SPRINGFIELD — Imagine not having to climb the stairs up to your attic to find last year’s Christmas tree ornaments or going out to the garage to find your artificial tree that is on its last legs.

This could be the year that your wish finally comes true – and all you have to do is attend this year’s Festival of Trees , sponsored by the Springfield Boys and Girls Club, which opens on Friday at the MassMutual Center.

Admission is free on opening day, Friday, Nov. 28, which begins when the ribbon is cut at 10 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m. The festival continues through Dec. 14 for 17 more days of fun.

If you don’t mind waiting a while to put up your tree, you could take home one or more of the 110 one-of-a-kind decorated artificial trees donated by local businesses, organizations, families and

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