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2024 Thanksgiving Dinners in San Luis Obispo | SLO County

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, In : Holidays

While I was in college at San Diego State University (SDSU), I worked at a seafood buffet and worked on Thanksgiving Day. [You can skip my college story and just scroll down or jump straight to the list of 24 restaurants in San Luis Obispo County that will be open on Thanksgiving Day and serving a turkey dinner for 2024.] It was by choice as I got better tips and only had to work for 5 hours and could still go home and spend time with my parents and sibling. I'm a native San Diegan but I live...
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Holiday Christmas Lights in San Luis Obispo County

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Saturday, December 11, 2021, In : Holidays

There are beautiful Christmas light displays throughout San Luis Obispo County around the holiday season. Here are some of my experiences in the video shorts below. Just press the play button for any of them.

Christmas Light Sightings Around San Luis Obispo County:

Cambria Christmas Lights

Located in the northern coast of San Luis Obispo County, Cambria is a small beach town that has a very cool lodge called Cambria Pines Lodge. Every Christmas time, they put up millions of Christmas light...
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Christmas Season in SLO

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, In : Holidays

There are many ongoing events around San Luis Obispo County, the 3 most largest light displays are:

Holiday Plaza with Christmas Lights in Mission Plaza has Santa available for pictures for a fee until Christmas Eve. However, the lights will be up longer than. It's free to visit here in the day and the evening to just see the Christmas decorations or watch the lights at night. See my most recent downtown SLO date night instagram video reel to get a small glimpse of some of the Christmas ligh...

What To Do for Father's Day for 2025 in San Luis Obispo County

Posted by SanLuisObispoMom.com on Thursday, June 4, 2020, In : Holidays

What to do for Father's Day in San Luis Obispo

Here are some ideas on what to do around San Luis Obispo County that could help make it a more memorable Father's Day.

Go to a Special Event.
- There is usually at least one free concert in San Luis Obispo County that is for the public. On June 15, 2025 (Father's Day), Talley Vineyards is having a live performer from 1PM - 4PM. It's free music entertainment but wine purchase is required for entry and they encourage you to bring your own picnic food to enjoy! Here's an image of me enjoying a ...

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San Luis Obispo County, California

Originally from San Diego, California, I'm a San Diego State University alumna, veteran's wife and mom of two kids who were born two years apart. After living on the East Coast for 6 years, we now reside in San Luis Obispo County and here, the exploration continues. In between work and momming it, I like to exercise.

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