Sarah Montoya

🎅🏽The @bayarea.moms team of contributors gathered our list of favorites spots for photos! Save and share this list! ❤️ Glowfari @oaklandzoo every night December 1-23 from 6-9:pm (line closes at 8:45pm). Santa’s hours are subject to change & he may have to head back to the North Pole if it gets too wet. Christmasville in Emeryville @christmasvilleinemeryville Sundays 5-8 reservations required $300 for 15 minutes $500 for 30 minutes Merry Meritage @meritageresort November 18 – December 25  Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, he can be found strolling through The Meritage Holiday Village before he settles into his reading room and invites the little ones in to listen to him read a story.  Jelly Belly Factory Bring your own camera for contactless photos with Santa! December 16th - 10-2pm December 17th - December 23rd - 10- 12pm & 12:30-4pm December 24th - 10-2pm
All visits are contactless. Enchant San Jose @enchantsanjose See website for details, professional photos available for purchase or use your own camera Santa Days at Filoli @_filoli Santa visits Filoli Dec 9-10, 16-17, 21-23 10-3:30 reservations required Boardwalk Winter Wonderland @beachboardwalk Visit Santa upstairs in Neptune’s Kingdom - available during opening hours. Check Santa’s schedule when you arrive! California Great America Winterfest @cagreatamerica Write your letter to Santa then be magically transported on our Skyride to Santa’s workshop and hand deliver it to his personal mailbox! Check website for dates BONUS: @Ghirardellisquare Santa visits Friday Dec 8th! @leshercenter During this immersive, live theatre experience presented by Lesher Center and @fantasyforum you’ll visit their kitchen and workshop in a private meeting with photo opportunity. Follow @sarahromontoya for family fun in San Francisco @thrivingtots for North Bay @millionmilermom for South Bay @bayarea.moms for all your holiday needs!

Last night was MAGIC! My mind is spinning with gratitude! 1) The @thelionking is FANTASTIC and I am so grateful that I had the privilege of going. The artistry is just phenomenal and this show is probably one of the only Broadway shows I’ve desperately wanted to see and watching it with my son was just delightful! Thank you @broadwaysf for hosting me!! 2) I’m so grateful to live in SF - taking the @sfmta_muni to and from the show was it’s own sweet adventure (riding Muni at 10 pm with a child that loves sleep and goes to bed at 7:30 is hilariously sweet) but also I’m just grateful to live in a city that appreciates theatre and accessible public transportation. 3) Going on solo dates with just one kid is such a special experience- the cuddles and joy we shared were incredible! 4) I’m unbelievably grateful for this silly little influencer gig I’ve got going. As a 40 year old women it’s often a bit awkward when it comes up in conversation that I’m super into social media - like maybe I should grow up already, but this little app (and being on the @bayarea.moms team of contributors) has provided my family with so many beautiful opportunities that we honestly cannot afford. Maybe I have the cash in my account to cover these tickets but as a nonprofit employee with three kids married to a teacher that cash really does need to go towards the kids collage fund - so I’m beyond grateful for press passes and opportunities like this one. 5) Final point: please don’t let any social medial app make you feel bad about your holiday. I’m here to show you fun events that are happening so you can decide if it’s in your budget to do them - most people cannot responsibly do all the holiday events your going to see me post - most people pick ONE big holiday experience if they even do any. I’m not even doing everything I post - I’ve been doing this for 4 years so some of the content you see is last years post because I don’t actually have time to do all the things I love, but I do want to inspire you to have fun in SF and fall in love with the city! If you don’t do anything this holiday, except love your people you’re doing a great job!

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⛸️We went back to the @unionsquarerink this week and it was AMAZING to see how much the kids skating skills have improved!!⛸️ Save & share! This is one of our favorite SF holiday traditions and it’s so fun watching the kids master a new skill. You have to add it to your holiday bucket list! Pro tips: Tickets sell out so purchase in advance 🎟️ No bags on the ice 🧊 Check the calendar- they have Simba Saturdays to help kids learn! 🦁 Socks & lockers are $5 🧦 Skate helps are an extra charge and kids have to be below a certain height ☃️ Plan a full day down at the @unionsquaresf - 🐶visit the puppies and kittens at the @sanfranciscospca windows at @macysunionsquaresf 🏰visit the Sugar Castle at @westinstfr Follow @sarahromontoya for easy SF holiday itineraries 🎄

FANTASTIC HUMANS!! Don’t let the rain get you down!! This weekend will be AMAZING! The holidays have started and SF is full of festive family fun!! Save and share this list!!! Friday “Disco YES!” Chinatown Art Block Party! 3-6pm, 800 Grant Bayview “Celebration of Lights” & Tree Lighting 5-8 pm Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St. Inner Sunset’s Gratitude Stroll: Live Music & Happy Hour Specials 5-10om The Inner Sunset Saturday The LAST SF’s “Second Hand Saturday” of 2023 w/ Sunset Mercantile 10-4pm Sunday Chess at UN Plaza! 11-1 pm 355 McAllister St The Park Market at Crane Cove: Holiday Mercantile. 11-5 pm Crane Cove All Weekend Immersive Light Show at SF’s Japantown (Nov. 13-19) 12-6 pm Kinokuniya Mall 2023 Macy’s Holiday Windows: SF’s Cutest Puppies & Kittens Opening Weekend Thursday-Sunday 12-5 Macy’s (Union Square) Winter 2023 “West Coast Craft” Fair w/ 275+ Artists at Fort Mason (Nov. 18-19) 10-6pm Opening weekend of SF’s “Great Dickens Christmas Fair” 2023 10-6pm Cow Palace $45 (not free but needs to be mentioned!) Follow @sarahromontoya for all your SF family fun inspiration!