Thursday (26th) – Franklin Park Turkey Trot starts at 9 a.m. Start your holiday with a 5K walk/run through the jewel of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace. Start and end at the Golf Clubhouse, One Circuit Dr., Dorchester. For more information: franklinparkcoalition.org / 617-442-4141. Cost $25 to benefit Franklin Park programs and restoration.

Friday (27th) – Fiddlehead Theatre Company presents the enchanting fable Disney’s The Little
Mermaid for an extended run of nine performances beginning tonight at 8 p.m. at Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester.  To purchase tickets call 617-514-6497.

• Wampanoag Nation of Singers and Dancers celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the JFK Library, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Part of the Celebrate! Series. To make a reservation, please visit jfklibrary.org or call 617-514-1644. Late arrivals to the program will not be admitted after
10:45 a.m.

• Work off the holiday feast with a hike through Franklin Park, 10 a.m. Bring the kids and your loved ones on a 3 mile family hike. Trails are not appropriate for strollers. Cancels for rain or snow. Meet in the parking lot (Number 22) across from The Devine Golf Course main building and next to zoo.

Saturday (28th) – The annual holiday tree lighting tour of Dorchester villages begins at 3 p.m. in Neponset Circle. The event is organized by the Dorchester Holiday Celebrations Committee and the Mayor’s Office. The stops on this year’s tour will include Neponset Circle (3 p.m.); Port Norfolk (3:30p.m.); Harbor Point (4 p.m.); Meetinghouse Hill’s Allen Park (4:30p.m.); Uphams Corner at the Strand Theater (5 p.m.); Blessed Mother Theresa at 5:30 p.m. 6:00 Ryan Playground (6 p.m.) Fields Corner’s Doherty/Gibson Playground (6:30 p.m.); Adams/King St Playground (7 p.m.) and Peabody Square at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday (1st) – Roberts Playground Community Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m. at Dorchester YMCA, 776 Washington St. Dorchester. The second in a series of meetings to discuss upcoming improvements the playground located at 56 Dunbar Ave. Call 617-961-3058.

Wednesday (2nd) – Public meeting about ongoing improvements to pathways at Franklin Park from 6-8 p.m. at William Devine Golf Course Club House,1 Circuit Dr., Dorchester. Call 617-961-3019.

Thursday (3rd) – Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) hosts a 7 p.m. forum at Milton High School, 25 Gile Road to address growing complaints about the frequency and increased levels of airplane noise in local towns and neighborhoods that are impacted by Logan Airport.

• Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Honourable Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia, will host Boston’s 74th annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Irish International Immigrant Center’s 2015 Solas Celebration. Hosted by Jimmy Tingle. Solas Award Recipients: The Honorable Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Senator Linda Dorcena Forry, Robert K. Coughlin, President and Chief Executive Office, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, and James E. Rooney, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. For further details, seat reservation, and sponsorship opportunities, call Mary Kerr at 617-695-1554 or e-mail mkerr@iiicenter.org.