road. More info: https://www.framinghamma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3081
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