5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: December 4

1. The Framingham Garden Club begins its Annual Green Sale today at the Cushing Maintenance Building inside Cushing Memorial Park. The sale is today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

2. Join the Framingham Public Library for its Brown Bag Learning Series today at noon for a holiday cookie swap. Framingham resident Daphne Smith will present the how-to event. Discover new recipes, decorating and packaging ideas. Bakers are welcome to bring in a batch of your famous cookies or a copy of your favorite recipe.

As the Framingham main Library is still closed, the event will take place in the Blumer Room at the Memorial Building.

3. Tonight is the Town of Framingham’s 24th Annual Tree Lighting ceremony.

Festivities begin at 5:45 p.m. with a sing-a-long led by the Framingham Girl Scouts on the steps of the Memorial Building.

After the sing-along, Santa, who will arrive on a Framingham fire truck, will light the town’s tree outside the Memorial Building.

Afterwards, everyone is invited inside for more musical performances, cookies and hot cocoa, and a chance to have you photo taken with Santa.

4. Stop by 40 Union Avenue in the former Fitts Insurance for the ArtPOP6 Holiday Bazaar, sponsored by the Framingham Downtown Renaissance organization.

Headlined by Sudbury’s favorite fair trade global imports gift shop, Mango Tree Artisans — come celebrate the holidays and the magic of the giving season in Downtown Framingham. S shop scarves, jewelry, coffee, celebrity baristas, cookie-decorating, magic, arts and local crafts galore!

5. PLAN AHEAD: Tomorrow is the 8th Annual Framingham High Holiday Marketplace at Framingham high from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. New this year, more than a dozen authors will be selling and autographing their books.